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Dai fears more will follow Hill to riches in Japan

1 August 2021 0 comments

NEWS EXTRABy ALEX BYWATER CARDIFF director of rugby Dai Young admits he is concerned more players could follow Cory Hill out of Welsh rugby’s exit […]

Walker wings in to drive Wales success

18 July 2021 0 comments

NEWS EXTRABy SAM JACKSON FORMER Wales winger and Olympic hurdler Nigel Walker has been named performance director at the Welsh Rugby Union.The 58-year-old former Cardiff […]

Heineken Cup tiers revealed ahead of pool draw

4 July 2021 2 comments

NEWS EXTRA THE ROAD to next season’s Heineken Champions Cup final in Marseille will begin to be mapped out when the pool draw for the […]

Thomas’ rapid rise can inspire Cardiff lads says Law

13 June 2021 0 comments

NEWS EXTRABy ROB COLE NEW Wales squad member Ben Thomas is set to become the pin-up boy at Cardiff Arms Park next season after graduating to […]

Kessell returns in Pirates half-back exchange

6 June 2021 0 comments

NEWS EXTRABy MIKE SINCLAIR IT’S all-change at No.9 for the Cornish Pirates with Tom Kessell returning after six years away and Ruaridh Dawson also rejoining […]

Red Roses World Cup bid begins against Fiji

30 May 2021 1 comment

ENGLAND Women will open their Rugby World Cup campaign next year against debutants Fiji at Eden Park in New Zealand. With the tournament delayed a […]

Pirates hooker Frost has big boots to follow

23 May 2021 0 comments

NEWS EXTRABy MIKE SINCLAIR THE Cornwall conveyor belt is the place to go if you are looking for a hooker.Dan Frost, who will be joining Wasps […]

Fowkes vacancy attracts top quality applicants

2 May 2021 1 comment

NEWS EXTRA NOTTINGHAM’s reputation as a launchpad for coaches seeking to move to a higher level has resulted in a mountain of top-quality applications for Neil […]

Tier 2 in Wales set for crunch talks over funding

2 May 2021 2 comments

Reduced funding set to be a fierce area of debate in meeting between Welsh Premiership clubs this week

Halaholo targeted in racist post on Ponty site

2 May 2021 0 comments

NEWS EXTRABy ALEX BYWATER WALES centre Willis Halaholo has found himself at the centre of yet another racism storm.Halaholo, who helped Wayne Pivac’s side win the […]

Speedster Regan stays with League

2 May 2021 4 comments

NEWS EXTRA REGAN Grace, the highest-scoring Welsh wing in either code over the last four seasons, is to extend his contract with double Super League champions […]

Alapati’s still a Bear

2 May 2021 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA ALAPATI Leiua has triggered an extension to his contract with Bristol.Samoa international Leiua, 32, who can play on the wing or at centre, […]

One more for Hibbard

2 May 2021 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA VETERAN hooker Richard Hibbard has agreed a oneyear extension at Dragons.The 37-year-old has made 56 appearances since joining in 2018 from Gloucester.Hibbard said: […]

Green light for Pacific Islanders’ inclusion

18 April 2021 0 comments

NEWS EXTRABy SAM JACKSON PACIFIC islands teams Moana Pasifika and Fijian Drua have been granted conditional licences to join a proposed Super Rugby competition alongside […]

Joseph brings in foreign legion for Lions job

18 April 2021 0 comments

NEWS EXTRABy MATT MCILRAITH JAPAN will be without seven of the side that beat Scotland at the World Cupwhen they face the Lions at at Murrayfield […]

Butcher praying for a big May Day turnout

4 April 2021 0 comments

NEWS EXTRABy ALEX BYWATER WELSH Rugby Union chairman Rob Butcher admits he cannot be sure if the country’s rugbymad population will come back to the game […]

Uninsured Unions to lose big money if tour folds

28 March 2021 0 comments

NEWS EXTRABy SAM JACKSON THE home unions will be uninsured for any financial losses if the British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa does not […]

Falcons hit turbos to see off England hopefuls

21 March 2021 1 comment

NEWS EXTRA A NEWCASTLE Falcons XV defeated England U20s 43-22 in a free-flowing encounter at Kingston Park stadium on Friday.Falcons led 19-17 at halftime and powered […]

Delaney expects missile Dan to strike big

14 March 2021 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA■By STEFFAN THOMAS SCARLETS flanker Dan Davis has been likened to Wales superstar Justin Tipuric and tipped to become a future international.TRP was the first […]

Chiefs on course for clash with Leinster in last eight

14 March 2021 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA EXETER Chiefs will continue their Champions Cup defence at home to Lyon in the revised knockout phase.Wasps will host Clermont Auvergne, Bristol travel to […]