Dragons V Gowerton (Home). 14/10/12. 10:45

Our next game is against Gowerton on Sunday 14 October. Please arrive at Bishopston by 10:45 so we can get the boys ready for an 11:00 kick off. There will be hot dogs (or pasta)in the club after the game. Mark.

Winter Rugby Training

Winter training will be held each Thursday evening in Oystermouth School Gym (SA3 4BE). We only have the hall for 1 hour. Please arrive by 17:50 so we can start promptly. The Dragons will need trainers as they are playing on a hard floor. Thank you Rhodri and Nigel for checking out indoor venues. This should be a lot nicer that training in the dark and drizzle! Mark.

Dragons V Gorseinon

It was our first visit to Gorseinon's ground. What a great game! The Dragons played 30 minutes of flowing rugby! Gorseinon were great and everyone enjoyed the game. Parents and coaches thought this was the best match yet. Well done boys you were brilliant. Mark.

Dragons V Gorseinon (Away). 07/10/12. 10:15

Our next game is against Gorseinon at their ground. kick off is at 10:30. Please arrive at 10:15 so we can get the dragons ready. See you on Sunday, Mark

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Dragons V Knights & Training Session. 30/09/12

After our terrifying performance last year Pontarddulais decided to stay away! We used the free Sunday to do some training and then played our friends in the Knights. Mark.

Training and Game against the Knights. 30/09/12. 11:00.

Pontarddulais are not bringing an under 8's team this Sunday so we have a free slot. We must have scared them when we last played! We plan to do some training then play a game against the Mumbles Knights (Under 7's team). Please arrive at 11am. See you on Sunday. Mark.

Wet, wet, very wet! Dragons V the Bonymaen 2!

Thank you to all the parents who made the trip to Bonymaen today. The weather was very wet and windy. We knew in advance that Bonymaen were a bit short on numbers but I expected more than 2 players! We split the Dragons and had a good game of rugby. The boys did really well with their defensive play. Tag lines were held which made attacking really difficult for the opposition. Great play boys in difficult conditions. Well done. Mark.

Dragons V Loughor

The Dragons played really well against Loughor on Sunday. They had so many players they could field 2 sides! Our plucky hero's played 30 minutes of rugby. There are some skills that we can work on during training which should make a big difference but the Dragons managed to stop Loghor from scoring try's and gain possession of the ball. Well done boys. Mark.

Dragons V Bonymaen (Away). 23/09/12. 10:45.

Our next game is on Sunday 23 September against Bonymaen. We are playing at their ground which is located at SA1 7JF. Kick off will be at 11am. Please arrive at 10:45 so that we can get the Dragons ready for their game. See you on Sunday. Mark.

Training. Underhill Park. 20/09/12. 18:30.

We are going to hold another training session on 20/09/12 at 18:30 in Underhill park, Mumbles. I will send a message to you all with an invitation to vote on the best nights for the majority of the parents. We will also look at alternating training days but we need you to vote to help us. Mark.

Dragons V Loughor (Away). 16/09/12. 10:15

Our next game will be against Loughor at their ground. Kick off is at 10:30. Please arrive by 10:15 which will give us time to get the Dragons ready for their game. Don't forget our training session this Thursday evening in Underhill Park. Mark.

Farewell to Shane Williams

Shane Williams, a Welsh rugby legend, has retired from international and Ospreys rugby. Will one of our Dragons replace him! That's what the WRU hope. Tag rugby is designed to be fun and equip kids with the skills to succeed. Just remember to keep two hands on the ball when you score a try Dragons!

Training. Underhill Park, Mumbles. 13/09/12. 18:30-19:30

Our first training session will be in Underhill Park, Mumbles on Thursday 13 September. We will train for 1 hour from 18:30 until 19:30. When the weather gets colder we will move indoors. See you on Thursday. Mark.

Dragons V Dunvant. 9 September.

Dragons you were fantastic! Nigel and I are really proud of how you played today. Everyone of the players had a great game. Most importantly, you looked like you were really enjoying it. That's what Tag Rugby is all about. Well done boys! I am sorry there are no photos of the game; I left the camera on the wrong setting after taking some pictures of dragonflies! Thank you for your support at the Rugby club after the game. We hope to see you on Thursday for our first training session. Mark.

Dragons V Dunvant (Home). 9 September. 10:45am

Our next game is against Dunvant at home. Kick off is at 11am. Please arrive by 10:45 so that we can get the players ready. Please join us after the game in the club for some hotdogs or pasta. See you on Sunday. Mark.

It was great to see all the Dragons back together after the summer break. The boys played really well against a superior Morriston side. There were some some really good runs, tags and tries.

There are elements of the our game that we need to improve. We need to get better at forming lines for attack and defence. We ran into touch on a couple of occasions and possession was lost with poor passing. We can work on all of these in our training sessions. We are going to start mid week training. Training will be on Thursday evenings in Underhill Park, Mumbles. We will train between 18:30 and 19:30. Underhill is our ground so there is no cost to us as a team. Although basic there are chaining rooms and flood lights. In the winter we will switch too an indoor venue. Training starts on 13 September. Our next game is against Dunvant at home (Bishopston). Mark.

Dragons V Morriston Away. 02/09/12. 10:15am

Our first game of the season is against Morriston at their ground. As ever you will find a link and directions on the right of the blog. Please arrive at 10:15am so that we can get the Dragons ready. Our game starts at 10:30am. Please also respond to my text message / Teamer message so that I know how many players we will have. Hope to see you on Sunday. Mark.

Pitchside Party

Well that's it; another season has passed. We finished on a high with a party at Pitchside. I felt really smug when I woke up and heard the rain lashing against the window. It was nice to know we were heading inside. The Dragons decided to play a little rugby then play football. Brothers and sisters joined in and I think all had a good time. Isotonic hot dogs, slush puppies and rugby cupcakes were consumed by the Dragons after the game. Food for athletes! Please keep an eye on the blog for details of next seasons games. Thank you for your support. Hope you little Dragon enjoyed the rugby. Mark and Nigel.

Sunday 29. End of Season Party at Pitchside. 10:50am

The weather is awful so a BBQ is not a good idea. We would like to finish our season with a bit of fun so we have hired Pitchside in Swansea. This is an indoor artificial grass court. We have hired this between 11am and 12:00. Please arrive by 10:50. We plan to play rugby and football with the kids. After the fun we will provide hotdogs and drinks for the Dragons at the venue. If you are feeling adventurous please feel free to join in with us. Brothers and sisters are welcome as well. Both you, and the Dragons, will need trainers. I would like the Dragons to wear our jerseys but they may want their favourite football top as well! PLEASE RESPOND TO THE TEAMER MESSAGE SO I KNOW HOW MUCH FOOD AND DRINK TO ORDER. See you on Sunday! Mark.

Training 15 April 2012

We had a really good training session last week. We did some fun warm up exercises and sprints to start but I think someone had a false start if you look at the photos! After a quick game of 'huggy bears' (note to some players this is not called kissy bears!) we split the group into two. The dads ran an exercise to help the Dragons with their tagging and evasion skills. Nigel and I worked on tagging skills. Finally we had a game of tag rugby where we worked on defence and keeping a tag line. The it was back to the rugby club for some isotonic hot dogs and lemonade! Thank you all for your help. Mark.

Sunday 15 April. Training. Bishopston. 10:30am

If you looked at the blog recently there has been a change of plan. Pontarddulais are not bringing an under 7's team.

We will hold a training session this week and will try and organise a game to end our season next Sunday.

Please arrive at Bisopston at 10:30 on Sunday 15 April.

Mark.

Easter Sunday Training.

I really enjoyed our training session today; I think the Dragons did as well!

Our session was focused on our defensive play. We played bulldog with some very big and mean looking defence (Thank you dads!). We then did some drills to work on tagging and evasion. Check out the photo of Rhydian twisting his hips to avoid being tagged. We finished with tag rugby.

Well done Dragons you were great today.

See you next week,

Mark.

Is Rugby Tougher than Football?

Dragons V Morriston (Home). Sunday 25 March 10:15am.

We may have 2 games this weekend. We are playing at Bishopston. Kick off is at 10:30am so please arrive by 10:15.

Mark.