All posts tagged "Wales"
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoOlympian Joyce sets tone with blistering solo effort
By RACHEL EVANS Wales …65 Hong Kong …0 WALES ran in 10 tries in a clinical display to make it two...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHenson on comeback trail at Dragons
DRAGONS head coach Bernard Jackman is hopeful Gavin Henson will still play a big part in the season despite a knee...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 7 years agoLiam Williams to win 50th cap for Wales in team named to face Tonga
Ellis Jenkins named as captain by Warren Gatland
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Features
/ 7 years agoFight Kiwi fire with fire to rekindle Chicago flame
BRENDAN GALLAGHER looks ahead to next week’s clash in Dublin between the world’s top two teams Breaking the duck: Conor Murray...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoTime for a reboot
HAS the time come to review rugby’s points scoring system? The object of the game is to score tries. Last Saturday,...
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Features
/ 7 years agoLet battle commence for the final place in Japan
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points THE RWC2019 repechage tournament – the first of...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoDu Preez fine tuning his attack at Sharks
By JON NEWCOMBE Shark attack: South African fly-half Robert du Preez PICTURE: Getty Images ROBERT du Preez wants to reinvent himself...
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Features
/ 7 years agoAnswering the call…
Brendan Gallagher looks at some of the extraordinary rugby players - individuals from all backgrounds, nations and clubs and of differing...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoCanucks get in gear with five-try win over Coventy
By PAUL SMITH CANADA’S attempt to maintain their record of having qualified for every World Cup faces a test of endurance...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoSecond string Blues put Los Teros to the sword
URUGUAY lost against a reserve Cardiff Blues side at the Arms Park on Tuesday night. Wales will face Los Teros in...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 7 years agoThis All Black attack on Shields is just hogwash
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE prospect of Brad Shields lining up to play for England against New...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 7 years agoClive Woodward tells Wales to get their priorities in order and end their obsession with beating England
Woodward says he is 'baffled' over Wales' terrible record against Australia
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoWilliams column: Wales will be ready for the Aussies now
Limit the game to forwards play and Wales can be victorious over Wallabies
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoJackson column: How Melon made a real prune out of Ronan O’Gara
A whopping 134 Tests epitomised by one moment of prop brilliance in 2005
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoChiefs go surging along with their prop power
■ By MIKE SINCLAIR Going over: Tom O’Flaherty beats Alex Davies to score for Exeter Chiefs PICTURES: Getty Images EXETER’S dominant...
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Features
/ 7 years agoRowntree’s expertise can help the Lelos breakthrough
Brendan Gallagher looks at the testing Autumn series awaiting Georgia’s World Cup squad Expert tuition: Graham Rowntree, below, is working with...
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Features
/ 7 years agoIt’s going to get brutal out there for the Pumas
Brendan Gallagher analyses the task ahead of new Pumas head coach Mario Ledesma Barnstorming flanker: Pablo Matera SO which Pumas team...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoHow Melon madea real prune out of O’Gara!
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Timeless: Gethin Jenkins playing for Wales PICTURE: Getty Images The longest-serving international prop...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoThe first All Blacks teeter on the brink of oblivion
Boss: Ron Waldron NEATH is the cradle of Welsh rugby, home of the original All Blacks long before the Kiwis hijacked...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoCurtain call for Blues ace Jenkins
■ By STEFFAN THOMAS WALES prop star Gethin Jenkins wants to follow the path of Shaun Edwards as he takes his...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoEddie has to reenact role as All Blacks’ myth buster
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN With the first game over, now is the time to get serious...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoWallabies call for Tiger Polota-Nau
TATAFU Polota-Nau has been drafted into Australia’s squad for the three-Test tour of Wales, Italy and England this month. The Leicester...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoRed Roses kick off with trip to Dublin
ENGLAND travel to Ireland for their first match of next year’s Women’s Six Nations looking to go one better than last...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoVoting is open as Rhino Prop Star finalists are announced
Over 200 nominations have been narrowed down to three...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWales record cap-holder Gethin Jenkins to retire from rugby
The prop has been suffering from a chronic knee injury
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoLarder fear over Eddie’s coaching turnaround
By JON NEWCOMBE PHIL LARDER is surprised at the wholesale changes to Eddie Jones’ coaching team so soon before a World...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoHow Robin kick-started a revolution with his round-the-corner style
THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW PETER JACKSON ROBIN Williams probably did more to revolutionise the art of goalkicking than anyone....
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoCliff: It’s no hardship when Faf comes in
LIKE the rest of the northwest’s rugby public, Will Cliff has welcomed the return of Springbok Faf de Klerk with open...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoHenson ready to begin his coaching odyssey
By JAMES CANDY GAVIN Henson is determined to weave his magic on the pitch for one final season before moulding Wales’...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPrincipality Premiership
Aberavon …12 Cardiff …39 CARDIFF ran in five tries to make it five wins in a row and send Aberavon crashing...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoRavens have no answer as slick Carmarthen cut loose
■By STEFFAN THOMAS Carmarthen Q44 Bridgend …6 QUINS crossed for six unanswered tries as they thrashed a lacklustre Bridgend side in...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoBennett: Priestland my World Cup pick
By PETER JACKSON RHYS Priestland will be back in contention for a third World Cup despite his omission from Wales’ fourmatch...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoYes, Wade is small but his talent is giant-size
READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK NICK CAIN CHRISTIAN Wade encapsulates English rugby’s irrational fear of the X-Factor players it produces,...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoDoor is open for a Graham U-turn, says Townsend
By GARY HEATLY SCOTLAND head coach Gregor Townsend has not ruled out a call-up for Newcastle Falcons back row Gary Graham...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoLuke’s ravenous after long climb to the top
By STEFFAN THOMAS Winding road: Luke Morgan of Wales beats the tackle from Pol Pla of Spain during the 2018 New...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoThe Kiwi conveyer belt keeps coming
WALES pick an Englishman who has never played for a Welsh club in a squad weakened by the omission of a...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 7 years agoAll Blacks in Dublin is the litmus Test
BRENDAN GALLAGHER looks ahead to another jam-packed schedule to thrill us this Autumn Famous victory: Ireland defeat the All Blacks at...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 7 years agoTen tasty dishes from this Autumn’s smorgasbord of Test rugby
Talent: Teddy Thomas WALES V SCOTLAND (Principality Stadium, November 3) A bit of a curiosity down at the Principality. Not a...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoThomas hopes for a big harvest at Bristol
DAN Thomas turned his back on dairy farming in a bid to become the cream of the crop in the Welsh...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoMercer stakes his claim to face Boks
By NEALE HARVEY ZACHMercer is ready to answer England’s call for a No.8 capable of facing down the might of South...
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Features
/ 7 years agoGain-line busters will give England a new dimension
OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK JEREMYGUSCOTT Risk worth taking: Joe Cokanasiga is in devastating attacking form but could be a defensive liability...
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Featured
/ 7 years agoI’d like to emulate Halfpenny with Champions Cup success at Toulon, says Rhys Webb
With his international career in limbo after new WRU's new selection policy, we caught up with the Wales scrum-half on the...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 7 years agoWarren Gatland names Wales squad for autumn internationals
Uncapped wing Jonah Holmes is called up and Ross Moriarty looks likely to play at number 8
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Features
/ 7 years agoI still feel the stress of that French fightback in ‘99
BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Comeback kings: France beat New Zealand in 1999 RUGBY MATTERS...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoBeat boozers, close the bars!
WALESwill introduce an alcohol-free zone at the Principality Stadium next month for their four Autumn matches. The AFZ will cover 4,200...
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Features
/ 7 years agoDragons flying at full throttle for shot at Marseilles miracle
BRENDAN GALLAGHER looks ahead to next month’s World Cup repechage in Marseilles Determined: Max Denmark on the charge against the Cook...
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Features
/ 7 years agoCanada start as slight favourites, but we’ll be fitter
Brendan Gallagher talks to David Rees about the Welsh connection aiding Hong Kong’s progress Brains trust: David Rees, Leigh Jones and...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoLane likely to be only new face in Wales squad
STEFFAN THOMAS OWEN Lane looks set to be named in Warren Gatland’s Wales squad for the November tests this week. The...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoCarnegie set to swoop for Antipodean reinforcements
INJURY-HIT Yorkshire Carnegie have put out contract offers to half-a-dozen players in a bid to bring in immediate reinforcements. Having been...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoMoriarty deserves chance says Ryan
By PETER JACKSON ROSS Moriarty is being given expert backing in his bid to step into the shoes of Taulupe Faletau....
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