RGC fly half Billy McBryde became the first player to reach a double century of points in Super Rygbi Cymru after guiding RGC to an emphatic 59-38 victory against Aberavon in the final round of the league.
With nine tries, and two bonus points, RGC finished in 8th place to set up a home game against Carmarthen Quins this Saturday in the play-offs and with the former Wales u20 fly half in situ, the Gogs will fancy their chances against a Quins side who haven’t always proved the most consistent side this season.
After the completion of 18 rounds, McBryde has amassed 207 points to become the first player to smash through the 200 mark. His haul of 24 points against the Wizards included two tries as the north Walians ran riot in the sun at Stadiwm CSM. His nearest challenge is Pontypool’s Kieran Meek who has accumulated 195 points while Evan Lloyd is in third place with 165 points.
The forwards are showing the backs the way when it comes to scoring tries, with three of the top five try scorers heavily involved in the hard graft.
Ebbw Vale hooker Joe Franchi completed the initial phase of SRC top of the charts with 17 tries, just two ahead of nearest challenge Lewis Morgan who has been in sparkling form for Carmarthen Quins in the middle of the front row while Newport talisman Ben Roach has been making his mark in the back row, notching 11 tries to lie in fourth equal place alongside Cardiff winger Dewis Cross, with Aberavon youngster Cori Lewis-Jenkins just ahead of them in third place with 14 tries.
Super Rygbi Statistis – Round 18
| Player | Club | Points Scored (Kick Success %) |
| Billy McBryde | RGC | 207 (75%) |
| Kieran Meek | Pontypool | 195 (78%) |
| Evan Lloyd | Ebbw Vale | 165 (77%) |
| Josh Phillips | Swansea | 132 (77%) |
| Ed Dunford | Aberavon | 113 (75%) |
| Player | Club | Tries total |
| Joe Franchi | Ebbw Vale | 17 |
| Lewis Morgan | Carmarthen Quins | 15 |
| Cori Lewis-Jenkins | Aberavon | 14 |
| Ben Roach | Newport | 11 |
| Dewi Cross | Cardiff RFC | 11 |
| Player | Club | Rucks Involved In |
| Zach O’Driscoll | Bridgend | 359 |
| Osian Davies | Llandovery | 357 |
| Sean Moore | Cardiff RFC | 280 |
| Kyle Tayler | Newport | 277 |
| Lucas De La Rua | Cardiff RFC | 272 |
| Player | Club | Match Starts/Apperances (Mins) |
| Rhodri Jones | Llandovery | 18/18 (1614m) |
| Kieran Meek | Pontypool | 18/18 (1599m) |
| Ben Roach | Newport | 18/18 (1589m) |
| Joel Mahoney | Pontypool | 18/18 (1562m) |
| Sam Williams | RGC | 17/18 (1466m) |
| Player | Club | Contact Offloads |
| Craig Hudd | Cardiff RFC | 29 |
| Ioan Hughes | Llandovery | 25 |
| Adam Warren | Llandovery | 20 |
| Joseph Goodchild | Cardiff RFC | 20 |
| McCauley Rowley | Bridgend | 19 |
| Player | Club | Carries (Collision Dominence %) |
| Daniel Hill | Pontypool | 215 (53%) |
| Morgan Allen | Pontypool | 204 (58%) |
| Sam Williams | RGC | 196 (64%) |
| Lewys Millin | Carmarthen Quins | 174 (40%) |
| Ashton Evans | Aberavon | 169 (34%) |
| Player | Club | Linebreaks |
| Cori Lewis-Jenkins | Aberavon | 13 |
| Jac Davies | Llandovery | 13 |
| Lloyd Lewis | Newport | 13 |
| Louis Rees | Carmarthen Quins | 13 |
| Marcus Jones | Pontypool | 12 |
| McCauley Rowley | Bridgend | 12 |
| Player | Club | Defenders Beaten |
| Morgan Allen | Pontypool | 77 |
| Edd Howley | Bridgend | 63 |
| Matteus Young | Cardiff RFC | 56 |
| Billy McBryde | RGC | 42 |
| Scott Delnevo | Aberavon | 40 |
| Player | Club | Dominant Tackles |
| Mike Herbert | Pontypool | 18 |
| Lewys Millin | Carmarthen Quins | 12 |
| Lewis Morgan | Carmarthen Quins | 12 |
| Ben Roach | Newport | 11 |
| Sion Parry | Ebbw Vale | 10 |
| Player | Club | Tackles (Collision Dominence %) |
| Lewys Millin | Carmarthen Quins | 216 (83%) |
| Mike Herbert | Pontypool | 196 (79%) |
| Daniel Hill | Pontypool | 185 (83%) |
| Ethan Fackrell | RGC | 171 (56%) |
| Dan Owen | RGC | 140 (50%) |
| Player | Club | Turnovers Won |
| Scott Matthews | Pontypool | 51 |
| Craig Hudd | Cardiff RFC | 34 |
| Mike Herbert | Pontypool | 32 |
| Gwilym Evans | Aberavon | 28 |
| Kyle Tayler | Newport | 25 |
| Owen Thomas | Swansea | 25 |
| Player | Club | “Work After Tackle” |
| Lucas De La Rua | Cardiff RFC | 157 |
| Scott Matthews | Pontypool | 134 |
| Sam Williams | RGC | 114 |
| Sion Parry | Ebbw Vale | 113 |
| Sam Scarfe | Pontypool | 105 |
| Player | Club | Passes/Offloads (Accuracy %) |
| Lee Rees | Llandovery | 1170/15 (95%) |
| Ethan Lloyd | Cardiff RFC | 796/10 (97%) |
| Dafydd Buckland | Newport | 701/5 (93%) |
| Harvey Nash | Bridgend | 688/5 (87%) |
| Ellis Horgan | Aberavon | 626/17 (86%) |
| Player | Club | Success Penalty (Total %) |
| Billy McBryde | RGC | 30 (81%) |
| Kieran Meek | Pontypool | 23 (88%) |
| Evan Lloyd | Ebbw Vale | 20 (80%) |
| Josh Phillips | Swansea | 15 (79%) |
| Ed Dunford | Aberavon | 13 (81%) |
| Player | Club | Success Converison (Total %) |
| Kieran Meek | Pontypool | 55 (75%) |
| Evan Lloyd | Ebbw Vale | 46 (75%) |
| Billy McBryde | RGC | 41 (73%) |
| Josh Phillips | Swansea | 36 (77%) |
| Jack Maynard | Llandovery | 35 (83%) |
| Player | Club | “Post Tackle” (Total %) |
| Afon Bagshaw | RGC | 34 (33%) |
| Sam Scarfe | Pontypool | 34 (28%) |
| Patric Lewis | Pontypool | 27 (28%) |
| Sam Williams | RGC | 26 (24%) |
| Gwilym Evans | Aberavon | 24 (12%) |