Swansea and District Table Tennis League Weekly League and Knockout Competition Reports Season

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1 Swansea and District Table Tennis League Weekly League and Knockout Competition Reports Season [Newest Report First] Weekending 13 th April 2019 This week saw the final of The Memorial Cup between Penlan 'A' and Penlan 'J' which turned out to be the best final seen for a number of years. Probable Premier Division champions Penlan 'A' narrowly won in a match which was settled on the last game of the evening which Josh Jenkins won 2-1; despite Steve Holmes winning his legs overall 6-1 for the losers. In the Premier League with one game to play and thirty points clear it looks certain that Penlan 'A' will retain their title. This week they beat third place Betws Rugby Club thanks to Jarrett Zhang winning 9-2. Second place Penlan 'C' enhanced their position with a 28-9 victory over struggling Penlan 'D', Ben Mora winning 9-1 and Jacob Young 9-4. This result leaves Penlan needing a big win in their final game to avoid relegation. Relegated Cam Gears 'B' recorded their second win of the season beating Penlan 'E' This means that Penlan will need to take some good points from their last game to be safe. Carmarthen 'B' beat Carmarthen 'C' thanks to Roger Grech winning 9-5. With a game in hand Carmarthen 'C' should be able to avoid relegation. Carmarthen 'A' recorded a victory over Cam Gears 'A' despite Morgan Siddley winning 9-5 for the losers. Penlan 'B' had a comfortable 27-7 win over Penyrheol 'A' with Lucy Page winning 9-1 and Lara Whitton 9-2. In Division One Penyrheol 'C' picked up good points in their effort to stay clear of the bottom of the table when they beat Penlan 'G' 27-4, Nick Couling and Mary Wilkins both winning 9-0 and Gareth Humphris 9-1. Cam Gears 'C' beat Penyrheol 'B' with Doug Smith winning 9-2. Port Talbot 'B' narrowly beat Penlan 'H' thanks to Phil Avery winning 9-1 before teaming up with Mostyn Lewis to win the last game 3-0. Division Two leaders Penyrheol 'D' had a convincing 24-8 victory over second place Penlan 'L', Daniel Felton winning 9-0. Carmarthen 'F' moved into second place after a narrow win over Carmarthen 'E' despite Ashley Wray winning 9-4 for the losers. Penlan 'J' beat promotion chasing Cam Gears 'D' with Tony Holmes winning 9-2 and Steve Holmes 9-4. Penlan 'K' beat a weakened Penyrheol 'E'

2 Weekending 6 th April 2019 Premier Division leaders Penlan 'A' took a massive step towards the title with two good wins, first they beat second place Penlan 'C' thanks to Marc Castro winning 9-4, they then beat Carmarthen 'A' 24-14, Marc Castro winning 9-0. Second place Penlan 'C' recorded a victory over Penyrheol 'A' despite Dennis Bromage winning 9-2 for the losers. Betws Rugby Club stay in third place after beating Carmarthen 'B' with Catherine Jones winning 9-0. Penlan 'B' beat Carmarthen 'C' 28-9 with Judith Whitton winning 9-0 and Lucy Page 9-4. This result drops Carmarthen into the second relegation spot but they do have a game in hand of the other struggler s. Penlan 'E' continued their fight for survival by narrowly beating Cam Gears 'A' thanks to Cameron Averis who won 9-2. One issue is now decided is Cam Gears 'B' being relegated, but they put up a great fight to force a draw with fellow struggler s Penlan 'D', Cerys Evans winning the last game 3-1 for Cam to secure the draw. Division One leaders Jerusalem Baptist Church finished their fixtures with a comprehensive 30-1 victory over Penlan 'G', they must now wait on the remaining fixtures to see if they remain at the head of the table. Port Talbot 'B' climbed the table with two victories, they beat Cam Gears 'C' with Phil Avery winning 9-2, and then had a 30-3 win over Penlan 'G'. Penyrheol 'B' narrowly beat Carmarthen 'D' despite Paul Tansley winning 9-5 for the losers, the match was decided when Alan Pattle won the last game 3-2 to secure the victory. Port Talbot 'C' gained a valuable victory over Penlan 'G' thanks to Joe Nugent winning 9-2. Penlan 'F' beat Penyrheol 'C' In Division Two Carmarthen 'F' easily beat Penyrheol 'E' Carmarthen 'E' narrowly beat Penlan 'J' 20-16, Ashley Wray winning the last game 3-1 giving him match figures of 9-1. The final of the Memorial Cup will take place on Friday 12 th April between Penlan 'A' and Penlan 'J' at Penlan Leisure Centre. Weekending 30 th March 2019 Premier Division leaders Penlan 'A' moved a little bit closer to the title by beating Cam Gears 'A' 27-7 with Marc Castro winning 9-0 and Jarrat Zhang 9-1. Penlan 'C' moved into second place after beating Carmarthen 'C' 29-12, Jacob Young winning 9-1 and Tamlan Eastwood 9-4. Penlan 'B' beat Betws Rugby Club thanks to Lucy Page who won 9-2. Penyrheol 'A' beat struggling Cam Gears 'B' 30-4 which almost certainly sends Cam back to the first division for next season.

3 Penlan 'E' continued their survival bid beating Penlan 'D' 28-8 thanks to Kallum Clement winning 9-1 and Cameron Averis 9-3. Carmarthen 'B' beat Carmarthen 'A' with Ryan Trigg winning 8-5, Regina Grech 7-3 and Roger Grech 6-6, this result keeps both teams locked into their mid table battle. Division One leaders Jerusalem Baptist Church beat Penyrheol 'B' thanks to Lee Williams winning 9-0. Second place Port Talbot 'A' beat bottom side Penlan 'G' 26-9 with Scott Cundy winning 9-1. Third place Penlan 'H' stayed in contention with two victories, first they beat Penlan 'G' with Damian Gadzinsky winning 9-0, they then beat Cam Gears 'C' 27-7 with Damian Gadzinsky winning 9-0 and Jamie Quin 9-1. Port Talbot 'B' also recorded two victories, they narrowly beat Carmarthen 'D' despite Paul Tansley winning 9-3 for the losers, the match was decided when Phil Avery and Bill Haddon won the doubles 3-1, they then beat Penlan 'G' 21-12, Phil Avery winning 9-0. Port Talbot 'C' recorded a crucial victory over Penyrheol 'C' thanks to Joe Nugent winning 9-3, the match was decided when Mark Hewett won the last game 3-2. Penlan 'F' beat Port Talbot 'C' 28-6, Tony Holt and Colin Towell both winning 9-1. In Division Two the leaders Penyrheol 'D' beat Carmarthen 'E' 23-13, Geoff Garrett winning 9-3. Carmarthen 'E' beat a weakened Penlan 'M' with Martyn Farmer winning 9-2. Carmarthen 'F' recorded two victories, they beat Cam Gears 'D' despite David Davies winning 9-3 for the losers, Carmarthen then beat Penlan 'J' 21-16, the match was decided when Mike Fischetti won the last game 3-0 giving him match figures of 9-1. Penlan 'K' and Penlan 'J' fought out a draw, Angela Averis winning 9-1 for the 'K', the draw was secured when Ieuan Jones and Cai Llewellyn won the doubles 3-2 for the 'J' side. Weekending 23 rd March 2019 Closest match of the week in the Premier Division saw Carmarthen 'A' narrowly beat fourth place Penlan 'B' 21-18, Simon Packer winning the last game 3-2 to secure the victory, Lara Whitton winning 9-2 for the losers. Leaders Penlan 'A' easily beat Penlan 'E' 30-2 allowing them to open the gap at the top. Third place Penlan 'C' moved to within six points of Betws Rugby Club in second place after beating them thanks to Au Yueng Nancy and Jacob Young both winning 9-2. Penyrheol 'A' improved their position after beating Penlan 'D' 27-6 with Paul Karabardak and Dennis Bromage both winning 9-0. Carmarthen 'C' eased their relegation worries with a good win over Cam Gears 'B', Tim Evans winning 9-1 and Vince Dragone 9-3. Carmarthen 'B' narrowly beat Cam Gears 'A' despite Ceri Higgon winning 9-3 for the losers. In Division One Port Talbot 'B' beat leaders Jerusalem Baptist Church with Phil Avery winning 9-1.

4 Second place Port Talbot 'A' closed the gap after beating Cam Gears 'C' 26-13, Scott Cundy winning 9-0. Penyrheol 'B' beat Penyrheol 'C' Penlan 'H' also scored an easy 30-7 victory over Carmarthen 'D'. Penlan 'F' beat a weakened Penlan 'G' Division Two leaders Penyrheol 'D' easily beat Penyrheol 'E' Cam Gears 'D' moved into third place after beating Penlan 'K' with Davies winning 9-3. Penyrheol 'E' secured a narrow victory over Penlan 'E' despite Cameron John winning 9-3 for the losers. Weekending 16 th March 2019 In this week s Premier Division Carmarthen 'B' inflicted a rare defeat on leaders Penlan 'A' despite Jarratt Zhang winning 9-0 for the losers. This enabled Betws Rugby Club to close to within four points of the leaders after beating Cam Gears 'B' 28-6, Darren Beer winning 9-0 and Catherine Jones 9-1. Third place Penlan 'C' maintained their challenge with a win over Carmarthen 'A' with Au Yueng Nancy winning 9-2. Penlan 'B' beat a weakened Cam Gears 'A' 29-8, Lucy Page and Lara Whitton both winning 9-2. The relegation battle hotted up this week, Penlan 'E' moving out of the bottom two with a great 20-18win over Penyrheol 'A' despite Dennis Bromage winning 9-1 for the losers. The match was decided when Cameron Averis won the last game 3-2 to secure the victory. Carmarthen 'C' slipped into the relegation places after they were beaten by fellow struggler s Penlan 'D', newly crowned Welsh Junior doubles champion Grace Clement led the way winning the penultimate game 3-0 to ensure the win for Penlan and giving her match figures of 9-2. In Division One Penlan 'H' beat leaders Jerusalem Baptist Church thanks to Damian Gadzinsky winning 9-0. They then beat Penyrheol 'C' with Damian Gadzinsky winning 9-0. Second place Port Talbot 'A' narrowly beat Penlan 'F' thanks to Scott Cundy winning 9-0. Carmarthen 'D' scored an important victory over Cam Gears 'C' with John Finnemore winning 9-2 and Paul Tansley 9-4. Carmarthen 'D' also beat bottom side Penlan 'G' despite Martin Alldrick winning 9-5 for the losers. Penyrheol 'B' secured a narrow victory over Port Talbot 'C' thanks to Nye Oyelade winning 9-4. Port Talbot 'B' beat Penyrheol 'C' thanks to Phil Avery winning 9-2. In Division Two second place Penlan 'L' had a comfortable 27-7 victory over Carmarthen 'E', Liam Owen winning 9-1. Third place Penlan 'K' were beaten by Cam Gears 'D' for who David Davies won 9-1. Penlan 'K' also lost to Carmarthen 'F, Mike Fischetti winning 9-0. Please note that Tata Port Talbot 'D' have withdrawn from division two, all points and games won will be deducted from the league table and averages. It has also been announced that there will not be a Swansea Closed this year due to the withdrawal of financial support from The City and County of Swansea. It is hoped that we will run the tournament next year.

5 Weekending 9 th March 2019 This week saw the semi-finals of The Memorial Cup. The first game saw Premier Division leaders Penlan 'A' beat Port Talbot 'B' 11-4, the game was closer and more exciting than the score suggests. The current Swansea number one Marc Castro winning 6-0 supported by Josh Jenkins 3-2 and Josh Morgan 2-2. In the other match second division Penlan 'J' made the most of their handicap to beat Betws Rugby Club 16-4, Steve Holmes winning 6-0 with Ieuan Jones and Cai Llewellyn adding to the total. This sets up an all Penlan final. In this week s Premier Division leaders Penlan 'A' moved a little closer to the title with an easy 28-6 win over a weakened Penyrheol 'A' with Marc Castro winning 9-0 and Jarrat Zhang 9-1, this defeat drops Penyrheol several places to seventh. Second place Betws Rugby Club kept up the pressure by beating Carmarthen 'A' with Catherine Jones winning 9-0. Third place Penlan 'C' stay in touch with a win over struggling Penlan 'E', Jacob Young winning 9-1 and Wilson Lai 9-4. Penlan 'B' moved into fourth place following their 27-6 win over bottom side Cam Gears 'B' with Lucy Page and Lara Whitton both winning 9-0. Carmarthen 'B' beat Penlan 'D' 25-9 with Regina Grech winning 9-0 and Ryan Trigg 9-3. Jerusalem Baptist Church moved to the top of Division One with two good wins, first they beat Port Talbot 'C' with Lee Williams winning 9-0 and Jamie Hill 9-1 they then had a convincing 30-8 victory over Carmarthen 'D', Lee Williams winning 9-2, Jamie Hill and Matthew Rees both winning 9-3. Penlan 'F' recorded a comfortable 30-7 victory over Port Talbot 'C'. In Division Two Penlan 'L' moved into second place after playing two matches, first they beat Penyrheol 'E' 30-6, Aaron Churchill winning 9-0, Liam Owen and Matthew Dougherty both winning 9-2, then, they were then narrowly beaten by Carmarthen 'F' for whom Mike Fischetti won 9-2, the match was decided when Ian McDonald lost the last game 3-2 but gained the required games to secure the victory. Carmarthen 'E' beat Penyrheol 'E' 26-9 with Ashley Wray winning 9-0. Weekending 2 nd March 2019 Premier Division leaders Penlan 'A' maintained their lead after beating Penlan 'B' with Marc Castro, who is top of the divisional averages, winning 9-0. Second place Betws Rugby Club kept up their challenge with a win over Penlan 'D' with Catherine Jones winning 9-1. Third place Penlan 'C' who have a game in hand look dangerous following their 27-7 win over a weakened Cam Gears 'A', Au Yueng Nancy winning 9-0 and Jacob Young 9-1. Penyrheol 'A' moved into fourth place with a good victory over Carmarthen 'C', Paul Karabardak winning 9-0 and Dennis Bromage 9-2. Carmarthen 'A' beat struggling Cam Gears 'B'28-5 with David Lloyd and Micky Marsh both winning 9-0. Penlan 'E' remain in the bottom two following their 27-7 defeat by Carmarthen 'B' for who Regina Grech won 9-0 and Ryan Trigg 9-1. Tata Steel (Port Talbot Works) Sports and Social Club 'A' maintained their lead in Division One by beating Carmarthen 'D' with Scott Cundy winning 9-0. Second place Jerusalem Baptist Church beat Cam Gears 'C' with Lee Williams winning 9-2. Penyrheol 'B' beat a weakened Penlan 'G' 28-5.

6 Tata Steel (Port Talbot Works) Sports and Social Club 'B' recorded a victory over Tata Steel (Port Talbot Works) Sports and Social Club 'C' thanks to Phil Avery winning 9-0. Division Two leaders Penyrheol 'D' beat Penlan 'J' with Daniel Felton winning 9-0. Weekending 23rd February 2019 The Premier league matches were overshadowed by a titanic quarter final battle between the top two teams, Penlan 'A' and Penlan 'C'. The lead changed throughout and with one game remaining the scores were level at 9-9. Up stepped Marc Castro to win the last game 2-0 to gain the victory and a semi-final match against Tata Steel (Port Talbot Works) Sports and Social Club 'B'. Au Yueng Nancy winning 6-1 for the losers. With the top two teams in the Premier Division playing in the cup Betws Rugby Club took advantage to move into second place with a big victory over a weakened Penyrheol 'A', Catherine Jones winning 9-0. Cam Gears 'A' moved up the table after beating Cam Gears 'B' 26-9 with Ceri Higgon winning 9-1. In the other relegation battle Penlan 'E' made another big step towards safety by beating fellow struggler s Carmarthen 'C' thanks to Damian Gadzinsky winning 9-1. Carmarthen 'A' beat Penlan 'D' which leaves Penlan just above the relegation places. Carmarthen 'B' beat a weakened Penlan 'B' with Ryan Trigg winning 8-3, Roger Grech 8-4 and Regina Grech 6-6. In Division One Cam Gears 'C' maintained their challenge by beating Penyrheol 'C' with Doug Smith winning 9-2 and Graham Butler 9-3. Tata Steel (Port Talbot Works) Sports and Social Club 'B' narrowly beat Penlan 'F' thanks to Mostyn Lewis winning 9-2, the match was decided when Phil Avery won the last game 3-0. Penlan 'H' beat Tata Steel (Port Talbot Works) Sports and Social Club 'C' with Damian Gadzinsky winning 9-0. Tata Steel (Port Talbot Works) Sports and Social Club 'A' went back to the top of the division by beating Penlan 'H' with Scott Cundy winning 9-0. Penlan 'F' moved into fourth place when they beat Penyrheol 'B' 24-10, Tony Holt winning 9-0. Division Two leaders Penyrheol 'D' had a convincing 30-8 victory over Penlan 'K'. Second place Cam Gears 'D' were surprisingly held to a draw by Carmarthen 'E', the draw was secured when Carmarthen won the final doubles match 3-0. Semi Final Draw of The Memorial Cup Tata Steel (Port Talbot Works) Sports and Social Club 'B' (+9) v Penlan 'A', Penlan 'J' (+14) v Betws Rugby Club. Weekending 16 th February 2019 Premier Division leaders Penlan 'A' had an easy 28-6 win against bottom side Cam Gears 'B' with Craig Henton and Marc Castro both winning 9-0. Penlan 'C' closed the gap a little beating Carmarthen 'B' 29-6, Au Yeung Nancy winning 9-0 and Jacob Young 9-1. Betws Rugby Club stay third following their victory over Carmarthen 'C' with Catherine Jones winning 9-1.

7 Penyrheol 'A' bounced back into fourth place with a good win against Carmarthen 'A' thanks to Paul Karabardak winning 9-0. Struggling Penlan 'E' reminded the lower teams that they will not go without a fight in beating a weakened Penlan 'B' thanks to Damian Gadzinsky winning 9-2. Cam Gears 'A' beat Penlan 'D' 26-8 with Ceri Higgon winning 9-0 and Morgan Siddley 9-1. In Division One second place Tata Steel (Port Talbot Works) Sports and Social Club 'A' recorded two important victories. First they beat Penyrheol 'B' with Scott Cundy winning 9-1. They then beat leaders Jerusalem Baptist Church 23-14, Scott Cundy winning 9-0. Carmarthen 'D' beat Penyrheol 'C' 25-15, John Finnemore winning 9-2. Cam Gears 'C' recorded a victory over Tata Steel (Port Talbot Works) Sports and Social Club 'C' with Doug Smith winning 9-2. Division Two leaders Penyrheol 'D' beat Carmarthen 'F' thanks to Daniel Felton winning 9-2. Second place Cam Gears 'D' closed the gap with a 28-7 victory over a weakened Tata Steel (Port Talbot Works) Sports and Social Club 'D', David Davies winning 9-0 and Malcolm Davies 9-2. Penlan 'K' moved back into third place after a comfortable 30-2 win over Penlan 'M'. Weekending 9 th February 2019 In the Premier Division Betws Rugby Club are the emerging threat as they moved into joint second place with a crushing 30-4 win over struggling Penlan 'E'. Leaders Penlan 'A' beat Penlan 'D' thanks to Jarrat Zhang winning 9-1. Penlan 'C' remain in joint second place despite going down to Penlan 'B' for whom Lara Whitton won 9-2. This result moves Penlan 'B' into fourth place. Penyrheol 'A' slip to fifth place following another close defeat at the hands of Cam Gears 'A' with Morgan Siddley winning 9-4. With Cam Gears leading Ceri Higgon won the penultimate game 3-0 to secure the victory. Carmarthen 'B' beat bottom club Cam Gears 'B' with Roger Grech winning 9-2 and Ryan Trigg 9-4. Vince Dragone's great 9-1 couldn't prevent Carmarthen 'C' going down to a defeat to Carmarthen 'A'. In the Memorial Cup Tata Steel (Port Talbot Works) Sports and Social Club 'B' beat a weakened Carmarthen 'F' 12-7 despite Mike Fischetti winning 6-0 for the losers. New leaders of Division One are Jerusalem Baptist Church after they recorded two good victories, first they beat Penlan 'G' with Lee Williams winning 9-1, they the beat Penyrheol 'C' to complete a good week, Lee Williams again winning 9-1. Cam Gears 'C' moved into third place after an easy 30-3 victory over bottom side Penlan 'G'. Penlan 'H' beat Penlan 'F' with Damian Gadzinsky winning 9-0. Division Two leaders Penyrheol 'D' had an easy 30-0 victory over Tata Steel (Port Talbot Works) Sports and Social Club 'D'. Second place Cam Gears 'D' recorded a victory over a weakened Penyrheol 'E'. Carmarthen 'F' beat a weakened Penlan 'M' 30-2.

8 Penlan 'L' moved into third place after beating Penlan 'K' despite Angela Averis winning 9-6 for the losers. Weekending 26 th January 2019 At the halfway stage of the season Premier Division leaders Penlan 'A' recorded a comfortable victory over third place Penyrheol 'A' with Jarrat Zhang winning 9-2. Penlan 'C' closed the gap a little winning 28-8 against Penlan 'E', Au Yeung Nancy winning 9-0 and Ben Mora 9-2. Penlan 'B' moved up to fourth place following their 30-6 win over bottom side Cam Gears 'B' who continue to find the Premier Division just too tough. Betws Rugby Club had a comfortable win over Carmarthen 'A' with Catherine Jones winning 9-1. Cam Gears 'A' beat Carmarthen 'C' 23-14, Ceri Higgon winning 9-2 and Morgan Siddley 9-3. Closest game of the week saw Penlan 'D' just prevail against Carmarthen 'B' thanks to Damian Gadzinsky winning 9-0. Division One leaders Tata Steel (Port Talbot Works) Sports and Social Club 'A' easily beat a weakened Penyrheol 'C' 25-9 with Scott Cundy winning 9-0 and Martin Jenkins 9-2. The battle of the bottom two sides saw Tata Steel (Port Talbot Works) Sports and Social Club 'C' beat Penlan 'G' 27-8 with Andy Davies and Joe Nugent both winning 9-2. Jerusalem Baptist Church moved into second place after beating Tata Steel (Port Talbot Works) Sports and Social Club 'C' 28-7, Matthew Rees winning 9-0 and Lee Williams 9-2. Penlan 'F' beat Cam Gears 'C' with Tony Holt winning 9-2. In Division Two the top two sides met with second place Cam Gears 'D' beating leaders Penyrheol 'D' 21-19, who also lost their unbeaten record. Garry Humphris winning 9-2 for the losers. The match was decided when David Davies and Malcolm Davies lost the doubles 3-2, but the two games they won secured the narrow victory. Penlan 'J' narrowly beat Penlan 'K' thanks to Ieuan Jones winning 9-2, the match was decided when Ieuan Jones and Cai Llewellyn lost the doubles 3-2 but gained the points to win the match. Weekending 19 th January 2019 Closest game in this week s Premier Division saw Penlan 'D' just get home against Penlan 'B' by With one game to play the scores were level at before Shankly Ismail won it 3-2 to secure the victory and give him match figures of 9-2. In another close game Cam Gears 'A' narrowly beat Betws Rugby Club thanks to Natasha Rees winning 9-1. With the score standing at to Cam, Ceri Higgon won the last game 3-1 to secure the victory. Leaders Penlan 'A' continue at the top following a comfortable victory over Carmarthen 'C' with Josh Jenkins winning 9-1 and Josh Morgan 9-2. Second place Penlan 'C' closed the gap with a 30-6 win over bottom team Cam Gears 'B'. Penyrheol 'A' maintain the pressure in third place following their win over Carmarthen 'B', Paul Karabardak and Dennis Bromage both winning 9-1. Carmarthen 'A' beat Penlan 'E' with David Lloyd winning 9-2 and Simon Packer 9-3.

9 In Division One Penlan 'H' beat Penyrheol 'B' 22-9 to move into second place, Daniel Gadzinsky winning 9-0 and Jamie Quin 9-4. Penlan 'F' narrowly beat Carmarthen 'D' thanks to Colin Towell winning 9-2. In a close game Tata Steel (Port Talbot Works) Sports and Social Club 'C' narrowly beat Penyrheol 'C' despite Gareth Humphris winning 9-1 for the losers, the victory was secured when Mark Hewitt lost the final game 3-2 but the games he won were enough to win the match. Division Two leaders Penyrheol 'D' extended their lead by beating Penlan 'M' Second place Cam Gears 'D' beat Penlan 'J' with David Davies winning 9-3. Third place Penlan 'L' had an easy 30-1 victory over Tata Steel (Port Talbot Works) Sports and Social Club 'D'. Penlan 'K' beat Carmarthen 'E' with Angela Averis winning 9-2. Penlan 'J' recorded a win over Penyrheol 'E', Ieuan Jones winning 9-0 and Steve Holmes 9-3. Weekending 12 th January 2019 In this week s Premier Division the focus was on the bottom of the division as the bottom two clubs fought out a tough survival battle. Penlan 'E' just getting the better of Cam Gears 'B' by despite Gareth Evans winning 9-5 for Cam. With three games to go it was before Jack Colman won 3-0 to push Penlan further in front, then Gareth Evans and Cerys Evans both won the last two games 3-2, but the games won by Penlan in the last two matches meant they completed a narrow victory. Leaders Penlan 'A' had a comfortable win over Betws Rugby Club with Marc Castro winning 9-1 and Jarrett Zhang 9-3. Penlan 'C' moved into second place after beating Penlan 'D'26-16, Jacob Young winning 9-1. Penyrheol 'A' slip to third place after being beaten by Penlan 'B' for who Lucy Page won 9-2 and Lara Whitton 9-3. Carmarthen 'B' stay in touch after a victory over Carmarthen 'C' with Regina Grech winning 9-1 and Ryan Trigg 9-2. Carmarthen 'A' beat Cam Gears 'A' 26-10, David Lloyd winning 9-2. Division One has new leaders in the form of Tata Steel (Port Talbot Works) Sports and Social Club 'A' after they recorded two big wins, first they beat Carmarthen 'D' with Scott Cundy winning 9-3, they then followed up with a 30-9 victory over Tata Steel (Port Talbot Works) Sports and Social Club 'C'. Jerusalem Baptist Church moved into second place by beating Penlan 'F' 26-13, Lee Williams winning 9-2. Cam Gears 'C' beat Penyrheol 'B' with Tom Vale winning 9-2. Tata Steel (Port Talbot Works) Sports and Social Club 'B' and Penlan 'H' fought out an exciting draw, Daniel Gadzinsky winning 9-1 for Penlan. Phil Avery winning the last game 3-2 for Tata to draw the match. Penyrheol 'C' beat bottom side Penlan 'G' despite Martin Alldrick winning 9-2 for the losers. In Division Two a couple of big victories saw Cam Gears 'D' beat Penlan 'M' 30-3 and Penlan 'K' beat Penyrheol 'E' Second place Carmarthen 'F' beat Carmarthen 'E' thanks to Mike Fischetti winning 9-1 and Ian MacDonald 9-3. Leaders Penyrheol 'D' beat Penlan 'L' thanks to Daniel Felton winning 9-0. The draw for Round Three of The Memorial Cup

10 Home Team v Away Team Cam Gears 'C' v (+8) Penlan 'J' Tata Steel (Port Talbot Works) Sports and Social Club 'B' v (+8) Carmarthen 'F' Penlan 'L' (+12) v Betws Rugby Club Penlan 'C' (+4) v Penlan 'A'. Weekending 22 nd December 2018 Premier Division leaders Penlan 'A' continue to show they are the main contenders for the title again after beating Carmarthen 'B' with Josh Morgan and Craig Henton both winning 8-3 and Josh Jenkins 7-4, the result was achieved without their top two players Marc Castro and Jarrad Zhang. Second place is constantly changing place and this week saw Penyrheol 'A' jump four places after beating Penlan 'E' 28-8, Paul Karabardak winning 9-0 and Dennis Bromage 9-1. Penlan 'C' also moved up several places into third place after a 28-9 victory over Carmarthen 'A' with Au Yeung Nancy winning 9-1 and Jacob Young 9-2. Betws Rugby Club with their game in hand can still trouble the top group. They stay in touch with a 27-5 win over bottom side Cam Gears 'B', Catherine Jones winning 9-0 and Darren Beer 9-1. A good win in their outstanding game will put Betws right up amongst the top teams. Penlan 'D' moved away from the relegation places with a good win over Carmarthen 'C' thanks to young international Grace Clement winning 9-0. The Premier Division players would like to wish everyone connected with the Swansea League a great Christmas and a successful In Division One Tata Steel (Port Talbot Works) Sports and Social Club 'B' beat Penyrheol 'C', Phil Avery and Mostyn Lewis winning 9-2. One result from Division Two saw Cam Gears 'D' record a victory over Penlan 'L' with David Davies winning 9-1. Weekending 15 th December 2018 This weeks Premier Division produced an exciting match between Penyrheol 'A' and Penlan 'C' which the former narrowly won With two games to play Penlan led before Steve Wilson recovered from 2-0 down to bring the scores level at Dennis Bromage then won the last game 3-2 giving him match figures of 9-3. Leaders Penlan 'A' beat Carmarthen 'A' with Marc Castro winning 9-1. Second place Cam Gears 'A' kept up the pressure on the leaders by beating Penlan 'E' 21-11, Morgan Siddley winning 9-0 and Ceri Higgon 9-1. Penlan 'B' moved into third place following their 27-8 defeat of Carmarthen 'C' with Lucy Page and Ben Lam both winning 9-1. Betws Rugby Club recorded a win over Carmarthen 'B' with Catherine Jones winning 9-0. The battle of the bottom two teams saw Penlan 'D' narrowly beat Cam Gears 'B' despite Gareth Evans winning 9-3 for the losers. Division One has new leaders in the form of Penyrheol 'B' after a hard fought victory over Carmarthen 'D', the match was decided when Steve Davies won the last game 3-2, Paul Tansley won 9-0 for the losers.

11 Second place Jerusalem Baptist Church narrowly beat Penlan 'H' 21-18, Matthew Rees winning the last game 3-1 to secure the victory and give him match figures of 9-3, Jamie Hill also won 9-3. Third place Cam Gears 'C' beat Tata Steel (Port Talbot Works) Sports and Social Club 'B' with Doug Smith winning 9-2. Tata Steel (Port Talbot Works) Sports and Social Club 'A' moved up the table after beating Penlan 'G' 27-9, Scott Cundy and Martin Jenkins both winning 9-2. Penlan 'F' beat Penyrheol 'C' thanks to Tony Holt winning 9-1. In Division Two Carmarthen 'F' beat Penyrheol 'E' 27-9 with Mike Fischetti 9-0 and Ian MacDonald 9-1. Carmarthen 'E' had a convincing 29-7 victory over Tata Steel (Port Talbot Works) Sports and Social Club 'D'. Penlan 'L' also had a convincing 29-5 win over Penyrheol 'E'. Weekending 1 st December 2018 This weeks Premier Division saw Cam Gears 'A' inflict a first defeat of the season on leaders Penlan 'A' by With two games to play Penlan led before Morgan Siddley and Martyn Evans both won their games 3-0 to secure the victory. Marc Castro maintained his 100% record for the losers winning 9-0. Third place Carmarthen 'A' beat second place Carmarthen 'B' thanks to David Lloyd winning 9-2. Penyrheol 'A' continued their climb up the table by beating Cam Gears 'B' Penlan 'C' also made progress with a 30-4 victory over Carmarthen 'C'. Betws Rugby Club recorded a comfortable win over Penlan 'B' with Catherine Jones winning 9-2. Newcomers Penlan 'E' showed that they will fight to stay in the division with a sound victory over Penlan 'D' with Damian Gadzinsky winning 9-2. First Division leaders Penyrheol 'B' maintained their position by beating Jerusalem Baptist Church despite Jamie Hill winning 9-3 for the losers. Tata Steel (Port Talbot Works) Sports and Social Club 'A' climbed up the division with two victories, firstly they beat Cam Gears 'C' with Scott Cundy winning 9-0 and Neil Pugh 9-1, they then beat Tata Steel (Port Talbot Works) Sports and Social Club 'B' 20-15, thanks to Scott Cundy winning 9-1, the match was decided when Martin Jenkins won the last game 3-1 to secure the victory. Tata Steel (Port Talbot Works) Sports and Social Club 'B' beat Carmarthen 'D' thanks to Phil Avery winning 9-1. Penlan 'H' continued their rise up the table after beating Cam Gears 'C' with Damian Gadzinsky winning 9-0. In Division Two Cam Gears 'D' maintained their unbeaten start to the season by beating Carmarthen 'F' with David Davies winning 9-1, they then beat Carmarthen 'E' with David Davies winning 8-3. Tata Steel (Port Talbot Works) Sports and Social Club 'D' gained their first victory of the season with a narrow victory over Penyrheol 'E' thanks to Andrew Hopkins winning 9-1, the match was decided when Andrew Hopkins and Richard won their doubles. Weekending 24 th November 2018 The surprise of the week in the Premier Division saw bottom club Cam Gears 'B' gain their first victory beating Carmarthen 'C' thanks to Michael Politch winning 9-4. Carmarthen led going into the last game but Cerys Evans won it 3-1 to cement the victory. Another close game saw Penlan 'B' narrowly beat Carmarthen 'A' thanks to Lara Whitton winning 9-2. Leaders Penlan 'A' proved much to strong for newcomers Penlan 'E' winning 30-2.

12 Carmarthen 'B' moved into second place with a win over Cam Gears 'A' with Regina Grech and Ryan Trigg both winning 9-4. Penlan 'C' beat Betws Rugby Club with Au Yeung Nancy winning 9-2. The match between Penlan 'D' and Penyrheol 'A' saw a welcome return to the Swansea League of Para Olympian Paul Karabardak enabling Penyrheol to gain their first win of the season. Dennis Bromage winning 9-1 and Paul 9-2 resulted in a 27-9 victory. In Division One Penyrheol 'B' moved to the top of the table after beating Penyrheol 'C' with Alan Pattle and Niy Oyalade both winning 9-2. Jerusalem Baptist Church narrowly beat Tata Steel (Port Talbot Works) Sports and Social Club 'B' despite Mostyn Lewis winning 9-2 for the losers, the match was decided when Matthew Rees won the last game 3-0. Penlan 'H' beat Carmarthen 'D' with Damian Gadzinsky winning 9-1 and Jamie Quin 9-4. Penlan 'H' beat Penlan 'G' with Damian Gadzinsky winning 9-0. Penlan 'F' beat Penlan 'G' 28-10, Colin Towell winning 9-2 and Mike Horgan 9-4. a warm welcome back for Martin Alldrick after a recent illness. Second Division leaders Penyrheol 'D' beat Penyrheol 'E' Second place Penlan 'K' beat Tata Steel (Port Talbot Works) Sports and Social Club 'D' 23-11, Angela Averis winning 9-0. Penlan 'J' beat Carmarthen 'F' despite Mike Fischetti winning 9-0 for the losers. The Memorial Cup Second Round Draw Home Team v Away Team Carmarthen D Scr v +7 Carmarthen F Cam Gears D +12 v Scr Penlan C Cam Gears 'B' Scr v +10 Penlan J Carmarthen 'A' +5 v Scr Penlan 'A', Carmarthen 'B' Scr v +9 Cam Gears 'C' Betws Rugby Club Scr v +8 Penyrheol 'B' Tata Steel (Port Talbot Works) Sports and Social Club 'B' (+5), Scr v +5 Penyrheol 'C' Penlan 'L' +7 v Scr Tata Steel (Port Talbot Works) Sports and Social Club 'C' Weekending 17 th November 2018 A short article this week due to the Premier Division matches being cancelled because of a lighting problem at Morriston Leisure Centre. Division One leaders not playing it gave Cam Gears 'C' the opportunity to move back to the top after a narrow win over Carmarthen 'D', the match was decided when John Jones won the last game 3-0 giving him match figures of 9-2. Penyrheol 'B' moved into second place by beating Tata Steel (Port Talbot Works) Sports and Social Club 'C' despite Andy Davies winning 9-4 for the losers. Tata Steel (Port Talbot Works) Sports and Social Club 'A' easily beat Penlan 'F' 30-5, Neil Pugh winning 9-0, Scott Cundy 9-1 and Phil Hill 9-4. In Division Two second place Penlan 'K' won a close game against Carmarthen 'F' despite Mike Fischetti winning 9-1 for the losers. Angela Averis won the last game 3-0 to secure the victory. Third place Penlan 'L' beat Carmarthen 'E' with Matthew Doherty winning 9-2 and Aaron Churchill 9-3.

13 The youngsters of Penyrheol 'E' gained their second victory of the season when they beat Penlan 'M' with Libby Thomas winning 9-2, Amy Barrance 7-3 and Keela Hancke 7-6. A weakened Penlan 'J' gained a narrow victory over Tata Steel (Port Talbot Works) Sports and Social Club 'D' thanks to Steve Holmes winning 9-2 and Cai Llewellyn 7-5. In the Memorial Cup Carmarthen 'F' made the most of their handicap to beat Premier Division Penlan 'D' 11-3, Mike Fischetti winning 6-0. Weekending 10 th November 2018 This week saw the first round of The Memorial Cup with some Premier Division teams giving away big handicaps. In a tight game Premier Division Carmarthen 'B' overcame their large handicap to narrowly beat Tata Steel (Port Talbot Works) Sports and Social Club thanks to Ryan Trigg winning 6-1, the match was decided when Stan Eastwood won the penultimate game 2-1, Richard Tonkin winning 5-2 for the losers. Premier Division leaders Penlan 'A' had a comfortable 14-5 victory over a weakened Penlan 'F' with Marc Castro winning 9-0. Cam Gears 'C' used their large handicap to beat Premier side Penlan 'B' 11-6, Graham Butler winning 6-0. Carmarthen 'A' found Penlan 'H' stiff opposition but in the end got home 14-8 thanks to David Lloyd winning 6-2, Damian Gadzinsky played well to win 5-2 for the losers. Penlan 'C' beat a weakened Penyrheol 'A' 12-8 despite Dennis Bromage winning 6-1 for the losers. Jacob Young won the penultimate game 2-0 to secure the victory. Carmarthen 'D' narrowly beat Penyrheol 'D' 11-8, Paul Tansley winning 4-1. Penyrheol 'B' narrowly beat the youngsters of Penyrheol 'E' 12-9 thanks to Niy Oyalade winning 6-2, the match was decided when Alan Pattle won the last game 2-0. Penyrheol 'C' easily beat Penlan 'E' Cam Gears 'D' narrowly beat a weakened Cam Gears 'A' with Malcolm Davies winning 4-2 and Randel Sims 4-3 despite Ceri Higgon winning 6-1 for the losers. Tata Steel (Port Talbot Works) Sports and Social Club 'C' beat Carmarthen 'E' 12-7 despite Ashley Wray winning 6-0 for the losers. A weakened Cam Gears 'B' narrowly beat Tata Steel (Port Talbot Works) Sports and Social Club 'A' 11-6 with Cerys Evans winning 5-2, Scott Cundy won 6-1 for the losers. Tata Steel (Port Talbot Works) Sports and Social Club narrowly beat Penlan 'K' 11-8 thanks to Mostyn Lewis winning 6-1. Betws Rugby Club beat Penlan 'M' 14-7 with Daren Beer winning 6-1. Penlan 'J' produced a good performance to beat Jerusalem Baptist Church 11-7, Ieuan Jones winning 6-2 before young Cai Llewellyn won the important game to win the match. Memorial Knockout Cup - 1 st Round Results Home Team v Away Team Penyrheol 'C' 8 v 3 Penlan 'E' Penyrheol 'B' 12 v 9 Penyrheol 'E' Carmarthen 'F' +14 v scr Penlan 'D' Carmarthen 'D' 11 v 8 Penyrheol 'D' Cam Gears 'D' 11 v 8 Cam Gears 'A' Cam Gears 'B' 11 v 6 Tata Steel (Port Talbot Works) Sports and Social Club 'A' Carmarthen 'A' 14 v 8 Penlan 'H' Carmarthen 'B' 12 v 10 Tata Steel (Port Talbot Works) Sports and Social Club 'D'

14 Penlan 'B' scr v +10 Cam Gears 'C' Penlan 'A' 14 v 5 Penlan 'F' Penlan 'C' 12 v 8 Penyrheol 'A' Tata Steel (Port Talbot Works) Sports and Social Club 'C' 12 v 7 Carmarthen 'E' Penlan 'G' scr v +4 Penlan 'L' Penlan 'M' 7 v 14 Betws Rugby Club Penlan 'K' +9 v scr Tata Steel (Port Talbot Works) Sports and Social Club 'B' Penlan 'J' 11 v 7 Jerusalem Baptist Church Weekending 3 rd November 2018 Premier Division leaders Penlan 'A' were far too strong for second place Penlan 'B' running out 27-7 victors, Marc Castro winning 9-0 and Josh Jenkins 9-3. This enabled Cam Gears 'A' to jump into second place after their win over a weakened Penlan 'C' thanks to Morgan Siddley winning 9-2. Carmarthen 'A' moved into third place following their24-11 victory over Cam Gears 'B' with David Lloyd winning 9-0. Carmarthen 'B' recorded a big 28-6 win over Penlan 'E', Regina Grech and Ryan Trigg both winning 9-1. Carmarthen 'C' beat two man Penyrheol 'A' with Tim Evans winning 9-2 and Jason Peckham 9-3. Division One has new leaders in the form of Jerusalem Baptist Church who easily beat previous leaders Cam Gears 'C' 27-7 with Lee Williams winning 9-0. Penyrheol 'C' beat Penlan 'H' with Mary Wilkins winning 7-3, Rhys Phillips 7-6 and Gareth Humphris 7-7. Tata Steel (Port Talbot) Sports and Social Club 'B' beat Tata Steel (Port Talbot) Sports and Social Club 'C' thanks to Phil Avery winning 9-0. Penyrheol 'B' moved into mid table after a big 28-8 win over Penlan 'G', Steve Davies winning 9-0 and Daniel Felton 9-2. Division Two leaders Penyrheol 'D' remain unbeaten after beating Penlan 'J' despite Steve Holmes winning 9-1 for the losers. Penlan 'L' moved into third place after a 27-6 win over Penyrheol 'E' with Liam Owen winning 9-0 and Aaron Churchill 9-1. Weekending 27 th October 2018 Newly promoted Penlan 'E' youngsters recorded their first Premier Division victory by beating Carmarthen 'C' with Jack Colman and Cameron Averis both winning 8-5 and supported by Kallum Clement. Leaders Penlan 'A' beat Penlan 'C' thanks to Marc Castro winning 9-0 and Jarrad Zhang 9-2. Penlan 'B' moved into second place following their win over Carmarthen 'B' with Lucy Page and Lara Whitton both winning 9-2. Betws Rugby Club overcame being a player short to beat Penyrheol 'A' thanks to Catherine Jones winning 9-0 and Daren Beer 8-5. Cam Gears 'A' moved into third place after an easy 30-1 win over Cam Gears 'B'. Carmarthen 'A' also registered a comfortable 30-6 victory over Penlan 'D'.

15 Division One leaders Cam Gears 'C' maintained their position despite losing to Penyrheol 'C', Doug Smith winning 9-2 for the losers. Second place Penlan 'F' narrowly beat Penyrheol 'B' thanks to Colin Towell winning 9-1. The match was decided on the last game when Tony Holt and Colin Towell won the doubles 3-0. In another close game Jerusalem Baptist Church beat Carmarthen 'D' with Lee Williams winning 9-3 and Matthew Rees 9-4, the win was secured when Jeff Wood lost the last game 3-2 but gained enough games to win the match. Division Two has new leaders in the form of Penyrheol 'D' who maintained their unbeaten record by beating previous leaders Penlan 'K' with Daniel Felton winning 9-2. Penlan 'J' easily beat Penlan 'M' with Steve Holmes and Ieuan Jones both winning 9-0. Carmarthen 'F' beat Tata Steel (Port Talbot Works) Sports and Social Club 23-13, Mike Fischetti winning 9-1. Congratulations to youngsters Grace Clement and Lara Whitton on being selected to represent Wales in Portugal in November in the Cadet Open tournament, they will be joined by ex-swansea youngster Anna Hursey. The Memorial Cup 1 st Round Draw Home Team v Away Team Penyrheol 'C' +6 v scr Penlan 'E' Penyrheol 'B' scr v +14 Penyrheol 'E' Carmarthen 'F' +14 v scr Penlan 'D' Carmarthen 'D' scr v +3 Penyrheol 'D' Cam Gears 'D' +12 v scr Cam Gears 'A' Cam Gears 'B' +4 v scr Tata Steel (Port Talbot Works) Sports and Social Club 'A' Carmarthen 'A' scr v +4 Penlan 'H' Carmarthen 'B' scr v +14 Tata Steel (Port Talbot Works) Sports and Social Club 'D' Penlan 'B' scr v +10 Cam Gears 'C' Penlan 'A' scr v +10 Penlan 'F' Penlan 'C' Scr v +3 Penyrheol 'A' Tata Steel (Port Talbot Works) Sports and Social Club 'C' scr v +5 Carmarthen 'E' Penlan 'G' scr v +4 Penlan 'L' Penlan 'M' +14 v scr Betws Rugby Club Penlan 'K' +9 v scr Tata Steel (Port Talbot Works) Sports and Social Club 'B' Penlan 'J' +10 v scr Jerusalem Baptist Church END