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Dupont at the double in French high five

25 October 2020 0 comments

By ALEX BYWATER France ………………….38pts Tries: Baille 13, Dupont 31, 35, Ollivon 66, Thomas 73 Conversions: Ntamack 14, 32, 36, 67, 74 Penalties: Ntamack 48 […]

Llandovery’s supply line pre-dates WRU

4 October 2020 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Monkey fight: Llandovery do battle with Christ College Brecon in 1961 defeat IT says much […]

Adams isn’t the quickest in Wales but he’s most deadly

4 October 2020 0 comments

By ROB COLE JOSH Adams is confident of scoring whenever he gets the ball, but he would still never back himself in a foot race […]

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 […]

‘Tips’ is key to getting Ospreys back on top

23 August 2020 0 comments

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Fearless: Ospreys skipper Justin Tipuric PICTURE: Getty Images I’ll be at the Liberty Stadium today hoping the Ospreys can […]

Forget protein, players need shrinking pills!

28 June 2020 0 comments

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Human Bowling Ball: England’s Manu Tuilagi PICTURE: Getty Images When it comes to progress, rugby stands on the brink of herd […]

Shane Williams in action for the Ospreys

Williams column: What a thrill to see Ospreys’ new chance

20 May 2020 0 comments

Shane Williams shares his view on how the takeover of the Ospreys can invigorate his old club

Williams column: Enforced rest period will boost Wales team

6 May 2020 0 comments

The downtime in rugby will be welcome to players who toured with the Lions in 2017, with rest hard to come by in rugby’s intensity

George must stop being twit

29 March 2020 2 comments

GEORGE North has been living the dream for the last ten years, not that it seemed readily apparent from recent interviews bemoaning his treatment on […]

Lydiate is crucial to Ospreys’ revival

22 March 2020 0 comments

Key signing: Ospreys blindside Dan Lydiate PICTURE: Getty Images DAN Lydiate could prove to be the signing of next season for the Ospreys. In these […]

Cain column: Manu Tuilagi ban is a travesty and insult to courage

17 March 2020 0 comments

Nick Cain says rugby risks losing its definition as a contact sport if a red card is what was warranted to Manu Tuilagi

It deserved a red but where’s consistency?

15 March 2020 0 comments

High tackle: Hadleigh Parkes stops Manu Tuilagi by any means necessary PICTURE: Getty Images THE very high tackle on Manu Tuilagi during last week’s game […]

Tuilagi ban is a traversty and an insult to courage

15 March 2020 0 comments

NICK CAIN Impact: Manu Tuilagi crashes into George North as the Wales winger is tackled by Henry Slade PICTURE: Getty Images READ HIS EXPERT OPINION […]

Joe Marler deletes Twitter account after being hit with 10-week ban

13 March 2020 0 comments

A ban which effectively ends Marler’s season

Wales v Scotland: WillGriff John and Rhys Webb to start for hosts

12 March 2020 0 comments

Wayne Pivac and Gregor Townsend offer their thoughts ahead of the final round of the Six Nations for Wales and Scotland

Eddie: It was 13 against 16 out there!

8 March 2020 0 comments

EDDIE Jones fiercely defended Manu Tuilagi after the hard-hitting star saw red at Twickenham as England celebrated a Triple Crown. The head coach, whose team […]

Williams column: Recalling Liam Williams and Josh Navidi would be a panic move

3 March 2020 0 comments

Wales want to avoid a third successive defeat at Twickenham, but Shane Williams writes why they shouldn’t rush two of their stars back from injury

Jackson column: Escape from the Nazis got Olly Kohn his Welsh cap

26 February 2020 0 comments

The extraordinary story of how Olly Kohn’s Slovakian ancestors escaped a train bound for Auchwitz and found their way to Shropshire

Williams verdict: Shaun Edwards is the difference between Wales and France

25 February 2020 0 comments

Shane Williams analyses France’s first win in Cardiff for a decade

Storm Ciara Halts Jonny May’s Try Scoring Surge

24 February 2020 0 comments

As Scotland got their Six Nations Calcutta Cup match underway in testing conditions, it was telling that the first kick of the game went high […]

Romain holds glory in his gifted hands for France

23 February 2020 0 comments

By NICK CAIN Power: Paul Willemse scores France’s second try ANY lingering doubts that France are on their way back as a formidable force were […]

North looked magnificent – for 11 minutes!

23 February 2020 1 comment

PETER JACKSON VERDICT He came blasting out of the tunnel like a man on a mission as if nothing would stop him putting an emphatic […]

Heartbreaker Shaun is the difference

23 February 2020 0 comments

WALES AND LIONS LEGEND SHANE WILLIAMS Crunch: George North collides with Gael Fickou PICTURE: Getty Images Flashback: Emile Ntamack of France beats Colin Charvis to […]

Jackson column: Advent of Josh Adams puts North at big risk

19 February 2020 0 comments

Josh Adams is showing his true Test class for Wales, writes Peter Jackson

Williams column: Don’t drop George North for France clash

19 February 2020 0 comments

Shane Williams urges Wayne Pivac to stick with North for this week’s clash with France

Williams column: So many mistakes by Wales, but lessons will be learnt from Ireland loss

11 February 2020 0 comments

Nick Tompkins impressed in his first start, but there were too many errors from Wales in Dublin

So many mistakes, but lessons will be learnt

9 February 2020 0 comments

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Colossus: CJ Stander tries to batter his way through Storm Ciara might not have arrived in time for the […]

Two big TMO calls put Pivac and Wales down for count in Dublin

9 February 2020 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON WALES had come from so far behind so often on enemy territory as to suggest that their ideology revolved around something one […]

Nick Tompkins must start for Wales, says Shane Williams

4 February 2020 0 comments

Nick Tompkins is a must-start for Saturday’s trip to Ireland after impressing on debut

There’s still lots to work on, stresses Wayne

2 February 2020 0 comments

By ALEX BYWATER ALUN Wyn Jones and Wayne Pivac told Wales the real challenge is around the corner after this opening win in Cardiff. Defending […]

Williams column: Give George North a run out at 13 for Italy game

15 January 2020 0 comments

Jonathan Davies’ injury for Wales springs a selection dilemma on head coach Wayne Pivac

Gloucester whizz-kid Louis Rees-Zammit can speed into Six Nations

9 January 2020 0 comments

Like many others at Gloucester, their rise gathered pace at Hartpury College

Whizz kid Rees-Zammit is speeding into Six Nations

5 January 2020 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY WING sensation Louis Rees-Zammit has the talent and mental strength to take a Wales call-up in his stride, says his former academy […]

The Rugby Paper’s team of the 2010s

27 December 2019 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher has watched a lot – and we mean, a lot – of rugby this decade. So we asked him to pick a team of the decade

Sherratt: Ospreys will be back for Christmas

22 December 2019 1 comment

■By STEFFAN THOMAS MATT Sherratt knows all about the “carnival” of Welsh rugby after a stint at Cardiff Blues and a move to the Ospreys […]

Ospreys kids spread their wings in Paris

15 December 2019 1 comment

By ALEX BYWATER Can’t hold him: Racing captain Henry Chavancy breaks a tackle to score TEAMS RACING 92: Zebo 6; Dupichot 7, Vakatawa 7 (Klemenczak […]

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 […]

Williams column: Mike Ruddock can revive ailing Ospreys

12 December 2019 0 comments

Shane Williams believes the addition of Mike Ruddock is just one of the key changes needed at his old club Ospreys

SHANE WILLIAMS

8 December 2019 1 comment

Ruddock can revive the ailing Ospreys WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Winner: Mike Ruddock with the Six Nations trophy after leading Wales to the Grand Slam […]

Jackson column: Johnny McNicholl will give North some competition

13 November 2019 0 comments

George North has now been in the Test arena for a decade – could his use on the wing for Wales come under threat from McNicholl?

YOUNGGUNS

10 November 2019 0 comments

TOM ROEBUCK SALE SHARKS WING As a strapping 18- year-old winger just making his way in the game, Tom Roebuck could hardly be better positioned. […]

Ospreys in hunt to bring Wales ace Liam Williams back home

1 November 2019 0 comments

The Scarlets are also interested in the full-back with Leigh Halfpenny out of contract next summer

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 […]

Cobus was quick – but no cigar!

13 October 2019 0 comments

COBUS Reinach’s elevenminute hat-trick for the Springboks against Canada is among the fastest of the professional era but is not the stand alone of the […]

Dragons ready for lift up with Sam Davies at the controls

27 September 2019 0 comments

How are the four Welsh regions shaping up ahead of the start of the PRO14 season this weekend?

Williams column: Hadleigh Parkes will know when the time is right to by risky

17 September 2019 0 comments

Shane Williams pinpoints Hadleigh Parkes as the man central to Wales’ backline

Williams column: No sweat, we’re ready for Georgia and Australia

13 September 2019 0 comments

Shane Williams wants to see Wales use their wingers in a different way to be truly devastating

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

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

DREAMTEAM

26 May 2019 0 comments

JAMES HOOK, OSPREYS AND FORMER NEATH, PERPIGNAN, GLOUCESTER & WALES FLY-HALF, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Gethin Jenkins – […]

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