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John Jones

Small Welsh town with a population of just 2,000 takes over Cardiff as rugby team become best in Wales

There were rapturous scenes at Cardiff Arms Park at the weekend as Llandovery RFC were crowned Indigo Premiership champions for the first time, having brought nearly the whole town with them to cheer them on.

Two tries from scrum-half Lee Rees in each half helped the Drovers to a convincing 24-8 win over table-topping Cardiff RFC in Sunday's play-off final, with the victory marking the club's greatest achievement in their 145-year history.

The visitors, who finished the regular season six points behind Cardiff in second place, outclassed the Blue & Blacks on the day with a dominant performance which also saw full-back Jack Maynard, facing the team he won the league with last season, score 14 points from the kicking tee.

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