Big weekend ahead in Wales
West Wales Raiders and Torfaen Tigers are both holding full days of rugby league on Saturday, the Raiders having three games at their Stebonheath Park home and the Tigers’ quadruple header at Cwmbran RFC.
Torfaen’s big day starts at 10.30am when their Under 15s host Cardiff Blue Dragons. Then Bridgend Blue Bulls bring their juniors to town – under 13s kicking off at 11.30am and under 17s kicking off at 12.45pm. The main event of the day sees the Tigers and Blue Bulls lock horns in the Welsh Premier League at 2.30pm.
Bridgend need a win to kick start their season and put pressure on the top four, while Torfaen will be equally as determined to get closer to leaders Valley Cougars.
Admission is £3 for adults, £2 for students/OAPs, £1 for 11-16 year olds and under 11s go free, however admission before 1.00pm is half price for all.
The Raiders’ triple header starts at 11am when they host Cardiff at under 13 level. An under 15 game against Aber Valley Wolves starts at 12.30pm with the Premier League game against Cardiff kicking off at 3.00pm.
West Wales and Cardiff have both only lost one game each this season, so they, like Torfaen, will be looking to get closer to the Cougars.
The other encounter this Saturday sees the Cougars take on Rhondda Outlaws at Treharris RFC (kick-off 2.00pm) – their first home game of the season following repair work on the pitch following the rugby union season.
| WELSH PREMIER LEAGUE | P | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
| Valley Cougars | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 44 | 108 | 6 |
| Cardiff Blue Dragons | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 122 | 70 | 52 | 4 |
| Torfaen Tigers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 124 | 128 | -4 | 4 |
| West Wales Raiders | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 82 | -6 | 2 |
| Bridgend Blue Bulls | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 92 | 122 | -30 | 2 |
| Rhondda Outlaws | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 176 | -120 | 0 |
| UNDER 17 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
| SW Rabbitohs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 21 | 43 | 2 |
| Cardiff Blue Dragons | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 14 | 38 | 2 |
| Torfaen Tigers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 52 | -14 | 2 |
| Bridgend Blue Bulls | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 64 | -19 | 2 |
| Aber Valley Wolves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | -24 | 0 |
| West Wales Raiders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | -24 | 0 |
| UNDER 15 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
| West Wales Raiders | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 4 | 112 | 4 |
| Aber Valley Wolves | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 30 | 24 | 3 |
| Torfaen Tigers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 72 | -38 | 1 |
| Bridgend Blue Bulls | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | -24 | 0 |
| Cardiff Blue Dragons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 74 | -74 | 0 |
| UNDER 13 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
| DC Wildcats | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 140 | 104 | 36 | 6 |
| West Wales Raiders | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 130 | 106 | 24 | 4 |
| Aber Valley Wolves | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 80 | 2 | 4 |
| Cardiff Blue Dragons | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 66 | 2 | 4 |
| Torfaen Tigers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 94 | -30 | 2 |
| Bridgend Blue Bulls | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 84 | 118 | -34 | 2 |