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Aaron will remain a Dragon predicts Ryan

22 November 2020 2 comments

By ALEX BYWATER Staying: Aaron WainwrightDRAGONS director of rugby Dean Ryan is confident he will be able to hold on to the services of Wales […]

Dragons shut down for two weeks after coronavirus outbreak within squad

6 November 2020 0 comments

The next two PRO14 matches involving Dragons have been postponed after receving seven positive test results

Ironman Matt demands steel

1 November 2020 0 comments

■By ALEX BYWATER Up for the challenge: Dragons lock Matthew Screech LAST season’s PRO14 Ironman Matthew Screech will bring up a milestone of 150 Dragons […]

Ryan challenges fledglings to silence Coetzee

25 October 2020 0 comments

■By ROB COLE THE DRAGONS may not have Welsh internationals Ross Moriarty or Aaron Wainwright with which to try to blunt Ulster’s Springbok No.8 Marcell […]

Costly cameo for Owens

18 October 2020 0 comments

WALES hooker Ken Owens will miss the autumn internationals after injuring his shoulder while playing for Scarlets against Glasgow. Uncapped flanker Josh Macleod is also […]

Moriarty determined to put smiles back on Welsh faces

18 October 2020 0 comments

By ALEX BYWATER ROSS Moriarty has urged Wales to lift the spirits of a nation this autumn as Wayne Pivac’s side prepare to return to […]

Williams column: Selection that offers new opportunities didn’t come without surprise

14 October 2020 0 comments

Shane Williams is intrigued by the young players named in head coach Wayne Pivac’s squad for the autumn

Pivac’s rewarded Callum’s consistency

11 October 2020 0 comments

In-form 10: Bristol fly-half Callum Sheedy PICTURE: Getty Images YOUcan see from his selection that Wayne Pivac has done his homework. He has rewarded form […]

Davies aims to get Dragons firing

11 October 2020 0 comments

SAM Davies has told the Dragons they need to hit their straps and quickly this season, but believes Dean Ryan’s exciting back-line will begin to […]

Leinster up and running but Sexton limps out

4 October 2020 0 comments

By DECLAN ROONEY DEAN Ryan’s Dragons got little change from a trip to face the PRO14 champions as Ashton Hewitt’s wonder try in the second […]

Jackson column: Clive Griffiths is on his way back

1 October 2020 0 comments

Four months on from drawing an end to his long stay at Doncaster Knights, Peter Jackson talks to the former Wales defence coach

Surreal start for Noah Heward in Worcester’s fast lane

29 September 2020 0 comments

Another one off the Worcester block who has been getting a look in with England U20s and the Warriors first team

Dragons slayed by ‘soft’ penalties

20 September 2020 0 comments

DRAGONS centre Jamie Roberts says ‘soft’ penalties cost his side dearly. “Tactically we were very good in the first 15 minutes but then we gave […]

Regions would benefit from having Welsh leadership, says Robin McBryde

18 September 2020 0 comments

Leinster forwards coach Robin McBryde shares his view on no Welsh region having a Welsh head coach

Stuart Hooper turns Bath fly-half search elsewhere

16 September 2020 0 comments

Bath’s long-winded search for a No.10 goes on…

Tackling Radradra? I used to face Billy Vunipola in training, says Nick Tompkins

3 September 2020 0 comments

Dragons centre Nick Tompkins is already looking forward to the Challenge Cup quarter-final against Bristol Bears

Free agent Greg Bateman joins Dragons after Leicester exit

2 September 2020 0 comments

Only Kyle Eastmond remains unsigned out of the five Leicester players who rejected new contract terms in July

Owens’ big day brings big win for his Scarlets

30 August 2020 1 comment

■ By ROGER PANTING SCARLETS’ skipper, Ken Owens, celebrated his 250th appearance for the region with a convincing bonus point win but the Welsh side […]

Williams column: Tipuric key to getting Ospreys back on top

27 August 2020 0 comments

I’ll be at the Liberty Stadium today hoping the Ospreys can find a way to get back on the winning trail against the Dragons. Just […]

Jamie should be back in time to tweak the Bears’ tail

23 August 2020 0 comments

WHAT a shame the first weekend of rugby in Wales since lockdown didn’t feature the return to action of Jamie Roberts. How unfortunate for him […]

Williams stars for Scarlets on debut

23 August 2020 0 comments

By ROB COLE Scarlets…………………………………32pts Tries: Kennedy 4, Evans 22, 43, Lousi 49, McNicholl 56 Conversions: Halfpenny 23, 50 Penalties: Halfpenny 32 Cardiff…………………………………………12pts Tries: Adams 30, […]

Dragons boss Dean Ryan won’t give up the ghost on Wasps’ Will Rowlands

18 August 2020 0 comments

A player the Dragons and WRU appear very keen on bringing to the PRO14

Blues go quiet on Roberts’ Dragons move

9 August 2020 0 comments

JAMIE Roberts talking to The Rugby Paper in late March: “I told myself as soon as I left Cardiff that I’d want to play there […]

Jamie Roberts makes return to Wales with Dragons move

3 August 2020 0 comments

Jamie Roberts has made a sensational return to Welsh rugby by signing for the Dragons. The Wales and British & Irish Lions centre will play […]

Welsh regions trying to fast-track wage cuts

2 August 2020 1 comment

By ALEX BYWATER WELSH rugby has been plunged into an even deeper crisis with all four regions desperately trying to negotiate last-minute salary cuts with […]

Ruddock takes on new role at Ospreys

26 July 2020 0 comments

MIKE Ruddock has been appointed Ospreys development director on a three-year contract. The former Wales coach became the Welsh region’s performance director in January 2020, […]

Baldwin staying at Dragons

26 July 2020 0 comments

DRAGONS have extended the loan of Worcester Warriors scrum-half Luke Baldwin until the end of the 2020-21 season. The 29-year-old moved to Rodney Parade this […]

Cardiff Met implore WRU to lead the fight against racism

22 July 2020 0 comments

Club chairman John Pugh has documented to WRU what needs to be done to eradicate racism in Welsh rugby

Multiple NRL clubs take interest in England head coach Eddie Jones

22 July 2020 0 comments

Eddie Jones has not coached in Australia since leaving the Reds for Saracens 13 years ago

Lead fight against racism, WRU told

19 July 2020 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON THE Welsh Rugby Union are being urged to spearhead a global movement within the sport under the banner of Black Lives Matter. […]

Johnny focused on starting at Scarlets

19 July 2020 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Up for challenge: Johnny Williams in action for Newcastle against Wasps PICTURE: Getty Images JOHNNY Williams insists he is in no rush […]

Welsh regions fret over government’s ban on scrums

15 July 2020 0 comments

The Welsh Assembly has issued a blanket ban on scrums from taking place due to fear of COVID-19 spike

Aled Brew in action against the Barbarians

Jackson column: Aled still hoping to brew up business

2 July 2020 0 comments

Aled Brew is at the crossroads of his career after being released by Bath at 33

Bernard Laporte’s new World Club Cup would not see Wales represented currently

24 June 2020 0 comments

The World Rugby vice-chairman has spoken about his plans for a replacement competition for the Champions Cup

Ellis Jenkins on verge of return to full fitness for Cardiff Blues

23 June 2020 0 comments

Cardiff Blues head coach John Mulvihill provides an update on the recovery of Ellis Jenkins from a severe knee injury

Williams column: I shudder at the way Dan Carter destroyed the Lions ’05

18 June 2020 0 comments

Carter’s return to New Zealand has cast Shane Williams back to the 2005 British & Irish Lions tour when the fly-half dominated

PRO14 eyes August 22 restart with shortened season

18 June 2020 0 comments

Two rounds of the regular season will be held before 2019-20 season knockout stages take place

I applaud Ashton for speaking out

14 June 2020 0 comments

Strong message: Ashton Hewitt with Newport Gwent Dragons PICTURE: Getty Images WRU chairman Gareth Davies wrote to clubs last week to set out Welsh rugby’s […]

SHAUN EDWARDS ON…

14 June 2020 0 comments

…Rob Howley’s potential return to the game after his ban I’m totally pleased. I keep coming back to Dean Richards, who was an absolute legend […]

Nicky Thomas urged to make Ospreys chance count

4 June 2020 0 comments

Former coach Bernard Jackman believes the Ospreys is a the final chance for Thomas to show his Wales potential, yet to be truly realised

Where have all the Welsh coaches gone?

31 May 2020 1 comment

NO MATTER how different it may look or when it will start, next season will have a depressingly familiar look about it in one respect. […]

Leicester Tigers wing Jonah Holmes makes Dragons move

26 May 2020 0 comments

Holmes had been released early from his contract at Leicester last month

England duo undecided

17 May 2020 0 comments

SARACENS forwards Maro Itoje and Mako Vunipola are still yet to decide where they will be playing next season but England defence coach John Mitchell […]

Leinster’s Joe Tomane to head to Dragons in the summer

5 May 2020 0 comments

The Dragons continue to recruit some impressive players for their squad next season

Leicester Tigers go full rebuild to back three department, as 21 set to exit

4 May 2020 0 comments

Will Tigers bring in more firepower to add to Nemani Nadolo’s arrival?

Greggains geared for action after injury layoff

3 May 2020 0 comments

■By ROB COLE Fit again: Former Wales U20 star Lennon Greggains NOBODY is missing rugby more than Lennon Greg- gains and nobody is working harder […]

Jenkins earns deal at Dragons

3 May 2020 1 comment

WING Owen Jenkins has signed a long-term deal to stay at Dragons after an impressive first season. The 26-year-old joined the Newport-based region at the […]

Dragons take advantage of rival stalling over move for Saracens’ Nick Tompkins

30 April 2020 0 comments

Dean Ryan wants to add Nick Tompkins to the Dragons backline, scuppering Cardiff Blues’ attempt to sign the centre

Williams column: Easy does it when we finally get green light

30 April 2020 0 comments

The Welsh rugby icon contemplates rugby’s return to training and matchdays

Reward for Knoyle

26 April 2020 0 comments

SCRUM-HALF Tavis Knoyle has become the latest player to commit his future to Dragons. Director of rugby at Dragons, Dean Ryan, has rewarded the former […]

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