All posts tagged "Cardiff"
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 months agoDrama as Lloyd hits late winner
By CARL FIELD Super Rygbi round-up A LATE penalty from Evan Lloyd secured a stunning opening round win for Pontypool as...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 months agoChris Hewett: Is Eben Etzebeth the best Springbok ever? That’s a big call
Chris Hewett examines Victor Matfield’s claim that Eben Etzebeth could be the best Springbok of all time and assesses the South...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoCardiff find their feet to edge out Worcester
■By BILL JENNINGS Worcester ........26pts Tries: Antsee 31, Miell 40, Reed 60, Taylor 79 Conversions: Reed 40, 60; Twelvetrees 79 Cardiff...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 months agoParry to miss the big kick-off
Super Rygbi preview ■By ROB COLE THE Super Rygbi Cymru season kicks off on Saturday although missing from the action will...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoPeter Jackson: Sir Billy Boston’s legacy will last a lifetime
Peter Jackson pays tribute to Sir Billy Boston, reflecting on the dual-code legend’s remarkable career, trailblazing impact and lasting legacy.
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Features
/ 2 months agoGavin Fitzgerald on making ‘Lomu’ – an intimate study of rugby’s first truly global superstar
Ahead of the release of LOMU on September 7, director Gavin Fitzgerald, below, speaks to Ben Jaycock about bringing Jonah Lomu’s...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoHalaholo decides to take on coaching role
FORMER Wales and Cardiff centre Willis Halaholo has hung up his boots and intends to move into coaching. The 36-year-old, right,...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoCardiff add Manz power to pack
CARDIFF have strengthened their second row options by signing Leicester’s Tom Manz on a season-long loan. The 25-year-old, 6ft 8in lock...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoWRU under pressure as Wales sports minister warns of growing disconnect
The WRU is facing renewed pressure over plans to cut Wales’ professional game from four teams to three after sports minister...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoJonathan Davies: WRU board must go now
Former Wales captain Jonathan Davies has backed growing calls for change at the Welsh Rugby Union, urging the organisation to appoint...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoNew Gloucester lock Joe Joyce wants to make friends in The Shed
Joe Joyce is targeting a top-four finish with Gloucester after returning to the Premiership, with the lock enthused by the club’s...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoMichael Le Bourgeois: After defeat in last year’s final, we’re determined to go one better this year
Bedford Blues centre Michael Le Bourgeois is determined to turn last season’s Champ Rugby final heartbreak into motivation as Bedford target...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoAWJ in line to be director at Ospreys
EXTRA NEWS FORMER Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones is reportedly set to join the board of directors at his former club...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoPaul Williams: It’s time for Welsh rugby to look to the future and not live in the past
Paul Williams argues Welsh rugby must stop dwelling on past mistakes and embrace the major changes ahead as the professional game...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoWRU: It’s either Ospreys or Scarlets
Scarlets insist they remain committed to being “at the heart of west Wales” after the WRU confirmed either they or Ospreys...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoSorry, Steve, but we can’t avoid this…
IN their eight matches to date this year, England have collected more cards than France, Scotland, Ireland and Italy combined over...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 months agoBrendan Gallagher: When Bill Oddie dreamt of winning a Blue
Brendan Gallagher recalls the rugby ambitions of comedy legend Bill Oddie, who played as a No.10 for three years in the...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoBedford Blues are quick to tempt Marcus Kershaw
Marcus Kershaw says he is “really excited” to return to the 15-a-side game with Bedford Blues after impressing on the 7s...
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Features
/ 3 months agoNatalia Pamieta: My big dream is to play in the Olympics
Saope Soko talks to Natalia Pamieta who has decided to leave her army career to concentrate on playing for Poland.
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Columnists
/ 4 months agoPeter Jackson: Not much sign that Wales can close gap
Peter Jackson argues there is little evidence Wales are closing the gap on the world’s best, warning the WRU must replace...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 months agoSouth Africa 43-0 Wales: Steve Tandy still has belief despite mauling
Steve Tandy insisted he still believes in his Wales squad despite a 43-0 defeat to world champions South Africa, who completed...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoNigel Davies: Tom Allen is hungry to improve at Scarlets
Scarlets have bolstered their pack with the signing of New Zealand lock Tom Allen from Super Rugby Pacific champions the Hurricanes.
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoFinally, Scarlets signs PRA25 deal
■By SAM JACKSON SCARLETS have signed the new Professional Rugby Agreement (PRA25), ending a year-long stand-off with the WRU and securing...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 months agoBrendan Gallagher: John Bevan’s story comes to vivid life on stage
Brendan Gallagher applauds the new stage production celebrating the life of dual-code great John Bevan and says rugby has no shortage...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoNottingham quick to find their feet at Richmond jamboree
NOTTINGHAM ended Durham’s three-year grip on the BUCS Rugby Sevens crown with a five-try 35-5 victory over Loughborough in the final...
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Features
/ 4 months agoDates announced for Ultimate Sevens
ULTIMATE Sevens has confirmed the venues and dates for its inaugural 2026 Championship, with events taking place across Madrid, Cardiff, Biarritz...
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Features
/ 4 months agoWales fly-half Evans returns to Cardiff
JARROD Evans’ move to Cardiff has been confirmed after three seasons at Harlequins. The 29-year-old Wales fly-half, who has 17 caps,...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 months agoFiji 24-39 Wales: Jac Morgan’s double is enough to quell the Fijians
Jac Morgan scored two tries as Wales began their Nations Championship campaign on a bizarre afternoon at the Cardiff City Stadium.
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Letters
/ 4 months agoNeutral venues must be chosen carefully
I WAS a Tigers supporter at Franklin’s Gardens for the playoff match. I’ve never been there when it was so hostile...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoBarbarians 17-34 Wales: Double for Amy Williams has the Welsh cruising
Wales women followed the men to a deserved victory over the Barbarians to end a nine-game losing streak albeit in a...
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Junior International Rugby
/ 4 months agoGeorgia 24-25 Wales: Battling Welsh hold on to deny the hosts victory
Wales edged out tournament hosts Georgia with a thrilling one-point victory at the Avchala Stadium in Tbilisi to kick off their...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoIt’s a UK base for Botia and Co
FIJI FIJI have high hopes of proving they belong among rugby’s heavyweights, but unlike every other team in the competition they...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoStruggling to raise a crowd
APART from the Covid-ravaged Six Nations of 2021, Wales have not played an international in Cardiff in front of 20,000 or...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoA special bench to remember Robinson
OVER the course of almost 400 matches for Cardiff, Ian Robinson would bust a gut and a few others to boot,...
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Junior International Rugby
/ 5 months agoUnder 20s World Championship: Wales – We can take the heat, says Richard Whiffin
Wales head to Georgia looking to build on the progress made under Richard Whiffin.
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoOspreys sign up Aussie centre Foketi
■By SAM JACKSON OSPREYS have signed Wallabies centre Lalakai Foketi from Super Rugby finalists Chiefs, joining former Australia captain and flanker...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoMackenzie Martin keen to take up new Beziers challenge
Beziers-bound back rower Mackenzie Martin feels it is the right time to leave his comfort zone and embrace a new culture...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoPivac’s new role
FORMER Wales coach Wayne Pivac takes charge of Benetton next week and has brought in former Scarlets and Wales fly-half Rhys...
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Peter Jackson
/ 5 months agoPeter Jackson: From death row to a born-again belief for the Ospreys
A sporting city which witnessed a team composed almost entirely of local cricketers beat Australia, not once but twice in the...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoEvans set to head back to Cardiff
WALES fly-half Jarrod Evans will leave Harlequins this summer, ahead of a proposed move back to Cardiff. The 29-year-old, who scored...
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Features
/ 5 months agoMartin agrees deal at Beziers
EXTRANEWS WALES back row Mackenzie Martin has signed a three-year deal at French ProD2 side Beziers. The 22-year-old, below, who has...
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Features
/ 5 months agoChapman a Warrior
CHAMP Rugby winners Worcester Warriors have signed Exeter scrum-half Charlie Chapman. The 27-year-old has made 23 appearances for the Chiefs in...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoEdwards resigns
SIR Gareth Edwards has resigned as a director of Cardiff Rugby Football Club after more than 22 years in the role....
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoLloyd Williams looking to finish on a high as Worcester Warriors go for Champ glory
Former Wales scrum-half Lloyd Williams aims to bow out today as a Champ winner when Worcester Warriors clash with Bedford Blues...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoExeter Chiefs’ Scott Sio is keen to bow out in style
Prop star Scott Sio aims to sign off at Exeter Chiefs with a Prem winner’s medal before he joins Cardiff this...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoStormers 44-21 Cardiff: South African giants too good for brave Blue & Blacks
Cardiff were left “gutted” as their historic season came to an end despite a brave effort in this URC quarter-final clash...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoLeinster 59-10 Lions: Leo Cullen’s side get straight back to winning ways
Defending champions Leinster bounced back from their Champions Cup final thrashing by Bordeaux with a comfortable win in Dublin over Lions.
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Champions Cup
/ 6 months agoMagnifique! It’s a Bordeaux-Begles Champions Cup double
Bordeaux-Begles secured back-to-back Champions Cup titles with a 41-19 demolition of Leinster in Bilbao.
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Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoLloyd Williams to enjoy final send-off for Worcester Warriors
Worcester Warriors ensured scrum-half Lloyd Williams will play one more game before he retires after stunning Ealing Trailfinders in yesterday’s Champ...
Autumn Internationals
Wales 28-21 Japan: Lightning Louis Rees-Zammit left with little in support
Autumn Internationals
England captain Maro Itoje urges his side to win back the fans ahead of Australia clash
Autumn Internationals
Steve Borthwick: I know vast majority of my England selections for 2027 Rugby World Cup
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