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| 2007 Season | Home team | Away team | Venue | Match type |
| Sat 14th Apr 2007 | Cardiff Demons 6 | London Skolars 'A' 46 | St. Peters RFC, Cardiff | Pre-season friendly |
| Sun 13th May 2007 |
Little Warren, Grenstars RFC | Scott McRorie Nine's tournament |
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| Sat 19th May 2007 |
Cardiff Demons 43 | Neath Port Talbot Steelers 12 | St. Peters RFC, Cardiff |
Welsh Conference |
| Sat 26th May 2007 |
Blackwood Bulldogs 19 | Cardiff Demons 18 | Blackwood RFC, Glan-yr-afon Parc |
Welsh Conference |
| Sat 2nd June 2007 |
West Wales Sharks 33 | Cardiff Demons 32 | Furnace RFC | Welsh Conference |
| Sat 9th June 2007 |
Cardiff Demons 36 | Newport Titans 30 | St. Peters RFC, Cardiff |
Welsh Conference |
| Sat 23rd June 2007 |
Bridgend Blue Bulls 32 | Cardiff Demons 20 | Porthcawl RFC, Porthcawl |
Welsh Conference |
| Fri 29th June 2007 |
Cardiff Demons 16 | Torfaen Tigers 29 | St. Peters RFC, Cardiff |
Welsh Conference |
| Sat 7th July 2007 |
Valley Cougars 36 | Cardiff Demons 36 | Abercynon RFC, Abercynon |
Welsh Conference |
| Sat 21st July 2007 |
Torfaen Tigers 20 | NPT Steelers 24 | Play-offs Round 1 |
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| Newport Titans 14 | Cardiff Demons 6 | |||
| Blackwood Bulldogs 10 | Valley Cougars 40 | |||
| Blue Bulls have a weeks rest | 8th place drops out | |||
| Sat 28th July 2007 |
Bridgend Blue Bulls 58 | Valley Cougars 10 | Play-offs Round 2 | |
| Newport Titans 54 | Neath Port Talbot Steelers 10 | |||
| Sat 4th August 2007 |
Bridgend Blue Bulls 24 | Newport Titans 18 | Brewery Field, Bridgend | Grand Final |
| Welsh (East) Conference Table 2006 | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Points | Difference |
| Cardiff Demons | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 271 | 201 | 11 | +70 |
| Blackwood Bulldogs | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 265 | 248 | 11 | +17 |
| Newport Titans | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 330 | 204 | 9 | +126 |
| Torfaen Tigers | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 296 | 254 | 8 | +42 |
| Valley Cougars | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 158 | 413 | 1 | -255 |
| 2006 Season | Home team | Away team | Venue | Match type |
| Saturday 20th May 2006 | Cardiff Demons 34 | Newport Titans 28 | Taffs Well RFC | League |
| Sunday 28th May 2006 | Blackwood RFC | Scott McRorie Nine-a-side tournament |
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| Saturday 3rd June 2006 | Valley Cougars 4 | Cardiff Demons 54 | Abercynon RFC | League |
| Saturday 17th June 2006 | Cardiff Demons 23 | Torfaen Tigers 22 | St Peters RFC | League |
| Saturday 24th June 2006 | Blackwood Bulldogs 36 | Cardiff Demons 24 | Blackwood RFC | League |
| Saturday 1st July 2006 | Newport Titans 28 | Cardiff Demons 32 | Pill Harriers RFC | League |
| Saturday 8th July 2006 | Cardiff Demons 72 | Valley Cougars 22 | St Peters RFC | League |
| Saturday 22nd July 2006 | Torfaen Tigers 51 | Cardiff Demons 22 | Pontypool United RFC | League |
| Saturday 29th July 2006 | Cardiff Demons 10 | Blackwood Bulldogs 10 | St Peters RFC | League |
| Saturday 5th August 2006 * match cancelled * |
Cardiff Demons | Aberavon Fighting Irish | St Peters RFC | Play-offs |
| Saturday 12th August 2006 | Bridgend Blue Bulls 22 | Cardiff Demons 10 | Brewery Field, Bridgend | Welsh Final |
| Cardiff Demons 10 - Bridgend Blue Bulls 22 |
| By Ian Golden at Brewery Field pictures by Markel Photography click here for more pictures  A solid Bridgend Blue Bulls side claimed their fourth successive Picton Jones and Costley and Partners Welsh Rugby League championship at the Brewery Field on Saturday after beating plucky Cardiff Demons 22-10.  Bridgend were solid in both attack and defence while Cardiff continually failed to take advantage of their chances, passing where to be tackled would have been more influential and failing to see men in space. The Demons actually who had more possession during the 80 minutes but Bridgend were more successful in turning their chances into tries and just had that little bit extra, which is how champions are made.  The Demons were on the attack to start but couldn’t break through the Bulls defence. They completed a couple of sets but didn’t get close to the line. Bridgend were also close in the early few minutes. Jamie Iles did well to pick up a grubber in his goalmouth while Dan Williams knocked on from Lloyd O’Connor’s pass as they were near to the line.  But Nathan Strong charged in under the sticks on seven minutes to give Bridgend an early lead. Marc Bennett converted. Gareth Jones was stopped close to the line and from the next play Ian Higgins failed to spot Adam King in space on the left and the chance was gone. Bridgend made them pay for the error as following a fine run from Tavita Manasettava, Arron Warner ran in for their second with Bennett converting again.  Demons didn’t quite have the extra strength to get through the Bridgend defence and chances continued to go astray. Gareth Jones, normally accurate with the boot, even did a “Don Fox” on 26 minutes as he missed an easy penalty right in front of the sticks after Bridgend were penalised for a high tackle on Wes Palmer. Bridgend could have increased their lead a minute later but Williams denied himself a clear run at the line after knocking on again, this time from an excellent Nathan Strong lay-off.  Sean O’Brien’s pass deflected off O’Connor giving Cardiff the scrum but once again the chance was wasted as Tom Burnell’s pass was intercepted by Manasettava when they were near to the line. But Demons continued attacking finally paid off on 34 minutes after a fine passing move culminated in Lewis Francis setting up Iles in the corner. Neil Dixon’s knock on gave Cardiff a final chance to score in the first half but Francis’ kick from the final tackle was picked up. Bridgend made a perfect start to what would be a defensive second half that lasted over 50 minutes due to many players going down with cramp and other injuries in the latter period of the game. Williams set up Bennett on 43 minutes to go in under the sticks, converting his own try.  Winner of the Trevor Foster medal for man of the match, Carle Ellis had an excellent chance to further the Bulls’ lead but during his 50-metre run, he was unsupported and lost the ball. Michael John went over in the corner for another Bridgend try on 62 minutes but Cardiff weren’t finished yet and Lee Drabble created a try out of nothing, running in under the posts eight minutes later with Gareth Jones converting to bring the difference back to 12. Both sides had chances to score again but to no avail as Bridgend ran out 22-10 winners. Bridgend’s team manager Simon Green said: “It’s been a hard season but it’s been amazing. We’ve lost players to the Crusaders and to clubs abroad so we’ve been up against it. I certainly didn’t think this would happen this year, this is our biggest ever achievement. I can’t wait until next weekend and we’re going down to Hemel to enjoy ourselves.”  Cardiff’s captain John Byers was disappointed but knows that there is always next season. Byers said: “We’ve done well this year and now have to rebuild. We let ourselves down in the first ten minutes of each half today and had we played as well in those periods like we did in the rest of the game then things could have been different. But Bridgend did well today and congratulations to them.” |
| CARDIFF DEMONS 1. Jamie Iles 2. Sean O’Brien 3. Gareth Holtam 4. Ian Higgins 5. Adam King 6. Gareth Jones 7. Lewis Francis 8. Marc Devine 9. Tom Burnell 10. Wes Palmer 11. John Byers 12. Mark Dando 13. Sean Gilbertson Subs (all used) 14. Lee Drabble 15. Miles Davies 16. John Tricky 17. Lawrence Roycroft Tries: Iles (34), Drabble (70) Goals: Jones 1/3 |
BRIDGEND BLUE BULLS 1. Neil Dixon 2. Arron Warner 3. Carle Ellis 4. Michael John 5. Owen Strong 6. Lloyd O’Connor 7. Marc Bennett 8. Matthew Wareham 9. Dan Williams 10. Jon Purnell 11. Tavita Manasettava 12. Nathan Strong 13. Simon Mustoe Subs (all used) 14. Kyle Coulter 15. Matthew Channel 16. Griff Davies 17. Tylan Mafi Tries: Strong (7), Warner (12), Bennett (43), John (62) Goals: Bennett 3/4 |
| Referee: Darryl Scott (Sydney, Australia) Half-time: 4-12 Men of the Match: Demons – Jones, Blue Bulls - Ellis Scoring Sequence: 0-6, 0-12, 4-12, 4-18, 4-22, 10-22 Gamestar: Carle Ellis who led with strength and precision, his Celtic Crusaders experience showing through. Gamebreaker: Bridgend’s final try through Michael John on 62 minutes opened an 18-point gap. Weather: Warm and cloudy Match Rating: 4/5 |
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| Welsh Conference Table 2005 | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Points | Difference |
| Bridgend Blue Bulls | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 606 | 210 | 22 | +396 |
| Aberavon Fighting Irish | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 584 | 322 | 20 | +262 |
| Torfaen Tigers | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 352 | 369 | 13 | -17 |
| Newport Titans | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 397 | 400 | 10 | -3 |
| Valley Cougars | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 304 | 512 | 10 | -208 |
| Cardiff Demons | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 337 | 436 | 7 | -99 |
| Swansea Valley Miners | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 257 | 588 | 2 | -331 |
| Date | Home team | Away team | Venue | Match type |
| May 1st 2005 | Bridgend Blue Bulls 34 | Cardiff Demons 8 | Brewery Field | Conference |
| May 15th 2005 | Cardiff Demons 44 | Torfaen Tigers 18 | Taffs Well RFC | Conference |
| May 22nd 2005 | Cardiff Demons 28 | Aberavon Fighting Irish 60 | Taffs Well RFC | Conference |
| May 28th 2005 | Cardiff Demons 30 | Valley Cougars 31 | Taffs Well RFC | Conference |
| June 4th 2005 | Newport Titans 24 | Cardiff Demons 16 | Pill Harriers RFC | Conference |
| June 11th 2005 | Cardiff Demons 37 | Swansea Valley Miners 42 | Taffs Well RFC | Conference |
| June 18th 2005 | Cardiff Demons 20 | Bridgend Blue Bulls 32 | Taffs Well RFC | Conference |
| July 3rd 2005 | Torfaen Tigers 34 | Cardiff Demons 34 | Pontypool United RFC | Conference |
| July 9th 2005 | Aberavon Fighting Irish 56 | Cardiff Demons 24 | Aberavon Greenstars RFC | Conference |
| July 17th 2005 | Valley Cougars 51 | Cardiff Demons 12 | Sardis Road, Pontypridd | Conference |
| July 23rd 2005 | Cardiff Demons 36 | Newport Titans 32 | Taffs Well RFC | Conference |
| July 30th 2005 | Swansea Valley Miners 22 | Cardiff Demons 48 | Ystalyfera RFC | Conference |
| August 7th 2005 | Valley Cougars 48 | Cardiff Demons 12 | Sardis Road, Pontypridd | Welsh Shield |
| August 20th 2005 | Cardiff Demons | Swansea Valley Miners ARLFC Taff's Well RFC Llanishen RFC St Peters RFC Rhiwbina RFC Bedwas RFC Bedlinog RFC |
Taffs Well RFC | Sevens Tournament |
Cardiff Demons Rugby League Club, who entertained crowds at Taffs
Well RFC throughout the summer, recently held their end of season awards
ceremony at the Angel Hotel in Cardiff. The winners were... (left to right) Players' Player of the Year - Gareth Jones Try of the Year - Graham Hughes Player of the Year - Mark Dando Young Player of the Year - Kyle Blake Most Improved Player of the Year - Jamie Iles  Demons' Chairman, Ian Golden, presented a joint award for his Clubman of Year to Neil Thomas and Andy Jones, both of whom have travelled down from Swansea to train and play for the club for the last four years.  Ian himself picked up an award at last weekend, winning a National Media and PR award for Rugby League writing, most of which has been published here in the Pontypridd and Llantrisant Observer (Pictured with fellow Demons press reporter Simon Davies).  |
| Cardiff Demons Try of the Season Awards
2004 1st: Graham Hughes 2nd: Neil Thomas 3rd: Gareth Jones-Beili |
Cardiff Demons 29 - Thorne Moor Marauders 20Played at St. Albans on Sunday 5th September 2004 National Conference Shield Final |
| Cardiff Demons Rugby League Football Club have received three
nominations in the 2004 Totalrl.com Rugby League Conference Awards. Cardiff, who won both Welsh and National Shield titles in 2004, will be looking to add the "Best Media and PR" and "Team of the Year" trophies to their already bulging cabinet while coach Wayne Williams will be hoping to lift the "Coach of the Year" award. Williams, who is also the full-time Rugby League Development Officer for Wales, comments, "I'm very happy and honoured to have been nominated for this award and it's great to see so many other Welsh nominations. The game is growing more and more here in the Principality and these nominations show what an impact we are having in the sporting world." One of Wayne's rivals for the crown will be Bridgend Blue Bulls coach, Kevin Ellis, who will be looking to win his 15th full Welsh international cap in the European Nations Cup against Ireland at Aberavon on Sunday 17 October. Other Welsh nominations are Aberavon Fighting Irish in the "Club of the Year" category while Newport Titans are among the nominations for "Best New Club". The winners in each category will be announced at the bi-annual clubs meeting set on Saturday 30th October prior to the Gillette Tri-Nations clash between Great Britain and Australia at the City of Manchester Stadium, a match that all the delegates will attend. At the same gathering, the 2004 "Rugby League Conference Dream Team" will be formally unveiled. The full list of nominations is as follows: BEST ADMINISTRATION - Cambridge Eagles, Derby City, Ipswich Rhinos, Somerset Vikings, Telford Raiders. BEST PROGRAMME - Bristol Sonics, Derby City, Gloucestershire Warriors, Hull Phoenix, St Ives Roosters. BEST MEDIA & PR - Cardiff Demons, Gloucestershire Warriors, Ipswich Rhinos, Newcastle Knights, Nottingham Outlaws. REFEREE OF THE YEAR - Steve Abel, Craig Hill, Clint Sharrad. BEST NEW CLUB - Hull Phoenix, Jarrow Vikings, Newport Titans, Peterlee Pumas. CLUB OF THE YEAR - Aberavon Fighting Irish, Derby City, Ipswich Rhinos, Peterlee Pumas, Telford Raiders. TEAM OF THE YEAR - Cardiff Demons, Jarrow Vikings, Liverpool Buccaneers, West London Sharks, Widnes Saints. COACH OF THE YEAR - Kevin Ellis (Bridgend Blue Bulls), Peter LeMarquand (Ipswich Rhinos), Jake Robb (Somerset Vikings), Alex Sanerive (West London Sharks), Wayne Williams (Cardiff Demons). YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Neil Ayres (Leeds Akademiks), Bernard De Beer (Durham Tigers), James Berry (Telford Raiders), Kevin Lake (Thorne Moor Marauders), Carl Reynolds (Blackpool Sea Eagles). PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Neil Bourke (Widnes Saints), Shaun Carver (Thorne Moor Marauders), Paul Curphey (Chester Wolves), Jamie Goss (Somerset Vikings), Dom Swann (Bristol Sonics). |
| South West Conference 2003 | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Points |
| Cardiff Demons | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 510 | 123 | 18 |
| Date | Home team | Away team |
| May 3rd 2003 | Oxford Cavaliers 20 | Cardiff Demons 64 |
| May 10th 2003 | Cardiff Demons 90 | Bristol Sonics 0 |
| May 17th 2003 | Gloucestershire Warriors 2 | Cardiff Demons 26 |
| May 31st 2003 | Worcester Saints 17 | Cardiff Demons 58 |
| June 7th 2003 | Cardiff Demons 38 | Somerset Vikings 22 |
| June 14th 2003 | Cardiff Demons 38 | Oxford Cavaliers 10 |
| June 28th 2003 | Bristol Sonics 8 | Cardiff Demons 100 |
| July 5th 2003 | Cardiff Demons 28 | Gloucestershire Warriors 6 |
| July 12th 2003 | Cardiff Demons 52 | Worcester Saints 12 |
| July 19th 2003 | Somerset Vikings 26 | Cardiff Demons 16 |
| Cardiff Demons: first 50 matches
played Won 27, Lost 23 |
| Rugby League Challenge Cup
1999-2000 1. First Round – Durham (away) 36-6 2. Second Round – Rochdale Mayfield (home) 18-10 3. Third Round – Keighley Cougars (away) 0-90 |
| Rugby League Conference 2001 4. Oxford Cavaliers (away) 36-40 5. St Albans Centurions (away) 30-8 6. Leicester Phoenix (away) 62-24 7. Hemel Stags (home) 20-33 8. Worcestershire Saints (away) 50-20 9. Gloucestershire Warriors (away) 6-22 10. Oxford Cavaliers (home) 72-14 11. Hemel Stags (away) 35-40 |
| Rugby League Conference 2002 12. Gloucestershire Warriors (away) 44-36 13. Oxford Cavaliers (away) 48-30 14. West London Sharks (away) 16-34 15. Hemel Hempstead Stags (home) 10-24 16. Worcestershire Saints (away) 68-8 17. Gloucestershire Warriors (home) 29-28 18. West London Sharks (home) 30-48 19. Hemel Hempstead Stags (away) 10-56 20. Worcestershire Saints (home) 58-20 21. Play-offs First Round: West London Sharks (home) 26-34 |
| Rugby League Challenge Cup
2002-2003 22. Shaw Cross Sharks (away) 12-56 |
| Rugby League Conference 2003 23. Oxford Cavaliers (away) 64-20 24. Bristol Sonics (home) 90-0 25. Gloucestershire Warriors (away) 26-2 26. Worcestershire Saints (away) 58-17 27. Somerset Vikings (home) 38-22 28. Oxford Cavaliers (home) 38-10 29. Bristol Sonics (away) 100-8 30. Gloucestershire Warriors (home) 28-6 31. Worcestershire Saints (home) 58-12 32. Somerset Vikings (away) 16-26 33. Play-offs First Round: Bridgend Blue Bulls (away) 16-38 34. Play-offs Second Round: Aberavon Fighting Irish (away) 21-47 |
| Rugby League Conference 2004 35. Torfaen Tigers (home) 16-32 36. Bridgend Blue Bulls (away) 20-30 37. Aberavon Fighting Irish (home) 27-28 38. Newport Titans (away) 10-52 39. Swansea Valley Miners (home) 64-14 40. Valley Cougars (away) 50-26 41. Torfaen Tigers (away) 18-38 42. Bridgend Blue Bulls (home) 14-54 43. Aberavon Fighting Irish (away) 31-40 44. Newport Titans (home) 30-66 45. Swansea Valley Miners (away) 30-32 46. Valley Cougars (home) 48-30 47. Welsh Shield Semi Final: Swansea Valley Miners (home) 54-22 48. Welsh Shield Final: Newport Titans (at Aberavon) 38-35 49. National Quarter-finals: Telford Raiders (home) 46-6 50. National Semi-finals: St. Albans Centurions 66-14 |