Junior fixtures for the 2005/2006 season have now been added.  Get your coaches to send in match reports for inclusion on the site. 

 

At our recent presentation night we congratulated the following:-

Player of the year        Rhys Phillips

Most improved player       Gavin Lewis

Clubman of the year         Curtis Morris

 

The Players Player           Rhys Phillips

 

During the presentation evening we elected a captain Luke Treharne and a vice captain Rhys Pillips, for the forthcoming season.

 

Our first games are 10-9  Carmarthen Athletic Away

                                   17-9   Newcastle Emlyn  Away

                                   24 -9  Ammanford  Away 

Llanelli Wanderers Junior Section Festival of Rugby

A reminder to all parents that we will be holding our annual Festival of Rugby at Coleg Sir Gar / Ysgol Y Strade on Saturday 22^nd and Sunday 23^rd April.

We will be meeting at Coleg Sir Gar at 10.30 am on Friday 21^st April to set up the fields etc.

If parents are able to assist on the 21^st or the days of the Festival 22^nd and 23^rd April their help will be greatly appreciated.

Please remember that all profits from the Festival are re-invested in equipment, kits etc., for your children.

Parents are reminded that all players will need to be at the ground by 9.15a.m. approx. for Registration. First games kick off at 10.00am.

Under 10’s Tour to Hilversham International Rugby Festival

Our Under 10’s have just returned from an extremely successful Tour to Holland over the Easter weekend.

The aims of the tour organisers were to develop the  skills of the players in an alternative rugby playing environment and to foster rugby playing links with other countries – embracing the wanderers philosophy, seeking” Friendship through Wandering” and to spread the good name of Llanelli wanderers around Europe making good friends and contacts in the process.

Through hard work and numerous fund raising activities All children toured free of charge. In addition a full kit, track suit and T shirts were provided for each player for a cost of just £10.00 each.

On the rugby field the team had an excellent weekend. Not only did they win against Dutch opposition WRC Haaglanden by 55 points to nil they also represented Llanelli Wanderers and Wales at the Hilversum International Youth Rugby Tournament (near Amsrerdam). At the Festival 1200 players took part from countries including Ukraine, Denmark, Belgium, Germany, England, and Scotland.

At the Festival our players competed against teams from Belgium (RC Sckilde – won 25points to 10) Holland (RC Hilversum –won 25 points to 10) and England (Overton – won 10 points to nil) and eventually won the Festival.

Our sincere congratulations go out to the coaches and the team.

Very Well Done Boys and Girls.

The successful Under 10’s Team will parade their Trophy at the opening of our Festival of Rugby on 22^nd April.

The winning however did not stop there. The Under 10’s Coach, Adrian Evans’ son won a Mountain Bike in the raffle. We all hope his ankle gets better soon so he can ride it.

In addition to the winning team our congratulations go out to all those who organised this tour. The feedback given to Committee members by the Under

10’s parents we’ve spoken to is extremely positive, everyone enjoyed and the standard of accommodation was excellent.

Under 10’s Issues

Following concerns the Committee met with representatives of parents from the Under 10’s on Wednesday 19^th April.

The Chairman on behalf on the Committee congratulated them on a successful tour and confirmed that the Tour had been sanctioned with the full blessing of the Committee.

Extremely productive discussions took place about the future of the alternative Web site / Fan Zone and a way forward was agreed. The Committee and Under 10’s representatives will meet in a fortnight when they will bring forward proposals for opening the Fan Zone in order that it may be used by our other teams.

Another issue raised was the rumour that the Under 10’s were moving to another local team at the start of next seasons. The Committee received firm assurances from the representatives that they were fully committed to the Wanderers and that there was absolutely no truth in this rumour.

The representatives requested that their commitment to the Wanderers be highlighted by the Committee to other teams of the Mini and Junior Section via the Junior News Section.

The Committee fully accepted these assurances and ask now that these rumours stop and that we get back to what is important – Our Players playing and enjoying the game of Rugby.

Results Sunday 2^nd April 2006

Most of our Teams had a very good weekend.

The Under 8’s, played at home against Corus and won.

The Under 9’s game away against Loughor was cancelled

The Under 10’s played at home against Corus and won 21 – 14

The Under 11’s game was cancelled

The Under 12’s played at home against Kidwelly in the Carmarthenshire Cup and lost 35 – nil

Our Under 13’s played away in the Carmarthenshire Cup at Tycroes and lost 21 -7

Sunday 9^th April

There were no games today because of the Llanelli Scarlets appearance in the Powergen Cup Final.

Sunday 16^th April

There are no games arranged.

Under 10’s Tour to Hilversham International Rugby Festival

On Friday 14^th March (Good Friday) the Under 10’s will be departing on their Tour to Holland where they will be participating in the Hilversham International Rugby Festival. We congratulate them on their successful fundraising activities and wish them every success at the Festival. 

Llanelli Wanderers Junior Section Festival of Rugby

A reminder to all parents that we will be holding our annual Festival of Rugby at Coleg Sir Gar / Ysgol Y Strade on Saturday 22^nd and Sunday 23^rd April.

We will be meeting at Coleg Sir Gar at 10.30 am on Friday 21^st April to set up the fields etc.

If parents are able to assist on the 21^st or the days of the Festival 22^nd and 23^rd April their help will be greatly appreciated.

Please remember that all profits from the Festival are re-invested in equipment, kits etc., for your children.

This year we have attracted entries from Southern Ireland, The Midlands, The South West of England, North Wales and from local teams.

 Code of Conduct / Behaviour at Mini and Junior Matches

 Following complaints received regarding the behaviour of a small minority of parents the Committee met with Paul Fisher, Regional Development Officer on Monday 10^th April.

Following this meeting it has been agreed that a letter will be circulated to all players, coaches and parents reminding them of the Code of Conduct etc.

A copy of this letter is available here on the website.

Under 10’s Unofficial Website – the-blacksheep.com

Following concerns voiced from some parents of the Under10’s regarding named photographs of individual squad members on the website the Committee met on Monday 4^th April to discuss this matter.

In view of concerns around child protection issues we discussed this matter with Paul Fisher and pending a response from the WRU the Committee has asked the administrators of this unofficial site to remove all photographs.

The Committee also voiced disappointment that the Under 10’s had seen it necessary to set up their unofficial website as the Official website was available.

Results Sunday 12^th March 2006

Most of our Teams had a very good weekend.

The Under 8’s, 10’s and 11’s played at home against Penclawdd and they all won their matches.

The Under 8’s by 25 points to nil.        The Under 10’s by 28 points to 7

The Under 11’s by 84 points to nil.

The Under 9’s also played at home against Loughor and won 35 points to 5.

Not such a good weekend for the Under 13’s.A depleted side travelled to Burry Port and lost by 35 points to 5

Carmarthenshire Cup

Our Under 12’s played away at Felinfoel in the Preliminary Round of the Carmarthenshire Cup.  In poor conditions they came away with a well deserved victory beating Felinfoel by 15 points to nil (3 tries to nil). 

We wish them well when they play either Ammaford or Kidwelly in the next round.

Sunday 19^th February 2006 

Our Under 12’s and 13’s did not have a game today due to District matches.

Today our Under 8’s, 9’s, 10’s and 11’s all played away at Burry Port.

Our Under 8’s won by 6 tries to 5.    Our Under 9’s drew 5 points all

Our Under 10’s drew 12 points all.    Our Under 11’s won 28 points to nil

Sunday 12^th February 2006

Due to a combination of illness within the Cwmafan and Wanderers squads and the Wales / Scotland match all games were cancelled.

 Festival of Rugby 22^nd and 23^rd April

There has been an excellent response to invitations for this year’s Festival.

In addition to entries from local teams (Carmarthenshire), we thank them for their continued support, we have also had confirmed entries from UL Bohemians (Limerick), Chew Valley (Cheddar), Dowlais, Nelson, Burton on Trent, Mold and Earlsdon (Coventry).

Enquiries have also been received from Topsham (Exeter), Tonmawr and Ashford.

Bereavement

On behalf of the Committee, Coaches, parents and players we would like to extend our sincere condolences to Jonathan Morgan, Coach Under 9’s, and his family under the death of Jonathan’s father on 6^th February.

Results 5^th February

Only the Under 10’s played today at home against Morriston. They lost 19 points to nil.

The Under 12’s and 13’s did not have games because it was a District weekend.

Congratulations

We would like to congratulate the following on their inclusion in the Carmarthenshire West district Squads:

Under 12’s – Rhydian Morgan and Steffan Hughes

Under 13’s – Luke Treharne, Ceri Roberts, Nicholas Gale, Kristian Jenkins, Rhys Williams, and Wyn Griffiths

Results 29^th January

The Under 10’s and 11’s games at home against Pontyberem were cancelled because of frozen pitches.

Despite a frozen pitch the Under 9’s played “touch rugby” and lost by 4 tries to 1 at home against Pontyberem.

The Under 12’s and 13’s did not have games because of District Trials

Results 22^nd January

The Under 10’s did not have a game.

The Under 9’s and 11’s played at home against Mynyddygarreg.

The Under 9’s won 6 tries to 2

The Under 11’s won 42 points to 7

The Under 12’s played at home against Trimsaran and won  by 48 points to 5

The Under 13’s played at home against Pontyberem and won 47 points to 13.

Results 15^th January 2006

Our Under 12’s away game against Kidwelly was postponed and the  Under 13’s did not have a game as it was a District weekend.

The Under 8’s played at a Festival in Kidwelly and won all their games against Kidwelly and Burry Port

The Under 9’s,10’s and 11’s also played away at Kidwelly.

The Under 9’s drew 15 points all

The Under  10’s lost by 5 points to 7

A depleted Under 11’s side lost 30 points to 10.

Junior Carmarthenshire Cup 2006

The draw for the Junior Carmarthenshire Cup has been made.

In the Preliminary Round our Under 12’s play away to Felinfoel. The game to be played on or before Sunday 12^th March.

Our Under 13’s play away against Tycroes in the First Round of the competition. This match has to be played on or before 2^nd April.

Dates for matches within the Competition are:

·        Preliminary Round 12^th March 2006

·        1^st Round 2^nd April 2006

·        Semi Finals 16^th April 2006

·        Final  7^th May 2006

The Final will be Played at Trimsaran R.F.C.

Mini and Junior Tour

This Year’s Tour will be to Quay West , Newquay.

The full cost of the caravans must be in by 31^st January. Please see your Coaches or contact Keith Harries for more information.

Results 8^th January 2006

Due to a frozen pitch the Under 8’s home game against Dunvant, and the Under 9’s,10’s, and 11’s games at home against Swansea Uplands.

The Under 12’s were supposed to play away against Burry Port but due to a frozen pitch at Burry Port the game was hastily re-arranged and played after noon at Peoples Park.

The Under 12’s lost 24 points to 10.

The Under 13’s did not have a game arranged. 

 Get Well Soon

During the Under 12’s game against Burry Port on 8^th January scrum half Duane Evans, son of Adrian Evans our Under 9’s Coach, broke his ankle in 2 places. Duane will be in plaster for at least 6 weeks.

During the same game Number 8, Ben Lueng suffered bruised ribs and will be out of action for about 2 weeks.

We wish both Duane and Ben a speedy recovery

 Llanelli Wanderers Festival of Rugby

 Invitations for our Festival on 22^nd and 23^rd April will be sent out from Monday 16^th January.

Results 18^th December 2005

Due to the Christmas break only the Under 12’s and Under 13’s had games today.

The Under 12’s played at home against Burry Port and won 12 points to 10  in a very closely contested game with the Wanders scoring a late try and conversion.  

The Under 13’s played at home against South Gower and won 65 points to nil. 

Kit Sponsors

Prior to the Under 12’s game against Burry Port they were presented with their new kit, shirts and socks sponsored by R.A.O.B. (Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes) Jock Matthews Lodge 10398, Bynea , and shorts sponsored by GM Plastering.

  Pictured is Captain Steffan Hughes receiving the kit from the sponsors and the Team with our sponsors, and Coaches David Leung, Peter Davies and Kevin Hughes before the match against Burry Port.

On behalf of the boys, parents, and Committee we would again like to sincerely thank our sponsors for their support. 

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

The Committee and Coaches would like to wish all the boys, girls and parents a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Results 27^th November

No matches were played today because of frozen pitches.

Results 20^th November 

The Under 8’s s hosted a Festival against Felinfoel and Furnace

The Under 9’s and 10’s played at home against Bynea

The Under 9’s drew 4 tries all and the Under 10’s won 60 points to nil

The Under 12’s and 13’s played at home against Carmarthen Athletic

The Under 12’s won 34 points to nil and the Under 13’s won 33 points to 7

Collection at Asda Store Llanelli

On Saturday 12^th November the Under 10’s held a bucket collection at Asda, Llanelli to raise funds for their Tour to Holland during Easter 2006.

The Coaches and parents would like to sincerely thank Linda Seabourne of Asda for her assistance.

Results 13^th November

The Under 8’s s did not have a game and the Under 9’s, 10’s and 11’s games away to Newcastle Emlyn were postponed because of the serious flooding of their pitches. We wish our friends at Newcastle Emlyn well and hope that the damage was minimal.

At short notice the Fixture Secretary arranged a game for the Under 11’s at home against Burry Port. They won by 17 points to nil.

The Under 12’s played at home against Gorseinon however the game was abandoned after 15minutes of the second half with Gorseinon leading by 31 points to nil.

The Under 13’s played away at Burry Port and lost by 33points to 3.

Results 6^th November 

The Under 8’s and 9’s did not have games 

The Under 12’s games at home against Pelenna and the Under 13’s game away at Tonna were cancelled because of the state of the pitches. 

The Under 10s and 11’s played away at Penclawdd. 

The Under 10’s won 20 points to nil and the Under 11’s won 63 points to 7

Llanelli Scarlets versus Edinburgh – Saturday 29^th October 

Congratulations to our Under 8’s who played in atrocious conditions during half time of Saturday’s Heineken Cup match against Edinburgh. They played against Llandovery and won 2 tries to 1.

Sponsorship

We would like to thank Marco of GM Plastering who has agreed to sponsor shorts for the Under 12’s team.

We would also like to thank R.A.O.B. Jock Matthews Lodge 10398 Bynea who have agreed to sponsor a trophy for our Festival of Rugby

Results 30^th October 

The Under 8’s did not have a game.

The Under 9’s, 10’s, and 11’s away games at Pontardawe were cancelled because of the state of the pitches.

The Under 12’s therefore were the only team to play today. They played at home against Brynamman and despite fielding a depleted side won by 58 (10 Tries and 4 conversions) to nil.

Llanelli Scarlets versus Edinburgh – Saturday 29^th October

Congratulations to our Under 8’s who have been asked to play a match at halftime during Saturday’s Heineken Cup match against Edinburgh.

Halloween Party

In order to raise funds for their tour to Holland next Easter the Under 10’s have arranged a Halloween Party at the Llanelli Electric Club on Sunday 30^th October. The party starts at 6.30p.m. and admission is £1.50 per person.

 Results 23^rd October

The Under 12’s did not have a game.

The Under 8’s, 9’s,10’s, and 11’s played at home against Kidwelly.

The Under 8’s lost 7 tries to 3, the Under 9’s drew 5 tries all, and the Under 10’s won 4 tries to 2,

The Under 13’s played away at Burry Port lost 14 points to 5

Congratulations

 Due to the high number of players at Under 12 the WRU District Office have decided to form a B District Squad at this age group.  Our congratulations go to Luke Bowen, Matthew Cooke and Ben Leung for their selection to this squad.

We would also like to congratulate our Treasurer, David Leung, who has been appointed team Manager for the B Squad of the West Carmarthenshire Under 12’s District Team.

Fixture Books

Fixture books have been distributed to all Coaches. If you have not already received yours please see your coach.

 Training

A reminder that as from Thursday 20^th October training will be on the Astro Turf at Coleg Sir Gar, Sandy Llanelli. See coaches for details of exact times.

Results 16^th October

The Under 11’s and 13’s did not have games due to Schoolboys and District matches.

The Under 8’s attended a Festival at Carmarthen Athletic and performed very well winning against Carmarthen Athletic and Kidwelly.

The Under 9’s and 10’s played Felinfoel at home.  The Under 9’s lost by 2 tries to 4, and the Under 10’s drew 14 all.

The Under 12’s played Ammanford at home. The side was depleted because of players taking part in a District games.  They lost 46 points to 7.

Results Sunday 6th October

None of our teams, with the exception of the Under 13’s had a game.

The Under 13’s played away at Tonmawr against Pelenna. They traveled with only 14 players and lost a hard fought game by 25 points to 10. 

Kit Sponsorship

The Committee, coaches, players and parents would like to thank Masala and the R.AO.B for the sponsorship of kits.

Masala have sponsored the kits for the Under 10’s and R.A.O.B.(Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes) Jock Matthews Lodge 10398, Bynea have agreed to sponsor a kit for the Under 12’s.

The Masala Restaurant is at 31 West End, Llanelli (Telephone Number 01554 759922).

The R.A.O.B Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes, Jock Matthews Lodge 10398, Bynea have asked to post the following message:

New Members welcomed, "interested" phone or call any Wednesday evening to the Royal British Legion Club, Byneafrom 7.30 p.m till 9.30 p.mor visit our websites Llanelli Provincial Grand Lodges

http://www.raob.org/wales/llanelli

Grand Lodge

http://www.raob.org

Fixture Books

Fixture books are on order and will be handed to players within the next 2 weeks.

Training

Please note that as from Thursday 20^th October training will be on the Astro Turf at Coleg Sir Gar, Sandy Llanelli. See coaches for details of exact times.

Results Sunday 2^nd October

A mixed weekend for our Teams. 

The Under 8’s and 13’s didn’t have a game.

The Under 9’s, 10’s, 11’s and 12’s played away at Cwmafon.

The Under 9’s won 12 points to nil.

The Under 10’s lost 22 points to nil.

The Under 11’s won 52 points to 7.

The Under 12’s lost in a tightly contested game by 34 points to 31.

Child Protection

The Mini and Junior Committee take the issue of Child Protection very seriously.  In line with WRU guidance we have become the first Club in West Carmarthenshire to appoint a Child Protection Officer.

One of the major concerns around Child Protection is the use of photographic images. The Club has formulated a Policy a copy of which, together with its Policy Statement can be seen here on the web site.

Congratulations

We are pleased to announce that 13 players from the Mini and Junior Section have been chosen for the Under 11’s Schoolboys Squad and the Carmarthenshire West District Squads: 

Under 11’s School Boys Squad  

Tom Phillips, Taylor Davies, Evan Hoyt, Alex Panayiotiou, and David Treharne 

Under 12’s Carmarthenshire West District Squad

Rhydian Morgan, Steffan Hughes and Jordan Williams 

Under 13’s Carmarthenshire West Squad 

Luke Treharne, Jesse Rees, Ceri Roberts, Kristian Jenkins and Wyn Griffiths

The Committee and Coaches would like to congratulate them all.

A.T.P. Schedule 

Training will commence on the Astro Turf at Coleg Sir Gar from Thursday 20^th October 2006. 

For more details see A.T.P. Schedule on the website or see your coach(es).

Proposed Tour to Holland 

Coaches have / will be circulating information on a proposed tour to Holland from 14^th to 18^th April 2006. 

Please can you let your coaches know if you are interested by Thursday 6^th October at the latest. 

Results Sunday 25^th September

An excellent weekend with all our teams winning.

The Under 8’s played in tag Rugby Festival at Furnace and won all their games against Furnace, New Dock Stars and Burry Port.

The Under 9’s, 10’s, 11’s, 12’s and 13’s all played away at Llandeilo 

The Under 9’s won 4 tries to 2,the Under 10’s won 8 tries to 4

The Under 11’s won 20 points to 5

The Under 12’s won 14points to 7 

The Under 13’s won 60+ points to nil

Results Sunday 11^th September

Our Under 9’s, 10’s and 11’s had an excellent day playing away at Swansea Uplands winning all their games and coming home without conceding a point.

The Under 9’s won 75 to nil

The Under 10’s won 52 to nil

The Under 11’s won 55 to nil

The Under 8’s did not have a fixture arranged for today.

The Under 12’s game away at Felinfoel and the Under 13’s game away at Newcastle Emlyn were postponed because they and their opponents had a number of players involved in District Trials.

Felinfoel Tournament 3^rd and 4^th September

A disappointing start to the season for our teams with the Under 10’s, 12’s and 13’s being eliminated in the Group stages.

Our Under 9’s progressed to the Semi Finals where they lost to Burry Port and the Under 11’s were runners up in their competitions.

There was no Under 8’s completion.

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