Ebbw Vale’s Joe Franchi and Carmarthen Quins’ Lewis Morgan are the unlikely pacesetters in the try scoring charts as the Super Rygbi Cymru season reaches the business end of the season.
The two hookers have been going toe to toe in recent weeks and their rich vein of form hasn’t desserted them as teams vie for the knockout spots.
Both players would be grateful for their teammates in the engine room as they have benefitted from well constructed lineouts close to the line to be the beneficiary of five pointers at regular intervals. With 15 tries next to their name, they have clear daylight between their nearest challengers, Cardiff’s Dewi Cross (11) and Newport’s Ben Roach who has made a late run in recent weeks.
RGC’s Billy McBryde leads the way as the leading points scorer in the league with 183 points, 10 points clear of his nearest challenger, Pontypool’s Kieran Meek. Ebbw Vale fly half Evan Lloyd is in third spot with 161 points while Llandovery’s Jack Maynard is in fifth placew with 111 points but he boasts the best success rate with his boot, with a 84% strike rate.
Super Rygbi Cymru: Statistics update
| Player | Club | Points total (Kick Success %) |
| Billy McBryde | RGC | 183 (74%) |
| Kieran Meek | Pontypool | 173 (76%) |
| Evan Lloyd | Ebbw Vale | 161 (76%) |
| Josh Phillips | Swansea | 132 (77%) |
| Jack Maynard | Llandovery | 111 (84%) |
| Player | Club | Tries scored |
| Joe Franchi | Ebbw Vale | 15 |
| Lewis Morgan | Carmarthen Quins | 15 |
| Dewi Cross | Cardiff RFC | 11 |
| Ben Roach | Newport | 10 |
| Cori Lewis-Jenkins | Aberavon | 10 |
| Player | Club | Rucks Involved In |
| Osian Davies | Llandovery | 357 |
| Zach O’Driscoll | Bridgend | 329 |
| Kyle Tayler | Newport | 276 |
| Sean Moore | Cardiff RFC | 271 |
| Lucas De La Rua | Cardiff RFC | 262 |
| Player | Club | Match Starts/Apperances (Minutes) |
| Rhodri Jones | Llandovery | 17/17 (1523m) |
| Ben Roach | Newport | 17/17 (1515m) |
| Kieran Meek | Pontypool | 17/17 (1511m) |
| Joel Mahoney | Pontypool | 17/17 (1474m) |
| Sam Williams | RGC | 17/16 (1466m) |
| Player | Club | Contact Offloads |
| Craig Hudd | Cardiff RFC | 29 |
| Ioan Hughes | Llandovery | 25 |
| Adam Warren | Llandovery | 20 |
| McCauley Rowley | Bridgend | 19 |
| Dion Jones | RGC | 18 |
| Player | Club | Carries (Collision Dominance %) |
| Daniel Hill | Pontypool | 201 (53%) |
| Morgan Allen | Pontypool | 189 (59%) |
| Sam Williams | RGC | 188 (64%) |
| Ashton Evans | Aberavon | 159 (35%) |
| Lewys Millin | Carmarthen Quins | 157 (39%) |
| Player | Club | Linebreaks |
| Louis Rees | Carmarthen Quins | 13 |
| McCauley Rowley | Bridgend | 12 |
| Marcus Jones | Pontypool | 12 |
| Lloyd Lewis | Newport | 11 |
| Cori Lewis-Jenkins | Aberavon | 10 |
| Player | Club | Defenders Beaten |
| Morgan Allen | Pontypool | 76 |
| Edd Howley | Bridgend | 58 |
| Matteus Young | Cardiff RFC | 56 |
| Billy McBryde | RGC | 40 |
| McCauley Rowley | Bridgend | 37 |
| Player | Club | Dominant Tackles |
| Mike Herbert | Pontypool | 18 |
| Lewys Millin | Carmarthen Quins | 12 |
| Lewis Morgan | Carmarthen Quins | 12 |
| Ben Roach | Newport | 10 |
| Ryan Wilkins | Bridgend | 9 |
| Player | Club | Tackles (Collision Dominance %) |
| Lewys Millin | Carmarthen Quins | 208 (84%) |
| Mike Herbert | Pontypool | 196 (79%) |
| Daniel Hill | Pontypool | 180 (83%) |
| Ethan Fackrell | RGC | 163 (56%) |
| Josh Skinner | Newport | 139 (57%) |
| Player | Club | Turnovers Won |
| Scott Matthews | Pontypool | 48 |
| Craig Hudd | Cardiff RFC | 34 |
| Mike Herbert | Pontypool | 32 |
| Gwilym Evans | Aberavon | 28 |
| Kyle Tayler | Newport | 25 |
| Sam Scarfe | Pontypool | 25 |
| Player | Club | “Work After Tackle” |
| Lucas De La Rua | Cardiff RFC | 136 |
| Scott Matthews | Pontypool | 129 |
| Sam Williams | RGC | 109 |
| Sam Scarfe | Pontypool | 105 |
| Gwilym Evans | Aberavon | 98 |
| Player | Club | Passes/ Offloads (Accuracy %) |
| Lee Rees | Llandovery | 1165/15 (95%) |
| Ethan Lloyd | Cardiff RFC | 769/9 (97%) |
| Dafydd Buckland | Newport | 674/5 (93%) |
| Harvey Nash | Bridgend | 672/5 (87%) |
| Connor Dever | RGC | 615/15 (91%) |
| Player | Club | “Post Tackle” (Total %) |
| Sam Scarfe | Pontypool | 34 (28%) |
| Afon Bagshaw | RGC | 29 (31%) |
| Sam Williams | RGC | 25 (28%) |
| Patric Lewis | Pontypool | 24 (23%) |
| Scott Matthews | Pontypool | 24 (12%) |
| Player | Club | Conversion success (Total %) |
| Kieran Meek | Pontypool | 50 (74%) |
| Evan Lloyd | Ebbw Vale | 44 (75%) |
| Josh Phillips | Swansea | 36 (77%) |
| Jack Maynard | Llandovery | 35 (83%) |
| Billy McBryde | RGC | 34 (72%) |
| Player | Club | Penalty success (Total %) |
| Billy McBryde | RGC | 30 (81%) |
| Evan Lloyd | Ebbw Vale | 20 (80%) |
| Kieran Meek | Pontypool | 19 (86%) |
| Josh Phillips | Swansea | 15 (79%) |
| Ed Dunford | Aberavon | 13 (87%) |