Round 4 Round Up 

The Vale Warriors moved to the top of the WARFL table as they completed the double over the Cardiff Doubles Blues. Having won in Cardiff a few weeks ago, in one of the closest matches in WARFL history, the two teams again battled it out to the death as the Warriors came out 15.0.90 - 12.2.74 to leave the Double Blues at the bottom of the table.

The Bristol Dockers also completed a double over Swansea as they came out on top away to the Magpies. The Dockers came home 21.22.148 - 9.8.62 winners. The result leaves the Dockers and Magpies in 3rd & 4th place respectively. A full match report can be found at http://www.swanseamagpies.co.uk/

Results

Swansea Magpies 9.8.62 - 21.22.148 Bristol Dockers
Vale Warriors 15.0.90 - 12.2.74 Cardiff Double Blues

WARFL Table (After Round 4)

Table courtesy of TheFootyRecord.com

	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Pts	For	Agst	P.C.
	Vale Warriors	3	2	1	0	9	256	393	65.1
	Cardiff Panthers	2	2	0	0	8	358	65	550.8
	Bristol Dockers	2	2	0	0	8	266	143	186.0
	Swansea Magpies	3	1	2	0	6	297	287	103.5
	Cardiff Double Blues	4	0	4	0	4	225	514	43.8

Round 5 Fixtures

Bristol Dockers vs Cardiff Panthers
Vale Warriors vs Swansea Magpies

Round 3 Round Up

The third round of the WARFL 2012 season saw only one game played as the competitions most heated rivals, the Cardiff Panthers and Cardiff Double Blues, met for the first time on Monday 28 May at Sport Wales.

As they have done for most of this season, the Panthers dominated throughout the game and secured a comprehensive victory, finishing 25.3.153 - 2.4.16 winners.

The round other match between the Bristol Dockers and Vale Warriors was rearranged.

Results

Cardiff Panthers 25.3.153 - 2.4.16 Cardiff Double Blues
Bristol Dockers P - P Vale Warriors

WARFL Table (After Round 3)

Table courtesy of TheFootyRecord.com

Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Pts	For	Agst	P.C.
	Cardiff Panthers	2	2	0	0	8	358	65	550.8
	Swansea Magpies	2	1	1	0	5	235	139	169.1
	Vale Warriors	2	1	1	0	5	166	319	52.0
	Bristol Dockers	1	1	0	0	4	118	81	145.7
	Cardiff Double Blues	3	0	3	0	3	151	424	35.6

Round 2 Round Up - May 19th

The second week of the WARFL season saw the Swansea Magpies keep their place at the top of the league despite a 16.22.118 - 11.15.81 loss away to the Bristol Dockers. The Magpies' losers point took their tally to five after two rounds and they sit above the Vale Warriors only by points percentage. A full write up can be found at http://www.swanseamagpies.co.uk/

The Warriors themselves came through one of the closest matches ever seen in the WARFL. They saw off a strong comeback as they beat the Cardiff Double Blues 17.15.117 - 16.18.114 at Pontcanna Fields, Cardiff.  A good crowd turned out to watch the two teams as they both looked to bounce back from round 1 defeats.

Results

Bristol Dockers 16.22.118 - 11.15.81 Swansea Magpies
Cardiff Double Blues 16.18.114 - 17.15.117 Vale Warriors
Bye - Cardiff Panthers

WARFL Table (After Round 2)

	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Pts	For	Agst	P.C.
	Swansea Magpies	2	1	1	0	5	235	139	169.1
	Vale Warriors	2	1	1	0	5	166	319	52.0
	Cardiff Panthers	1	1	0	0	4	205	49	418.4
	Bristol Dockers	1	1	0	0	4	118	81	145.7
	Cardiff Double Blues	2	0	2	0	2	135	271	49.8

Table courtesy of www.thefootyrecord.com

Round 3 Fixtures

Bristol Dockers vs Vale Warriors
Cardiff Panthers vs Cardiff Double Blues

Round 1 Round Up - May 12th

The 2012 Welsh Australian Rules Football League season got off to an explosive start over the weekend as the first round of matches saw two massive scores posted as the Cardiff Panthers and Swansea Magpies looked to assert their dominance.

The Cardiff Panthers won 34.12.205 – 7.7.49 against the Vale Warriors in Barry. Chris James top scored with 6.4.40 points to his name. Please see http://www.cardiffpanthers.co.uk/ for a full match report

The Swansea Magpies won 22.22.154 – 3.3.21 at home to the Cardiff Double Blues. Donal Galvin top scored with 7.1.43 points. Please see http://www.swanseamagpies.co.uk/ for a full match report.

Unfortunately the Bridgend Eagles have had to pull out of the competition for 2012. 

Results



Vale Warriors 7.7.49 - 34.12.216 Cardiff Panthers
Swansea Magpies 22.22.154 - 3.3.21 Cardiff Double Blues
Bristol Dockers P - P Bridgend Eagles

 A victorious Swansea Magpies team. Photo courtesy of Kim Parry.

WARFL Table (After Round 1)

Team Played Won Lost Drawn Pts For Agst P.C. Swansea Magpies 1 1 0 0 4 154 21 733.3 Cardiff Panthers 1 1 0 0 4 216 49 440.8 Bristol Dockers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100.0 Vale Warriors 1 0 1 0 0 49 216 22.7 Cardiff Double Blues 1 0 1 0 0 21 154 13.6

Table Courtesy of www.thefootyrecord.com

Christmas/End of Season Meal, Sat. Dec 3rd

Starting at the North Star for a meal at 6:30pm (the menu is below and includes half a bottle of wine each). Meal choices and payment should be given to James Gibson (WARFL President) in advance.

Please come and join us celebrate the end of the season and look back on the achievements of our clubs, national team and players.

The raffle will be drawn at the dinner where there are some excellent prizes on offer:

• A night in Ibis hotel.
• WARFL Polo Shirts.
• Cymru Red Dragons playing jersey.
• Cymru Red Dragons shorts.
• Welsh FA pens.
• Champagne.
• Kukri socks.
• Under Armour T-shirts.
• and many other prizes... 

Raffle tickets will be on sale for your club for every ticket you buy your club will receive 50% of the proceeds and WARFL 50%. Please contact your club president to buy a ticket.

Taxis will be arranged to move on to Tiger Tiger where we will have free entry/guest list/VIP for the rest of the night free of charge.

Wales win EuroCup 2011 Plate Competition

Congratulations to the Cymru Red Dragons on bringing home a trophy for the EuroCup. The team were unable to bring back the EuroCup itself but did win the Plate competition beating Spain by 40 points in the final. A further update will be posted soon.

Here is how they did it:

Pool Stage

• Vs England, Lost 29 - 9 (Click here for video highlights).
• Vs Iceland, Won 48 - 22 (Click here for video highlights).

Knockout Stage

• Semi Final: Vs Russia, Won 47 - 10.
• Final: Vs Spain, Won 46 - 6 (Click here for video highlights).

The full results from last weekend can be found on the AFL Europe website, with the full compliment of video highlights can be found here.

Wales drawn in Euro Cup group with Iceland and England

The Euro Cup is taking place in Belfast on Saturday 8th October in Belfast. The Cymru Red Dragons are in a group with Iceland, and the old enemy, England. The very best of luck to our Welsh boys who will no doubt do us proud.

The fixtures for our boys are as follows:

• 10.30 am: England vs Wales.
• 12.30 pm: Wales vs Iceland.
• Knockout sstages from 2.00 pm onwards.

Follow the tournament online:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/afl-europe

Live score update are available on the AFL Europe Twitter:
http://twitter.com/#!/afl_europe