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Peter Jackson: Black time for Blues underlines Euro row

3 May 2013 2 comments

Cardiff Blues have played 30 matches in all competitions this season and lost 20 of them – two defeats in every three. No wonder, therefore, […]

Wales name squad for Japan tour

1 May 2013 0 comments

Interim Wales coach Robin McBryde has named his squad to face Japan in a two-game series next month. There was a clear intention to bleed […]

Peter Jackson: You’re lucky George, they said Lewis sold his soul

19 April 2013 0 comments

Lewis Jones remembers what it was like when he left Llanelli, how all hell broke loose over his transfer to Leeds Rugby League club. “They […]

RaboDirect Pro12 round 20: teams

12 April 2013 0 comments

Cardiff Blues v Zebre Cardiff Blues: Halfpenny; Williams, Evans (Capt.), Roberts, Robinson; Patchell, Jones; Filise, Breeze, Andrews; Reed, Paulo; Paterson, Copeland, Warburton. Replacements: Dacey, T. […]

George North joins Northampton

9 April 2013 1 comment

The Scarlets announced today they have agreed to release the 20-year-old winger on his request so he could sign a three-year deal with the East Midlands side.

Nigel Wray backs move for Welsh to join Aviva Premiership

9 April 2013 2 comments

England’s Premiership clubs plan to strike a deal with the four Welsh regions which could change the landscape of European competition.

Nick Cain picks his 2013 Lions tour party with some surprising ins and outs

7 April 2013 1 comment

No Brian O’Driscoll. No Chris Robshaw. Neither men make my 2013 Lions tour party for the straightforward reason that others are better equipped to help […]

Young Gun: Will Graulich – Gloucester lock

6 April 2013 0 comments

As the latest Gloucester lock to serve his apprenticeship at Hartpury, Will Graulich is certainly in good company – and the fledgling second row is […]

Nick Cain assesses the potential outcomes of the Heineken Cup quarter-finals

4 April 2013 0 comments

Can England’s leading club sides come up trumps when it is all on the line, or will they follow in the footsteps of Stuart Lancaster’s […]

Top English clubs would ‘welcome’ Welsh tie-up

2 April 2013 2 comments

A senior Welsh official last night claimed that some English clubs would welcome reviving Anglo-Welsh competition – and even the idea of Wales’ four regional […]

Jeremy Guscott: Don’t despair, we will come good

30 March 2013 1 comment

Stuart Lancaster has said he wants his England side to have amassed 600 caps between them before the 2015 World Cup…and yesterday in the Millennium […]

RaboDirect Pro12 round 19: teams

29 March 2013 0 comments

Cardiff Blues v Ospreys Cardiff Blues: Halfpenny; O. Williams, Evans (Capt.), Hewitt,Robinson; Patchell, L. Williams; Hobbs, Breeze, Andrews; Paulo, Reed; Paterson, Warburton, Hamilton. Replacements: Dacey, […]

Nick Cain: Gatland must think French

29 March 2013 1 comment

There are not many Lions coaches who go into a tour on the back of a vintage Six Nations, and Warren Gatland is no exception. […]

Shane Williams, Sean Holley and Gareth Chilcott talk about touring with the Lions

29 March 2013 0 comments

A star studded cast of sporting heroes assembled in front of around 100 privileged audience members at the Park Plaza Hotel in Cardiff on Tuesday […]

Nikki Walker to join Edinburgh

27 March 2013 0 comments

Scotland international Nikki Walker has been released early from his contract with Worcester Warriors and will move to Edinburgh next season. The 31-year-old winger joined […]

Young Gun: Owen Williams – Scalets fly-half

16 March 2013 0 comments

Man of the match on your senior league debut is what every youngster dreams of but after following it up with another star turn, Scarlets […]

Wales v England: teams

15 March 2013 0 comments

Owen Farrell will lead the attack in England’s Grand Slam decider against Wales at the Millennium on Saturday. The Saracens playmaker recovered from the thigh […]

Peter Jackson: It’s whisky galore if Telfer tribe triumph

14 March 2013 0 comments

When Scotland last won three matches on the bounce in the same Championship, they showed their gratitude to Wales by sending them 22 bottles of […]

Michael Owen backs Tom Wood for Lions No.8 spot

14 March 2013 1 comment

This time last year Tom Wood feared he would never properly recover from his toe injury – 12 months on and he is leading the […]

Ryan Jones blow for Wales

12 March 2013 3 comments

Ryan Jones will miss Saturday’s Six Nations decider against England after it was revealed the Welsh captain suffered a broken bone in his shoulder last […]

Shane Williams to carry on in Japan

28 February 2013 0 comments

Shane Williams has revealed he will be returning to Japan to play a second season with the Mitsubishi Dynaboars. Talking to the Rugby Nation radio […]

RaboDirect Pro12 round 17: teams

28 February 2013 1 comment

Connacht v Zebre Connacht: Henshaw ; Poolman, Griffin, Murphy, Duffy (Capt.); Parks, Marmion; Wilkinson, Harris-Wright, White; Kearney, Browne; Muldoon, Faloon, McKeon. Replacements: Flavin, Buckley, Loughney, Anderson, […]

Peter Jackson: Ryan aware that Welsh armband fits loosely

28 February 2013 4 comments

Wales have changed their captain so often in recent seasons that Ryan Jones is in his ninth spell in charge. In Rome on Saturday, he […]

“I Kahn fight for my place”, says Northampton Lee Dickson

28 February 2013 1 comment

Lee Dickson’s starting spot at Franklin’s Gardens will come under considerable threat when Europe’s most sought-after scrum-half Kahn Fotuali’i joins Northampton in the summer. However […]

Italy v Wales: teams

22 February 2013 1 comment

Sam Warburton and Alun-Wyn Jones have been named on Wales’ bench as they take on Italy in the Six Nations in Rome on Saturday. Captain […]

RaboDirect Pro12 round 16: teams

22 February 2013 0 comments

Cardiff Blues v Connacht Blues: Czekaj; O. Williams, Smith, Evans (Capt.), Robinson; Patchell, Jones; Filise, Dacey, Bourrust; Cook, Down; Paterson, Watts-Jones, Copeland. Replacements: R. Williams, […]

Peter Jackson: Rowlands remains Top Cat of the lineout

21 February 2013 0 comments

The 50th anniversary of perhaps the strangest of all Wales matches has come and gone with scarcely a mention. Admittedly it did not merit anything […]

RaboDirect Pro12 round 15: teams

14 February 2013 0 comments

Connacht v Ospreys Connacht: Henshaw; O’Halloran, Griffin, Tonetti, Poolman; Parks, Marmion; Wilkinson, Harris-Wright, White (Capt.); Swift, Kearney; Muldoon, Faloon, McKeon. Replacements: Reynecke, Ah You, Loughney, […]

Gatland will pick Lions on form not nationality

13 February 2013 1 comment

British & Irish Lions boss Warren Gatland is adamant he will make his selection for the up-coming tour to Australia purely on form and not […]

France v Wales: teams

8 February 2013 1 comment

Justin Tipuric has been named at openside for Wales as they travel to Paris on Saturday in a crucial clash against France. The Ospreys flanker takes […]

RaboDirect Pro12 round 14: teams

8 February 2013 3 comments

Cardiff Blues v Leinster Cardiff Blues: Tovey; O. Williams, Evans (Capt.), Hewitt, Robinson; Patchell, Jones; Hobbs, R. Williams, Filise; Cook, Down; Paterson, Watts-Jones, Copeland. Replacements: […]

Nick Cain talks to England and Tigers hooker Tom Youngs about Toulouse and Six Nations

3 February 2013 0 comments

Tom Youngs talks as he plays. Direct, to the point, honest, and over the past year his hard-working, uncomplicated attitude has opened up an international […]

LV=Cup Round 4: teams

1 February 2013 0 comments

Cardiff Blues v London Irish Cardiff Blues: Tovey; O. Williams, Evans (Capt.), Hewitt, Robinson; Patchell, Walker; Trevett, R. Williams, Bourrust; Hill, Down; Paterson, Young, Copeland. Replacements: Dacey, […]

Wales v Ireland: Teams

1 February 2013 0 comments

Dan Biggar will lead the Welsh attack tomorrow after the Ospreys’ play-maker was named at fly-half to face Ireland. After a troublesome Summer and Autumn Test series, […]

Dream Team: Chris Bentley – former Exeter, Biarritz and Edinburgh lock

30 January 2013 1 comment

1. Zak Taulafo – Nice lad who can flick a switch when on a rugby field. A strong scrummaging prop who could do a job […]

LV=Cup round 3: teams

25 January 2013 0 comments

Bath v Exeter Bath: Cuthbert; Lane, Banahan, Williams, Woodburn; Heathcote, McMillan; Beech, Webber, Perenise; Hooper (Capt.), Attwood; Koster, Gilbert, Skirving. Replacements: Batty, Catt, Palma-Newport, Spencer, […]

Northampton Saints sign Kahn Fotuali’i

24 January 2013 1 comment

Northampton Saints have secured the services of one of Europe’s hottest property as they announced the arrival of Samoan scrum-half Kahn Fotuali’i from the Ospreys. […]

Saracens in chase for Europe’s top target

22 January 2013 0 comments

Saracens, fresh from signing Billy Vunipola and James Johnston this week, are among a possee of clubs chasing Ospreys scrum half Kahn Fotuali’i. The Samoan […]

Nick Cain looks at the current status of the Heineken Cup

20 January 2013 3 comments

If there was ever a time for the English clubs to emphasise that they are the real deal and not the ‘Great Pretenders’ of European […]

Live: Leicester v Toulouse

19 January 2013 1 comment

Live running commentary from our man Nick Verdier as Leicester take on Toulouse in the 6th and final round of the Heineken Cup group stages […]

Heineken Cup round 6 teams

18 January 2013 1 comment

Pool 1 Munster v Racing Metro Munster: Jones; Howlett (capt.), Earls, Downey, Zebo; Keatley, Murray; Kilcoyne, Varley, Botha; O’Callaghan, Ryan; O’Mahony, O’Donnell, Coughlan. Replacements: Sherry, […]

Eli Walker gets Wales call up

15 January 2013 0 comments

Slick-running Ospreys winger Eli Walker has been named in the Wales’ Six nations squad by interim coach Rob Howley today. The 20-year-old has been impressive […]

Leicester Tigers set for ‘winner-takes-all’ clash with Toulouse

13 January 2013 1 comment

Leicester Tigers have set themselves for a ‘winner-takes-all’ clash with Toulouse after securing a 15-15 draw against the Ospreys at the Liberty Stadium today. The […]

Heineken Cup round 5: teams

11 January 2013 1 comment

Pool 1 Edinburgh v Munster (Live) Edinburgh: Tonks; Fife, Cairns, Scott, T. Visser; Laidlaw (capt.), Rees; Jacobsen, Lawrie, Nel; Gilchrist, Cox; McInally, Basilaia, Denton. Replacements: […]

Toby Flood cleared of tip-tackle charges

8 January 2013 0 comments

Toby Flood will be available to face the Ospreys on Sunday in the Heineken Cup after being cleared of a tip-tackle offence tonight. The Leicester and […]

Jeremy Guscott: Lions place is Sexton’s to lose in Six Nations

5 January 2013 0 comments

Jonathan Sexton is in pole position to be the Lions first pick for the Test No.10 shirt now that his main rival, Wales fly-half Rhys […]

Nick Cain: Heineken Cup needs refreshing for the fans

28 December 2012 0 comments

Another Heathrow hotel meeting, and another Heineken cup impasse. That was the outcome from the battle of the suits this week as English and French […]

Young Gun: Will Carrick-Smith –Exeter lock

22 December 2012 0 comments

Affectionately nicknamed ‘The Bus’, Exeter Chiefs lock Will Carrick-Smith spent an age waiting for his first-team chance – then two came along at once this […]