RHONDDA OUTLAWS 50 CARDIFF BLUE DRAGONS 16 Rhondda Outlaws gained their first win of the season at Sardis Road with a fantastic second half performance against Cardiff Blue Dragons. It was a close first 40 minutes that saw the home side go in 18-12 up, but after the break the Outlaws, who shrugged off their opening day loss to Valley Cougars, let rip.

Warren Gatland has warned Wales to expect a stepo-up in intensity against Argentina next week after their dramatic 22-20 victory over South Africa in Washington. Ryan Elias’ late try saw Wales snatch victory over a much-changed South Africa side who had left most of their big names at home to prepare for the test series against England.

Jade Jones claimed GB Taekwondo’s first gold medal of the World Grand Prix in Rome and admitted she relished fighting in the outdoor arena. The double Olympic champion beat Spaniard, Marta Calvo Gomez, younger sister of one-time nemesis, Eva Calvo Gomez, 14-12 in the -57kg final at the Forco ltalico arena.

Wales U20 have made a single change to their starting team for tomorrow’s World Rugby U20 Championship pool match against New Zealand in Béziers (15:30 BST). The change is enforced, with wing Rio Dyer ruled out of the tournament due to a shoulder injury suffered in the opening stages of the victory against the Junior Wallabies. As on Sunday, Dyer is replaced by Dragons teammate Joe Goodchild, who scored the team’s second try at the Stade de la Méditerranée.

Vicky Thornley cruised through her single sculls heat on the opening day of the World Cup 1 meet in Belgrade. The World Championships silver medallist won by two seconds from German rival Annekatrin Thiele.

Lauren Williams claimed the scalp of a taekwondo world champion on her way to bronze at the World Grand Prix in Rome despite a hamstring tear. The Blackwood fighter beat Ruth Gbagbi on golden point after another battle with her Ivory Coast rival in the -67kg category.

Stevie Williams has shown why Welsh cycling has another senior to look forward to next year when he moves up from the U23 ranks. Williams, from Aberystwyth, held off challengers to win overall victory at the 2018 Ronde de I’Isard in the Midi-Pyrenees, the biggest achievement of his career so far. The 21-year-old had won the first two stages of the four-day race in France, winning on the first day’s summit finish to Eycheil before taking the victory the next day on the mountain top finish at Goulier Neige.

Tom Prydie will pick up the pieces of his Wales career on Saturday – eight years after he was meant to be the next big thing. The Scarlets wing will earn his sixth cap against South Africa in Washington as Wales aim to provide reasons for flying across the North Atlantic for a Test that falls outside of the official window. One of the justifications could be to revive the international career of Prydie, who made his Wales debut in a blaze of publicity as an 18-year-old against Italy.

Fiercely competitive Scottish forward Craig Moore is the fifth signing for Cardiff Devils. The former Dundee Stars player missed most of last season because of injury, but will be fit to play Elite League ice hockey in the coming campaign. “Craig’s injury so early in the season was a big blow for us,” says head […]

Eleven-year-old Bobby Jenkins became the youngest ever winner of a monthly medal in Milford Haven golf club – after starting to play thanks to the New2Golf scheme. His victory came just two months after he became the youngest ever competitor in the club’s monthly medal for members of all ages, winning with a gross 82 off a handicap of 18.

Wales under 19 coach Anthony Walker has named a 30-man training squad in preparation for the RLEF Under 19 European Championships in Serbia this August. No fewer than 16 clubs are represented with players plying their trade in Super League, Championship, League 1, domestic Welsh and English community sides.

Lauren Price will be chasing more medal glory at the European Women’s Boxing Championships in Sofia. The Bargoed fighter struck an historic gold at the Commonwealth Games in Australia in April.

Warren Gatland has said he won’t block Shaun Edwards if his assistant chooses to leave Wales for England before the World Cup. Edwards – who has spent a decade alongside Gatland in the Wales coaching set-up – has a contract with the Welsh Rugby Union that runs to the end of the tournament next year. But the defence specialist is on England’s radar as they seek a replacement for Paul Gustard, who joined Harlequins last week.

A round-up of the latest Welsh Premier League transfer dealings… The New Saints have confirmed their fourth signing in the space of a week with the news that versatile defender Kane Lewis joins the club following his release from Liverpool. The 20-year-old is the latest to arrive through the door at Park Hall as the […]

Ellis Jenkins will captain Wales for the first time on Saturday when he leads his country against South Africa in Washington D.C. The former Wales U20 skipper will line up alongside Seb Davies and Ross Moriarty in the back-row as Wales take on the Springboks in their opening summer tour encounter.

Feeling optimistic about Wales’ chances of success on tour this summer and for the sport to inspire a new audience in the USA? Don’t worry, Robin Davey is here to throw a cup of ice cold realism in your expectant little face. A seriously under-strength Wales team is now set for three matches on their summer tour, one of which has descended into farce while the other two could be huge wake-up calls. Wales did finish second in the Six Nations Championship, but the side they will field against South Africa and twice against Argentina bears no resemblance to that line-up.

Wales skipper Tommy Reffell says his team are ready to mix it with New Zealand after Cai Evans inspired them to an historic victory over Australia at the U20 World Cup. Reffell’s team beat the Junior Wallabies 26-21 in their tournament opener in France at the World Rugby U20 Championship, more commonly still known as the junior World Cup. It was a magnificent result for interim head coach Geraint Lewis and his team who had never before beaten the Aussies at this tournament.

Cardiff Amateur Athletics Club marks its 50th anniversary on Saturday by hosting some of the sport’s top British clubs at the city’s International Sports Campus in Leckwith. The British Athletics League Premier Division fixture will double up as a celebration of the club’s formation in 1968 when local clubs Roath Harriers and Birchgrove Harriers joined forces to form Cardiff AAC.

Cardiff Athletic 20 Bridgend Blue Bulls 30 Bridgend Blue Bulls bounced back from their defeat at the weekend by overcoming a valiant Cardiff Athletic side at Glamorgan Wanderers. Nicky Giles slipped through the Cardiff defence to give Bridgend a 15th minute lead, converting his own try. Stuart Robson went over in the corner to increase the lead to 10-0.

By Paul Evans Dylan Davies leads the Pirelli MSA Welsh Rally Championship at the halfway point of the season – but with his advantage cut to just six points, it will be all to play for on the remaining four rounds. The Llanon driver had made a great start to the season in his Subaru […]