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The First XV entertained Llangwm last Saturday afternoon in the second leg for the Palmer Cup, played for in memory of members of Llangwm’s Palmer family; Pembroke holding a 29 pt lead for the cup from the first match before Xmas. Both sides had young debutants, with Pembroke’s young lock Lewis Dennison and his opposite […]

In dry, warm, breezy weather the First XV entertained unbeaten League leaders Pontyberem at Crickmarren last Saturday in front of an enthusiastic crowd, keen to see if our eager squad could cause an upset. Pembroke started very well pinning the visitors into their half from the off, with excellent passages of phase play that saw

After over a month on inactivity for most of the club’s squads, due to the extremely wet weather that has rendered pitches unplayable, the Panthers finally were able to travel to play Newcastle Emlyn. The pitch was still very heavy, which meant that both sides played through their forwards mainly. However, the Panthers skillful backs

A busy weekend started with the U16s at home to Crymych on Friday evening, in front of a healthy crowd, on a heavy pitch. Both teams gave of their all in what was an enthralling and exciting encounter. The visitors played some very good rugby to build a sizeable lead at 7-17 by the break.

Whilst the First XV have not played for the least two weekends, the Youth squad has been in action on both, in two very entertaining matches, away at Narberth and home to Neyland. Both games ere try fests, with both sides trading territory and possession throughout the whole duration. The Narberth match was played in

The club hosted the annual Exiles match on Boxing Day. The dry weather brought out a huge crowd and the Exiles had assembled a formidable array of past players, with a number of father and son’s, bothers and other relative combinations facing each other. The game proved very competitive in the first half with both

Last Saturday the First XV travelled to take on the Pembroke Dock Harlequins, in a long awaited return, local derby, with the Quins wanting revenge for their defeat at Crickmarren back in September. The field was a heavy underfoot after lots of rain, but the rain held off on a windy day as a vary

The First XV welcomed Tenby Athletic to Crickmarren last Saturday. After days of rain the weather had abated, so the game took place in dry, cloudy, very breezy conditions on a good surface, in front of a large crowd, who were treated to a real humdinger of a match. The game was a genuine contest

Last Friday evening the First XV entertained Whitland in the Pembs KO Plate quarter final. After heavy rain for days the pitch was remarkably good, but still heavy and the players had to contend with a wet ball in the heavy rain. The Div 2 visitors were confident they could beat their Div 4 rivals

With the Quilter Autumn nations tournament in full swing, there was no senior rugby last weekend. However, the U17s were given a chance for a run our in a friendly away to Tenby, in preparation for the start of the Mike Fry U17 Cup competition early in the New Year. The Pembs Dangler delivered an