All posts tagged "Wales"
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Young Gun
/ 2 years agoYoung Guns: Northampton scrum-half Archie McParland
BY BEN JAYCOCK Under the close guidance of Will Parkin, Archie McParland has made the transition from fly-half to scrum-half and...
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James Harrington
/ 2 years agoDavies enjoying life in a new lake
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN SWAPPING Dragons for a new challenge at Grenoble – and the lens of Welsh rugby for relative...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoVickery & Regan named in lawsuit
Two of England’s 2003 World Cup winners, Phil Vickery and Mark Regan, are among the 295 players taking legal action against...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoExodus of talent isn’t always a disaster
Sabbaticals are all the rage. Sam Cane, the New Zealand captain who chased gold at the recent World Cup but ended...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoCross is determined to keep Reffell quiet
By JON NEWCOMBE In-form Newcastle flanker Sam Cross returns to the scene of his first professional game confident the Premiership’s bottom...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoJohn was the first to sidestep celebrity
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW OWEN Farrell‘s maternal grandfather had only just begun creating the ultimate Anglo-Irish dynasty...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoDominant Saracens get ready for lift-off
By EDDIE MCATEER Harlequins ........................0pts Saracens .........................31pts Tries: Campbell 25, Packer 38, Farries 59, 78; Penalty 65 Conversions: De Goede 26,...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoMatavesi happy he is back home in Cornwall
By MARK STEVENS Among the quaint villages and historic towns that dot the local landscape, Josh Matavesi has once again discovered...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoA case of third time lucky for Neville
RUGBY MATTERS - A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Sport is full of sliding doors moments,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoHeartbreak for Ospreys as Benetton snatch it
By ROB COLE Benetton ........... 18pts Tries: Bernasconi 16, Da Re 76 Conversions: Umaga 17 Penalties: Umaga 65, 69 Ospreys ................
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoIosefa-Scott happy he took chance with Chiefs
By PAUL REES Josh Iosefa-Scott was stunned when Exeter contacted his agent two years ago. The 22st England qualified prop was...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 2 years agoCane and Kolbe link up for Japan opener
By BEN JAYCOCK Just over a month since the Rugby World Cup final, 14 of the players who featured in the...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years agoFiji must play top teams – Matavesi
By PAUL REES Sam Matavesi says the World Cup showed Fiji need more fixtures against the leading nations if they are...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoAfter only seven games, hooker Elias is happy to be back in the running
By SIMON THOMAS Ryan Elias has played just seven games of rugby in 2023 – yet among those have been some...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 2 years agoFearing players going abroad is a false storm
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK WORLD Cups provide rugby union with an opportunity to reset, and the actions taken...
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Nick Cain
/ 2 years ago20 years on and little to give us any real hope
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THIS week saw the 20th anniversary celebrations of the 2003 England squad winning...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoBaxter urges his young charges to win on the road
By PAUL REES Going well: Joe Hawkins ROB Baxter has called on his young Exeter side to lay down a marker...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoDay Wales played a game of four halves
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW It’s built beneath the mountain, beneath the coal and clay, It’s where we...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoWales captain Morgan has some familiar faces in sight
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Ospreys v Scarlets Today. Kick-off 3pm, Liberty Stadium WALES captain Jac Morgan returns to his former club...
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Features
/ 2 years agoReturning from the ‘dead’ to play again
Jon Newcombe talks to Morgan MacRae, the Welsh hooker determined to resurrect his career HAVING gone into cardiac arrest and having...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoCourt case that could define game’s future
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME AS WE approach what could be a defining moment in the future...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoYoung Guns: Harlequins back row Louis Schmid
BY BEN JAYCOCK Following in his father’s footsteps, Lucas Schmid took up rugby as early as three and after excelling at...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 2 years ago‘Since the year dot, I have been involved with Saints’
My Life in Rugby with Lennie Newman - The former Northampton forward and team manager talks about his life in the...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoAnother maximum for flying Drovers
Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD CHAMPIONS Llandovery made it five successive bonus point victories and nine wins out of 10 after...
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Guest Blogs
/ 2 years agoAll Eyes on the Six Nations 2024
We’ve seen the Six Nations teams in action in France in the concluded Rugby World Cup, and based on form, it...
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Guest Blogs
/ 2 years agoEngland’s Rugby Glory: Reliving Their Greatest World Cup Triumphs
England has a rich history in rugby, and their successes on the international stage have been nothing short of spectacular. One...
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Guest Blogs
/ 2 years agoLegends of the Oval Ball: Top 21st Century Rugby Icons
Rugby is a sport that has been around for over 200 years, and it has produced some of the most iconic...
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Guest Blogs
/ 2 years agoBritish Rugby Legends: Unveiling the Titans Who Shaped the Game
Rugby, a sport steeped in tradition and raw physicality, has a rich history in Britain. Over the years, countless individuals have...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoDavis keen to put on a show on derby day
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Exeter Chiefs v Gloucester Today. Kick-off 3pm, Sandy Park Aidon Davis has played in all three major...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoLawrence delight as he goes back to Cardiff
Back row Alun Lawrence has rejoined Cardiff Rugby on a short-term contract. The 25-year-old came through the ranks at the Arms...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoNorth to decide on Provence move
ON THE BLINDSIDE Wales and Lions ace George North could this week tell ambitious ProD2 outfit Aix-en-Provence if he will join...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoFrench pair to battle for Rees-Zammit
ON THE BLINDSIDE Gloucester wing Louis Rees-Zammit is being lined up for a money-spinning move to France at the end of...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoFloodgates open as Leinster go to top
By ROB COLE Leinster............. 54pts Tries: Prendergast 3, O’Brien 8, Deegan 15, 79; Ringrose 50, Osborne 61, 74; Doyle 67 Conversions:...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoFlanagan: We threw off all the shackles
By SIMON THOMAS Dragons................ 20pts Conversion: Evans 39, 66 Penalty: Evans 24, 30 Ospreys..................5pts Tries: Roberts 38, Dyer 65 DRAGONS claimed...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years agoGood cop, bad cop worked well, says Lake
By SIMON THOMAS Dewi Lake has revealed just how much he learned about captaincy with Wales at the World Cup amid...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoHanekom chews over Wales option
By ROB COLE His elder brother was the first to dip his toe into Welsh rugby and now the Bulls No.8...
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Features
/ 2 years agoUnassuming Charlie, the water carrier
One of the attractions of rugby union is that it is a game which provides a refuge for the likes of...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 2 years ago‘Back then, there were a lot of quality fly-halves’
My Life in Rugby with Tony Clement: The former Wales and Swansea back talks about his life in the game Taking...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoPremiership Derby Weekend preview
Round six of the Gallagher Premiership ignites local pride and historic rivalries with three intense derbies set to take place. Bath...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoKing plans Bristol visit to assess Sheedy
By PAUL REES Wales will be present at Bristol’s training ground this week to take a look at Callum Sheedy as...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoAble Evans is enjoying the high life with Quins
By JON NEWCOMBE Jarrod Evans grew up in the Valleys of Wales, a “chalk and cheese” environment to the one he...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWelsh record £4.3m loss
THE Welsh Rugby Union recorded a £4.3m loss with a turnover of £101.3m for the year ending June 2023. Former chief...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoHowley ready for new challenge
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER ROB Howley is set to leave his job as senior assistant coach with Canada...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoMcKellar frustrated by Tigers mistakes
TIGERS boss Dan McKellar described himself as “incredibly frustrated” after watching a fourth defeat in a row for his new team....
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoHuge challenge awaits for Baxter’s resurgent Chiefs
IT WAS expected to be a season of rebuilding for Exeter following the loss of a core group of players who...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoChange of culture is needed to compete
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED A slippery subject, rugby culture, and easily misrepresented in its narrowest sense. Across great swathes of the...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoHeartbreak for Scarlets as Van Wyk try steals it
By SIMON THOMAS Scarlets ............23pts Tries: Rogers 17, Elias 68 Conversions: Lloyd 18, 69 Penalties: Lloyd 3, 48, 54 Lions.................. 24pts...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoCardiff left to count cost of their errors
■By SIMON THOMAS Cardiff ............... 12pts Tries: Grady 23, Lee Lo 53 Conversions: De Beer 53 Bulls ................... 18pts Tries: Papier...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoDragons call on Wales cavalry
■By BEN JAYCOCK Preview: Dragons v Leinster Today. Kick-off 1.15pm DRAGONS head coach Dai Flanagan has made nine changes ahead of...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWallabies on downward spiral, warns Campese
By BEN JAYCOCK AUSTRALIA legend David Campese has called out the lack of instinctive flair in rugby union and believes the...
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