All posts tagged "Wales"
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoOverseas stars join top teams
Ben Jaycock reports on the increasing popularity of the Women’s Prem as 30 imports sign for the top sides in England...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoCromack: We can follow path set by footballers
Women’s U20 Summer Series By PAUL EDDISON Women’s rugby can follow the example set by the growth of women’s football according...
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/ 1 year agoBristol heading to Cardiff for one home fixture
BRISTOL Bears will play a home Premiership fixture at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium next season. The match on May 10 will be...
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Features
/ 1 year agoPatchell becomes a rocket in Japan
On the move: Rhys Patchell scoring a try for the Highlanders last season PICTURES: Alamy WALES fly-half Rhys Patchell has joined...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoSaracens move for ex-England U18s forward
SARACENS have signed former England U18 forward Harry Wilson from Doncaster. The 27-year-old, who can play lock or back row, scored...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoCory Hill apologises for past ‘mistake’ as he prepares to captain Wales
Wales end their Australia tour by tackling Queensland Reds. Wales lock Cory Hill says he regrets an incident that happened three...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoRugby union rookie Regan Grace handed Wales start against Queensland
The former rugby league star played twice for Bath last season. Regan Grace will start for Wales in only his third...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoOnly our best will do, says Carnduff
By JAMES ORPIN FINN Carnduff leads England U20s out to face old rivals Ireland today knowing they must produce their best...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoAussies made to fight all the way
By Roger Panting Australia........................... 36pts Tries: Daugunu 7, 67; Gordon 25, Alaalatoa 54 Conversions: Lolesio 8, 26 Penalties: Lolesio 15, 31,...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoWe have makings of a good team – Gatland
Wales produced their best performance of the year but still fell to their ninth successive defeat – and a 15th loss...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoWales show defiance but the wait goes on
PETER JACKSON All week long the Red Dragon legions had planned their regimental mobilisation with just enough military precision to let...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoOverseas stars are blocking new talent
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK There is a double standard in English rugby that stands out as a...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoJosh McNally: I still have a lot more to give
Josh McNally views his move to Cardiff as the perfect outcome after contemplating for a time that his rugby career may...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 year agoEuropean elite keen to exclude outsiders
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED Whichever way you care to define the i-word, it was an interesting few hours for Canadian sport....
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Features
/ 1 year agoEntertaining the crowds is not the only thing
Paul Rees says that, while attracting a new audience is important, the game must not ignore its core support Scott Robertson...
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Features
/ 1 year agoSix Nations may stick to Saturdays
The Six Nations is considering playing all three matches in a round on Saturdays, something that has been reserved only for...
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/ 1 year agoLest we forget: The bravery of the fallen
PETER JACKSON It's a long way from Maesteg to Mametz Wood, from a mining community in the Llynfi Valley to a...
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/ 1 year agoChampions march on
POOL A By JAMES ORPIN France..............29 Wales................ 11 THREE-TIME defending champions France grabbed a bonus point victory to see off Wales...
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/ 1 year agoPowerful England roar into last four
POOL C By WILLIAM GUPWELL England................ 17pts Tries: Carnduff 26, Bailey 44, Isaacs 86 Conversions: Kerr 27 South Africa....... 12pts Tries:...
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Features
/ 1 year agoHARVEY CUCKSON
YOUNG GUNS Bath & England u20 second row Harvey Cuckson thought long and hard about whether to represent England or Wales...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoInjury and illness can’t stop the fun
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER IT’S time to dip back into the 1974...
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Features
/ 1 year agoExpect the Chiefs Mk2 to be real contenders
PAUL REES LOOKS AT WHY EXETER’S DOR HAS PUT PLAYER RETENTION AHEAD OF RECRUITMENT AT SANDY PARK The most eye-catching result...
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Features
/ 1 year agoI played my last game in 38-degree heat…
MY LIFEIN RUGBY CHRIS PLANCHANT THE FORMER NORTH OTAGO, BIRKENHEAD PARK, NEW BRIGHTON, WATERLOO, DONCASTER AND CHESHIRE/ LANCASHIRE BACK ROWER OMAN,...
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/ 1 year agoOn the road to glory in Europe
BRENDAN GALLAGHER ON THE RUGBY VISIONARIES WHO, AFTER A SLOW START, CHANGED THE GAME Brendan Gallagher looks back at the first...
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/ 1 year agoTHE 1995-96 HEINEKEN EUROPEAN CUP
AND so it came to pass that the Heineken European Cup finally became reality on October 31 1995 at a small...
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James Harrington
/ 1 year agoTime for players to behave properly
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN There are no ‘good’ responses to Melvyn Jaminet’s violently racist outburst on social media, or the serious...
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/ 1 year agoSwailes gunning for revenge in Le Crunch
Women’s U20 Summer Series ■ By LUCY WILDE NIAMH Swailes has warned France they will be taking on a very different...
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/ 1 year agoUnbeaten England get act together
■ By BEN HART ENGLAND U20s captain Steph Else hailed her side for ‘putting on a show’ after they dispatched Wales...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoGatland: I’d love to be allowed to select Hawkins
Warren Gatland says he has never been in favour of Welsh rugby’s cap rule and would like to be able to...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoThe key talking points ahead of the second Test between Australia and Wales
Wales have not won a Test match since the 2023 World Cup. Wales will have another chance to try and end...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoWales u20s knocked out as France do all they can
By James Orpin France – 29 Tries: Bosmorin 7, 36, Lacombre 32, Castro-Ferreira 43 Conversions: Reus 8, 33, 37 Penalties: Desperes...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoChampions Cup to stick with format
By JON NEWCOMBE CEO: Jacques Raynaud Fans hoping for a return to the old four-team, six pools Champions Cup format in...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoEngland know this was a chance missed
PAUL REES After Marcus Smith missed a penalty two minutes into the second half from 30 metres out and just to...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoAussies prove too powerful for Wales
By ROGER PANTING Australia........................... 25pts Tries: Tupou 21, Daugunu 53, Wright 69 Conversions: Lolesio 21, Lynagh 69 Penalties: Lolesio 6, 14...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoGatland: We need to learn from this
Warren Gatland feels frustrated that Wales did not get the 50-50 calls in crucial moments but was encouraged by his inexperienced...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoWainwright stands out as Wales fail to impress
PETER JACKSON Political swings being all the rage, the sixth-best team in the Six Nations duly fell victim to one of...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoSchmidt needs to revitalise Aussies
JOE Schmidt has an impressive log book, but he will need a magical next instalment if he is to achieve what...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoHigh life proves step too far for Ireland
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER South Africa .................... 27pts Tries: Arendse 3, Kolbe 65, Penalty 78 Conversions: Pollard 4, 67 Penalties: Pollard 18,...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoFly-half Evans on the move in URC
FLY-HALF Lloyd Evans has left Gloucester to join an unnamed club in the United Rugby Championship. The 28-year-old, who can also...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoMcNally agrees Cardiff switch
By SAM JACKSON Challenge: Josh McNally is on the move CARDIFF have boosted their pack by signing once-capped England lock Josh...
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Dream Team
/ 1 year agoDREAM TEAM
Tom Savage, the Moana Pasifika and former Gloucester and Suntory Sungoliath second row, chooses the best XV he's played with... 1....
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Features
/ 1 year agoBig guns in danger of just looking after No.1
ANALYSIS PAUL REES WONDERS HOW THE SPORT CAN KEEP PAYING FOR ITSELF IN HARD TIMES....WHILE UNIONS BUILD FOR THE FUTURE When...
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/ 1 year agoScotland and Wales facing tough choices
The slow financial recovery from the pandemic showed in recent statements from the Scottish and Welsh unions who are both overseeing...
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/ 1 year agoWales keep dream alive
U20S WORLD CUP By BEN JAYCOCK POOL A Wales................ 31 Spain ................ 10 WALES have a shot at qualifying for the...
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/ 1 year agoSimpson hits late winner
By SAM JACKSON France..............26 New Zealand....27 RICO Simpson converted a wide left, match winning penalty in windy conditions to guide New...
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Features
/ 1 year ago‘It’s about being the best player you can be’
Paul Rees finds out what drives new Tigers head coach Michael Cheika and what he plans to do at Welford Road...
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Features
/ 1 year agoThree hat-tricks for the Baa-Baas was a peak
MY LIFEIN RUGBY DEREK STARK THE FORMER SCOTLAND, BARBARIANS & GLASGOW WING Scoring for Scotland with my first touch of the...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoScratch XV that downed Boks
Brendan Gallagher was at Sixways when a National League One team caused a big upset - here he looks back to the...
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Junior International Rugby
/ 1 year agoWe can do better, says skipper
Women’s U20 Summer Series By PAUL EDDISON England u20s skipper Lille Ives Campion believes her team are only ‘scratching the surface’...
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/ 1 year agoDewi Lake says Wales spurred on by chance to end miserable record in Australia
Wales last beat Australia Down Under in 1969. Dewi Lake insists that records are “meant to be broken” as Wales target...
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