All posts tagged "Ospreys"
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Latest News
/ 3 days agoPage gets the call as Dyer ruled out by injury
DRAGONS wing Rio Dyer has been released from the Wales squad for the Nations Championship because of a hamstring injury, with...
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Latest News
/ 3 days agoHardy faces fight to be fit in time for World Cup
WALES scrum-half Kieran Hardy faces a race to be fit for next year’s World Cup in Australia. Hardy, 30, has had...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 days agoOspreys 0-26 Cardiff: Rampant Blue & Blacks demolish Welsh rivals
Tom Bowen’s first-half brace and a commanding display from Steff Emanuel laid the foundations for Cardiff’s first away derby win over...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 days agoCoventry 35-17 Ampthill: Alex Rae claims the best is yet to come from his side
Five successive victories have kept Coventry in touch with the league leaders Worcester Warriors, but Alex Rae believes his side have...
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Columnists
/ 1 week agoJeremy Guscott: The importance of Prem ‘marquee’ players is clear for all to see
Jeremy Guscott explains why the Prem’s marquee players justify their status, from Finn Russell’s influence at Bath to the value of...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 week agoWales rugby in financial crisis as WRU losses hit £18.2m
The union plans to cut one of Wales’ four professional regions by 2028/29, with another multi-million-pound loss forecast for next season.
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Club Rugby
/ 1 week agoBilly Searle: I’ve found my feet at Leicester Tigers
The 30-year-old has settled at Welford Road after spells in France and believes his best rugby is still ahead of him...
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Latest News
/ 1 week agoO’Driscoll and Mauger a devastating pairing
DREAMTEAM ALEX GROVE, THE FORMER SCOTLAND, WORCESTER WARRIORS, EDINBURGH, BIRMINGHAM MOSELEY AND COVENTRY CENTRE, SELECTS THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 week agoOspreys 31-14 Dragons: St Helens homecoming celebrated in style
Reuben Morgan-Williams marked Ospreys’ long-awaited return to St Helens with a brace, as Dragons’ errors and three yellow cards helped the...
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Features
/ 1 week agoPaul Rees: Cavaliers and Roundheads – rugby’s battle between driving mauls and high-scoring games
Paul Rees investigates the big divide splitting the game: high-scoring romps or a feast of driving mauls.
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Latest News
/ 1 week agoDee enjoying life as he puts rugby in perspective
■By SIMON THOMAS FOR try-machine Elliot Dee, rugby these days is all about enjoyment and not overthinking things. The Dragons hooker...
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Latest News
/ 1 week agoTandy signs up ref Whitehouse
REFEREE Ben Whitehouse has joined the Wales coaching team ahead of the upcoming Nations Championship campaign. Head coach Steve Tandy has...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoDafydd Jenkins: Welsh stars in Prem can strengthen national squad
The Exeter Chiefs lock believes the influx of Welsh internationals into English rugby can benefit Steve Tandy’s squad while creating opportunities...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 weeks agoEvans sparks Ospreys into life
By BEN JAYCOCK OSPREYS made a flying start to their Challenge Cup campaign with a convincing bonus-point victory over Black Lion...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 weeks agoNew front row gives Dragons powerful push
By ROGER PANTING Dragons .............29pts Tries: Rosser 4, Owen 55, Tuitavuki 67, Paea 77 Conversions: de Beer 55, 67, 77 Penalty:...
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Letters
/ 2 weeks agoGo on your own, lads
EVERYONE in Welsh rugby is wondering which team in the west will be axed – Ospreys or Scarlets. Neither wants to...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 weeks agoThe Rugby Paper Roundup: Champions Cup returns! Prem attendance issue, Wales back row + England v Canada
The Champions Cup returns, but are Prem rugby’s attendances becoming a concern? Ben Jaycock and Paul Williams discuss the big talking...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoDragons 31-38 Ospreys: Morgan Morris at the double for derby day success
Morgan Morris struck twice in the closing stages as Ospreys came from behind to beat Dragons 38-31 at Rodney Parade and...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoWorcester Warriors 49-24 Nottingham: Second-half surge wins it for Matt Everard’s side
Worcester Warriors extended their unbeaten start with a bonus-point 49-24 victory over Nottingham at Sixways.
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Features
/ 3 weeks agoMy Life in Rugby: Rob Lewis – Promotion with London Welsh was ‘special’
Rob Lewis, the former London Welsh, Cardiff Blues and Birmingham Moseley scrum-half, who is now Luctonians director of rugby, reflects on...
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Columnists
/ 3 weeks agoPeter Jackson: Australia show the way to go for Wales
Peter Jackson reflects on Australia’s resurgence and the lessons Wales can learn as Steve Tandy prepares for next month’s Nations Championship...
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Latest News
/ 3 weeks agoWRU reveals its evidence
By BEN JAYCOCK THE WRU has published evidence explaining its controversial decision to cut one of the regions, leaving Ospreys and...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoRevealed: What Prem directors of rugby really think about the 2026-27 season ahead
Paul Rees reports on a Prem survey which asks what the top men at all 10 clubs think the 2026-27 season...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 month agoChris Hewett: We need to talk about a 20-team British and Irish league
Chris Hewett explores whether a 20-team British and Irish league could offer a solution to the crisis facing Welsh rugby, with...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 month agoOspreys can’t handle the Lions power show
■By HUW GEORGE LIONS’ powerful pack took control after half-time as they made it two wins from two in the URC...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoJones: We need to go up a few gears for Lions
■By WILL JONES Sharks ...............41pts Tries: Hatton 11, Tshituka 19, Giliomee 29, 66; Bester 36 Conversions: Moyo 12, 20, 29, 37;...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoLeicester Tigers vs Saracens: Olly Cracknell – It’s going to be an intense battle
Olly Cracknell is relishing a heavyweight opening-day clash with Saracens as Leicester Tigers prepare to turn Welford Road into a cauldron.
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 month agoFans fail to deliver decisive protest
SEASONS come, seasons go and the fury of Welsh rugby’s domestic hell blazes on over their Union’s plan to cut one...
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 month agoJones joins Scarlets
FORMER Welsh first minister Carwyn Jones is to join Scarlets’ board. Jones served as Wales’ top politician between 2009 and 2018...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoPrem preview: Exeter Chiefs – Rob Baxter is happy to put his faith in young guns
Exeter Chiefs head into the new Prem season looking to build on last term’s remarkable run to the final, with Rob...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoPrem preview: Gloucester – Dynamic Welsh duo ready to get the Shed roaring
Gloucester head into the new Prem season with a strengthened pack and renewed ambition after a difficult start to last campaign,...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoURC preview: Leinster aim to defend their crown as Welsh clubs face a fight for survival
Ben Jaycock looks ahead to the United Rugby Championship with Leinster aiming to make it three in a row.
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoKing wings in for a hat-trick to put Ulster in the clear
■By STEPHEN BULL ULSTER completed an unbeaten pre-season campaign as hat-trick hero Aitzol Arenzana-King inspired a seven-try victory over Ospreys. Richie...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoPeter Jackson: Bulldozer Liam Wright can smash it for Wales
Peter Jackson looks at Liam Wright’s remarkable route back to the Test stage and why the former Australia captain could become...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoWales flanker Jac Morgan is looking to impress the locals at Gloucester
Jac Morgan is relishing the challenge of playing in front of Gloucester’s passionate Shed supporters after making the move from Wales...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoRugby bosses welcome idea for Welsh clubs in the expanded Prem
West Country rugby bosses have welcomed the idea of Welsh clubs joining an expanded Prem.
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Letters
/ 2 months agoGive Ospreys a place in the PREM
IT’S in our DNA with Shane Williams, Alun Wyn Jones and Jac Morgan, the Ospreys are here to stay. Here’s the...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoPage puts Scarlets on right road
■By JAMES CROUCH SCARLETS made an impressive start to their pre-season campaign as six tries secured a commanding victory over Exeter...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoOspreys mix it up to give Cov a lesson in finishing
■By MARK WOODS Coventry ...........12pts Tries: Reeves 23, Baker 33 Conversion: Houston 34 Ospreys .............52pts Tries: Houston 10, Rogers 18, Moriarty...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoPeter Jackson: One-club Alex Waller set the bar high at Northampton Saints
Peter Jackson looks at the dying breed of one-club players and explains why Northampton Saints legend Alex Waller now stands alone...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoKoroibete joins Ospreys
OSPREYS have signed former Wallabies wing Marika Koroibete. The 34-year-old, who won the last of his 63 Australia caps against New...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoPrem review: Rob Baxter tells his Exeter Chiefs that hard work will pay off
Paul Rees continues his summer series reviewing the Prem season, with the focus this week on Exeter Chiefs.
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Feature
/ 2 months agoPaul Rees: England back rower Henry Pollock’s mission – To smash it like Jonah Lomu
Paul Rees examines Henry Pollock’s growing profile, his potential to become rugby’s next superstar and the lessons the England back rower...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoWRU under pressure as Wales sports minister warns of growing disconnect
The WRU is facing renewed pressure over plans to cut Wales’ professional game from four teams to three after sports minister...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoAWJ glad to be back
OSPREYS have confirmed the return of former Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones as a director. The 40-year-old has become a board...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoDREAMTEAM
GEORGE SIMPSON, THE FORMER CARDIFF MET, EALING TRAILFINDERS, WASPS, DONCASTER KNIGHTS, MANLY MARLINS AND HARTPURY UNIVERSITY FULL-BACK, CHOOSES THE BEST XV...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoOspreys short on numbers
THE summer scorches on throughout the Land of Song as if in tune with the blazing state of its national sport....
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoAll Stars XV: Worcester Warriors – The legends standing loud and proud
From Chris Pennell and Andy Goode to Ollie Lawrence and Matt Kvesic, Brendan Gallagher picks his greatest All Stars-XV to pull...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoNational League 1 Ins and Outs – Plymouth Albion are ready to take on all-comers
Ben Jaycock looks ahead to the National League 1 season where Plymouth Albion have been recruiting well but will face no...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoAWJ in line to be director at Ospreys
EXTRA NEWS FORMER Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones is reportedly set to join the board of directors at his former club...
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