All posts tagged "Wales"
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Six Nations
/ 2 years agoTime for Borthwick to deliver
Six Nations team-by-team previews: England Paul Rees says that, this time around, the fixture list has been kind to the World...
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Six Nations
/ 2 years agoProdigal son needs to pull the right strings
Six Nations team-by-team previews: Scotland Paul Rees listens to Gregor Townsend as he admits that it’s about time his team got...
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U20 Six Nations
/ 2 years agoIt’s all to play for as class of ’24 get set
BY BEN JAYCOCK ENGLAND As the U20s Six Nations kicks off on Friday, England’s primary focus is to shore up their...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoEngland will take time to develop
JEFF PROBYN - A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME At last we have confirmation so no wondering what the England...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 2 years agoThe Grand Slam win in 2005 was a fairytale
My Life in Rugby with Mark Taylor - The former Wales, Ospreys, Sale, Swansea & Pontypool centre and now WRU performance...
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 years agoExeter College top 10 in Devon
SCHOOLS REPORT By TOM JEFFREYS Tens season is upon us and the first such tournament took place in the south-west with...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoHarries hits four as Ebbw run riot
Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD SCRUM-HALF Rory Harries scored four times as Ebbw Vale took the disappointment of their agonising defeat...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSkivington considers how to replace ‘Zam’
By PAUL REES George Skivington is considering whether to add to his squad after the departure of Louis Rees-Zammit, but not...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoSmith chases his American dream
By BEN JAYCOCK Wales star Louis Rees-Zammit is not the only rugby player from the English leagues set to try his...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoRees-Zammit: I still can’t believe this is happening
By SAM JACKSON Louis Rees-Zammit is targeting a hybrid role in the NFL, combining the running back and wide receiver positions....
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Six Nations
/ 2 years agoIt’s unbelievable! Mann delighted as he’s called into Wales squad
By SIMON THOMAS Alex Mann hadn’t started a single game of regional rugby before this season – now he’s in the...
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Six Nations
/ 2 years agoTownsend: Important to strike right balance
By BRYN PALMER Gregor Townsend believes Ben White and Blair Kinghorn will become better players after experiencing French rugby but doesn’t...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoNow Slade holds talks with Stade
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Exeter Chiefs centre Henry Slade, who is out of contract at the end of the...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 2 years agoEngland must play with the ‘wow’ factor
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK ONE of the biggest talking points of Steve Borthwick’s 2024 Six Nations squad is...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoSherratt proud of courageous Cardiff lads as Racing superstars turn on the style
By SIMON THOMAS Racing 92 ........ 48pts Tries: Kamikamica 18, Kolisi 25, Tabuavou 32, Tedder 43, Wade 46, Baudonne 50, Tarrit...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoJones stars with try double as clinical Warriors book knockout spot
By BRYN PALMER Glasgow............29pts Tries: Rowe 21, 80; Jones 31, 63; McKay 60 Conversions: Horne 31, 61 Toulon ................. 5pts Try:...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoYeandle: Our good form is no surprise
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Bayonne v Exeter Today. Kick-off 5.30pm, Stade Jean-Dauger JACK Yeandle, one of Exeter’s longest serving players, has...
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Nick Cain
/ 2 years agoThe talent is there – now let’s be bold
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK STEVE Borthwick talked of England “turning a corner” when he announced his preliminary...
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Nick Cain
/ 2 years agoNot many will chase after Louis
Louis Rees-Zammit’s decision to chance his arm in American Football could be viewed as a blow to rugby union with the...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoEdinburgh claim vital bonus point to proceed
By SIMON THOMAS Scarlets ............ 19pts Tries: Roberts 14, Conbeer 79, Penalty 80 Conversion: Lloyd 79 Edinburgh......... 31pts Tries: Vellacott 3,...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoWales prop Thomas ruled out of Ospreys’ South African safari
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Lions v Ospreys Today. Kick-off 1pm, Ellis Park THE Ospreys have already qualified for the Challenge Cup...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoTough for Falcons as Diamond gets ready
■ By PAUL REES NEWCASTLE’S players will have their fourth boss in less than a year when Steve Diamond starts work...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoBrown returns as Dragons aim to make it four in a row
PREVIEW... Dragons v Sharks By BEN JAYCOCK Today. Kick-off 5.30pm, Rodney Parade THE Dragons are aiming for four victories on the...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoMagnificent tome tells fantastic tales
Take a bow Neil Fissler and Adam Hathaway – much respected members of this parish – for completing a definitive Who’s...
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Paul Rees
/ 2 years agoBorthwick puts club form at top of his list
SIX NATIONS COUNTDOWN Paul Rees says change will be gradual rather than sudden as teams renew after World Cup THE first...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 2 years agoI tried hard to make the most of what ability I had!
My Life in Rugby with Gordon Bulloch - The former British & Irish Lions, Scotland, Glasgow & Leeds hooker talks about...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoLouis sets his sights on golden pay day
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW JORDAN Mailata is one of a kind, the only rugby player to make...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoSad to think Feyi-Waboso felt more at home in England
Louis Rees-Zammit and Immanuel Feyi-Waboso share more than an X-factor ability and a double-barrelled surname. They grew up a year or...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoDupont leads the otherwise engaged XV
As the countdown gets ever closer to the launch of the grand old championship in Marseille on Friday week, it is...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoGeorge signs on at Saracens
NEW England captain Jamie George has signed a two-year contract extension with Saracens. The 33-year-old hooker has won six Premiership titles...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 years agoHartpury up to third with Notts left in big trouble
BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS After five weeks, BUCS Super Rugby has finally returned with Hartpury capitalising on their game in...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoHutchinson glad to be back in the fold
By PAUL REES Much has been made of the five backs from free-scoring Northampton who have made the Six Nations squad,...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoCockerill handed Georgia job
Former Leicester Tigers boss and England assistant Richard Cockerill has been named head coach of the Georgian national team and their...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoRees-Zammit will have to go to a ‘dark place for months and years’ – Wade
Racing 92 winger and former Buffalo Bills practice squad member Christian Wade has backed Louis Rees-Zammit in his decision to try...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoGeorge to captain England as Feyi-Waboso named in squad
Jamie George has been named England captain as Steve Borthwick handed opportunities to seven uncapped players, including Exeter’s Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, in...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoRees-Zammit leaves Gloucester and Wales to pursue NFL ‘dream’
Gloucester and Wales wing Louis Rees-Zammit has left his club with immediate effect to “pursue his dream” of playing in the...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoJenkins takes Welsh captaincy in Six Nations squad announcement
21-year-old Dafydd Jenkins has been handed the Wales captaincy as Warren Gatland named five uncapped players in his Six Nations squad....
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoLam stays optimistic despite £14m losses
By PAUL REES Pat Lam is confident Premiership clubs are heading towards sustainability despite three of them posting losses of nearly...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoHalaholo’s relief as he leaves troubles behind
Simon Thomas talks to Cardiff and Wales centre Willis Halaholo about his rollercoaster 12 months Willis Halaholo has five daughters, aged...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoPearson ready to step up at Saints
By PAUL REES Norhtampton are doing everything they can to persuade Courtney Lawes to carry on at Franklin’s Gardens, but should...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoTownsend: I’ll keep on playing hard
By PAUL REES Stu Townsend’s new year resolution is to stay fit after an unlucky run with injuries has left him...
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Six Nations
/ 2 years agoFaletau facing extended layoff
Wales' injury hit Taulupe Faletau will not return to action before the Six Nations, ruling out any chance of the No.8...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoTigers are braced for Porter departure
Leicester Tigers are looking for an outside centre, with Super Rugby sides spying on a move for England international Guy Porter,...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoChiefs enter Grady chase
Exeter Chiefs are among a clutch of Premiership clubs interested in signing Mason Grady, who could become the next Wales star...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 years agoCharismatic Farrell the right choice for Lions
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK ANDY Farrell is a very good choice as Lions head coach of the 2025...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoThis year, Scotland can take high road
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED HE was born in the Old Town of Edinburgh, died in the New Town and spent much...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoMercer in the right place for Gloucester
By BRYN PALMER Edinburgh...........20pts Tries: Young 22, Ashman 61, Vellacott 68 Conversion: Healy 69 Penalty: Healy 52 Gloucester ......... 21pts Tries:...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoFull-back Hopkins is star of the show as fans pay tribute to JPR
By SIMON THOMAS Ospreys.............25pts Tries: Hopkins 40, 50, Giles 63 Conversions: Edwards 51, 64 Penalties: Edwards 34, 43 Perpignan........... 3pts Penalties:...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoNo hiding place in those final trials
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER For some reason, the good old days have...
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Paul Rees
/ 2 years agoWith Smith and Mitchell, there should be fireworks
Paul Rees talks to Topsy Ojo and finds the TV pundit in optimistic mood for both club and country Topsy Ojo...
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