WKL Fixtures Finalised

The full WKL season plan has now been updated and it’s looking pretty full! Will be a lot of busy Welsh korfballers this season.

Cyclones clinch league

The final matches of the league season were played on Saturday at Talybont, with Dragons 2 beating Cane Toads, and Cyclones beating Dragons 1. The result confirmed the Cyclones as league winners, though the ultimate prize of being the first ever Welsh champions will be determined by the Championship Final on April 19th.

Stage 1 of Welsh League Finishes

After a string of early victories confirmed that City Cyclones and Dragons 1 would finish in the top half, while an inability to put out a settled side from their substantial number of promising beginners place the 3 university sides into the bottom pool, the final 2 places in the top pool went down to the last week.

City Chiefs had 2 games left, a victory in either would guarantee them a top-half finish and eliminate their opponents. First they played against Dragons 2 who started superbly, racing into a 4-1 lead. However, Chiefs dragged themselves back into it and with about 10 minutes left, led 7-6. Back came Dragons though, with Gareth Thomas and James Frost scoring from long range to grab an 8-7 victory and a place in the top pool. This left a straight knockout between the Chiefs and the Cane Toads, and once again the Chiefs fell just short, a 5 goal performance from Ian O’Sullivan leading the Cane Toads to victory.

The game between Uni 1 and Uni 3 remains unplayed, and as yet there doesn’t appear to have been any decision as to whether it will be played late, forfeited or simply abandoned, but the result is immaterial to the composition of the pools.

Division 1	P.	W.	D.	L.	Gs.	Gc.	Pts.	Gd.
Cardiff City Cyclones	7	7	0	0	139	22	14	117
Cardiff Dragons 1	7	6	0	1	127	43	12	84
Cardiff Cane Toads	7	4	1	2	50	55	9	-5
Cardiff Dragons 2	7	4	0	3	41	60	8	-19
Cardiff City Chiefs	7	2	1	4	46	66	5	-20
Cardiff University 1	6	1	1	4	35	68	3	-33
Cardiff University 2	7	0	2	5	21	83	2	-62
Cardiff University 3	6	0	1	5	18	80	1	-62

Inaugral Welsh League Begins

The first match of the first ever Welsh league was played last evening between Cardiff Uni 2 and Cardiff Dragons 2. The students edged the first half, with almost complete domination of possession, finishing 2-0 ahead. In the second half, with both sides making several substitutions, the greater experience in the Dragons team told and they moved into a 4-3 lead. The university team did manage to equalise that, but Dragons scored again direct from the restart and went on to win 7-4.

Welsh League Fixtures

The provisional fixtures for the Welsh league have now been published and appear below. There is also now a league table.

Welsh Season Plan 2007-08

Welsh Season Plan 2007-2008

Possible schedule for the Welsh League in 2007-08, following the proposals set out at the WKA meeting on May 17th