All posts tagged "Wales"
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoMorgan Stoddart forced to retire
Scarlets and Wales full-back Morgan Stoddart has announced his retirement from rugby following the serious leg double fracture he sustained playing...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott: Lions place is Sexton’s to lose in Six Nations
Jonathan Sexton is in pole position to be the Lions first pick for the Test No.10 shirt now that his main...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: Let’s hear it for these Ospreys heroes!
Toulouse had been to Wales many times before last week, losing the odd game by the odd point here and there....
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Jeff Probyn
/ 13 years agoJeff Probyn: No guarantee that artificial pitches will boost scrum
Some time ago I wrote about my doubts concerning Saracens‘ ambitions to play on an artificial pitch and whether it would...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoShaun Edwards quits London Irish role
Shaun Edwards has stepped down from his consultancy role with London Irish to concentrate on his work with Wales. The highly-regarded...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott: Farrell can bring fresh ideas for the Lions
The Lions are about the integration of the coaches as much as the players, and Warren Gatland has made good choices...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: Wales may rue Gatland snub for Edwards
Shaun Edwards spent the week keeping a profile low enough as to be positively subterranean over Warren Gatland‘s decision to make...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: Halfpenny finds his currency on the rise
The battering taken by Wales during a troubled month threatens to have long-term consequences even for those who managed to stay...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoJames Percival looks to Wales for Test spot
Worcester second row James Percival has had talks with Warren Gatland about switching allegiances from England to Wales. Despite being part...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoToulon deny Jenkins’ Blues return
Toulon team manager Tom Whitford has denied rumours that Gethin Jenkins will leave the Top 14 club at the end of...
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Champions Cup
/ 13 years agoHeineken Cup round 4: Preview and Predictions
Pool 1 Edinburgh v Racing Metro After over a year on the sidelines, Edinburgh welcome Ben Cairs back in their starting...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 13 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Mark Taylor – former Wales and Ospreys centre
Whenever I get asked about my rugby career, scoring the first try at the Millennium Stadium is the first thing everyone...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: Shameful, this waste of Hook’s huge talent
James Hook will have returned to France last weekend wondering about his future with Wales after a month in the margins....
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoMcBryde named Wales interim head coach
Robin McBryde has been named as Wales interim Head Coach for their two-Test summer tour to Japan next summer. With Warren...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 13 years agoAndy Farrell and Graham Rowntree confirmed as Lions coaches
As expected, England duo Andy Farrell, Graham Rowntree have been confirmed as Warren Gatland‘s Lions assistants for next summer’s tour of...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoPriestland out for rest of the season
Rhys Priestland will be out of action for six months after suffering a ruptured left achilles tendon during the region’s Heineken...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoWallabies veto Cardiff for Wales in World Cup
The Wallabies have called on the 2015 World Cup organisers to impose a blanket ban on Wales playing in Cardiff at...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoRowntree and Farrell to coach the Lions
England coaches Graham Rowntree and Andy Farrell will assist British and Irish Lions head coach Warren Gatland on this summer’s tour...
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Champions Cup
/ 13 years agoHeineken Cup round 3: preview and predictions
Pool 1 Munster v Saracens Dave O’Callaghan will make his first Heineken Cup start for Munster against Saracens in Thomond Park...
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English Championship
/ 13 years agoOxford claim Varsity treble with win over Cambridge
Oxford scored 20 unanswered second half points to claim the 131st Varsity Match with a 26-19 win over Cambridge at Twickenham...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: T-shirt test revealed Gavin was an outsider
Gavin Henson has been branded a non-team player by the Wales coach who gave him his international baptism eleven years ago....
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoPremiership round 10: previews and predictions
Harlequins v Worcester Harlequins have made three changes to the starting XV that played Bath last weekend for the reception of...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 13 years agoWales v Australia teams
Wales v Australia teams Wales have made four changes to the side that lost to the All Blacks last weekend for...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: The force is no longer with Welsh club rugby
There used to be a time when Wales–England matches required a heavier police presence on the field than off it, when...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoDan Carter set to start for the All Blacks
There will be a battle of the IRB player of the year nominees at fly-half between Owen Farrell and Dan Carter...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoFarrell shortlisted for IRB Player of the Year
England fly-half Owen Farrell has been nominated for the International Rugby Board’s Player of the Year award. Farrell has been shortlisted...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 13 years agoAutumn Internationals week 3 Round up
I’ve never believed in the media hype but if people are wondering the effect of the press on players just look...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott: Wales must act quickly to stop the talent drain
With the news that Jamie Roberts has decided to move on from Cardiff Blues, Roger Lewis chief executive of the Welsh...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 13 years agoWales v New Zealand teams
Wales captain Sam Warburton has been recalled by returning coach Warren Gatland ahead of their clash with the All Blacks on...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoPremiership round 9: preview and predictions
Bath v Harlequins: Army boy Semesa Rokoduguni is in line to make his Premiership debut for the West Country side as...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoRaboDirect Pro12 round 9: previews and predictions
Dragons v Connacht Club captain Lewis Evans and loosehead prop Phil Price return to the Dragons’ starting line up as they...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: It wasn’t just the money that lured Jamie away
Once this column revealed the sheer scale of the offer from Racing Metro a fortnight ago, it was just a matter...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoGavin Henson – “At last a coach is playing me at No.10”
It’s been a long journey of broken promises, off-field incidents and not a lot of rugby but Gavin Henson says he...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 13 years agoJonathan Joseph set to make a racket for England
Jonathan Joseph could have been donning whites at Wimbledon instead of the white shirt of England had he chosen to follow...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 13 years agoJohnny Leota’s try hands Samoa famous win over Wales in Cardiff
A late try from Johnny Leota handed Samoa a 26-19 win over Wales at the Millennium tonight. The score was ever...
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TRP Live
/ 13 years agoLive: Wales v Samoa
Live running commentary from our man Nick Verdier as Wales take on Pacific Islanders Samoa at the Millenium Stadium for the...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoLV Cup round 2: preview and prediction
Dragons v Northampton The Dragons and the Saints are both looking for their first win in the competition at Rodney Parade...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: This ratings war is such a phoney battlefield
Wales beat England last time out at Twickenham during the course of their Grand Slam. A few months earlier, they had...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 13 years agoJones to captain Wales against Samoa as Warburton is dropped
Ryan Jones will captain Wales for a record 29th times against Samoa on Friday with Sam Warburton dropped to the bench....
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Autumn Internationals
/ 13 years agoAutumn Series week 1 round up
I must have been in England for too long now and I sometimes find myself referring to England as “we” and...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoLV Cup Round 1: preview and predictions
London Irish v Sale With both team in serious need to build on momentum, Brian Smith and Steve Diamond have named...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoPumas give Wales taste of defeat at the Millenium
Wales suffered a 26-12 to the hand to of Argentina at the Millenium stadium today. Leigh Halfpenny booted Wales in front...
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20 Questions
/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Jonathan Mills – London Welsh captain
Surprised yourselves this season? Not ourselves, no! We’re probably the only ones that gave ourselves a chance but if you’d offered...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain: Change the eligibility rules and stop vultures
The vultures, in the form of New Zealand, Australian and English talent scouts, are circling the South Pacific skies in growing...
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English Championship
/ 13 years agoRotherham Titans want Alex Codling after coach Andre Bester walks out
Alex Codling has confirmed his interest in becoming Andre Bester’s full-time replacement at Rotherham Titans. Bester resigned from his post on...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: Can Jamie say Non to a fortune in Paris?
Racing Metro have put their offer for Jamie Roberts on the table – a basic £350,000-a-year for three years from next...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoWales v Argentina teams
Ospreys tight-head Aaron Jarvis will make his Wales debut when he lines up against Argentina on Saturday as Mike Phillips and...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott: Playing in France should not be end of England career
It was interesting to hear Stuart Lancaster on Radio Five Live this week talk about how difficult it would be to...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 13 years agoLions Greatest XV: scrum-halves
The best scrum-half I have seen, or am ever likely to see – that was the verdict on Gareth Edwards from...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 13 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Nicky Little – former Fiji, Saracens, Sale and Bath fly-half
When I was playing for Fiji we always felt it was better to be involved in a game where both sides...
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