All posts tagged "Ospreys"
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/ 4 years agoGleave off to Dallas
RUGBY SHORTS HOOKER Todd Gleave has left Gloucester to join American Major League Rugby side Dallas Jackals. Gleave, 26, joined Gloucester...
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/ 4 years ago‘Data backs 60-cap rule’
By STEFFAN THOMAS WELSH rugby has been told it must continue to bring its best players back from the Gallagher Premiership...
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/ 4 years agoBiggar’s kindness is fillip for young Fin
NEWS EXTRA WHEN Fin Smith was wondering what to do with himself after Worcester’s 66-10 defeat to Northampton in the last...
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/ 4 years agoMyler kicks Ospreys to rare win over Munster
By STEFFAN THOMAS O spreys ..............18pts Penalties: Myler 2, 32, 37, 46, 64, 72 Munster ............10pts Tries: Casey 55 Conversions: Crowley...
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/ 4 years agoCall up for Young is common sense now
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Heading home: Wasps flanker Thomas Young deserves his call up to Wales squad PICTURE: Getty...
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/ 4 years agoMyler’s late strike swings 8-try thriller Ospreys way
By STEFFAN THOMAS Benetton ..........26pts Tries: Lucchesi 6, Smith 52, Ioane 60, Menoncello 66 Conversions: Albornoz 7, Coetzee 53, 68 Ospreys...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 years agoLiam Williams joins Wales list of absent Lions stars
WALES have ruled Liam Williams out of the All Blacks’ match on October 30 – their eighth Lion to miss the...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoDead-eye Boeta gets the drop on sad Ospreys
By ROGER PANTING Ospreys ............13pts Tries: Thomas 74 Conversions: Myler 74 Penalties: Anscombe 3,16 Sharks ..............27pts Tries: Ward 41, Potgieter 58...
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Features
/ 4 years agoOspreys lend a hand to injury-hit Scarlets
RUGBY SHORTS SCARLETS have signed Ospreys lock Lloyd Ashley on a three-week loan deal. Aaron Shingler (back) and Sam Lousi (knee)...
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Features
/ 4 years agoRoberts ruled out after knee surgery
DRAGONS centre Jamie Roberts will miss the next six weeks after undergoing minor knee surgery. Roberts, 34, was a replacement in...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoOpportunity knocks for Adam Beard after Hill and Ball departures from Wales scene
ADAM Beard plans on making the most of the departure of Cory Hill and Jake Ball from Welsh rugby. Ospreys second...
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/ 4 years agoCollins can boost Wales in midfield
By PETER JACKSON Tigers’ roar: Leicester players celebrate after being awarded a last minute, match-winning penalty try PICTURE: Getty Images WALES...
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/ 4 years agoBattle begins for most coveted jersey in Wales
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND THE hairs are standing up on the back of my neck at the prospect of...
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Features
/ 4 years agoWales star North aims to back for Christmas
RUGBY SHORTS OSPREYS three-quarter George North hopes to return from a serious knee injury during the festive period this season. The...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 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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Latest News
/ 5 years agoOspreys have the talent to head regions’ challenge
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND So, a new season of club rugby is finally upon us and it’s a new...
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Features
/ 5 years agoAlun Wyn: More left in tank and I’m enjoying it
NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON WALES captain Alun Wyn Jones says he will continue playing until his form and enjoyment decline....
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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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/ 5 years agoNorth in two-year deal with Ospreys
By SAM JACKSON Signed: George North GEORGE North has signed a new two-year dual contract with Ospreys and the Welsh Rugby...
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/ 5 years agoSwansea leave no room for doubt
Welsh round-up By ROB COLE NEATH’S 150th anniversary celebrations got off to a familiar start as they welcomed their oldest rivals,...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoI fear these World 12s are only about making money | Shane Williams
The new World 12s proposal has been the talk of rugby and while we must reserve a bit of judgement until...
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Features
/ 5 years agoIf we had Battle of Gnoll now we’d all be in jail!
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER LIONS, WALES, NEATH, OSPREYS, RICHMOND AND BRISTOL HOOKER BARRY WILLIAMS Good memories: Barry Williams playing...
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/ 5 years agoJordie let-off proves there’s one law for NZ and one for rest
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER THERE was much evidence this week for those (ie everybody living outside of New Zealand) who have...
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/ 5 years agoTomas is a Cardiff lad on his wife’s orders!
By ROB COLE TOMAS Francis has come home to Wales to play for the Ospreys, but one of the stipulations in...
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/ 5 years agoCarnage among No.7s makes Navidi key man
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND ONE of the biggest things that has gone under the radar this summer is the...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoPremiership clubs like look of Ospreys lock Rhys Davies
'Several' Premiership clubs are interested in young Ospreys lock Rhys Davies
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoSean Fitzpatrick raises key question for regions | Peter Jackson
The role of central contracts and players actually playing for their region has been an issue that has long negated the...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoI can’t wait for Gareth Anscombe to return, but go slowly! | Shane Williams
The Wales fly-half is back in full training at the Ospreys ahead of the autumn
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/ 5 years agoNorth Wales launch invasion of England
By ROB COLE ROBIN Williams has joined the ever growing band of north Wales bred players moving into the Championship and...
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/ 5 years agoAnscombe agony will finally end next month
■By PETER JACKSON GARETH Anscombe is scheduled to start his longawaited come back next month after a two-year fight to save...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoJosh Matavesi could be heading out of Bath
Bath could free up space on the salary cap by allowing Josh Matavesi to explore interest from Japan, and have space...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoExodus of the props brings era to an end | Chris Hewett
THERE was a time, not so long ago, when Premiership clubs would pay tighthead props in Bitcoin, provided they were good...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoQuins off to a flyer with big cup upset
Welsh Championship Cup round-up By STEFFAN THOMAS MAESTEG Harlequins stunned Neath to record a shock 32-23 home victory over the Welsh...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoMorne Steyn did same to me 12 years ago | Shane Williams
Shane Williams knows exactly how the 2021 Lions will have been feeling once they collected their thoughts back in the dressing...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoTEAM: Warren Gatland drops seven Lions players for third Test decider
A big shake-up in selection by Lions head coach Warren Gatland
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/ 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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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoEPCR draw the pools for the 2021-22 Champions Cup
A 24-team Champions Cup draw has been held, find out where Exeter, Harlequins, Sale, Bristol, Northampton, Leicester, Bath and Wasps will...
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Shane Williams
/ 5 years agoDaly must start at 13 if we want to beat the Boks | Shane Williams
The Saracens & England back has shown himself to still be as adroit at outside centre as at his time at...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoI fear it looks quite serious for Leigh | Shane Williams
THERE is no other way for me to start other than by wishing Leigh Halfpenny all the best. For his 100th...
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/ 5 years agoScott back at Scarlets
WALES centre Scott Williams is to rejoin Scarlets after leaving Ospreys. Williams, 30, who has 58 Wales caps, left Scarlets to...
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/ 5 years agoHeineken Cup tiers revealed ahead of pool draw
NEWS EXTRA THE ROAD to next season’s Heineken Champions Cup final in Marseille will begin to be mapped out when the...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoBooth has helped Adam Beard find his consistency and regain Wales slot
ADAM Beard believes getting dropped from the national squad last autumn was a blessing in disguise and insists he can become...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoBasham can be best No.7 of lot says his ex-coach Jackman
By STEFFAN THOMAS Fan: Bernard Jackman BERNARD Jackman has tipped Taine Basham to become Wales’ first choice openside by the 2023...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoHawkins aims to be like Sonny Bill
TEENAGE Ospreys centre Joe Hawkins is modelling his game on Sonny Bill Williams and Jonathan Davies as he looks to make...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 5 years agoOspreys announce capture of Exeter wing Alex Cuthbert
The Ospreys have completed the deal to bring Alex Cuthbert back to Welsh rugby from Exeter Chiefs. As exclusively reported by...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoAlex Cuthbert signing to be confirmed by Ospreys
THE Ospreys will confirm tomorrow that they have signed Wales and British Lion Alex Cuthbert from Exeter Chiefs. Blindside revealed in...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoWe’ll be the poor men of Europe say regions
WALES’ four regions fear they will be put at an even greater disadvantage next season with their English rivals being up...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoNewcastle Falcons swoop for Harlequins winger Nathan Earle
NATHAN Earle is poised to follow teammate Mike Brown out of Harlequins and up to Premiership rivals Newcastle Falcons. Quins last...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoSteyn kicks Bulls into Rainbow Cup final
Sharks ....................22 Bulls........................34 MORNE Steyn celebrated his recall to the Springboks squad with a faultless kicking performance to help book Bulls’...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoRhys Webb counts cost of that Toulon pay-day | Peter Jackson
At the end of the last Lions tour when the entire cast posed for a team photograph, Rhys Webb appeared to...
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