All posts tagged "Cardiff"
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoWales will be without Sam for a year
By PETER JACKSON WALES are resigned to being without Sam Warburton for a further eleven months following his second operation since...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoBoozing fans give true rugby lovers headache
NICK CAIN IT is rare in Rugby Union that the disciplinary focus shifts from what happens on the pitch to what...
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Features
/ 8 years agoHartpury land first victory of season – and it’s so sweet!
BUCS ROUND-UP By JOE BYRNES HARTPURY gained revenge for their opening round hammering by old rivals Loughborough on Wednesday with a...
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Features
/ 8 years agoDrunks make mockery of great Cardiff Test match
THEWelsh Rugby Union are facing renewed calls for the closure of bars during matches at the Principality Stadium following a flood...
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Features
/ 8 years agoGlasgow marching on after Filise gets red card
By GARY HEATLY GLASGOWrecovered from 10-0 down to defeat 14-man Cardiff Blues at Scotstoun on Friday night and make it 10...
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Features
/ 8 years agoExeter power pack on top in eight-try rout of Trent
BUCS ROUND-UP By JOE BYRNES LEADERS Exeter crushed rock bottom Nottingham Trent 50-7. Any hope the visitors had of avenging their...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoJenkins set to follow Williams to Ospreys
By STEFFAN THOMAS ELLIS Jenkins looks set to swap Cardiff Blues for the Ospreys for the start of next season. The...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 8 years agoThe Ella brothers: the pop stars of Aussie rugby
Brendan Gallagher remembers the wonderful Junior Wallaby side that boasted a fabulous trio...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoFive more tries, but Wales had them rattled
PETER JACKSON COMMENT The gulf in tries between the old rivals has widened with every mis-match since that blessed last Saturday...
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Peter Jackson
/ 8 years agoSilence is deafening seven days on from that scrum farce
GEORGIAmade an immediate protest to World Rugby over the scrum farce in Cardiff, understandably so given that it denied them the...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoAnscombe returns to steer Blues ship home
By ROGER PANTING GARETH Anscombe came off the bench to guide Blues to a crucial win in their quest to obtain...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoWelsh dreams are blown All Blacks shooting star to dust by called Ioane
From NICK CAIN at Principality Stadium Determination: Gareth Davies breaks the All Black defence to score PICTURES: Huw Evans & GettyImages...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoJackson column: How Clem Thomas seized once in a lifetime opportunity
Ahead of Wales v New Zealand, Peter Jackson recalls when Clem Thomas overcame personal tragedy
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoWales let off as front row rule denies Georgians late chance to share spoils
By ALEX BYWATER THERE was late drama in Cardiff, Georgia coming close to stealing what would have been a famous draw...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoLydiate: All Blacks need our A game
Gatland: We didn’t cheat over scrums DAN Lydiate has warned Wales they must bring their A game or risk being hammered...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoPure farce as Wales play the crocked prop card that drew jeers in Paris
PETER JACKSON COMMENT Held: Kristian Dacey tries to break through The Georgian Prime Minister had promised to declare tomorrow a public...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoHow Clem seized once in a lifetime opportunity
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Even now, more than 20 years after his death, Clem Thomas remains as...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoKeys spread the love with team effort in Cardiff thrill ride
By SCOTT DAVIES Cross Keys ….35 Cardiff …………27 CROSS Keys ran in five tries to secure an exciting bonus-point victory over...
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Features
/ 8 years agoNorthumbria unfazed after Exeter throw down gauntlet
BUCS ROUND-UP By JOE BYRNES EXETER staged a stunning home comeback to leapfrog Cardiff Met in Topsham. The Welsh struck first...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoInjury blow to Davies as Gatland woes grow
Just like that: Nathan Hughes stretches out to score England’s first try against the Pumas PICTURE: Pinnacle JONATHAN Davies is a...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoBooth tops wanted list to replace Wilson
BATH head coach Toby Booth has emerged as a surprise target for Cardiff Blues in their hunt to replace Danny Wilson...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoBeal lit up Arms Park long before Twickenham
Over the last 20 years almost as many embryonic Lions have taken their first steps at what must be the most...
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Features
/ 8 years agoFfitch stars as Loughborough get campaign back on track
By JOE BYRNES BUCS ROUND-UP IT WAS the travellers who reigned supreme this week as the BUCS big show rolled into...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoIt’s the same old song for Wales but they do hit some high notes
By ALEX BYWATER THE HOODOO continued as Wales suffered a 13th straight defeat to Australia who again emphasised their dominance over...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoWilliams column: Give Liam the key to drive Wales’ attack from full back
Shane Williams is teeming with curiosity how Warren Gatland will experiment with the Wales back three
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoHandling skills can give me advantage says Seb
NEWS EXTRA By STEFFAN THOMAS CARDIFF Blues lock Seb Davies hopes his unique playing style can give him an edge over...
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Features
/ 8 years agoWonder try by Foster sets up Cardiff for a famous victory
By JOE BYRNES BUCS ROUND-UP ROUND 6 of BUCS Super Rugby saw established reputations challenged and emerging ones burnished. The cameras...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoJackson column: Shameful that Newport’s big day is in cold storage
Peter Jackson recalls the forgotten by the masses moment Newport beat the All Blacks
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBlaine Scully signs new long-term deal with Cardiff Blues
The USA captain says it is 'a true honour' to be associated with the Cardiff Blues after penning new contract
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Peter Jackson
/ 8 years agoShameful that Newport’s big day is in cold storage
Winners: Brian Jones and, below, ‘Dick’ Uzzell’s dropgoal goes over Only four club teams have ever beaten the All Blacks and...
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Features
/ 8 years agoUnbeaten Exeter go it alone as big guns falter
BUCS ROUND-UP By JOE BYRNES LAST season Leeds Beckett played 14, lost 14 while Cardiff Met and Northumbria had little to...
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Features
/ 8 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
BRIAN ‘BJ’ JONES FORMER NEWPORT, WALES, BARBARIANS AND COMBINED SERVICES CENTRE Nowadays it is only Test payers who get the opportunity...
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Features
/ 8 years agoMorgan boots Cardiff to epic win over top dogs Hartpury
By JOE BYRNES BUCS ROUND-UP THE BUCS Super Rugby season is starting to take shape nicely with Round 4 beginning to...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoSale slip up again in face of French end-game
By DAVID JOYCE Try-double: Sam James SALE Sharks surrendered a 14-point lead in the final 15 minutes as they were beaten...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoBlues build momentum with big win in Toulouse
By ALEX BYWATER IN WHAT must rank as one of the best results in their recent history, Cardiff Blues claimed a...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 8 years agoBilly’s back to mend the bridges
A BERLINWall occasion takes place in Cardiff next Friday evening. More than 60 years after leaving Union for League during the...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoGruff set for job swap with the Blues
■By STEFFAN THOMAS AND ALEX BYWATER OSPREYS backs coach Gruff Rees looks set to take up the same role with Cardiff...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPooler open up 12-point gap at the top
Championship round-up ■By JAY BAYFORD PONTYPOOL opened up a 12-point lead at the top following their 38-10 bonuspoint victory over Skewen....
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Features
/ 8 years agoExeter remain unbeaten but Northumbria run them close
BUCS ROUND-UP By JOE BYRNES THE points came thick and fast as the second round of matches opened with a thriller...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoHenson intensity driving Dragons recovery
By STEFFAN THOMAS HALLAM Amos hopes Bernard Jackman’s band of brothers can guide Dragons to success. The Rodney Parade outfit have...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoPivac keen to bring in Moriarty
STEFFAN THOMAS SCARLETS are planning a double swoop for Wales forward duo Ross Moriarty and Seb Davies. Gloucester back rower Moriarty...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 8 years agoDave Gallaher forged the All Blacks identity from the furnace of the Boer War
October 4 is the 100th anniversary of the death of Dave Gallaher, killed in action on the first morning of the...
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Features
/ 8 years agoBad week gets worse as Cardiff capitulate
By DECLAN ROONEY DANNY Wilson watched his Cardiff Blues side collapse from leading at halftime to conceding an unanswered 26 points...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoAnscombe injury brings more woe for Blues
By PETER JACKSON CARDIFF Blues have been dealt a further blow over the immediate future of their Welsh-converted Junior All Black,...
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Features
/ 8 years agoCollier’s late kick claims unlikely win for Beckett
By JOE BYRNES BUCS ROUND-UP BUCS Super Rugby returned this week in the wake of a breakthrough 2017 season. Tournament organizers...
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Young Gun
/ 8 years agoYoung Gun: Rhys Carre – Cardiff Blues loosehead
Rhys Carre already has the size and power to play senior rugby but he is fully aware his technique has to...
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Features
/ 8 years agoWilson is a coaching target for Norhampton
NORTHAMPTON have emerged as possible suitors for Cardiff Blues head coach Danny Wilson if they opt to reshuffle their coaching staff....
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoConnacht collared by two-try Halaholo
By DECLAN ROONEY Dancing through: Cardiff saviour Willis Halaholo PICTURE: Huw Evans CONNACHT couldn’t hold on to a lead they reclaimed...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoMadigan impressed by Bristol prodigy Protheroe
By STEFFAN THOMAS NEWS EXTRA IAN Madigan is backing lightning-quick Bristol team-mate Matt Protheroe for big things. After starring for England...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoIt’s a kind of Majkic as Vale earn road win at Arms Park
By JOE BRIGLY Cardiff …25 Ebbw Vale…30 EBBW Vale battled hard and recorded a stunning away victory against Cardiff. In total...












