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DRAGONS CUP FINALS DAY RESULTS
May 12, 2018
DRAGONS CUP FINALS DAY RESULTS
Dragons Plate U12
Winner - Caerleon
Runner Up - Caerphilly
Dragons Cup U12
Winner - Pontypool United
Runner Up - Risca
Dragons Plate U13
Winner - Abergavenny
Runner Up - Abertillery
Dragons Cup U13
Winner - Newbridge
Runner Up - Senghenydd
Dragons Plate U14
Winner - Tredegar
Runner Up - Cwmbran
Dragons Cup U14
Winner - Caerleon
Runner Up - Newbridge
Well done to all of the teams involved. A fantastic day of rugby, a real credit to your clubs and your Region.
Dragons Youth Cup and Plate Quarter Finals Results and Semi Finals Fixtures
April 18, 2018
Here is the Dragons Youth Cup and Plate Semi Final Update.
Dragons Cup Semi Finals
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Abertillery BG v Newbridge (Fixture May 17th)
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Newport HSOB v Talywain (Talywain concede tie, Newport HSOB advance to Cup Final)
Dragons plate Semi Finals
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Pontypool United v Newbridge II (Pontypool United Advance to Plate Final after beating Newbridge II)
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Abergavenny v Nelson (Fixture May 12th)
Finals Day will be held Wednesday 30th May at Ystrad Mynach.
District A on Tour
December 04, 2017
Many of our clubs are holding a tour in 2018. We would like to wish all of our touring clubs well on their upcoming trips.
March 2018
Caerleon RFC U15s to Devon Cliffs
Pontypool United RFC U16s to Holland
Rhymney RFC U16s to Lille, France
St Joseph's RFC U16s Littry, France
Abergavenny RFC U10s, U12s & U13s to Cholet, France
Cwmbran RFC U16s to Edinburgh
Abertillery RFC U11s to Tenby
April 2018
Machen RFC Youth to Antwerp, Belgium
Blackwood RFC U16s to Perranporth
Croesyceiliog RFC U7-13s to Bude
Abergavenny RFC U15s to Brean Sands
Caerleon RFC U8s to Bideford Bay
Cwmbran RFC U10s to Kiln Park
Caldicot RFC U16s to Newquay
Rhymney RFC U7-13s to Tenby
Tredegar RFC U8-14s to Brean Sands
Abertillery RFC U8s to Porthcawl
Monmouth RFC U12s to Ospreys Challenge
Pontypool United RFC U7-12s to Newquay
Risca RFC U7s, U8s, U9s, U11s & U12s to Pedine Sands
Abercarn RFC U7s, U8s, U9s & U11s to Weymouth
Senghenydd RFC U16s to Blackpool
Caerphilly RFC Youth to Leuven, Belgium
Blaenau Gwent Schools to Germany
Islwyn Schools to Germany
Newport Schools to Leicester
May 2018
BG Hub U11s to Woolacombe
Oakdale RFC U7-12s to Bideford Bay
Risca RFC U10s to Bude
RTB RFC U10s to West Coast Rugby Rocks
Machen RFC U14s to Devon Cliffs
Cwmbran RFC U9s to Minehead Tigers Challenge
Cwmbran RFC to U14s Looe
Caerleon RFC U9, U10, U12 to Budleigh Salterton
RTB RFC U12s to Minehead Tigers Challenge
New Tredegar RFC U9-10s to Minehead Tigers Challenge
Croesyceiliog RFC U14s to Minehead Tigers Challenge
New Tredegar RFC U7s to Minehead Tigers Challenge
Deri RFC U7, U11 to Minehead Tigers Challenge
Monmouth RFC U7,U8,U10,U11,U13s to Minehead Tigers Challenge
Penallta RFC U14s to Minehead Tigers Challenge
Forgeside RFC U11-12 to Devon Cliffs
Blackwood RFC U7-U15s to Prestatyn
Penallta RFC U7-8 to Tenby
Abergavenny RFC U14s to Snowdon Bryn Gwynant
Under 16's to Youth Transition Event 6th May
May 05, 2017
There will be a 16's to Youth transition event held on Sunday 6th May. - The event will be a festival format and no "winners and losers".
The event is aimed to encourage clubs to start the transition for players going from Under 16's to Youth. Clubs are invited to enter a team containing both current 16's and 1st year Youth players (Ie, Under 17's).
* If there are clubs who only have Under 16's teams and no current Youth team, you are more than welcome to enter so your players can have an experience of playing against current Youth players.
The event will also be attended by Dragons Rugby Under 18's staff and will act as a club identification window for the regional 18's team this season.
* To ensure that the festival is used for the transition of players, clubs will be required to submit a team sheet prior to the festival and for each game played during the festival. - Clubs will be required to highlight Under 16's players on these team sheets.
Details are:
Date: 6th May 2018
Venue: Caerphilly Centre of Sporting Excellence
Time: 9:30 onwards
Title: Under 16 to Youth Transition Festival
Format: 15-a-Side
For clubs wishing to enter into the festival, please send your interest to: lroberts@wru.wales by no later than 27th April 2018.
If there are any questions about this event or about transition from 16's to Youth, please feel free to get in contact.
SEASON REVIEW FOR THE DRAGOONS ACADEMY AND AGE GRADE
June 06, 2018
IT HAS BEEN A BUSY SEASON FOR THE DRAGOONS ACADEMY AND AGE GRADE PLAYERS AND TEAMS.
REGIONAL AGE GRADE
The Under 18s finished 2nd in the competition this year after a highly successful campaign, finishing behind the powerful Scarlets team. The programme started in June in earnest with the coaches and players working hard to ensure the group were prepared for the season to come.
It was a year in which we have accelerated players through the pathway and have been able to expose more players to high level rugby. Will Reed came up from the U16s programme to feature in all of the second rounds of games and, despite being only 16, will benefit hugely from the experience next year as he looks to become one of the leaders of the group.
We also moved Rio Dyer, Dan Babos, Taine Basham and Will Griffiths into senior rugby, with 3 having already made their first team debuts. This created opportunities for Dafydd Buckland, Garin Price, Zac Hewlett and Ewan Rosser, all of which performed well and are now in the academy group and travelled to Scotland with Wales 18s early in February as a result.
At age grade level we also became one of the only regions to appoint a full time U18s coach in Matt O’Brien. Matt had been working in our pathway for a number of years as a volunteer and has strong ties with both
Gwent rugby and the region and his appointment, along with the hard work of Sam Hobbs, Gareth Lewis and Lewis Evans, has had a significant impact on the quality of our players at U18s level.
We have had 13 players selected for the initial Wales U18s squad and, at the time of writing, 8 players making their debuts for Wales.
ACADEMY
We have seen a number of players fast tracked into the senior programme this year as Bernard tries to provide exposure to our younger players so they understand the demands of the professional game. That has
meant that we have given full debuts to 14 players this year all of which are at different stages in their development, and they will benefit massively from the experience.
I know there are detractors of this method but the coaching team are brave to expose many players now in the knowledge that the next two years will be a transitional period for them as they develop technically, tactically and, most importantly, as young men.
Finally, I’d like to thank the volunteers that give up countless hours to support our programme. All of which deserve a mention.
They are
Under 18s
Matt O’Brien, Sam Hobbs, Tom Cole, Lewis Evans, Nigel Way, Paul Taylor, Lewis Hudd, Brad Cole, Owen Jones, Graham O’Riordan
Junior Academies
Rob Sidoli, Matthew Jones, Scott Matthews, James Leadbetter
Under 16s
Chris Garrett, Brad Hayward, Ross Palmer, Dan Clements, Gareth Betts, James Jeune, Jacob Allen, Jamie Sollis, Gareth Richards, Hywel Jenkins, Rhys Buckley, Jason Williams, Huw Jones, Kristian Gay, Jonny Harper, Jack Corney
Thanks very much for all of your support this year.
JAMES CHAPRON
Academy Manager
A GMG Meeting 5th March
March 01, 2018
The Next full GMG meeting is being held on 5th March at Rodney Parade. The meeting will begin at 7pm. The Evening will consist of a number of short but important update presentations, the cup draw for the next round of all the cup competitions and an opportunity to discuss ideas and share best practice with the GMG Guidance and Participation groups. Colleagues will also have an opportunity to network and catch up with other clubs from across the region.
District A Youth Rugby Going Strong
January 01, 2020
Congratulations to Newbridge youth on their successful cup run this season that sees them in the semi finals of the WRU Youth Cup. Congratulations also go to Brynmawr and St Julians Youth teams who are through to the Semi Finals of the WRU Youth Bowl and Risca Youth who are through to the Semi Finals of the WRU Youth Plate. Its great to see that youth rugby in our District is going from strength to strength and we would like to wish all the players the very best of luck for their upcoming fixtures.
PLAYERS & COACHES LEAD REGION ON THE ROAD
February 14, 2018
The WRU community team in the Dragons region works in partnership with Dragons staff in delivering rugby coaching, skills sessions and player visits to schools and club visits every week, with players and coaches regular attendees at events. Read More
