All posts tagged "Wales"
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 years agoLegend who had no wish to be one
Paul Rees says it was hard not to fall in love with rugby as a young boy, watching his hero play...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoSuperstar who paved the way for many more
BRENDAN GALLAGHER IT’S hard to quantify genius let alone compare one genius with another – although that never stops us trying...
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Red Roses
/ 2 years agoRed Roses: Lucy Packer
HARLEQUINS SCRUM-HALF Birthplace: Swansea Date of birth: 02/02/2000 Community club: Amman United Red Roses debut: vs USA November 2021 Caps: 16...
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Features
/ 2 years agoChampions will have to be at their best against Bristol
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Gloucester v Bristol Today. Kick-off 2pm PREMIERSHIP champions Gloucester-Hartpury will be looking to continue their unbeaten start...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoIreland look like the team to beat
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Heading into week two of the Six Nations we were all wondering...
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 years agoDominant Ipswich march on with more silverware
SCHOOL REPORT By TOM JEFFREYS Schools rugby is now sevens-centric heading through February with an array of sevens spectacles of varying...
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Six Nations
/ 2 years agoNow watch Dyer take off, says Thomas
By MEGAN ARMITAGE Gareth Thomas is backing Rio Dyer to fill the void left by Louis Rees-Zammit’s shock departure from rugby....
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Features
/ 2 years agoWales get set for Aussie challenge
WALES’ two-Test tour of Australia in July will see matches take place in Sydney and Melbourne. Warren Gatland will take his...
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Features
/ 2 years agoHarlequins land Wales wing Lisa
HARLEQUINS have signed Wales wing Lisa Neumann from Gloucester-Hartpury with immediate effect. The 30-year-old scored a try to help her side...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWhat’s in The Rugby Paper: 11/02/24
England and Wales reignite one of international rugby’s oldest and greatest rivalries on Saturday and they’ll be action, comments and analysis...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoEngland stick, Wales twist for Twickenham test
Preview: England vs Wales (Saturday, 4:45pm) Wales have made seven alterations with England unchanged for Satuday’s crucial contest at Twickenham. The...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoScotland call in Darge for defining game against France
Preview: Scotland vs France (Saturday, 2:15pm) Scotland have brought in Rory Darge to start ahead of the dropped Jamie Ritchie as...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoEngland youngsters look to get on a roll against Wales
Preview: England U20s vs Wales U20s (Friday, 7:15pm) England U20s will be looking to secure back-to-back wins in the Six Nations...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSeries 3, Episode 23: Six Nations latest and remembering Barry John with Jonathan Davies
The opening round of the 2024 Six Nations threw the script out the window as Scotland almost let a 27-point lead...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 years agoWales great John dies at 79
Wales and the British and Irish Lions‘ legendary former fly-half Barry John has died aged 79. Widely considered an all-time great...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoGeorge demands England front up
From ADAM HATHAWAY at Stadio Olimpico New England skipper Jamie George laid down the law after England stumbled to a 27-24...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoRussell relief as Scotland hold on to keep Wales at bay
By ROGER PANTING at Principality Stadium Scotland captain Finn Russell was hugely disappointed with his side’s second-half performance yesterday after Wales...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 years agoUniversity helps lift Exeter’s challenge
By MARK STEVENS When Rob Baxter outlined his vision for the future of Exeter Chiefs, the director of rugby made no...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoAt last! Freeman and Roots give Borthwick reasons to be cheerful
SIX NATIONS 2024 By NICK CAIN Italy..................................... 24pts Tries: A Garbisi 11, Allan 26, Ioane 85 Conversions: Allan 13, 27; P...
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Paul Rees
/ 2 years agoEngland look ready to throw off the chains
SIX NATIONS 2024 PAUL REES CLOSE yet comfortable summed up a contradictory England performance. Exposed in defence at times, they smothered...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoIt wasn’t quite Bazball but George’s men did enough to get the job done
BRENDAN GALLAGHER WELL, it wasn’t quite the ‘Bazball’ rugby that Jamie George apparently aspires to – did we really expect things...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoScotland hold off amazing Wales revival
SIX NATIONS 2024 By PETER JACKSON Wales................................. 26pts Tries: Botham 47, Dyer 53, Wainwright 60, Mann 68 Conversions: Lloyd 54, 61,...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoWhy you don’t give up on your dreams
SIX NATIONS 2024 BRENDAN GALLAGHER It's been said before but needs reiterating on a regular basis but there is no sporting...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoFrance can only watch as Irish put on a show
By PAUL REES France.................................17pts Tries: Penaud 40, Gabrillagues 53 Conversions: Ramos 42, 53 Penalties: Ramos 27 Ireland............................... 38pts Tries: Gibson-Park 16,...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 2 years agoThat was a must-watch match of real quality
JEREMY GUSCOTT SIX NATIONS 2024 THE Six Nations opener in Marseille between France and Ireland was a really good game of...
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U20 Six Nations
/ 2 years agoPollock puts England on the front foot
U20s SIX NATIONS 2024 By NICK POWELL Italy................................... 11pts Tries: Siciliano 67 Penalties: Pucciarello 10, 19 England........................... 36pts Tries: Pollock 20,...
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U20 Six Nations
/ 2 years agoMorse powers Wales on as Whiffin enjoys a winning start
U20s SIX NATIONS 2024 By BEN JAYCOCK Wales.................37pts Tries: Anderson 17, Price 28, 71, Morse 32, Ackerman 60, Lewis 76 Conversions:...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoTop dogs who build teams in own image
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED According to an article on the American website “Psychology Today”, there is scientific evidence to suggest that...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoColossus following in family tradition
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW A teenaged colossus introduced himself to the Six Nations late on Friday night...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years ago50 years ago, and it’s a different world
RUGBY MATTERS - BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points IT’S funny how some things 50 years...
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Features
/ 2 years agoDouble agents out to prove their worth
Ben Nurse talks to two of Portugal’s World Cup stars looking forward to taking on England A Everyone who has ever...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoWhy Six Nations is pinnacle of game
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME HERE we are at the start of another Six Nations with everything...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoHamer-Webb has Wales in his sights
Former England U20s wing Gabriel Hamer-Webb is targeting Wales honours after signing a permanent deal to join Cardiff next season. The...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWhat’s in The Rugby Paper: 04/02/24
Find all the action from one of the most keenly anticipated Six Nations opening weekends in living memory in The Rugby...
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Features
/ 2 years agoThe Six Nations round one unavailable XV
As the first Six Nations campaign of the new World Cup cycle draws nearer, the respective international coaches will be praying...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoNorth and Kinghorn miss out on Cardiff clash
Preview: Wales vs Scotland (Saturday, 4:45pm) Wales’ George North and Scotland’s Blair Kinghorn will both be absent from the two countries’...
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Rugby Paper News
/ 2 years ago2024 Six Nations preview
Our favourtie time of year is upon us. The Six Nations is back and it promises to be another stellar championship...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoFrance vs Ireland will be game of the tournament – Ashton
Former England winger Chris Ashton says Friday’s clash between France and Ireland is the match he is most looking forward to...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoGeorge: We need fast start
By ADAM HATHAWAY Jamie George has cracked the whip and urged his England side not to get stuck in the stalls...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoVan Graan delighted by Spencer’s recall
By JON NEWCOMBE Bath boss Johann van Graan has hailed Ben Spencer’s England return as a triumph of perseverance after his...
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Six Nations
/ 2 years agoChristie glad to be back in Scotland fold
By BRYN PALMER For all the fresh faces in Scotland’s Six Nations squad, their starting XV to face Wales in Cardiff...
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Six Nations
/ 2 years agoThomas backing his boys
By ROB COLE Gareth Thomas says new-look Wales won’t be a soft touch up front when they take on Scotland in...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoSheedy agrees return to Cardiff
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER CARDIFF have signed Wales fly-half Callum Sheedy from Bristol when his deal runs out at...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoVunipola set to follow Farrell out of Saracens
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Saracens could be set for another fly-half blow with Manu Vunipola set to follow Owen...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoHepburn waits for an offer at Exeter
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Exeter are yet to offer loosehead Alec Hepburn, above, who has been named in Scotland’s...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoClouds of confusion hang over Evans
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW At the end of a week when the clouds of confusion thickened over...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoGood to see Bryn enjoying life at 93
PETER JACKSON Throughout his distinguished career for Wales and the Lions as the finest hooker of his generation, Bryn Meredith, right,...
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Six Nations
/ 2 years agoIt’s time for Borthwick to ignite the backline
ADAM HATHAWAY Steve Borthwick has done the easy bit in picking a 36-man squad for the Six Nations, the hard bit...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 2 years agoWhy France are my favourites for the title
JEREMY GUSCOTT Peter O’Mahony’s appointment as Ireland captain for the Six Nations at the age of 34 was a little surprising,...
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Six Nations
/ 2 years agoGatland: You write us off at your peril
Six Nations team-by-team previews: Wales Paul Rees finds the coach in bullish mood about his team’s chances in the coming weeks...












