All posts tagged "Wales"
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 year agoShame that Georgia are kept out of sight
By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed The most significant contest of the November international series? Take your pick. Ireland-New Zealand in...
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Features
/ 1 year agoAussies facing reality check
ANALYSIS PAUL REES LOOKS AT THE CHALLENGES AHEAD FOR THE HOME NATIONS AS THE AUTUMN INTERNATIONALS GET UNDER WAY AUSTRALIA start...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoAssiratti’s making the most of his second chances
By SIMON THOMAS WALES prop Keiron Assiratti has revealed how close he came to dropping out of professional rugby – just...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoWales get set for big Sunday crunch…
By Peter Jackson - The man truly in the know One weekend five summers ago, Wales went to No.1 in the...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoMaesteg Harlequins a beacon of hope
AT a time when too many clubs all over England and Wales have gone to rack and ruin, Maesteg Harlequins shine...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 1 year agoBristol have no answers as Callender leads romp
By STEWART McCULLOUGH Bristol ................ 19pts Tries: David 7, Bonner 28, R Marston-Mulhearn 37 Conversions: Reed 7, 28 Harlequins ...... 34pts...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoBaxter: I want to make things better
■By PAUL REES ROB Baxter will not be walking away from Exeter, the only club still looking for a Premiership victory...
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Features
/ 1 year agoGriffin’s not stopped by heart issue
WALES and Bath prop Archie Griffin is set to be fit for the autumn internationals despite being diagnosed with a heart...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoDavies keen to bring new direction to Barnes
■ By BEN JAYCOCK RECENT retiree Josh Davies has moved into the world of coaching at the age of 31 and...
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Features
/ 1 year agoI’d just signed for the dirtiest team in France
MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER BATH, ROUEN, EL SALVADOR, GRASSE, HARTPURY COLLEGE AND ENGLAND U20 FLY-HALF NOW HEAD COACH AT CLIFTON...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoPotter hoping for Aussie debut
FORMER Leicester wing Harry Potter would love the chance to lock horns against his old boss at Twickenham on Saturday. The...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoDragons split with coach Flanagan
NEWS EXTRA DRAGONS have parted company with head coach Dai Flanagan with assistant Filo Tiatia taking over on an interim basis....
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoBen Carter ruled out of Wales’ autumn internationals with knee injury
Lock Ben Carter has been released from Wales’ Autumn Nations Series squad after suffering a knee injury. Dragons skipper Carter was...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoScarlets – A good bet to make the URC playoffs?
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports Now that the first block of URC games is ending, the league table is beginning to...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoMike Forshaw urges Wales to be ‘aggressors’ against Fiji
Mike Forshaw says that Wales have “got to be the aggressors” when they target ending a nine-Test losing run in their...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoIs your rugby club Autumn Nations Series ready?
The biggest and best sides in world rugby are going head-to-head in a series of mouth-watering clashes in this year’s Autumn...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 1 year agoTom Pearson enjoys ‘Dragons’ Den’
By Paul Rees Tom Pearson will not let missing out on the England squad for the autumn internationals drag him down...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoEverything has happened so quickly, says new-boy Josh Hathaway
By Simon Thomas Josh Hathaway is still having to pinch himself to make sure what has happened to him over the...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoThomas and Murray get nod from Gatland
UNCAPPED pair Freddie Thomas and Blair Murray have been included in Wales’ squad. New Zealand-born Scarlets wing Murray, 23, qualifies through...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 1 year agoGloucester don’t let Newcastle Falcons fly again
By Brendan Gallagher Gloucester ....................... 36pts Tries: Clement 2, T Williams 12, Blake 20, Singleton 40+1, Wade 72, Hathaway 75 Conversions:...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoConnacht too strong for slack Dragons
By Luke Jarmyn Connacht .......... 31pts Tries: Boyle 6, Blade 19, Prendergast, 39 Forde 73, Devine 80 Conversions: Forde 7, 20,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoCardiff’s second-half fightback stuns Ulster
By Simon Thomas Cardiff ............... 21pts Tries: Stephens 49, Hughes 64, Young 68 Conversions: Sheedy 50, 65, 69 Ulster ................. 19pts...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoRising stars thrive for Scarlets
■By SIMON THOMAS Scarlets ............ 30pts Tries: Rogers 28, Page 43, Murray 47, Macleod 57 Conversions: Lloyd 45, 58 Penalties: Lloyd...
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Features
/ 1 year agoTuipulotu taking the long road to Scotland
THE All Blacks will perish the thought that their pioneering exploits extend beyond strictly come war dancing, amateur lineout theatricals (Andy...
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Features
/ 1 year agoMurray’s on a wing – and a prayer …
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW BLAIR Murray began the week ‘in a state of shock’ at having gone...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoJoseph Sua’ali’i out to prove he’s worth the money
Australia coach Joe Schmidt has selected rugby league convert Joseph Sua’ali’i in his 34-man squad for the autumn internationals. The 21-year-old...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoFiji get ready for Scots
PACIFIC Nations Cup champions Fiji have named a 39-player squad for the autumn Tests. Head coach Mick Byrne’s squad boasts a...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoRecall for Allan but no room for Varney
TOMMASO Allan returns from a break and Harlequins lock Dino Lamb is back from injury in Gonzalo Quesada’s Italy squad, while...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoSnyman back to add his weight for Boks
LEINSTER lock RG Snyman is one of four returning World Cup winners in the South Africa squad for their autumn internationals...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 1 year agoBears go on rampage to leave Sale all at sea
■By STEWART McCULLOGH Sale Sharks ....... 10pts Tries: Swailes 28, Fielding 56 Bristol Bears .....57pts Tries: Nigrelli 3, Penalty 10, Keight...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoCheika: Ollie has the class to get back to the top
By GARY FITZGERALD a Speed merchant: Ollie Hassell-Collins scoring against Gloucester last weekend MICHAEL Cheika is backing “raw” Ollie Hassell-Collins to...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoGloucester sign Nelson
By SAM JACKSON GLOUCESTER have signed Morgan Nelson from Cornish Pirates to cover injuries to their hooking department. With George McGuigan...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoWilliams hoping for Dragons deal
WALES centre Scott Williams is training with Dragons and head coach Dai Flanagan says it could lead to the offer of...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoDecalmer score is hosts’ killer blow
By PAUL BOLTON Bournville...............27 Hinckley.................. 19 BOURNVILLE produced a performance of two distinct halves as they returned to winning ways in...
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Features
/ 1 year agoTo play in two World Cups was a dream
MY LIFEIN RUGBY DAVID SISI THE FORMER ITALY, ZEBRE, BATH, LONDON SCOTTISH, LEEDS, LONDON IRISH & ENGLAND U20 LOOSE FORWARD RUGBY...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoBear keen to be a big hit Down Under
■ By BEN JAYCOCK FORMER Cornish Pirates back row Bear Williams has flourished in making the difficult transition from rugby union...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoIn The Rugby Paper this week
Elliot Daly has issued a rallying call to his England teammates to replicate the famous 2019 World Cup semi-final win next...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoOspreys vs Edinburgh – United Rugby Championship Match Preview
By Peter Ryan The Ospreys will host Edinburgh at the iconic Brewery Field as the URC’s first block of games concludes...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoScarlets vs Zebre Parma – United Rugby Championship Match Preview
It is another Friday night game for the Scarlets as they welcome Zebre Parma to Llanelli. We are entering the final...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoA Shootout For Wales’ Six Nations Fly-Half Taking Place Down West
The number ten jersey is exceptional in Welsh rugby. There have been many sensational players that have worn the legendary number....
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Women's International
/ 1 year agoWXV triumphs ideal World Cup preparation for England, says captain Marlie Packer
Marlie Packer has underlined the importance of England’s last two WXV campaigns as the countdown continues towards a home World Cup....
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoHarry Potter named in Australia squad for Autumn Internationals
Rugby league convert Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii and former Leicester wing Harry Potter has been named in Australia’s squad for their autumn tour...
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Women's International
/ 1 year agoEngland face USA in 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup opener
England will kick off the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup against the United States at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light. The August...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoWales head coach Warren Gatland not seeking to ‘protect my own backside’
Warren Gatland says he is not thinking about his own position ahead of Wales’ Autumn Nations Series Tests against Fiji, Australia...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 1 year agoGallagher Premiership Team of the Week: Alex Lozowski, Fitz Harding and Elliot Daly shine
By Charlie Elliott Fantastic finishing from Fitz Harding, Alex Lozowski’s impeccable kicking and a vintage Elliot Daly performance were the standouts in the Gallagher Premiership. ...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoRivals driving me on – Tommy Reffell
By Simon Thomas Tommy Reffell says he is being driven on by the competition for the Wales No.7 jersey with Jac...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoGareth Davies calls time on Test career
Wales scrum-half Gareth Davies, 34, has announced his retirement from international rugby. The Scarlets half-back won 77 Wales caps and toured...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoRed Roses march on
England will face Australia, USA, and Samoa in the pool stages of next year’s World Cup. The Red Roses, who are...
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Letters
/ 1 year agoThanks, Jeff, your piece was spot on
THE main purpose of this letter is to thank you for your existence and quality. I used to play from 11...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoCaolan Englefield: We need to be more aggressive in defence
By Gary Fitzgerald Caolan Englefield remains confident Gloucester can plug sufficient holes in their leaky defence to stun the Tigers again...












