League Round 8 Results

The Cardiff Panthers increased their unbeaten streak in the 2011 WARFL season to 8 games as they defeated the Vale Warriors by the biggest margin seen this year. The Panthers were at full strength and ran riot on the Warriors at Pontcanna Fields. Having easily won the 1^st quarter, the Panthers then exerted their dominance further by shutting out the Vale in the 2^nd, whilst putting 81 points of their own on the board. Andrew Atack topped scored for the Panthers whilst Chris James won the best on ground for his overall play as the Panthers won 32.29.221 – 3.3.21 winners. The win increases the Panthers lead and guarantees them a place in the Grand Final on Sunday August 14^th.

Second placed Bristol Dockers failed to gain any ground no the Panthers however as they failed to beat the Bridgend Eagles. Sitting at the bottom of the table on goal difference, the Eagles would not have fancied themselves against the Leagues second placed team. The Dockers however have not travelled well this season and went 17.17.119 – 13.10.88 to a courageous Eagles team. The loss leaves the Dockers in 2^nd place, level on points with the Vale Warriors but with a crucial head to head ratio of 1:0. As the table stands, the Panthers and the Dockers would head into the Grand Final clash to decide this year’s Champions on Sunday August 14^th.

Cardiff Panthers 32.29.221 vs 3.3.21 Vale Warriors
Bridgend Eagles 17.17.119 vs 13.10.88 Bristol Dockers
Cardiff Double Blues 15.0.90 vs 0.0.0 Swansea Magpies

Team	Played	Won	Lost (F)	Goals	Points
Cardiff Panthers	8	8	0	139	32
Bristol Dockers	8	4	4(1)	98	19
Vale Warriors	8	4	4(1)	77	19
Swansea Magpies	8	4	4(3)	61	17
Cardiff Double Blues	8	2	6(1)	69	13
Bridgend Eagles	8	2	6(1)	63	13

League Round 6 & 7 Results

Here are the results from round 6 and 7 from the WARFL league.

Round 6


Bristol Dockers 8.12.60 vs 19.15.129 Cardiff Panthers
Vale Warriors 15.0.90 vs 0.0.0 Swansea Magpies
Cardiff Double Blues 15.9.99 vs 13.12.90 Bridgend Eagles

Team	Played	Won	Lost (F)	Goals	Points
Cardiff Panthers	6	6	0	93	24
Bristol Dockers	6	4	2	85	18
Vale Warriors	6	3	3(1)	58	14
Swansea Magpies	6	3	3(2)	46	13
Cardiff Double Blues	6	1	5(1)	51	8
Bridgend Eagles	6	1	5(1)	35	8

Round 7

Bridgend Eagles 11.8.74 vs 14.25.109 Cardiff Panthers
Vale Warriors 16.18.114 vs 3.10.28 Cardiff Double Blues
Swansea Magpies 15.0.90 vs 0.0.0 Bristol Dockers

Team	Played	Won	Lost (F)	Goals	Points
Cardiff Panthers	7	7	0	107	28
Bristol Dockers	7	4	3(1)	85	18
Vale Warriors	7	4	3(1)	74	18
Swansea Magpies	7	4	3(2)	61	17
Cardiff Double Blues	7	1	6(1)	54	9
Bridgend Eagles	7	1	6(1)	46	9

Devils represent WARFL well at Brit Cup 2011

All Welsh clubs were represented as the WARFL Red Devils made a 17 hour round trip to Worksop last weekend as they took on the best of the best from throughout Britain in the Brit Cup. A number of late dropouts meant that the inexperienced Devils only took 12 men to the 12-a-side tournament featuring some well established teams with a wealth of experience playing together.

Despite the uphill challenge they faced, the Devils held their own and battled well. They initially struggled against both Grand Final teams the West Midland Wolverines and Nottingham Scorpions and lost by only a single point to both the Northern Warriors and Southern Saxons. The boys also managed an excellent victory, thrashing the London Wild Hawks, a mix of the experienced Wimbledon Hawks and West London Wildcats teams.

The players that competed in the Brit Cup were:

• Christopher Hann (Cardiff Double Blues) Manager
• Tim Atkins (Swansea Magpies) Captain
• Bryan Bliss (South Cardiff Panthers) Vice Captain
• Barry Cawte (Swansea Magpies)
• Liam Corbett (South Cardiff Panthers)
• Joshua Davey (South Cardiff Panthers)
• Ethan Dicks (Vale Warriors)
• Gareth Griffiths (Bridgend Eagles)
• Scott Jones (South Cardiff Panthers)
• Rhys Lewis (Cardiff Double Blues)
• Adam Wheeler (Vale Warriors)
• Dougie Young (South Cardiff Panthers)

The Cymru Red Dragons were further represented with Captain Tom Case playing a leading role for the Southern Saxons.

League Round 5 Results

The South Cardiff Panthers were victorious in the 2011 season’s first Capital City Derby. The top vs bottom clash saw Cardiff’s two teams battle in out in wet and windy conditions at the Welsh Institute of Sport. Jack Wells gave the Panthers’ Chris James a tough battle in the ruck contest and the Double Blues were the first on the scoreboard. However Daniel Morgan-Kane was once again in magnificent form for the Panthers, scoring 7 goals with Dougie Young kicking 3 to help the Panthers win 17.25.127 – 9.7.61.

The Swansea Magpies were also in a local derby as they took on the Bridgend Eagles. With the Eagles missing some crucial players they were unlucky to lose a match where they were neck and neck up until the 4^th quarter. Tim Atkins kicked some stunning goals to ensure the Magpies won 6.13.67 – 7.8.50 to put them 3^rd in the table.

In the WARFL final round 5 match, the Bristol Dockers made another journey across the Severn as they took on the Vale Warriors at Barry RFC. The game saw the Dockers win 13.6.84 – 7.7.56 leaving them 2^nd behind the Panthers in the table.