All posts tagged "Cardiff"
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 months agoDragons in bother as Faletau has a field day
By ROGER PANTING Dragons ..............................17pts Tries: Coghlan 6, Carter 71 Conversions: de Beer 6, 71 Penalty: O’Brien 79 Cardiff................................24pts Tries: Mann...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 months agoGraham proves his worth
By BRYN PALMER Edinburgh....... 43 Benetton............ 0 EDINBURGH coach Sean Everitt saluted “tough guy” Darcy Graham after the Scotland wing brushed...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 months agoBrendan Gallagher: David Bishop – Unforgiven and unforgettable
Not many sporting books have been cobbled together with the co-authors flat on their backs 200 miles apart, but that’s what...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoBig crowd cheer Exeter to victory over Bath
BUCS RUGBY By JOSEPH TERRY EXETER powerfully handed Bath their first loss of the season 38-35, as a deafening 8,000 strong...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 months agoBaldwin’s red sinks Drovers
By CARL FIELD Super Rygbi round-up EBBW Vale made it 24 points from a possible 24 after they defeated 14-man Llandovery...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 months agoDavies makes sure for Ponty
By CARL FIELD Premiership round-up PONTYPRIDD remain two points clear at the top of the Welsh Premiership after their 26-19 bonus-point...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoCardiff lock Josh McNally – I’ve still got a lot left in the tank
Josh McNally may be 35 now, but the Wales-based lock who won one England cap in 2021 has no intention of...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 months agoBowen leads the way to calm Cardiff on nervy night
■By ROGER PANTING Cardiff ..............14pts Tries: Bowen 14, 76 Conversions: Sheedy 15, Lloyd 77 Connacht ...........8pts Try: O’Connor 80 Penalty: Forde...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoPeter Jackson: David Bishop in search of the final reckoning
Of all the Test scrum-halves in all the world, David Bishop stands apart from the rest. He is the only one...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoCardiff Met can’t impede the Bath machine
BUCS RUGBY ■By JOSEPH TERRY LEAGUE leaders Bath overwhelmed Cardiff Met 35-12 at Cyncoed to remain unbeaten in Men’s BUCS Super...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoPair sign for Cardiff
CARIDFF have signed centres Will Rigg and Osian Roberts on short-term loan deals to ease an injury crisis in midfield with...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 months agoTen-try Ponty crush Newbridge
Premiership round-up TABLE toppers Pontypridd ran in 10 tries on their way to a thumping 66-17 victory over Newbridge at Sardis...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoPeter Jackson: Saturday afternoons no longer for rugby
Back in the day when Cardiff ran the best club team in Europe, their fixture list guaranteed supporters 23 home matches,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 months agoBowen hits three to put Cardiff in the points
■By SIMON THOMAS Munster ............23pts Tries: Quinn 28, Coombes 52, Barron 61 Conversion: Crowley 53 Penalty: Crowley 67 Drop goal: Crowley...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 months agoZebre on an upward curve
Preview Zebre v Lions Today. 3pm ZEBRE were once known as the URC’s whipping boys but following their impressive opening day...
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News Extra
/ 2 months agoIronman Winnett learning a lot from Halfpenny
URC Ironman Cam Win-nett says working with his idol Leigh Halfpenny is proving a huge benefit to his game. Winnett was...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoMet men demolish Cardiff in Arms Park face-off
BUCS RUGBY By JOSEPH TERRY A RAUCOUS 6,000-strong crowd witnessed Cardiff Met storm to a 56-28 win against Cardiff at the...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 months agoHughes steals it for Drovers
Super Rygbi round-up By CARL FIELD IOAN Hughes’ conversion to flanker Tiaan Sparrow’s 80th minute try snatched a dramatic 36-35 victory...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 months agoPonty bounce back for maximum
Premiership round-up WELSH Premiership leaders Pontypridd bounced back from the disappointment of surrendering their grip on the WRU Premiership Cup with...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoMax Nagy: From the fields of Buckingham to the Ospreys’ arena
Peter Ryan speaks to Max Nagy about his journey from Buckingham to the Ospreys, and how rugby has shaped both his...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoCardiff RFC’s Steffan Crimp on his Welsh beginnings and move to America
From Penarth’s grassroots to professional rugby in America, Steffan Crimp has come a long way. Peter Ryan caught up with the...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoMackenzie Martin out to grab his chance under Filo Tiatia
By Simon Thomas Wales back row Mackenzie Martin is enjoying a new beginning having joined Filo Tiatia’s Dragons on loan from...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 months agoThomas blow can’t stop Cardiff taking down Lions
■By SIMON THOMAS Cardiff ..............33pts Tries: Thomas 9, Winnett 23, Mann 51, Lloyd 59, 76 Conversions: Sheedy 10, 24, 52, 60...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoPeter Jackson: Regan Grace struggling to prove he’s still got it
During the hardest of the hard times endured by Wales, one of their broken ranks somehow survived the experience with an...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoPeter Jackson: Final throw of the dice for Liam Williams
Newcastle Red Bulls opened the Prem season on Friday without their latest signing.
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoEight-try Bath prove too powerful for Hartpury
BATH kicked off their campaign with an eye-catching eight-try away win against defending champions Hartpury 54-21. Four of the players in...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 months agoSteelman too hot for Cardiff
Super Rygbi round-up ■By CARL FIELD EARLY pacesetters Ebbw Vale fired a warning to the rest in Super Rygbi Cymru by...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 months agoNeath knock Ponty out of cup
Premiership Cup round-up ■By CARL FIELD HOLDERS Pontypridd are out of the WRU Premiership Cup after going down 23-19 to Neath...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoCowbridge roots, Dragons dreams: The story of Barny Langton-Cryer
There is something special about the kind of love the Welsh also hold for rugby. Profound, unwavering and timeless – a...
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Letters
/ 3 months agoI’d like to see Welsh teams in the Champ
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk I DISAGREE with your...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoAdams urges fans to get behind Cardiff
■By SIMON THOMAS WALES star Josh Adams says it is more important than ever that people get behind Cardiff as he...
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Features
/ 3 months agoSteelmen set the early pace
Welsh Rugby Super Rygbi round-up By CARL FIELD EBBW Vale are Super Rygbi Cymru’s early pacesetters after bagging maximum points for...
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Features
/ 3 months agoBeddau make it three in a row
Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD NEWLY-promoted Beddau’s dream start to life in the Welsh Premiership continues after they made it three...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoLloyd’s delighted to be back at Cardiff
By SIMON THOMAS AFTER spells in the west country and west Wales, Ioan Lloyd is back home and relishing the experience....
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 months agoChris Hewett: Ollie Lawrence looks a good fit for 13 shirt
Nearly there. Ollie Lawrence, the talented Bath and England centre, is within touching distance of a return to competitive rugby after...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoCardiff take command over Leinster
Leinster............ 10 Cardiff..............31 ■ By JOHN EVANS CARDIFF rounded off their pre-season preparations in commanding fashion with victory over a youthful...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoGive us a job, says Welshman Williams
WALES full-back Liam Williams is still searching for a club. The 34-year-old, who has 98 Test caps – including five for...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 3 months agoDrovers take down champs
Super Rygbi round-up ■By CARL FIELD CHAMPIONS Newport began the defence of their Super Rygbi Cymru title in defeat as they...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoTaine Basham’s aiming to get back to his best
Taine Basham is ready to kick-start his career as he looks to force his way back into the Wales reckoning.
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoDragons chairman David Wright urges a rethink from Welsh Rugby Union
Dragons chairman David Wright has urged the Welsh Rugby Union to rethink plans to overhaul the Welsh regions next season. The...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoGrady injury casts shadow over romp
■By SIMON THOMAS Cardiff .............71 Richmond ....... 10 WALES star Mason Grady suffered a worrying shoulder injury on his first appearance...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 3 months agoJones snatches it for Merthyr
Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD BEN Jones’ last-gasp penalty snatched a dramatic opening day 22-19 victory for reigning champions Merthyr at...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoMatt Sherratt is boosted by recruitment drive at Cardiff
Cardiff coach Matt Sherratt says it’s a massive boost to have retained Taulupe Faletau and Josh Adams as the club look...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoNick Cain: Two-team model in Welsh rugby has little chance of success
The precipice on which Welsh rugby is perched rests on two disastrous decisions made on either side of the Millennium which...
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Miscellaneous
/ 3 months agoMaestro Ring is ahead of the game
AT the top of his game circa 1984 when Cardiff succeeded against the Grand Slam Wallabies where England, Ireland, Scotland and...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoIs there room for two Welsh sides in the Champ?
CHARLES RYLANDS AMPTHILL BACK ROW AS pre-season shifts into matches and the intensity of fitness work begins to ease slightly, there’s...
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Features
/ 3 months agoWe’re buzzing, says Wilkinson
Feature Ben Jaycock talks to Scunthorpe’s DoR about the demands his squad will face back in National Two Top dogs: Scunthorpe...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoJoe Hawkins: Cutting two teams ‘could kill game’ in Wales
Wales centre Joe Hawkins has strongly criticised proposals by the Welsh Rugby Union to cut the number of professional regional teams...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoTinus De Beer ready for Dragons challenge
Having travelled some 6,000 miles to come over to Wales from South Africa, Tinus de Beer has now made a much...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoPeter Jackson: Four into two Welsh clubs will be fraught with problems
A few more traumatic days in the soap opera of Welsh rugby provided another startling example of the game’s enduring capacity...
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