Bargoed too strong but young Wanderers deserve credit

Bargoed 42 Wanderers 8 “Success can be measured in many ways. Look at the scoreboard and you see a big loss against a very good side but look at the faces of the players and the effort that they put in and you could not be prouder of this group. To come to Bargoed, a Premiership side, with no front row cover, 17 ... More

Wanderers secure nervy victory

Tata Steel 13 Wanderers 19 “It was all about the W today” commented coach Darren Gibbon “It may not have been pretty but after recent results we needed the boost to our confidence with two ex-premiership sides to come in the next two weeks.” “Best touchline banter of the season” added the Massiv “really ... More

Tough start to New Year at Memorial Ground

Wanderers 16 Maesteg Quins 18 “A game that got away from us and we’ve only ourselves to blame” commented Martyn Fowler “Failure to execute and take advantage of good field position was our downfall today” added Darren Gibbon “We need to put it behind us, learn from it and move on. This side is very young ... More

Slick Students survive Wanderers fightback

Wanderers 10 Cardiff Met 19 “We asked for a response at half time as we felt we were struggling and the boys dug deep. It wasn’t pretty but we got ourselves back into the game and were possibly a little hard done by with that last try” Commented coach Darren Gibbon “The Met were deserved winners but after the ... More

Wanderers buried at Bedwas

Bedwas 54 Wanderers 5 “We knew there would be dark times in this league with so many good sides to play and this is one of those” Commented Martyn Fowler “We know that if you don’t perform, sides as good as Bedwas, who are chasing promotion will put you to the sword and they dominated every aspect of the game. ... More

“Pooler” power proves too much for Wanderers

Wanderers 0 Pontypool 24 “Immensely proud of the effort and commitment the squad showed” Commented backs coach Darren Gibbon “In a perverse sort of way restricting Pontypool to 24 points was a success!” “I’ll take some criticism for not kicking the penalties early in the game” added captain Aaron Fowler ... More

Wanderers squeeze through to Mallett Cup semi after hard fought win

Wanderers 18 Rhiwbina 10 “We’d hoped to withdraw some of our first team regulars early and not use others but such was the quality of the Rhiwbina squad we were forced into doing everything we could just to secure the win.” Commented Martyn Fowler. With the recent rain the pitch was heavy but both sides served ... More

Wanderers dramatic late score snatches victory

Ystrad Rhondda 18 Wanderers 20 “We were second best for over an hour yesterday. Ystrad are a decent side whose luck will change but we have character and resilience in spades amongst this group and they never give up.” Commented Martyn Fowler “The fresh legs introduced to our pack made the difference when it ... More

Wanderers hang on to edge out Trebanos

Wanderers 12 Trebanos 10 “Certainly used our get out of jail card today” commented manager John Lyons “we had chances in the first half to put the game out of reach but credit to Trebanos they are a good side who like to play rugby and their endeavour nearly snatched them the win” “Despite the second half ... More

Wanderers battle back to record fine away win

Narberth 11 Wanderers 13 “The resilience shown by such a young group is tremendous. The first half was tough but they regrouped at half time, used the elements well and got themselves back into the game. They are so keen to learn and succeed its great to be a part of it” commented Martyn Fowler. “We knew the ... More