None more so than Pontypool’s Morgan Allen. The former Cardiff No 8 has been hugely effective for Pontypool, particularly in offensive mode. He is the only player so far to have smashed his way through a century of collisions (102 to be precise) in the league. Gwent rugby has been built on solid foundations through the years and the fact his nearest challengers are from his neck of the woods bears this fact out.
Teammate Daneil Hill has 92 collisions next to his name while Ebbw Vale’s Joe Franchi is some distance behind in third place with 76 collision.
Allen has never been shy in coming forward and he is also showing the backs how to cut a dash in attack. He has a handsome lead in the ‘defenders beaten’ category with 42 hapless tacklers falling by the wayside when he is romping forward, Young Cardiff winger Tom Bowen is some way back with 23 defenders beaten, with Cardiff fullback Matty Young and Llandovery winger tucked in behind in third sport with 21 defenders beaten,
The firm pitches have been enjoyed by the outside backs with Cardiff winger Dewi Cross and Newport flyer Lloyd Lewis leading the way in clean liine-breaks with eight apiece, just edging out Carmarthen Quins’ Louis Rees and… you guessed it, Morgan Allen.
Super Rygbi Cymru statistics – Round 7
| Player | Club | Points total (Kick Success %) |
| Evan Lloyd | Ebbw Vale | 78 (78%) |
| Kieran Meek | Pontypool | 77 (79%) |
| Billy McBryde | RGC | 66 (72%) |
| Josh Phillips | Swansea | 60 (92%) |
| Benjamin Burnell | Bridgend | 47 (74%) |
| Player | Club | Total tries |
| Lewis Morgan | Carmarthen Quins | 8 |
| Dewi Cross | Cardiff RFC | 7 |
| Joe Franchi | Ebbw Vale | 7 |
| Sam Stoddard | RGC | 6 |
| Tom Bowen | Cardiff RFC | 6 |
| Player | Club | Rucks Involved In |
| Osian Davies | Llandovery | 154 |
| Zach O’Driscoll | Bridgend | 148 |
| Chris Long | Llandovery | 122 |
| Morgan Allen | Pontypool | 121 |
| Lewys Millin | Carmarthen Quins | 115 |
| Player | Club | Match Starts / Apperances (Minutes) |
| Rhodri Jones | Carmarthen Quins | 7/7 (648m) |
| Sam Williams | RGC | 7/7 (643m) |
| Billy McBryde | RGC | 7/7 (639m) |
| Dylan Bartlett | Ebbw Vale | 7/7 (638m) |
| Kieran Meek | Pontypool | 7/7 (636m) |
| Player | Club | Passes / Offloads (Accuracy %) |
| Lee Rees | Llandovery | 470/4 (95%) |
| Jonathan Evans | Ebbw Vale | 297/10 (94%) |
| Harvey Nash | Bridgend | 297/5 (88%) |
| Connor Dever | RGC | 268/8 (87%) |
| Ethan Lloyd | Cardiff RFC | 246/4 (96%) |
| Player | Club | Carries (Collision Dominence %) |
| Morgan Allen | Pontypool | 102 (48%) |
| Daniel Hill | Pontypool | 91 (52%) |
| Joe Franchi | Ebbw Vale | 76 (49%) |
| Sam Williams | RGC | 74 (60%) |
| Lewys Millin | Carmarthen Quins | 73 (40%) |
| Player | Club | Linebreaks |
| Dewi Cross | Cardiff RFC | 8 |
| Lloyd Lewis | Newport | 8 |
| Louis Rees | Carmarthen Quins | 7 |
| Morgan Allen | Pontypool | 7 |
| Player | Club | Defenders Beaten |
| Morgan Allen | Pontypool | 42 |
| Tom Bowen | Cardiff RFC | 23 |
| Aaron Warren | Llandovery | 21 |
| Matteus Young | Cardiff RFC | 21 |
| Lloyd Lewis | Newport | 20 |
| Player | Club | Dominant Tackles |
| Mike Herbert | Pontypool | 9 |
| Lewis Morgan | Carmarthen Quins | 8 |
| Lewys Millin | Carmarthen Quins | 8 |
| Tom Phillips | Carmarthen Quins | 7 |
| Ryan Wilkins | Bridgend | 6 |
| Player | Club | Â Tackles (Collision Dominence %) |
| Dan Owen | RGC | 83 (53%) |
| Ethan Fackrell | RGC | 83 (53%) |
| Lewys Millin | Carmarthen Quins | 82 (84%) |
| Josh Helps | Carmarthen Quins | 71 (89%) |
| Daniel Hill | Pontypool | 67 (81%) |
| Player | Club | Turnovers Won |
| Craig Hudd | Cardiff RFC | 16 |
| Scott Matthews | Pontypool | 13 |
| Afon Bagshaw | RGC | 12 |
| Curtis Gregory | Ebbw Vale | 11 |
| Chris Long | Llandovery | 11 |
| Player | Club | “Post Tackle” (Total %) |
| Afon Bagshaw | RGC | 16 (33%) |
| Patric Lewis | Pontypool | 15 (38%) |
| Sam Scarfe | Pontypool | 15 (30%) |
| Morgan Allen | Pontypool | 10 (22%) |
| Sam Williams | RGC | 9 (24%) |
| Player | Club | Success Penalty (Total %) |
| Evan Lloyd | Ebbw Vale | 14 (78%) |
| Billy McBryde | RGC | 10 (71%) |
| Josh Phillips | Swansea | 9 (90%) |
| Benjamin Burnell | Bridgend | 8 (89%) |
| Jack Maynard | Llandovery | 7 (100%) |
| Player | Club | Success Converison (Total %) |
| Kieran Meek | Pontypool | 23 (79%) |
| Evan Lloyd | Ebbw Vale | 18 (78%) |
| Harri Wilde | Cardiff RFC | 15 (68%) |
| Josh Phillips | Swansea | 13 (93%) |
| Ed Dunford | Aberavon | 13 (76%) |
