All posts tagged "Wales"
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/ 10 years agoGareth Anscombe is facing a ‘warm’ welcome home
Gareth Anscombe is braced for a rocky return to New Zealand after turning his back on the All Blacks. Anscombe is...
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/ 10 years agoMartin Corry: Sam Underhill must come home to prove himself
Sam Underhill must put aside his loyalty to the Ospreys and join a Premiership club if he is to fulfil his...
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/ 10 years agoWales name squad for New Zealand tour
Wales have named an experienced 35-man squad to face England at Twickenham and the All Blacks in New Zealand this summer....
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/ 10 years agoEight uncapped player in England training squad
England Head Coach Eddie Jones has called up eight uncapped players into his squad for a three-day training camp in Brighton...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson column: Little big man Harry Robinson joins list of mini victims
Harry Robinson’s first tour as a newly-capped international three years ago ended with a glowing report from the Wales management. Despite...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Aadel Kardooni- former Wasps, Leicester and England ‘A’ scrum-half
I don’t think I had ever seen, let alone held, a rugby ball until I came over to the UK from...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 10 years agoWales look for Warren Gatland stand-in as Lions wait
Warren Gatland‘s almost certain invitation to lead the Lions has led Wales to make the first move towards appointing a caretaker...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: James Grayson- England U18s and Saints fly-half
James Grayson is only at the start of what he hopes will be a successful career but whatever happens the past...
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Shane Williams
/ 10 years agoShane Williams column: We’ll see who thrives in pressure cauldron
Next Saturday’s Judgement Day could be just that for the Welsh regions and some players hoping to get into Warren Gatland‘s...
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/ 10 years agoNeal Hatley named England scrum coach
England head coach Eddie Jones has added scrum coach Neal Hatley to his backroom staff. The 46-year-old will join the England...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn column: Sorry Jerry Guscott, but I disagree with your Pro12 prognosis
I read with interest last week’s article by Jerry Guscott and his thoughts on why he thinks the Pro12 has failed...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Jason Strange- former Ebbw Vale Newport, Bristol and Leeds fly-half
I look back fondly on my time at each club I played for but my second spell at Ebbw Vale, and...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson column: Johnny McNicholl bid mocks the registration rules
Johnny McNicholl has no Welsh ancestry. Nor has he set foot in Wales, but already he has spoken about his desire...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott column: Come on Celts, it’s time to be the great entertainers
What a wonderful advert last weekend’s quarter-finals were for European Cup rugby, with the elite clubs of England and France going...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoAshley Beck pens new Ospreys contract
Ospreys announced that centre Ashley Beck has signed a new two-year contract with the region. A product of the region’s player...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Harrison Keddie – Wales U20s and Dragons No.8
Harrison Keddie is not the kind of player to boast about his performances, but he was the standout player of the...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher talks to Colin Deans 30 years on from his big Lions let-down
Thirty years ago this week – April 16, 1986 – Colin Deans finally achieved his ambition of starting at hooker in...
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Columnists
/ 10 years agoNick Cain column: Gypsygate opens a can of worms for World Rugby
Where does offensive, derogatory or discriminatory language, or behaviour, begin and end? That is the question that World Rugby are going...
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/ 10 years agoJustin Tipuric out of Wales’ NZ tour
Justin Tipuric will miss Wales‘ tour of New Zealand in June due to concussion. The Ospreys flanker, 26, has been advised...
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/ 10 years agoNewport Gwent Dragons Statement
The Newport Gwent Dragons rocked Welsh rugby last night when they announced they were to break away from the WRU to...
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/ 10 years agoMarler banned and fined for ‘Gypsy boy’ comment
Joe Marler has been banned for two matches and fined £20,000 for calling Wales prop Samson Lee “Gypsy boy” during the Six...
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/ 10 years agoThomas signs new three-year deal with Ospreys
Ospreys have announced that young prop Gareth Thomas has penned a new three-year contract that will keep him at the Liberty...
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/ 10 years agoWilliams to join Bristol this summer
Jordan Williams will leave the Scarlets at the end of the season to join Championship side Bristol. The full-back has made...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 10 years agoEngland and Wales in £10m match deal
England and Wales have struck a deal worth up to £10m to play two more matches immediately before the next World...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain column: James Haskell can add muscle to GB’s bid for Rio gold
Great Britain’s campaign to become the first team to win Sevens gold at the Rio Olympics is in such dire straits...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Good luck Conor O’Shea in saving Italy!
The great Sergio Parisse, and I use the word in its truest sense, was visibly outraged last week when the vultures...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson column: Ravaged All Blacks offer hope to Wales
The striking similarities between Julian Savea and Nehe Milner-Skudder extend beyond the fact that each has scored eight tries in his...
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Shane Williams
/ 10 years agoShane Williams column: Wales must believe they can upset the All Blacks
Flexing your muscles on the beach is one thing – doing it in the ring is quite another. I’m sure the...
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/ 10 years agoEuropean dates announced for 2016/17
With the knockout stages of the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup approaching, EPCR has announced the key dates for the 2016/17....
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn column: Treating players like men helped win Grand Slam
Reflecting on last week’s Grand Slam I can’t help thinking how much the team has changed from the latter days of...
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/ 10 years agoLeigh Halfpenny still caught in Toulon or Wales row
Leigh Halfpenny is to make his come-back next Saturday with Toulon refusing to release him for Wales‘ tour of New Zealand....
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/ 10 years agoInjury blow for Liam Williams
Liam Williams has suffered another injury blow and will be unavailable for the region for up to six weeks. The Wales...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson column: Glen Webbe shows laughter is still the best medicine
Glen Webbe was the first black British player to appear in the World Cup and the first of any colour to...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher’s Six Nations review
Round One: Parisse’s moment of madness What so soon? My jacket pockets were still stuffed with World Cup ticket stubs and...
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/ 10 years agoWorld Rugby statement – Joe Marler to face another misconduct hearing
World Rugby have confirmed that Joe Marler will face an independent hearing following his “Gipsy Boy” comment towards Samson Lee on...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott column: Straight-talking Eddie Jones has flicked the right switch
Eddie Jones has used his personality as an asset everywhere he’s gone, and it’s been the same since he took over...
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Shane Williams
/ 10 years agoShane Williams: It was great to see George North equal my try-scoring record
That’s more like it. After the nightmare of Twickenham it was great to see Wales putting that performance to bed with...
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/ 10 years agoKruis and Itoje omitted for Six Nations gong
George Kruis and Maro Itoje have not been included in the 12-man shortlist for the Six Nations player of the tournament....
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Tom Galbraith – Scotland U20s centre
Scotland U20s have made a very good start to 2016 and centre Tom Galbraith wants them to push on and become...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoSean Fitzpatrick: Lions will have the talent to test All Blacks
Sean Fitzpatrick and Jason Robinson come from different sides of the rugby spectrum in every sense, but this week the indestructible...
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/ 10 years agoVunipola and Care to start for England in Paris’ Grand Slam decider
Mako Vunipola and Danny Care will start England‘s Grand Slam decider against France in Paris on Saturday as head coach Eddie...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson’s column: Time is on your side, Ian, but are Wales?
As career records go, it surely stands supreme – three Six Nations’ tournaments, three Six Nations titles and two Grand Slams....
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoMarco Mama’s back to help Bristol achieve dream
Bristol fans should have no concerns over Marco Mama’s commitment to their play-off cause, according to first-team coach Sean Holley. Powerful...
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/ 10 years agoJoe Marler free to face France
Joe Marler is free to play against France after escaping punishment over two incidents in England‘s win against Wales at Twickenham...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher verdict: I’ve never seen a more brilliant 21-year-old than Maro Itoje
Maro Itoje is only 21 and on Saturday was just his second start in a senior England shirt but I’m struggling...
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Shane Williams
/ 10 years agoShane Williams’ verdict: Wales were simply terrible
There were times at Twickenham on Saturday when I just could not believe my eyes. I thought, maybe, I was having...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott’s verdict: Savvy England were not the one-man band Wales expected
The big difference in the past is that England have lost decisive games like this, but this time they produced when...
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/ 10 years agoThe WRU is to blame for missing out on the Vunipola brothers
Billy and Mako Vunipola may have slipped through Wales‘fingers, but their first rugby coach is making sure that does not happen...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy life in Rugby: Steve Boyle – former England, Lions, Gloucester and Moseley lock
The day I was told I’d been selected for the 1983 Lions was probably the happiest and saddest of my life....
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher feature: Georgia have success at Japan 2019 on their mind
Georgia might have been mobbed at Tbilisi airport at some ungodly hour on their return from RWC2015 and, yes, a week...
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