The former Wales sevens winger was a constant menace against the Ravens, bagging a brace while being heavily involved in several other tries as the Black & Ambers wrapped up a number of new records from their 89-26 triumph.
Their winning margin of 63 was a club league record while the 89 points scored by Newport is the highest ever in a league match for the club while Matt O’Brien’s mammoth haul of 34 points set a new record for the most points ever scored by a Newport RFC payer in one match. The previous record off 33 was held by Gareth Rees.
O’Brien’s haul has dragged him on to the list of leading points scorers in the league, although he still finds himself some distance behind Ebbw Vale’s Evan Lloyd who leads the way with 215 points, 45 points ahead of Newport’s talisman.
Henry Palmer is also having a fine season in the middle of the front row for Newport. Ty Morris’s side has try scoring threats right across the park and his hooker has now reached double figures thanks to another try scoring performance against Bridgend.
Elsewhere Cardiff’s Craig Hudd is the first player to have won 50 turnovers this season while Scott Matthews continues to be a willing workhorse for Pontypool, having made 229 carries and 143 post tackle involvements to top those two categories while figuring prominently in several others.
Indigo Premiership: Statistics 2023/24
| Player | Club | Points total (Kick Success %) |
| Evan Lloyd | Ebbw Vale | 215 (70%) |
| Matthew Jarvis | Pontypool | 208 (81%) |
| Josh Phillips | Pontypridd | 189 (68%) |
| Harrison James | Cardiff RFC | 171 (81%) |
| Matt O’Brien | Newport | 170 (77%) |
| Player | Club | Tries |
| Lloyd Lewis | Newport | 16 |
| Dewi Cross | Cardiff RFC | 15 |
| Taylor Davies | Llandovery | 15 |
| Edd Howley | Bridgend | 10 |
| Henry Palmer | Newport | 10 |
| Player | Club | Rucks Involved In |
| Sean Moore | Cardiff RFC | 509 |
| Rhodri Hughes | Aberavon | 410 |
| Zach O’Driscoll | Bridgend | 404 |
| Osian Davies | Llandovery | 398 |
| Callum Davies | Pontypool | 380 |
| Player | Club | Match Starts / Apperances (Minutes) |
| Ben Roach | Newport | 24/24 (2025m) |
| Josh Phillips | Pontypridd | 23/24 (1990m) |
| Ethan Phillips | Ebbw Vale | 22/22 (1986m) |
| Sean Moore | Cardiff RFC | 22/23 (1980m) |
| Macauley Cook | Pontypridd | 22/22 (1926m) |
| Player | Club | Passes / Offloads (Total Accuracy %) |
| Lee Rees | Llandovery | 1,125/16 (94%) |
| Thomas Habberfield | Cardiff RFC | 1,015/8 (95%) |
| Chris Williams | Bridgend | 848/7 (93%) |
| Jonathan Evans | Ebbw Vale | 838/30 (92%) |
| Harvey Nash | Pontypridd | 837/2 (90%) |
| Player | Club | Carries (Collision Dominance %) |
| Scott Matthews | Pontypool | 229 (60%) |
| Joseph Miles | Pontypridd | 199 (48%) |
| Morgan Allen | Cardiff RFC | 196 (69%) |
| Lewys Millin | Carmarthen | 195 (38%) |
| Craig Locke | Merthyr | 166 (49%) |
| Player | Club | Linebreaks |
| Edd Howely | Bridgend | 17 |
| Lloyd Lewis | Newport | 16 |
| Aaron Warren | Llandovery | 13 |
| Dewi Cross | Cardiff RFC | 13 |
| Joel Mahoney | Pontypool | 12 |
| Player | Club | Defenders Beaten |
| Edd Howley | Bridgend | 72 |
| Aaron Warren | Llandovery | 52 |
| Sam Earl-Jones | RGC | 49 |
| Morgan Allen | Cardiff RFC | 45 |
| Joe Thomas | Swansea | 44 |
| Player | Club | Dominant Tackles |
| Tom Phillips | Carmarthen | 27 |
| Josh Skinner | Newport | 18 |
| Rhys Jenkins | Newport | 16 |
| Lewys Millin | Carmarthen | 15 |
| Dom Franchi | Ebbw Vale | 14 |
| Player | Club | Tackles (Collision Dominance %) |
| Cai James | Pontypridd | 284 (90%) |
| Callum Bowden | Swansea | 245 (83%) |
| Lewys Millin | Carmarthen | 227 (84%) |
| Jordan Collier | Bridgend | 194 (86%) |
| Josh Skinner | Newport | 177 (68%) |
| Player | Club | Turnovers Won |
| Craig Hudd | Cardiff RFC | 50 |
| Scott Matthews | Pontypool | 40 |
| Kyle Tayler | Newport | 35 |
| Josh Skinner | Newport | 33 |
| Callum Bowden | Swansea | 30 |
| Player | Club | “Post Tackle” (Total %) |
| Scott Matthews | Pontypool | 143 (32%) |
| Stuart Worrall | Llandovery | 132 (8%) |
| Lewys Millin | Carmarthen | 122 (10%) |
| Nathan Hudd | Cardiff RFC | 119 (6%) |
| Craig Locke | Merthyr | 116 (18%) |
| Player | Club | Jackal attempts |
| Stuart Worrall | Llandovery | 120 |
| Scott Matthews | Pontypool | 100 |
| Lewys Millin | Carmarthen | 88 |
| Nathan Hudd | Cardiff RFC | 84 |
| Craig Hudd | Cardiff RFC | 83 |
| Player | Club | Counter Ruck Attempts |
| Aaron Pinches | Cardiff RFC | 38 |
| Craig Locke | Merthyr | 38 |
| Scott Matthews | Pontypool | 37 |
| Tom Harper | Pontypridd | 35 |
| Patrick McBride | Merthyr | 34 |
| Player | Club | Ball Rip Attempts |
| Sean Moore | Cardiff RFC | 24 |
| Morgan Allen | Cardiff RFC | 13 |
| Jason Harries | Cardiff RFC | 9 |
| Rhodri Jones | Llandovery | 8 |
| Rhys Thomas | Ebbw Vale | 8 |
| Player | Club | Choke Tackle Attempts |
| Shay Smallman | Aberavon | 18 |
| Harvey Nash | Pontypridd | 17 |
| Cai James | Pontypridd | 15 |
| Kristian Parker | Pontypridd | 15 |
| Lewys Millin | Carmarthen | 15 |
| Player | Club | Success Penalty (Total %) |
| Josh Phillips | Pontypridd | 40 (75%) |
| Matthew Jarvis | Pontypool | 34 (79%) |
| Evan Lloyd | Ebbw Vale | 33 (70%) |
| Harrison James | Cardiff RFC | 26 (81%) |
| Sam Earl-Jones | RGC | 24 (67%) |
| Player | Club | Success Converison (Total %) |
| Matt O’Brien | Newport | 58 (74%) |
| Matthew Jarvis | Pontypool | 53 (83%) |
| Evan Lloyd | Ebbw Vale | 49 (71%) |
| Sam Earl-Jones | RGC | 39 (87%) |
| Josh Lewis | Merthyr | 38 (75%) |
