His fellow Newport wing Lloyd Lewis will be cursing his bad luck, as he was forced from the field with an injury so was unable to add to his tally of seven, which still sees him at the top of the charts alongside Ebbw Vale’s Rhys Francis. But Andrew is now just one behind, along with Merthyr’s Ben Jones and Cardiff’s Dewi Cross who all have six.
The Black & Ambers 27-57 victory against the Ravens rained tries, with winger Elliot Frewen also helping himself to a hat-trick as Newport cemented their top four spot in the league.
Neath may still be searching for their first scalp in the Indigo Premiership but that didn’t stop their players from making a mark in round 13 of the competition.
The Welsh All Blacks’ back row Fergus Kneath made 15 attacking carries in last week’s narrow defeat to arch rivals Swansea while second row Jacob Blackmore made 30 ruck entries and clear-outs in his side’s 22-27 defeat.
Two players from the winning side also figured prominently. Joe Thomas beat six defenders while Swansea back row Lloyd Evans continues to turn back the clock. Normally an attacking threat with ball in hand, the ex-Wales Sevens star led the tackle count with 21 hits.
An honourable mention also needs to go to Llandovery’s Joseff Powell who snaffled six defensive turnovers in the game against Carmarthen Quins.
Indigo Premiership statistics 2023/24
| Player | Club | Total Points (Kick Success %) |
| Matthew Jarvis | Pontypool | 124 (83%) |
| Josh Phillips | Pontypridd | 119 (79%) |
| Evan Lloyd | Ebbw Vale | 114 (72%) |
| Harrison James | Cardiff RFC | 94 (73%) |
| Luke Price | Bridgend | 93 (76%) |
| Player | Club | Tries |
| Lloyd Lewis | Newport | 7 |
| Rhys Francis | Ebbw Vale | 7 |
| Ben Jones | Merthyr | 6 |
| Dewi Cross | Cardiff RFC | 6 |
| Oli Andrew | Newport | 6 |
| Player | Club | Rucks Involved In |
| Callum Davies | Pontypool | 218 |
| Zach O’Driscoll | Bridgend | 212 |
| Sean Moore | Cardiff RFC | 190 |
| Osian Davies | Llandovery | 188 |
| Cai James | Pontypridd | 179 |
| Player | Club | Passes / Offloads (Total Accuracy %) |
| Lee Rees | Llandovery | 524/12 (96%) |
| Chris Williams | Bridgend | 515/3 (92%) |
| Jonathan Evans | Ebbw Vale | 475/18 (91%) |
| Thomas Habberfield | Cardiff RFC | 428/3 (94%) |
| Che Hope | Newport | 414/5 (97%) |
| Player | Club | Carries (Collision Dominance %) |
| Scott Matthews | Pontypool | 128 (63%) |
| Morgan Allen | Cardiff RFC | 122 (74%) |
| Joseph Miles | Pontypridd | 96 (44%) |
| Benjamin Fry | Merthyr | 86 (61%) |
| Cameron Regan | Ebbw Vale | 83 (41%) |
| Player | Club | Line-breaks |
| Edd Howely | Bridgend | 9 |
| Aaron Warren | Llandovery | 8 |
| Adam Warren | Llandovery | 7 |
| Frankie Jones | Aberavon | 7 |
| Rhodri Davies | Carmarthen | 7 |
| Player | Club | Defenders Beaten |
| Edd Howley | Bridgend | 40 |
| Morgan Allen | Cardiff RFC | 33 |
| Liam Lloyd | Pontypridd | 31 |
| Joe Thomas | Swansea | 29 |
| Harri Doel | Llandovery | 25 |
| Player | Club | Dominant Tackles |
| Tom Phillips | Carmarthen | 14 |
| Lewys Millin | Carmarthen | 11 |
| Rhys Jenkins | Newport | 9 |
| Josh Skinner | Newport | 9 |
| Dom Franchi | Ebbw Vale | 8 |
| Player | Club | Tackles (Collision Dominance %) |
| Cai James | Pontypridd | 145 (86%) |
| Callum Bowden | Swansea | 130 (79%) |
| Jordan Collier | Bridgend | 97 (90%) |
| Lewys Millin | Carmarthen | 96 (83%) |
| Zach O’Driscoll | Bridgend | 91 (82%) |
| Player | Club | Turnovers Won |
| Craig Hudd | Cardiff RFC | 27 |
| Scott Matthews | Pontypool | 23 |
| Sam Scarfe | Pontypool | 20 |
| Kyle Tayler | Newport | 20 |
| Cai James | Pontypridd | 18 |
| Player | Club | “Post Tackle” (Total %) |
| Scott Matthews | Pontypool | 104 (38%) |
| Stuart Worrall | Llandovery | 81 (8%) |
| Sam Scarfe | Pontypool | 64 (5%) |
| Kyle Tayler | Newport | 61 (14%) |
| Zach O’Driscoll | Bridgend | 60 (5%) |
| Player | Club | Jackal attempts |
| Stuart Worrall | Llandovery | 77 |
| Scott Matthews | Pontypool | 74 |
| Kyle Tayler | Newport | 52 |
| Jordan Evans | Llandovery | 43 |
| Lewys Millin | Carmarthen | 39 |
| Player | Club | Counter Ruck Attempts |
| Scott Matthews | Pontypool | 26 |
| Joseff Powell | Llandovery | 21 |
| Aaron Pinches | Cardiff RFC | 20 |
| Matthew Dodd | Swansea | 19 |
| Zach O’Driscoll | Bridgend | 18 |
| Player | Club | Ball Rip Attempts |
| Sean Moore | Cardiff RFC | 13 |
| Morgan Allen | Cardiff RFC | 10 |
| Huw Taylor | RGC | 6 |
| Rhodri Jones | Llandovery | 6 |
| Rhys Thomas | Ebbw Vale | 4 |
| Player | Club | Choke Tackle Attempts |
| Shay Smallman | Aberavon | 9 |
| Craig Locke | Merthyr | 7 |
| Dylan Bartlett | Ebbw Vale | 7 |
| Harvey Nash | Pontypridd | 7 |
| Lewys Millin | Carmarthen | 7 |
| Player | Club | Success Penalty (Total %) |
| Josh Phillips | Pontypridd | 29 (85%) |
| Matthew Jarvis | Pontypool | 24 (80%) |
| Luke Price | Bridgend | 22 (88%) |
| Evan Lloyd | Ebbw Vale | 22 (76%) |
| Harrison James | Cardiff RFC | 18 (75%) |
| Player | Club | Success Conversion (Total %) |
| Matthew Jarvis | Pontypool | 26 (90%) |
| Sam Earl-Jones | RGC | 23 (85%) |
| Jac Wilson | Carmarthen | 21 (91%) |
| James Davies | Aberavon | 21 (78%) |
| Evan Lloyd | Ebbw Vale | 20 (69%) |
