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Pooler duo digging deep in the Indigo Prem

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Matthew Jarvis and and Scott Matthews are showing up well for Pooler

Pontypool’s Matthew Jarvis is not relinquishing the title as leading points scorer in the Indigo Premiership without a fight.

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The Pooler fly half has been setting the pace at the top of the table all season, but Ebbw Vale’s Evan Lloyd jumped to the top of the pile after round 14.

But after Pontypool brushed aside Swansea at St Helen’s last weekend, Jarvis fiinds himself looking over his shoulder again with 137 points. Pontypridd full back Josh Phillips sits alongside Jarvis with 137 points, although Jarvis has the better success rate with the boot with an 82% ratio compared to Phillips’ 75%.

Lloyd now finds himself in third place in the pecking order while Cardiff’s Harrison James is the next cab off the rank (114 points) while Bridgend’s Luke Price is edging nearer to the century mark in fifth place with 93 points.

Pooler powerhouse Scott Matthews is showing up well too – leading the way in three seperate categories. He has got through a shed load of work for the Gwent pack, having carried the ball into battle on 135 occasions, two more than Cardiff’s Morgan Allen.

He has has 108 ‘post tackle’ involvements and made more counter ruck attempts (28) than any other player in the Prem so far this season.

Round 15

 

Indigo Premiership statistics 2023/24

Player Club Points total (Kick Success %)
Matthew Jarvis Pontypool 137 (82%)
Josh Phillips Pontypridd 137 (75%)
Evan Lloyd Ebbw Vale 127 (74%)
Harrison James Cardiff RFC 114 (76%)
Luke Price Bridgend 93 (76%)
Player Club Total tries
Lloyd Lewis Newport 7
Rhys Francis Ebbw Vale 7
Oli Andrew Newport 7
Dewi Cross Cardiff RFC 6
Ben Jones Merthyr 6
Player Club Rucks Involved In
Zach O’Driscoll Bridgend 262
Osian Davies Llandovery 256
Callum Davies Pontypool 250
Sean Moore Cardiff RFC 223
Cai James Pontypridd 222
Player Club Match Starts / Apperances (Minutes)
Ethan Phillips Ebbw Vale 14/14 (1242m)
Dylan Bartlett Ebbw Vale 14/14 (1185m)
Joe Thomas Swansea 13/13 (1173m)
Matthew Jarvis Pontypool 13/13 (1162m)
Macauley Cook Pontypridd 13/13 (1145m)
Player Club Passes / Offloads (Total Accuracy %)
Lee Rees Llandovery 686/12 (95%)
Jonathan Evans Ebbw Vale 540/21 (92%)
Chris Williams Bridgend 535/3 (92%)
Thomas Habberfield Cardiff RFC 520/3 (94%)
Che Hope Newport 464/5 (97%)
Player Club Carries (Collision Dominance %)
Scott Matthews Pontypool 135 (61%)
Morgan Allen Cardiff RFC 133 (72%)
Joseph Miles Pontypridd 113 (47%)
Matthew Dodd Swansea 100 (34%)
Joseff Powell Llandovery 97 (28%)
Player Club Line-breaks
Edd Howely Bridgend 10
Aaron Warren Llandovery 8
Frankie Jones Aberavon 8
Adam Warren Llandovery 7
Lloyd Lewis Newport 7
Player Club Defenders Beaten
Edd Howley Bridgend 46
Morgan Allen Cardiff RFC 34
Liam Lloyd Pontypridd 32
Joe Thomas Swansea 32
Owen Thomas Swansea 30
Player Club Dominant Tackles
Tom Phillips Carmarthen Quins 16
Lewys Millin Carmarthen Quins 12
Rhys Jenkins Newport 10
Josh Skinner Newport 10
Dom Franchi Ebbw Vale 9
Player Club  Tackles (Collision Dominance %)
Cai James Pontypridd 188 (88%)
Callum Bowden Swansea 164 (84%)
Lewys Millin Carmarthen Quins 111 (84%)
Jordan Collier Bridgend 109 (91%)
Zach O’Driscoll Bridgend 103 (83%)
Player Club Turnovers Won
Craig Hudd Cardiff RFC 32
Scott Matthews Pontypool 23
Sam Scarfe Pontypool 22
Kyle Tayler Newport 22
Cai James Pontypridd 20
Player Club Post Tackle” (Total %)
Scott Matthews Pontypool 108 (38%)
Stuart Worrall Llandovery 95 (7%)
Craig Locke Merthyr 71 (20%)
Zach O’Driscoll Bridgend 71 (6%)
Sam Scarfe Pontypool 69 (5%)
Player Club Jackal attempts
Stuart Worrall Llandovery 91
Scott Matthews Pontypool 76
Kyle Tayler Newport 55
Lewys Millin Carmarthen Quins 49
Jordan Evans Llandovery 43
Player Club Counter Ruck Attempts
Scott Matthews Pontypool 28
Joseff Powell Llandovery 27
Aaron Pinches Cardiff RFC 25
Craig Locke Merthyr 23
Zach O’Driscoll Bridgend 22
Player Club  Ball Rip Attempts
Sean Moore Cardiff RFC 13
Morgan Allen Cardiff RFC 10
Rhodri Jones Llandovery 7
Rhys Thomas Ebbw Vale 6
Owen Thomas Swansea 6
Player Club Choke Tackle Attempts
Craig Locke Merthyr 11
Shay Smallman Aberavon 10
Dylan Bartlett Ebbw Vale 9
Cai James Pontypridd 8
Harvey Nash Pontypridd 8

 

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