All posts tagged "Swansea"
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Red Roses
/ 2 years agoRed Roses: Lucy Packer
HARLEQUINS SCRUM-HALF Birthplace: Swansea Date of birth: 02/02/2000 Community club: Amman United Red Roses debut: vs USA November 2021 Caps: 16...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 years agoPepper’s late show clinches thriller for Durham
BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS Scrum-half Max Pepper scored two late tries, one in overtime, to give Durham a famous win...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoNewport lead pack behind Drovers
Welsh round-up By CARL FIELD NEWPORT moved up to second in the Premiership table after they beat RGC 43-17 to make it...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 years agoSwansea claim a bonus to climb off bottom
BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS The home stretch of BUCS Super Rugby settled into its flow after a hugely entertaining, and...
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U20 Six Nations
/ 2 years agoIt’s all to play for as class of ’24 get set
BY BEN JAYCOCK ENGLAND As the U20s Six Nations kicks off on Friday, England’s primary focus is to shore up their...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 2 years agoThe Grand Slam win in 2005 was a fairytale
My Life in Rugby with Mark Taylor - The former Wales, Ospreys, Sale, Swansea & Pontypool centre and now WRU performance...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 years agoNew year but same old Exeter at the top
BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS BUCS Super Rugby returned with a bang on Wednesday with six changes in the league table....
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 years agoHartpury up to third with Notts left in big trouble
BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS After five weeks, BUCS Super Rugby has finally returned with Hartpury capitalising on their game in...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoLlandovery edge past rivals Ebbw
Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD LLANDOVERY clung on to beat Ebbw Vale 17-15 in the battle of the Welsh Premiership’s top...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoFull-back Hopkins is star of the show as fans pay tribute to JPR
By SIMON THOMAS Ospreys.............25pts Tries: Hopkins 40, 50, Giles 63 Conversions: Edwards 51, 64 Penalties: Edwards 34, 43 Perpignan........... 3pts Penalties:...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoJones leads the way for Merthyr
Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD A STUNNING hattrick from full-back Ben Jones inspired Merthyr to a magnificent seven-try 50-32 win over...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoLloyd making the most of life in the capital
By BEN JAYCOCK Garin Lloyd made the move from the small town of Neath, Wales to the hustle and bustle of...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoEx-Gloucester boss takes charge at Ospreys
Ospreys have appointed former Gloucester boss Lance Bradley as their new chief executive. Bradley, below, who spent four years in charge...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoCabango’s out to leave injury woes behind him
By ROB COLE Speed merchant: Cardiff flyer Theo Cabango THEO Cabango is hoping his New Year’s wish comes true and he...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoProud men who graced the game
Brendan Gallagher recalls the achievements of those from across the globe that the world of rugby lost in 2023 Sydney Millar...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoSymes looking to impress in Wales
By BEN JAYCOCK After excelling in Australia, tyro fly-half Jacob Symes has returned to Wales to link up with Welsh Premiership...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoDerby day double act for regions
By BEN JAYCOCK Fixtures: Tuesday December 26: Cardiff v Dragons, Kick-off 3pm Scarlets v Ospreys, Kick-off 5.15pm Boxing Day action sees...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoExeter in pole position to do the double
BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS BUCS Super Rugby is now on a five-week break. We’re 11 rounds, 54 games, and 2,987...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 years agoBath boys blow race wide open in pursuit of Exeter
BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS Bath defeated Loughborough 31-17 in a result that could have huge ramifications in the final Super...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoFour-try Lake guides Ospreys safely home
■By ROB COLE Ospreys ............................. 43pts Tries: Lake 7, 26, 46, 56; Thomas 17, Morris 76 Conversions: Williams 8, 19, 27,...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoNo room at the top for Welsh regions
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW AS Anglo-Welsh duels of the blood-and-guts variety go, one springs foremost to mind:...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 years agoChamps Exeter fall to first defeat of season
BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS EXETER finally suffered their first loss of the season away to an inspired Hartpury side 31-17,...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoHolders bow out as Vale set their sights
By CARL FIELD Premiership Cup round-up EBBW Vale, Swansea, Llandovery and Merthyr all booked their places in the Premiership Cup semi-finals....
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoA case of third time lucky for Neville
RUGBY MATTERS - A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Sport is full of sliding doors moments,...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 years agoBattling Met stand up to be counted
BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS The mid-table madness continued as Cardiff Met completed a momentous week for the university with a...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoAfter only seven games, hooker Elias is happy to be back in the running
By SIMON THOMAS Ryan Elias has played just seven games of rugby in 2023 – yet among those have been some...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoDay Wales played a game of four halves
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW It’s built beneath the mountain, beneath the coal and clay, It’s where we...
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Features
/ 2 years agoReturning from the ‘dead’ to play again
Jon Newcombe talks to Morgan MacRae, the Welsh hooker determined to resurrect his career HAVING gone into cardiac arrest and having...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 years agoL’borough decimate Swans by scoring 15 tries
BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS Loughborough decimated Swansea 95-8 to record one of the biggest wins in BUCS Super Rugby history...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoThe day that Jonah paid his £3 to play
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Aberavon Naval Rugby Football Club exists in name only, an enduring exercise in...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 years agoSeven-try Bath gear up for big clash with leaders
BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS Bath thrashed Nottingham 43-0 to continue their excellent form ahead of next week’s clash against unbeaten...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 2 years ago‘Back then, there were a lot of quality fly-halves’
My Life in Rugby with Tony Clement: The former Wales and Swansea back talks about his life in the game Taking...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 years agoUnbeaten Exeter set for tough road test in Cardiff
BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS IT was a quiet week at the summit of university rugby, with a bye week in...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 years agoFront row powers Exeter in to eight point lead
By TOM JEFFREYS Exeter extended an eight-point lead at the helm of the table after a 38-29 win over Cardiff, whilst...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 years agoFirst win for Bath in tough game v Cardiff
BUCS RUGBY By OLLY PINHEY BATH secured their first win of the BUCS Super Rugby season in their annual Anniversary Game...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 years agoBrilliant Exeter are far too hot to handle
BUCS RUGBY By BEN JAYCOCK Reigning Cup champions Exeter University became new leaders on Wednesday as they destroyed Loughborough 57-26 at...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 years agoHat-trick hero in Cardiff derby
BUCS RUGBY By BEN JAYCOCK Josh Carrington scored a hat-trick as Cardiff Met beat Cardiff 50-28 in a Welsh capital derby...
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoTop Cat: charisma, sermons and style
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW IF ONLY Mark Twain had been born half a century later, on the...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoHumphreys backing Plumtree to play major role for Wales
By BEN JAYCOCK Wales forwards coach John Humphreys says that new signing Taine Plumtree from New Zealand could play a big...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoOspreys agree deals with five players
NEWS EXTRA OSPREYS have agreed new contracts with five players for next season. Former Wales U20s fly-half Luke Scully has signed...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoWe are not going anywhere, say Ospreys
By PETER JACKSON Ospreys are adamant they will be open for business as usual in Swansea next season despite talks about...
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoAfter this, Prince Harry could be calling AWJ
PETER JACKSON Alun Wyn Jones continues to treat ‘the media’ with such contempt that it may be but a matter of...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoFolau call was TV turn-off for Gareth
By NICK POWELL Gareth Thomas “refused” to watch the Barbarians vs World XV match last month due to the “contradiction” of...
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Letters
/ 3 years agoBob right to break barriers
THAT was an excellent letter/article by Bob Reeves in last Sunday’s TRP. I have heard from friends involved in grassroots rugby...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoPonty end campaign on a high
Pontypridd..............29 Swansea................. 10 By PAUL HOPKINS Pontypridd ended one of their most miserable seasons on a high as they notched their...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoDodd’s late show clinches Swans’ thriller
By WILLIAM SPARKES Swansea.................32 Bridgend.................. 31 Swansea held on to defeat Bridgend by a single point in a thriller at St...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoDrovers stay on course for top spot
Premiership By HUW S THOMAS Llandovery.............52 Swansea.................24 THE Drovers did everything they needed to do to hold onto the top spot...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoWilliams leaves it late to add bonus point
By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea................... 8 Cardiff......................29 Cardiff's charge towards the Indigo Premiership top spot gained momentum with a bonus-point victory over...
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoBob Burrows, the man who opened door for Living with Lions
PETER JACKSON Bob Burrows joined the BBC from Fleet Street via the Yorkshire Post during the heady days of late summer...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 3 years agoTitcombe steers Loughborough to first title
BUCS SUPER RUGBY By CAMERON STEPHENS Loughborough were crowned BUCS Super Rugby champions for the first time ever after their dramatic...
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