Search results for "warren gatland"
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Shane Williams
/ 3 years agoWhen it’s your time to go, you just know
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Well, I didn’t see any of that coming! Two retirements within an hour of each...
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Nick Cain
/ 3 years agoEligibility laws that need to be changed
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE recent international eligibility law that allows Henry Thomas to be selected by...
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Nick Cain
/ 3 years agoHow a pair of English-born props could foil Red Rose
Tomas Francis, the 71-cap Wales tighthead who has been first choice for Warren Gatland in both his incarnations as Wales coach,...
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Shane Williams
/ 3 years agoMy Team of the Season shows promise for future
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND The silverware for the season is set to be handed out without any Welsh involvement....
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoThe day one smart man showed us how to behave
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW The last time Wales selected an English prop, Colin Smart of Newport, they...
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Guest Blogs
/ 3 years agoBiggest Bets on Rugby
The sport of Rugby is one of high intensity that requires a high degree of strategy, skill and physical prowess. It...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 3 years agoWhy England need to be the fittest team in France
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Every coach is going to say there is room for improvement and, just as...
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Guest Blogs
/ 4 years agoWhat the UK teams have on their to-do list ahead of France 2023
With only a few months until the start of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, Ireland is in the driver’s seat after...
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Shane Williams
/ 4 years agoHawkins highlights pathway problem
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND "Don't go Joe!" That was the plaintive cry around Wales last week as news emerged...
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Shane Williams
/ 4 years agoOspreys have the talent to pull off a big surprise
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND I HOPE the Ospreys of 2023 have learned the lessons of their predecessors of 2008...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoParra has his eye on a final flourish
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN For a while, it looked as if Morgan Parra’s season – and possibly his career – had...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoAnscombe offered a £100,000 cut in pay
By PETER JACKSON Ospreys have offered Gareth Anscombe a reduced contract for next season amounting to a pay cut of around...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 4 years agoMy Life in Rugby with Vaughan Going: ‘Second-best in the world, but on bench’
The former Hong Kong, Waikato, Harlequins, London Welsh, Sale, Beziers, Bristol and Northampton full-back talks about his life in the game...
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Paul Rees
/ 4 years agoAll eyes turn to the World Cup
Paul Rees sees the championship go to form with Ireland and France leading the way The Six Nations was for the...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoAu revoir! French requiem for old warrior
By PETER JACKSON France……………………………41pts Tries: Penaud 10, 77; Danty 34, Atonio 44, Fickou 49 Conversions: Ramos 12, 35, 45, 50, 78...
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Shane Williams
/ 4 years agoStanding tall as we finish on a high
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND What a brilliant start by Wales at Stade de France and what an encouraging performance...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoChiefs lead chase for lock star Williams
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Rising star: Cardiff lock Teddy Williams is wanted in Exeter PICTURE: Getty Images Follow me...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoRFU needs to harness the top coaches
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Why is it that England’s best coaches are currently inspiring Ireland and France,...
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Paul Rees
/ 4 years agoEngland go from springboard to falling through a trap door
Paul Rees says the game in England is drifting and it's time for the RFU to exert greater control Acute vision:...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 4 years agoMy Life in Rugby with Andy Booth: ‘I’ve got every cap bar the senior one’
The former Neath, Swansea, Cardiff, Cambridge University and Wales B scrum-half talks about his life in the game I played back...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoWe need to see the big guns on parade
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST There have been bigger crowds on the summit ridge of Mount Everest than we usually see at...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoGiving a cap for so little action is an insult
CHRIS HEWETT Warren Gatland was an All Black hooker plenty of times over, but he never won a Test cap because...
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Peter Jackson
/ 4 years agoBiggar sets sights on World Cup finale
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Dan Biggar started the season as captain of Wales, all the wiser for...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWebb back in as Wales head to Rome
Rhys Webb makes his first Wales start in three years as they travel to Rome for a crucial game against Italy....
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoCotton: I can’t see Welsh win
By PETER JACKSON One of England’s all time greats has delivered a withering verdict on Wales as they struggle to stop...
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Six Nations
/ 4 years agoDelight for Grady after Xbox fantasy became reality
By ROB COLE Mason Grady has admitted he loved swapping video game idols George North and Taulupe Faletau for real live...
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Shane Williams
/ 4 years agoItalian fire is starting to burn brightly
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND I used to love playing against Italy. Nine tries in nine games! But I also...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoInsult to see Borthwick give away England caps
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME What a weekend of rugby we had last week with two fascinating...
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Guest Blogs
/ 4 years agoRugby World Cup gets close; Favourites, dark horses and the talent
Outcomes from test matches in 2022 show that predictability is no longer present. There is more freshness in the air than...
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Six Nations
/ 4 years agoI’m proud we fronted up, says Wales captain Owens
Wales skipper Ken Owens refused to hide behind the turmoil of last week after his side’s 20-10 defeat to England in...
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Six Nations
/ 4 years agoSteward rises to the occasion and puts England on right road
By NICK CAIN Wales.................................. 10pts Tries: Rees-Zammit 41 Conversions: Halfpenny 42 Penalties: Halfpenny 22 England ..............................20pts Tries: Watson 19, Sinckler 45,...
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Peter Jackson
/ 4 years agoPointless! Wales have nothing to show in this bleakest of winters
PETER JACKSON Despite issuing an avalanche of apologies over scandals on and off the pitch, Welsh rugby’s besieged management were left...
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Shane Williams
/ 4 years agoIt’s do-or-die in Italy so we must pull together
SHANE WILLIAMS I know exactly how the Welsh players are feeling at the moment because I’ve been there. I came back...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoLyon on a mission to land Adams
Lyon are confident that they are close to reaching a deal with the WRU that will see Wales and Lions winger...
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Features
/ 4 years agoGrassroots rugby now in a fight for its future
Paul Rees says both the RFU and WRU are struggling to make the numbers add up and face some hard choices...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWales strike threat was warranted – Davies
Jonathan Davies heavily criticised the Welsh Rugby Union’s handling of players’ contracts following the threat to strike ahead of Wales‘ crucial...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoItoje ready to silence Welsh roar
By GARY FITZGERALD Maro Itoje is fired up for England’s visit to Cardiff as they look for their first Six Nations...
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Six Nations
/ 4 years agoTompkins set for Wales recall
By JON NEWCOMBE Saracens DoR Mark McCall says he will be surprised if Nick Tompkins was available to him in the...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 4 years agoPositives begin to add up for Borthwick
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Assuming that the Wales v England game in Cardiff on Saturday is played despite...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoCarreras artistry too much for Quins
By TOM BRADSHAW Gloucester ....................... 28pts Tries: Blake 5, Thorley 18, Carreras 72, Rees-Zammit 74 Conversions: Carreras 6, 18, 73, 75...
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Shane Williams
/ 4 years agoWRU now the laughing stock of world rugby
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Oh, what a week that was! I felt the pain along with every other Welsh...
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Peter Jackson
/ 4 years agoBiggar has no one to blame but himself
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Had Wales only opted to man the picket lines outside Murrayfield instead of...
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Features
/ 4 years agoBattle lines drawn up in sideshow showdown
Paul Rees sees two international coaches who are facing very different challenges in Cardiff Wales's biennial Six Nations encounter with England...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoBorthwick must build up England’s armoury
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME I have to say last weekend’s Six Nations games disappointed me as...
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Six Nations
/ 4 years agoRussell puts on a show as Scots run riot
By PETER JACKSON Scotland ........................... 35pts Tries: Turner 30, Steyn 51, 58; Kinghorn 71, M Fagerson 79 Conversions: Russell 32, 53...
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Shane Williams
/ 4 years agoTime for real honesty within Welsh set-up
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Returning Wales coach Warren Gatland really knows now the size of the job on his...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBorthwick puts faith in blitz squad
PREVIEW England v Italy PAUL REES SOUTH Africa have the bomb squad but Steve Borthwick has opted for the blitz squad...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoScott Hastings: Scotland must profit from winning start
Scott Hastings insisted that Scotland need to capitalise on momentum ahead of their round two Six Nations clash with a wounded...
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Six Nations
/ 4 years agoRuthless Ireland take no time to quash talk of a Welsh restoration
By PETER JACKSON Wales .................................. 10pts Tries: Williams 46 Conversions: Biggar 46 Penalties: Biggar 14 Ireland............................... 34pts Tries: Doris 2, Ryan...
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Shane Williams
/ 4 years agoWin at Murrayfield or it will be a long campaign
SHANE WILLIAMS Warren Gatland and his coaching team know they can fix the problems they saw in the performance and the...
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