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South Wales Cross Country Championship Results 2026

Pembrey Country Park, 10 October 2026

(14 October – Men’s overall and V35 results updated following finalised results)

The first fixture of the Gwent League is the traditional curtain-raiser for regional cross country, and this weekend we travelled to Carmarthenshire for some fast racing on the twists, turns, and that sandy hill of the Pembrey course.

A big thank you to the clubs promoting the regional championships and for encouraging their runners to sign up to get the opportunity to represent South Wales at the upcoming Inter-regionals.

Our junior races were nearly entirely dominated by the 3 corners of our region with the athletics clubs from Aberdare, Bridgend and Cardiff taking home many medals.

It was mostly the boys fronting their fields, with a South Wales podium of Noah Howells (Aberdare Valley AAC), Siôn Mitchell (Cardiff Athletics), and Rowan Carson (Bridgend Athletics) in the U14 race. There were also wins for Bridgend athletes Lewis Durston (U16)and Nate Greig (U18), with a second place for Taylor Greig (U20).

Alesha Santos (Cardiff Athletics) secured a third place overall in the U16 girls race.

Onto the fiendishly competitive senior and masters races, and we saw the same regional podium in the women’s race as last year, but this time Louise Flynn put in a second lap surge to best Les Croupiers RC teammate Nynke Kuiper, with Emily Fell repeating her third place from 2025. This strong podium, along with Julie Chamberlain, secured Les Croupiers RC’s place as the women’s regional champions of cross-country.

However, it was all change in the men’s race as Adam Bull was the first regional athlete to cross the line, ahead of Ciaran Lewis, a Les Croupiers RC filling in a Pontypridd Roadents AC sandwich, with Ben Hughes in third. With Tom Flitcroft finishing fourth and first V35 along with strong finishes from James Prosser and Vaughan Edwards, Les Croupiers RC matched the women to finish as the top regional cross country club.

The highest placed runners in the masters categories were the stalwarts of the men’s V65+ which saw Peter Trevitt (Penarth & Dinas Runners), Richard Bullen (Les Croupiers RC), and Ian Bell (San Domenico RC) finishing third, fifth, and sixth respectively.

South Wales Results

U12 girls
  1. Eva Fitzpatrick – Cardiff Athletics
  2. Kitty Lancaster – Cardiff Athletics
  3. Eira Smith – Bridgend Athletics

Teams

  1. Aberdare Valley AAC
    Cadi Prosser, Maggie Bracegirdle, Millie Jane Sullivan, Scarlett Smith
U12 boys
  1. Owen Bevan – Pontyclun AC
  2. Toby Andrews – Aberdare Valley AAC
  3. Ieuan Morgan – Cardiff Archers

Teams

  1. Aberdare Valley AAC
    Toby Andrews, William Rosser, Elijah Lewis, Josiah Carter
U14 girls
  1. Bethan Morgan – Cardiff Athletics
  2. Ava Jones – Cardiff Athletics
  3. Heidi Baldwin – Bridgend Athletics

Teams

  1. Cardiff Athletics
    Bethan Morgan, Ava Jones, Isabelle Humphries, Isla Davey
  2. Bridgend Athletics
    Heidi Baldwin, Dottie Davies, Robyn Morgan, Emery Greig
  3. Rhondda AC
    Indianna Jones, Lilah Pugh, Clara Frampton, Faith Griffiths
U14 boys
  1. Noah Howells – Aberdare Valley AAC
  2. Siôn Mitchell – Cardiff Athletics
  3. Rowan Carson – Bridgend Athletics

Teams

  1. Cardiff Athletics
    Siôn Mitchell, Tomos Quayzin, William Hopkin, Isaac Benjamin Hurley
  2. Aberdare Valley AAC
    Noah Howells, Arthur Lummis, George Wynne, Noah Griffiths
  3. Bridgend Athletics
    Rowan Carson, Samuel McFarlane, Benjamin Helme, Edward Spiller
U16 girls
  1. Alesha Santos – Cardiff Athletics
  2. Daisy Mosley – Cardiff Athletics
  3. Betty Lancaster – Cardiff Athletics

Teams

  1. Cardiff Athletics
    Alesha Santos, Daisy Mosley, Betty Lancaster, Eva Martin
  2. Bridgend Athletics
    Sophia Groves, Isla Carson, Navaeh Greig, Mei-Ling Lau
  3. Aberdare Valley AAC
    Phoebe Morgan, Poppy Griffin-Gray, Lacey-May Jones, Poppy Starling
U16 boys
  1. Lewis Durston – Bridgend Athletics
  2. Zac Munn – Cardiff Athletics
  3. Farley Prichard – Cardiff Athletics

Teams

  1. Cardiff Athletics
    Zac Munn, Farley Prichard, Ben Starkie, Riley Nealon
  2. Bridgend Athletics
    Lewis Durston, Fred Jones, Tomos Austin, Jacob Miles
  3. Aberdare Valley AAC
    Xavier Mackie, Yale Davies, Eoin Green, Benjamin Samuel
U18 women
  1. Bella Thie – Bridgend Athletics
  2. Esme Lewis – Bridgend Athletics
  3. Isabelle Lawley – Swansea Harriers

Teams

  1. Bridgend Athletics
    Bella Thie, Esme Lewis, Annalise Thomas, Seren Hardman
  2. Cardiff Athletics
    Lyla Prichard, Seren Mai Richards, Rosie Tandy, Elinor Roberts
U18 men
  1. Nate Greig – Bridgend Athletics
  2. Lucas Howard Machado – Cardiff Archers
  3. Jack Harries – Cardiff Athletics

Teams

  1. Bridgend Athletics
    Nate Greig, Jacob Rixon, Freddie Hudson, Luke Woodhouse
  2. Cardiff Athletics
    Jack Harries, Ethan Bessant, Henry Roberts, Billy Wedlake
U20 women
  1. Ffion Mulford – Rhondda AC
  2. Lily Jacklin – Aberdare Valley AAC
  3. Megan Swanson – Aberdare Valley AAC
U20 men
  1. Taylor Greig – Bridgend Athletics
  2. Garyn Tough – Aberdare Valley AAC
  3. Cian Tough – Aberdare Valley AAC

Teams

  1. Aberdare Valley AAC
    Garyn Tough, Cian Tough, Evan Davies, Ioan George
Women overall
  1. Louise Flynn – Les Croupiers RC
  2. Nynke Kuiper – Les Croupiers RC
  3. Emily Fell – Les Croupiers RC

Teams

  1. Les Croupiers
    Louise Flynn, Nynke Kuiper, Emily Fell, Julie Chamberlain
  2. San Domenico RC
    Sara Vilar-Lluch, Sarah Woodley-Williams, Susannah Bulpin, Catherine Whittle
  3. CDF Runners
    Bethan Moor, Jessie Benjamin, Lauren Fines-Allin, Sioned Thomas
Men overall
  1. Adam Bull – Pontypridd Roadents AC
  2. Ciaran Lewis – Les Croupiers RC
  3. Ben Hughes – Pontypridd Roadents AC

Teams

  1. Les Croupiers RC
    Ciaran Lewis, Tom Flitcroft, James Prosser, Vaughan Edwards
  2. Pontypridd Roadents AC
    Adam Bull, Ben Hughes, James Thie, Symon Murphy
  3. Aberdare Valley AAC
    Martyn Rowling, Matthew Evans, Matt Jacklin, Owen Thomas
V35 women
  1. Julie Chamberlain – Les Croupiers RC
  2. Lucy Entwistle – Penarth & Dinas Runners
  3. Sara Vilar-Lluch – San Domenico RC

Teams

  1. Les Croupiers RC
    Louise Flynn, Nynke Kuiper, Julie Chamberlain
  2. San Domenico RC
    Sara Vilar-Lluch, Sarah Woodley-Williams, Catherine Whittle
  3. Aberdare Valley AAC
    Sarah Morris, Donna Coldman, Sarah Morgan
V35 men
  1. Tom Flitcroft – Les Croupiers RC
  2. James Prosser – Les Croupiers RC
  3. Matthew Evans – Aberdare Valley AAC

Teams

  1. Les Croupiers
    Tom Flitcroft, James Prosser, Mark Palser
  2. Aberdare Valley AAC
    Matthew Evans, Owen Thomas, John Howells
  3. Bridgend Athletics
    Mark Emery, Geoffrey Dodd, Kevin Fosbury
V45 women
  1. Susannah Bulpin – San Domenico RC
  2. Catherine Barker – Penarth & Dinas Runners
  3. Catherine Morgan-Stephens – Bridgend Athletics

Teams

  1. Aberdare Valley AAC
    Andrea Matthews, Kate Lancaster, Amanda Green
  2. Bridgend Athletics
    Catherine Morgan-Stephens, Sadie Welch-Pemberton, Mari Higginson
V45 men
  1. James Thie – Pontypridd Roadents AC
  2. Martyn Rowling – Aberdare Valley AAC
  3. Matt Jacklin – Aberdare Valley AAC

Teams

  1. Aberdare Valley AAC
    Martyn Rowling, Matt Jacklin, Chris Williams
  2. Pontypridd Roadents AC
    James Thie, Symon Murphy, Darren Bishop
  3. Les Croupiers RC
    Vaughan Edwards, Luke Starkie, Wayne Humphreys
V55 women
  1. Yvonne Bullen – Les Croupiers RC
  2. Cath Tailby – Les Croupiers RC
  3. Fiona Drysdale – Ogmore Phoenix Runners

Teams

  1. Les Croupiers RC
    Yvonne Bullen, Cath Tailby, Karen Seary
V55 men
  1. John Adams – Rhondda Valley Runners
  2. Jonathan Jones – Les Croupiers RC
  3. Tony Allan – San Domenico RC

Teams

  1. Les Croupiers RC
    Jonathan Jones, Stuart Reeves, Gareth Cardiff
  2. Rhondda Valley Runners
    John Adams, Bryan Meredith, Carl Edwards
V65+ women
  1. Andrea Webster – Les Croupiers RC
  2. Fiona Davies – Pontypridd Roadents AC
V65+ men
  1. Peter Trevitt – Penarth & Dinas Runners
  2. Richard Bullen – Les Croupiers RC
  3. Ian Bell – San Domenico RC

Teams

  1. Les Croupiers RC
    Richard Bullen, David Cundy, Phil Gatley

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