Pontypool’s Morgan Allen is a classic example. The well travelled back row has proven a great asset to Pooler this season and he shows no signs of letting up just yet.
Morgan signed for Pontypool in the summer, having spent the previous six seasons at Cardiff, five of which as captain. He’s never been shy of carrying the ball into traffic and the latest update of statistics show why opposition coaches look out for his name on any Pooler team annoucement.
He is one of only three players to have smashed through the century barrier for carries – teammate Daniel Hill and RGC’s Sam Williams are the others. Allen has hammered into opposition defenders on 125 occasions with Hill (116) and Williams (115) also packing a punch.
With plenty of ball Allen has been able to utilize his skillset perfectly to lead the way in beating defenders. Normally the backs gain all the plaudits when it comes to beating defenders, but Allen is showing those who wear numbers nine to 15 don’t have things their own way.
He is the only player to have eluded more than 50 tacklers after 11 rounds of SRC action. His total of 54 easily outsrtrips his nearest challenges, wingers Aaron Warren (32) and Tom Bowen (28).
Elsewhere Ebbw Vale fly half Evan Lloyd has bec0me the first player to reach a century of points after the Steelmen’s victory against Cardiff last weekend. Pontypool’s Kieran Meek isn’t far behind though, currently with 96 points next to his name.
Super Rygbi Cymru statistics – After 11 rounds
| Player | Club | Points Scored (Kick Success %) |
| Evan Lloyd | Ebbw Vale | 105 (78%) |
| Kieran Meek | Pontypool | 96 (78%) |
| Billy McBryde | RGC | 93 (70%) |
| Josh Phillips | Swansea | 76 (83%) |
| Ed Dunford | Aberavon | 54 (75%) |
| Player | Club | Tries |
| Dewi Cross | Cardiff RFC | 9 |
| Lewis Morgan | Carmarthen Quins | 8 |
| Joe Franchi | Ebbw Vale | 7 |
| Sam Stoddard | RGC | 7 |
| Tom Bowen | Cardiff RFC | 7 |
| Player | Club | Rucks Involved In |
| Zach O’Driscoll | Bridgend | 206 |
| Osian Davies | Llandovery | 185 |
| Dan Owen | RGC | 145 |
| Sam Cochrane | Pontypool | 145 |
| Morgan Allen | Pontypool | 142 |
| Player | Club | Match Starts / Apperances (Minutes) |
| Sam Williams | RGC | 10/10 (902m) |
| Josh Phillips | Swansea | 10/10 (858m) |
| Sam Stoddard | RGC | 10/10 (843m) |
| Billy McBryde | RGC | 10/9 (839m) |
| Zach O’Driscoll | Bridgend | 10/10 (838m) |
| Player | Club | Passes/Offloads (Accuracy %) |
| Lee Rees | Llandovery | 566/4 (95%) |
| Ethan Lloyd | Cardiff RFC | 352/4 (96%) |
| Rhodri Davies | Carmarthen Quins | 332/4 (91%) |
| Connor Dever | RGC | 324/9 (89%) |
| Harvey Nash | Bridgend | 312/5 (88%) |
| Player | Club | Carries (Collision Dominance %) |
| Morgan Allen | Pontypool | 125 (52%) |
| Daniel Hill | Pontypool | 116 (51%) |
| Sam Williams | RGC | 115 (65%) |
| Lewys Millin | Carmarthen Quins | 94 (44%) |
| Joe Franchi | Ebbw Vale | 84 (50%) |
| Player | Club | Line-breaks |
| Dewi Cross | Cardiff RFC | 9 |
| Lloyd Lewis | Newport | 8 |
| McCauley Rowley | Bridgend | 8 |
| Louis Rees | Carmarthen Quins | 7 |
| Morgan Allen | Pontypool | 7 |
| Player | Club | Defenders Beaten |
| Morgan Allen | Pontypool | 54 |
| Aaron Warren | Llandovery | 32 |
| Tom Bowen | Cardiff RFC | 28 |
| McCauley Rowley | Bridgend | 23 |
| Edd Howley | Bridgend | 21 |
| Player | Club | Dominant Tackles |
| Mike Herbert | Pontypool | 10 |
| Lewys Millin | Carmarthen Quins | 9 |
| Lewis Morgan | Carmarthen Quins | 8 |
| Ryan Wilkins | Bridgend | 8 |
| Tom Phillips | Carmarthen Quins | 8 |
| Player | Club | Â Tackles (Collision Dominance %) |
| Ethan Fackrell | RGC | 112 (58%) |
| Lewys Millin | Carmarthen Quins | 110 (85%) |
| Dan Owen | RGC | 109 (50%) |
| Zach O’Driscoll | Bridgend | 87 (84%) |
| Mike Herbert | Pontypool | 87 (78%) |
| Player | Club | Turnovers Won |
| Craig Hudd | Cardiff RFC | 21 |
| Scott Matthews | Pontypool | 21 |
| Afon Bagshaw | RGC | 16 |
| Patric Lewis | Pontypool | 14 |
| Sam Williams | RGC | 13 |
| Player | Club | “Post Tackle” (Total %) |
| Afon Bagshaw | RGC | 21 (37%) |
| Sam Scarfe | Pontypool | 16 (36%) |
| Patric Lewis | Pontypool | 16 (30%) |
| Sam Williams | RGC | 15 (22%) |
| Dan Owen | RGC | 14 (13%) |
| Player | Club | Success Penalty (Total %) |
| Billy McBryde | RGC | 16 (80%) |
| Evan Lloyd | Ebbw Vale | 16 (76%) |
| Josh Phillips | Swansea | 11 (92%) |
| Benjamin Burnell | Bridgend | 9 (82%) |
| Kieran Meek | Pontypool | 9 (75%) |
| Player | Club | Success Converison (Total %) |
| Kieran Meek | Pontypool | 28 (78%) |
| Evan Lloyd | Ebbw Vale | 26 (79%) |
| Josh Phillips | Swansea | 19 (79%) |
| Ed Dunford | Aberavon | 18 (72%) |
| Harri Wilde | Cardiff RFC | 17 (65%) |
