Phillips made 20 attacking carries against Pontypridd at Sardis Road but his efforts proved in vain as the home side secured a hard fought 29-20 win to kick off the action from round 11.
Ravens back row Zach O’Driscoll had a combined total of 35 ruck entries and clear outs during his side’s 27-23 victory against Pontypool. In a losing cause, Pooler’s Mike Herbert made 17 tackles to keep his team in the hunt.
Pontypridd full back Josh Phillips became the second player to burst through the century points mark with a fine performance against Quins. He posed a threat with ball in hand and his trusty boot edged a tight affair where his five penalties and two conversions saw him reach 110 points. Only Pontypool’s Matthew Jarvis (124) has more.
Bridgend’s Edd Howley is enjoying a fine season and he is currently proving a major threat in attack. He leads the season’s linebreaks with nine, two ahead of Llandovery’s Aaron and Adam Warren.
Howley has also beaten 40 defenders, 10 more than nearest challenger, Morgan Allen of Cardiff.
Indigo Premiership statistics 2023/23
| Player | Club | Total points (Kick Success %) |
| Matthew Jarvis | Pontypool | 124 (83%) |
| Josh Phillips | Pontypridd | 110 (79%) |
| Harrison James | Cardiff RFC | 94 (73%) |
| Evan Lloyd | Ebbw Vale | 94 (69%) |
| Luke Price | Bridgend | 93 (76%) |
| Player | Club | Tries |
| Lloyd Lewis | Newport | 7 |
| Rhys Francis | Ebbw Vale | 6 |
| Ben Jones | Merthyr | 5 |
| Dafydd Williams | RGC | 5 |
| Player | Club | Rucks Involved In |
| Callum Davies | Pontypool | 218 |
| Zach O’Driscoll | Bridgend | 189 |
| Osian Davies | Llandovery | 188 |
| Sean Moore | Cardiff RFC | 180 |
| Cai James | Pontypridd | 178 |
| Player | Club | Match Starts / Apperances (Minutes) |
| Joel Mahoney | Pontypool | 11/11 (985m) |
| Matthew Jarvis | Pontypool | 11/11 (976m) |
| Ashley Sweet | Pontypool | 11/11 (952m) |
| Callum Davies | Pontypool | 11/11 (882m) |
| Joe Thomas | Swansea | 10/10 (901m) |
| Player | Club | Passes / Offloads (Total Accuracy %) |
| Lee Rees | Llandovery | 502/12 (96%) |
| Chris Williams | Bridgend | 474/2 (92%) |
| Jonathan Evans | Ebbw Vale | 417/14 (91%) |
| Thomas Habberfield | Cardiff RFC | 390/3 (94%) |
| Che Hope | Newport | 262/5 (97%) |
| Player | Club | Carries (Collision Dominance %) |
| Scott Matthews | Pontypool | 128 (63%) |
| Morgan Allen | Cardiff RFC | 112 (74%) |
| Joseph Miles | Pontypridd | 88 (42%) |
| Benjamin Fry | Merthyr | 86 (61%) |
| Cameron Regan | Ebbw Vale | 82 (40%) |
| Player | Club | Linebreaks |
| Edd Howely | Bridgend | 9 |
| Aaron Warren | Llandovery | 7 |
| Adam Warren | Llandovery | 7 |
| Frankie Jones | Aberavon | 6 |
| Lloyd Lewis | Newport | 6 |
| Player | Club | Defenders Beaten |
| Edd Howley | Bridgend | 40 |
| Morgan Allen | Cardiff RFC | 30 |
| Liam Lloyd | Pontypridd | 29 |
| Harri Doel | Llandovery | 24 |
| Joe Thomas | Swansea | 23 |
| Player | Club | Dominant Tackles |
| Tom Phillips | Carmarthen | 12 |
| Lewys Millin | Carmarthen | 10 |
| Rhys Jenkins | Newport | 8 |
| Dom Franchi | Ebbw Vale | 7 |
| Josh Skinner | Newport | 7 |
| Player | Club | Tackles (Collision Dominance %) |
| Cai James | Pontypridd | 136 (86%) |
| Callum Bowden | Swansea | 130 (79%) |
| Jordan Collier | Bridgend | 93 (88%) |
| Lewys Millin | Carmarthen | 87 (83%) |
| Zach O’Driscoll | Bridgend | 82 (82%) |
| Player | Club | Turnovers Won |
| Craig Hudd | Cardiff RFC | 25 |
| Scott Matthews | Pontypool | 23 |
| Sam Scarfe | Pontypool | 20 |
| Kyle Tayler | Newport | 18 |
| Stuart Worrall | Llandovery | 17 |
| Player | Club | “Post Tackle” (Total %) |
| Scott Matthews | Pontypool | 112 (38%) |
| Stuart Worrall | Llandovery | 87 (8%) |
| Sam Scarfe | Pontypool | 71 (7%) |
| Kyle Tayler | Newport | 61 (14%) |
| Zach O’Driscoll | Bridgend | 60 (5%) |
| Player | Club | Jackal attempts |
| Stuart Worrall | Llandovery | 76 |
| Scott Matthews | Pontypool | 74 |
| Kyle Tayler | Newport | 49 |
| Jordan Evans | Llandovery | 39 |
| Sam Scarfe | Pontypool | 38 |
| Player | Club | Counter Ruck Attempts |
| Scott Matthews | Pontypool | 26 |
| Joseff Powell | Llandovery | 21 |
| Zach O’Driscoll | Bridgend | 18 |
| Matthew Dodd | Swansea | 18 |
| Sam Scarfe | Pontypool | 17 |
| Player | Club | Ball Rip Attempts |
| Sean Moore | Cardiff RFC | 13 |
| Morgan Allen | Cardiff RFC | 10 |
| Huw Taylor | RGC | 6 |
| Rhodri Jones | Llandovery | 6 |
| Player | Club | Choke Tackle Attempts |
| Harvey Nash | Pontypridd | 7 |
| Sam Scarfe | Pontypool | 6 |
| Lewys Millin | Carmarthen | 6 |
| Shay Smallman | Aberavon | 6 |
| Player | Club | Success Penalty (Total %) |
| Josh Phillips | Pontypridd | 28 (85%) |
| Matthew Jarvis | Pontypool | 24 (80%) |
| Luke Price | Bridgend | 22 (88%) |
| Evan Lloyd | Ebbw Vale | 20 (77%) |
| Harrison James | Cardiff RFC | 18 (75%) |
| Player | Club | Success Converison (Total %) |
| Matthew Jarvis | Pontypool | 26 (90%) |
| Sam Earl-Jones | RGC | 21 (84%) |
| Jac Wilson | Carmarthen | 20 (95%) |
| James Davies | Aberavon | 19 (83%) |
| Jack Maynard | Llandovery | 18 (72%) |
