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Elite 38 will earn cash for Welsh regions

22 December 2019 1 comment

By ALEX BYWATER WALES’ four regions are set to start the New Year by fighting over the players in Wayne Pivac’s national squad in a […]

Evans: World Cup blow was tough but I’ve parked it now

22 December 2019 0 comments

New man at No10: Jarrod Evans By ALEX BYWATER JARROD Evans is just 23 and has only three Test caps to his name, but he […]

Gatland’s high praise means so much to me

15 December 2019 0 comments

I WAS hugely honoured to be name checked by Warren Gatland as the best player he coached during his time with Wales. For someone like […]

Saints lads have hope despite hammering

15 December 2019 0 comments

By RONAN O’BRIEN Touchdown: Dan Biggar scores for Northampton Head over heels: Leinster’s James Lowe goes down to score PICTURES: Getty Images A BEST runners-up […]

Young Guns: Bristol Bears fly-half wonderkid Ioan Iloyd

11 December 2019 0 comments

A big future ahead for Bristol Bears’ try-scoring fly-half

YOUNGGUNS

8 December 2019 1 comment

IOAN LLOYD BRISTOL FLY-HALF Ask proud Welshman Ioan Lloyd to name the player he admired most growing up and, as a budding young fly-half, you […]

Feel the gap – Saints are hit by 7-try pummeling

8 December 2019 0 comments

■From NICK CAIN at Franklin’s Gardens Rout: Ed Byrne dives over for the final Leinster try PICTURE: Getty Images NORTHAMPTON may be sitting at the […]

Devastating as Saints march all over Tigers

1 December 2019 1 comment

■By ROB WILDMAN End of a sweeping attack: Tom Collins scores a second half try for Northampton PICTURES: Getty Images DYNAMIC Northampton maintained their strangle-hold […]

Murphy: We were blown away

1 December 2019 2 comments

GEORDANMurphy offered no excuses for the crushing defeat. Leicester’s head coach said: “Northampton were better than us in all aspects of the game. “We were […]

Williams column: Get Callum Sheedy capped while you can, Wales

19 November 2019 0 comments

Shane Williams calls on Wayne Pivac to get England and Ireland eligible Callum Sheedy committed to Wales

I’ve still got the legs to make next Lions tour says Sexton

17 November 2019 1 comment

By STEFFAN THOMAS JOHNNY Sexton has targeted a place on the 2021 British & Irish Lions tour insisting there is still enough mileage left in […]

Youngs was exposed in Japan says Bracken

10 November 2019 1 comment

By GARY FITZGERALD Winner: Kyran Bracken Mistake: Ben Youngs was given too much time PICTURES: Getty Images Strength: Harry Williams fends off Dan Biggar KYRAN […]

The Rugby Paper’s Team of the World Cup

6 November 2019 0 comments

Nick Cain finds room for only one All Black in his starting XV

TEAMS: One last stand for Warren Gatland and Steve Hansen

31 October 2019 0 comments

Wales and New Zealand face each other in the third-fourth place play-off on Friday, Gatland and Hansen have named their squads

Like Warren, I dare to dream despite injuries

27 October 2019 0 comments

PICTURE: Getty Images FOR the neutral rugby fan it’s a great shame this morning’s World Cup semi-final between Wales and South Africa has been robbed […]

Moriarty try swings it Wales’ way after Vahaamahina red

27 October 2019 1 comment

From NICK CAIN at Oita Stadium Late winner: Ross Moriarty scores the crucial try ROSS Moriarty’s late try clinched a see-saw quarterfinal that hinged on […]

Grayson shows nerves of steel to sink Sarries

20 October 2019 0 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD CHRIS Boyd saluted young James Grayson after the fly-half kept ice cool to ensure Saints left Allianz Park with their first victory […]

You are all my aces Naomi tells Blossoms

20 October 2019 0 comments

JAPAN’S players received a good luck message from local tennis star Naomi Osaka, right, ahead of today’s quarter-final against South Africa. The two-time Grand Slam […]

Squad lists all for 12 Premiership teams 2019-20

18 October 2019 0 comments

Take a look at the forwards, backs, coaches and captains which will make for another exciting season of Premiership rugby

Cancelled game will help Welsh chances

13 October 2019 1 comment

WALES AND LIONS LEGEND SHANE WILLIAMS WALES are battered and bruised, but they are also battle-hardened for the World Cup’s quarter-finals and that is where […]

England v Wales in final says Gallagher

6 October 2019 1 comment

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Try machine: John Gallagher scores against Fiji in the 1987 World Cup As the first Englishman to […]

Wales withstand Wallaby revival to claim epic win

6 October 2019 2 comments

By SAM JACKSON Diving in: Gareth Davies goes over to score Wales’ second try WALES held off a fierce Wallaby fightback to take control of […]

Dan will be ‘ready to go for Fiji’

6 October 2019 1 comment

DAN Biggar should be fit to face Fiji after a head injury forced him off. “As far as I understand, he hopefully will be ready […]

Hope has turned into belief after Aussie win

6 October 2019 0 comments

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Word class rugby: Hadleigh Parkes score against Australia PICTURE: Getty Images THERE will be no sense of complacency from […]

Williams column: This Wales side have got Michael Cheika worried

29 September 2019 0 comments

Shane Williams previews the big clash in Pool A between Wales and Australia

Rhys Patchell to back-up Biggar as Wales name 31-man squad

1 September 2019 0 comments

Warren Gatland shows his hand for his final tournament as Wales head coach

Jarrod has the ability to be a star in Japan

1 September 2019 0 comments

Self-belief: Jarrod Evans has that little bit of arrogance that’s priceless in a No.10 PICTURE: Getty Images WARREN Gatland names his 31-man squad for the […]

Stockdale’s try-double spoils Gats’ farewell party

1 September 2019 0 comments

By NICK CAIN Step up: Owen Lane cuts in to score for Wales THIS rough old sport does not have a habit of producing too […]

Patchell has last word but is it enough?

1 September 2019 0 comments

PETER JACKSON VERDICT The Welsh scrum had splintered like a trunk of rotting balsa wood when Romain Poite stepped aside from the rubble to deliver […]

Guscott column: Manu Tuilagi must be wearing the 12 shirt for the big Pool games

30 August 2019 0 comments

Jeremy Guscott shares his thoughts on when it would be best for England to deplot the Ford-Farrell combination

Fast tempo impressed me, it’s key to success

25 August 2019 1 comment

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND WALES are set to make a host of changes for Saturday’s World Cup warm-up clash with Ireland and normally […]

Gatland needs to learn his history

25 August 2019 1 comment

SPEAKING your mind can be a hazardous business in any walk of life, all the more so in sport given its capacity to ridicule opinion […]

Priestland rubbishes Welsh criticism

25 August 2019 0 comments

By ALEX BYWATER RHYS Priestland has told critics of Wales’ attacking game they don’t know what they’re talking about and has backed Jarrod Evans to […]

This Italy warm-up should be in Yorkshire

25 August 2019 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME As the England team head towards their last warm-up game against Italy at St James’ Park […]

Wales are favourites now says artful Eddie

18 August 2019 0 comments

By ALEX BYWATER Jibe: Eddie Jones Dragon’s roar: George North celebrates scoring the only try of the game PICTURE: Getty Images ENGLAND head coach Eddie […]

Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones to reach historic landmark in England clash

9 August 2019 0 comments

Wales head coach Warren Gatland has named a squad lined with regulars for the trip to Twickenham

Alun Wyn is favourite now to lead the Lions

14 July 2019 0 comments

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND ALUN Wyn Jones staying in Wales is the best pre-World Cup news we could have wished for! It’s a […]

Boyd’s building an arsenal for all-out attack on the top two

16 June 2019 1 comment

Q&A MATT FERGUSON ON THE RECORD Game-changer: Saints director of rugby Chris Boyd imparts his wisdom PICTURES: Getty Images Predicting big things: Matt Ferguson Aseason […]

Sam’s not ready to let Wales dream die

9 June 2019 0 comments

ROB COLE finds that the lure of Wales caps speaks louder than money for Sam Davies Long wait: Sam Davies in action for Wales on […]

Insurance change frees Wales players for early duty

26 May 2019 1 comment

WELSH World Cup hopes received a boost this week with England-based players available to Warren Gatland for as soon as he wants them this summer. […]

Young Guns: Worcester Warriors fly-half Luke Scully

4 April 2019 0 comments

Learned under Dan Biggar at the Ospreys and now Jono Lance at Sixways

Now it’s getting really serious admits Youngs

24 March 2019 0 comments

■By ROB WILDMAN Determination: Tom Collins dives over for his second try for Saints despite being held by Manu Tuilagi PICTURES: Getty Images TOM YOUNGS […]

That was for Horne no-show says Boyd

24 March 2019 0 comments

NORTHAMPTON boss Chris Boyd said his team had been determined to avenge the defeat by Leicester at Twickenham last October. That match at HQ was […]

Liam Williams passed fit to play against Ireland in Six Nations

14 March 2019 0 comments

Wales unchanged in Warren Gatland and Joe Schmidt’s last Six Nations match in charge

Wales continue with Anscombe at 10, as Adam Beard partners Alun Wyn Jones

5 March 2019 0 comments

Wales have named their squad to travel to Murrayfield in the Guinness Six Nations

Best Leigh can hope for is place among the benchmen

3 March 2019 3 comments

LEIGHHalfpenny has been too good for too long to waste time sitting on the bench, a position he last occupied as a squad player in […]

Shane Williams column: Do I think this is the best Wales team ever? You’re damn right I do

28 February 2019 0 comments

Stop asking the question, they’ve hit the heights

Farrell: We didn’t fire a shot after the break

24 February 2019 1 comment

OWEN Farrell admitted Wales’ strategy to pile the pressure on England’s kickers paid off. The Red Rose half-backs employed the same territorial strategy that worked […]

Yes, they have proved they are the greatest Welsh team of all time

24 February 2019 0 comments

SHANE WILLIAMS Fist-pumping: Alun-Wyn Jones WHAT a match, what a win, what a team! The question now is whether this is the best Welsh side […]

England toppled by penalties and poor kicking

24 February 2019 0 comments

CHARLIE HODGSON Consistent: George North Ican’t help feel a little deflated after that performance. Obviously because I am an England fan and I want them […]

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