All posts tagged "LLanelli"
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoWizards cast a spell despite Cherry heroics
Premiership Cup By ALAN EVANS Llanelli.....................22 Aberavon.................28 ABERAVON hit back after losing their unbeaten record to Llandovery the previous weekend and...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoCudd makes return to lead Josh’s Quins pack
By ROB COLE NIC Cudd used to play with and against Cardiff skipper Josh Turnbull, but these days he is being...
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Features
/ 5 years agoStimpson: He looks the real deal to me
LEICESTER have a trackrecord for producing England full-backs, but the most notable in the post-war era are Dusty Hare (25 caps,...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoNathan, the Panther, defied his broken jaw
PETER JACKSON THE French christened him La Panthere Noire, Waka Nathan simply the supreme openside wing forward of his time. New...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoDeadeye Jones swings it Ravens way
Premiership Cup By STEFFAN THOMAS Llanelli ..................18 Bridgend ..............21 FORMER Wales playmaker Matthew Jones helped Bridgend to a significant victory at...
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Features
/ 5 years agoJones dies at age 49
RUGBY SHORTS FORMER Wales B international second-row Paul Jones has died at the age of 49. Bridgend-born Jones played for Llanelli,...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoWizards put on style in second half blitz
Premiership By ALEX BYWATER Aberavon ........43 Llanelli ............17 ABERAVON released a video with Hollywood actor Michael Sheen ahead of their first...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoRunning man John chases elusive first Wales cap
■By STEFFAN THOMAS Fighting fit: WillGriff John WILLGRIFF John believes a combination of working with double All Blacks World Cup-winner Ben...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoScarlets 55-21 Nottingham: Nine-try Scarlets wow the crowd to kick-off Peel era
DWAYNE Peel’s first game as Scarlets head coach ended in a romp against Championship side Nottingham as 22-year-old winger Ryan Conbeer...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoGeorgians dominate Top 14 pack | Peter Jackson
SHOULD a strange sound be heard in the Kremlin, it will probably be Stalin spinning in his grave. The brutal Soviet...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoVoters ‘No’ to Dexter and Carwyn | Peter Jackson
TED DEXTER would have been amused to be classed in the same bracket as Carwyn James and Clem Thomas. By standing...
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Features
/ 5 years ago‘We chased the Prem dream and went bust’
LONDON Welsh might have been a powerhouse in the amateur era of the 1960s and 1970s, supplying seven members of the...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoEven the All Blacks honoured the quality of full-back Terry Price | Peter Jackson
The Welsh full-back revered by the Kiwis during the late 1950s
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoIRFU put block on move for one of Andy Farrell’s assistants
Dwayne Peel had hoped to bring Ireland forwards coach Simon Easterby back to the Scarlets
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoCorey Baldwin coming back to Scarlets
The Exeter Chiefs centre is leaving Sandy Park and returning to the Scarlets
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoNow head analyst quits Eddie Jones staff
John Mitchell will be followed out the door by England head analyst Joe Lewis
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoNormanton ruled before the axe fell
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby‘s great schools NOT for the first time in this series we must sing...
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Features
/ 5 years agoCusworth: I owe that school everything
POSSIBLY Normanton’s most illustrious old boy is former England and Leicester Tigers fly-half Les Cusworth, a genius on the Sevens pitch...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPeel: In my heart I knew I had to join Scarlets
Scarlets role was the one Dwayne Peel always wanted, even if it meant upsetting the capital
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoOld-school Barrie Thomas had the ear of superstars | Peter Jackson
BACK in the day of thriving local newspapers and soaring sales in the Welsh communities they served, each and every one...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoDai ‘years away’ from being a head coach
Preview... Scarlets v Edinburgh Today. Kick-off 1pm INTERIM head coach Dai Flanagan will take charge of Scarlets for the final time...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoHighlanders ‘unsung hero’ Michael Collins hopes to star at Ospreys
Steffan Thomas talks to the Wales-qualified back who will be playing at the Liberty Stadium next season
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoGavin fires the dream for Wood’s Raiders | Peter Jackson
If he so wished, Aaron Wood could put one hand on his heart, the other on the bible and solemnly swear...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoRyan’s loyalty to Scarlets rewarded by captaincy
By ALEX BYWATER PREVIEW... Dragons v Scarlets Today. Kick-off 1pm, Rodney Parade RYAN Elias admits he thought long and hard about...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoScarlets plan to prosper through New Zealand link
The Scarlets stand to net gains as part of the deal to let Brad Mooar return to New Zealand
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoLes is still waiting for his ticket offer from WRU | Peter Jackson
A FORTNIGHT ago this column highlighted the plight of Wales supporters whose 50-year debentures expired at the start of this month...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoPatchell set for return as Scarlets chase top table
By STEFFAN THOMAS PREVIEW... Scarlets v Connacht Monday. Kick-off 8pm, Parc y Scarlets GLENN Delaney admits budgetary uncertainty is making life...
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Features
/ 6 years agoLions turned hoses on Bevan and Gibson
MY LIFE IN RUGBY ALLAN MARTIN THE FORMER WALES, LIONS AND ABERAVON LOCK Mixing it: They nicknamed Allan Martin ‘Panther’ for his lineout...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoTownsend hopeful of having England-based players for Paris trip
SCOTLAND head coach Gregor Townsend believes his side can deliver a first win in Paris for 22 years after learning he...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 6 years agoWorcester back row Cornell du Preez closes on Toulon move
WORCESTER Warriors have started a search for a new No.8 with Scotland international Cornell du Preez set to join Toulon next season....
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoWhy I’m not Blue over that Cardiff name change
WHAT’S in a name? Earlier this week Cardiff Blues, after 17 years, reverted to plain old Cardiff which frankly is what...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoDark cloud over Cardiff despite losing the Blues
By ALEX BYWATER CARDIFF Blues – who will officially become Cardiff Rugby from August 1 – have admitted they are hugely...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoDai Young gets to know ‘talented’ young guns at Cardiff Blues
A little time off has allowed interim director of rugby Dai Young to survey the talent that ranges across all levels...
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Features
/ 6 years agoDelaney tips Elias to reach top level like Ken
NEWS EXTRA By STEFFAN THOMAS Dynamic: Ryan Elias RYAN Elias has all the attributes to be a British and Irish Lion...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoJones fights to take Jake’s place for club and country
By ROB COLE Rising star: Morgan Jones MORGAN Jones is literally growing into the second row position at the Scarlets and...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoLloyd Williams excited to learn off Wales ace Dwayne Peel
The pending arrival of skills coach Peel at Cardiff Blues can only push the club forward, says scrum-half Williams
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoTime honoured ‘on tour’ scene with a difference
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoPivac: I’m reporting ref Poite to World Rugby
By ALEX BYWATER WALES head coach Wayne Pivac slammed the refereeing of Romain Poite after his team suffered a 24-13 defeat...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoTipuric is doubt for England showdown
WAYNE Pivac warned his Wales side they will face a totally different proposition in England but claimed his team had taken...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoTwickenham triumph for England’s master blaster
From NICK CAIN at Twickenham England ....................18pts Tries: May 17, 21 Conversions: Farrell 22 Penalties: Farrell 46, 52 Ireland ........................7pts Tries:...
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Six Nations
/ 6 years agoWayne’s still the man for me but this was so poor
THAT was not good enough from a Welsh rugby team. It’s now five defeats in a row for Wayne Pivac’s side...
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Features
/ 6 years agoAgile ‘Monkey’ saved the day for Wales at Stradey Park
PETER JACKSON The only time England ever ventured west of Swansea for a Test match, the honorary secretary of the Rugby...
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Features
/ 6 years agoJJ’s death makes date bitter-sweet for Delme
PETER JACKSON Hero: Delme Thomas is carried off by delirious players and fans at the end of Llanelli’s defeat of the...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoScarlets scrap for big away day win after Jones’ late red
■By ALEX BYWATER THIS was far from pretty from the Scarlets - in fact it was downright ugly - but the...
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Features
/ 6 years agoBrian got two passes, then was dropped!
BRIAN Davies survived a stormy debut for Wales at Lansdowne Road in a draw against Ireland marred by an Arctic wind...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoLlandovery’s supply line pre-dates WRU
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Monkey fight: Llandovery do battle with Christ College Brecon in 1961...
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Features
/ 6 years agoScarlets pushing Hardy’s claim for Wales
■By ALEX BYWATER KIERAN Hardy is the “full product” ready to make the step-up to international rugby with Wales for the...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoRegions would benefit from having Welsh leadership, says Robin McBryde
Leinster forwards coach Robin McBryde shares his view on no Welsh region having a Welsh head coach
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoRugby Matters: I remember the magic of those midweek matches
Brendan Gallagher recalls the derby nights under the lights of Pontypool's record-breaking 1983-84
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Features
/ 6 years agoI remember the magic of those midweek matches
BRENDAN GALLAGHER RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Floodlit fun: Midweek Pooler and Cardiff clashes were...
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