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St Helens sensation Regan Grace could be Eddie’s new Billy Whizz

18 August 2020 0 comments

A hat-trick to marvel at has got everyone talking about the Port Talbot native being a possible code convert

Dragons boss Dean Ryan won’t give up the ghost on Wasps’ Will Rowlands

18 August 2020 0 comments

A player the Dragons and WRU appear very keen on bringing to the PRO14

Scarlets, Ospreys to win amid fireworks

16 August 2020 0 comments

SHANE WILLIAMS Wise piece of business: Stephen Myler has signed for Dragons The excitement is starting to build already Rugby is set finallyto return to […]

PRO14 restart preview

16 August 2020 0 comments

BENETTON Head coach: Kieran Crowley Captain: unconfirmed Stadium: Stadio Comunale di Monigo Current position: 5th (B) Last five games: WWLLW The top team of Italian […]

Proud to see so many of my players step up to Premiership

16 August 2020 1 comment

Q&A HARVEY BILJON ON THE RECORD Proactive: Harvey Biljon Former Wasps No.9 Harvey Biljon has forged a successful career in coaching with Blackheath, Cornish Pirates […]

Burke’s law has turned Epsom into champions

16 August 2020 2 comments

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Flyer: Kitan Ojo in action against Wellington Inset, below: Paul Burke THIRTY years ago Paul […]

Socino: I’m here to give Barritt a run for his money!

16 August 2020 1 comment

Jon Newcombe talks to the Pumas centre who is joining Saracens JUAN Pablo Socino arrived in Hertfordshire in mid-June blinking into the sunlight not believing […]

Irked Broad takes aim at WRU governance

16 August 2020 1 comment

WRU chairman Gareth Davies and chief executive Martyn Phillips are to blame for the problems the game is facing in Wales says Aberavon Harlequins secretary […]

Jackson column: The invisible stars are letting down PRO14

14 August 2020 0 comments

The stars of the Six Nations are often left absent in their PRO14 campaigns, writes Peter Jackson

Why won’t Eddie pick Dombrandt? It’s a mystery to icon Winters

9 August 2020 1 comment

One of the best: Peter Winterbottom playing for the Lions ALEX Dombrandt is in a Catch-22 as the restart begins. Eddie Jones does not like […]

The invisible stars are letting down PRO14

9 August 2020 0 comments

The PRO14 can boast a dual headline act beyond compare, a pair of players born 35 years ago on opposite sides of the Irish Sea. […]

Williams picks successor at Blues

9 August 2020 2 comments

By ROB COLE Skilful: Seb Davies Good things: Sam Moore JUST as his fellow Kiwi Xavier Rush did before him, Nick Williams has left a […]

Rugby used to be for all sizes

9 August 2020 0 comments

THEgame has changed… if I had a pound for every time I’ve heard that, rich I might be. But has the game changed? Or is […]

Test match golden goose may stop laying her eggs

9 August 2020 1 comment

Louis Luyt may have been his own worst enemy, but it was a close-run thing. There were plenty of contenders for the title even before […]

Williams column: 239 days later we can all look forward to seeing Wales in action

6 August 2020 0 comments

The Six Nations finale between Wales and Scotland gives Wayne Pivac a chance to get his plans back in motion

Toby Booth earns big endorsement from Ospreys great

6 August 2020 0 comments

Former Wales and Ospreys prop Paul James believes the region have bagged themselves a ‘big asset’ in new head coach Booth

More misfortune hits Wales star Gareth Anscombe in recovery from knee injury

4 August 2020 0 comments

Anscombe will miss the rest f the PRO14 season and is a doubt for Wales’ internationals starting in October

Guscott column: Will Eddie Jones be able to pick Exeter players for Rome finale?

4 August 2020 0 comments

Jeremy Guscott looks at how the Premiership final could clash with England’s Six Nations match with Italy

Ieuan Evans joins race to be the next chair of WRU

4 August 2020 0 comments

Incumbent WRU chairman Gareth Davies faces challenges from Ieuan Evans and Nigel Davies

Jamie Roberts makes return to Wales with Dragons move

3 August 2020 0 comments

Jamie Roberts has made a sensational return to Welsh rugby by signing for the Dragons. The Wales and British & Irish Lions centre will play […]

Top 20 Rugby Captains countdown: Part Two

3 August 2020 0 comments

Sam Warburton lands inside the Top 10 of Brendan Gallagher’s rankings

Have England Shown Enough in 2020 To Suggest They Are World Cup Contenders?

2 August 2020 0 comments

The 2020 Six Nations Championship is set to resume in October, and it is England which tops the standings after four games. A victory over Italy […]

Nightmare goes on for injured Asncombe

2 August 2020 1 comment

By PETER JACKSON GARETH Anscombe, already out of action for all 15 Wales matches over the last 12 months, is in danger of missing six […]

What a joy it will be to see Wales in action

2 August 2020 0 comments

So close to victory: Justin Tipuric goes past Henry Slade of England to score for Wales’ in the Six Nations’ 33-30 defeat PICTURE: Getty Images […]

Pay row must be sorted out quickly

2 August 2020 0 comments

WE ALWAYS seem to be lurching from one crisis to another in a Welsh drama. As a nation we never seem happy unless there is […]

Mr Motivator Telfer scales the peaks of rugby rhetoric

2 August 2020 1 comment

Brendan Gallagher continues his enthralling series by looking at rugby’s ‘goosebump’ moments 1: Jim Telfer’s Everest speech (1997) Like many games rugby can be about […]

Rocky ride at times, but rugby is the best team game in the world

2 August 2020 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher concludes his expert and authoritative look at the history of Rugby Union The History of Rugby: PART 20 STORY SO FAR… AND WHAT […]

Welsh regions trying to fast-track wage cuts

2 August 2020 1 comment

By ALEX BYWATER WELSH rugby has been plunged into an even deeper crisis with all four regions desperately trying to negotiate last-minute salary cuts with […]

Llanelli is breeding ground for Wales – Fisher

2 August 2020 0 comments

By ROB COLE PAUL Fisher has lost count of the number of caps won by the players who have come through the ranks at Llanelli […]

Playing with no crowds will be disastrous say Ponty

2 August 2020 0 comments

By ALEX BYWATER THE WRU have been warned playing Premiership matches behind closed doors would lead to financial ruin for the clubs. First Minister of […]

Booth will be a big asset for Ospreys says James

2 August 2020 1 comment

By ALEX BYWATER All-rounder: Toby Booth coaching at Bath “CLASS ACT” Toby Booth has been backed to bring the good times back to the Ospreys […]

Can Gatland survive the storm to lead the Lions?

2 August 2020 1 comment

COLIN BOAG Under fire: Warren Gatland with the Chiefs From hero to zero in just a few short months has been Warren Gatland’s fate as […]

Will Eddie be able to pick Exeter players for Rome?

2 August 2020 1 comment

OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK JEREMY GUSCOTT IT will be great when Rugby Union gets going again in England on August 15, and when it […]

Woodward’s Holy Trinity were just untouchable

26 July 2020 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby Pictures: PART 19 England’s […]

Ruddock takes on new role at Ospreys

26 July 2020 0 comments

MIKE Ruddock has been appointed Ospreys development director on a three-year contract. The former Wales coach became the Welsh region’s performance director in January 2020, […]

Rugby world now smelling the coffee

26 July 2020 1 comment

Alex Bywater talks to WRU board member Julie Paterson about changing landscapes Chief exec: Martyn Phillips Passionate: Julie Paterson JULIE Paterson still laughs at the […]

Fiji provide fireworks as rugby thrills on its return to Olympics

26 July 2020 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher continues his expert and authoritative look at the history of Rugby Union THE return of rugby to the Olympics was probably the major […]

Webbe had an answer for racism: Laugh at it

26 July 2020 0 comments

Ground-breaker: Glenn Webbe playing for Wales against Scotland Glenn Webbe has never been one to blow his own trumpet. Had he changed the habit of […]

Ruthless Haden is fighting his final battle

26 July 2020 1 comment

ANDY HADENwould be faintly amused to learn that he has now headed the list of rugby outlaws wanted in Wales for more than 40 years, […]

Morris: My Dad told me I needed to work twice as hard at life because of the colour of my skin

23 July 2020 0 comments

Harlequins full-back Aaron Morris on the ever-pressing need for rugby to do more for BAME coaches and more representation at board level

Cardiff Met implore WRU to lead the fight against racism

22 July 2020 0 comments

Club chairman John Pugh has documented to WRU what needs to be done to eradicate racism in Welsh rugby

Duhan van der Merwe is Scotland eligible

Jackson column: Short-swap stars can carry on regardless

21 July 2020 0 comments

Peter Jackson looks at the players set to qualify for Scotland, Ireland and Wales on residency grounds

Gareth Anscombe looking forward to marking his comeback with Webb at Ospreys

21 July 2020 0 comments

A Wales half-back combination coming to the Liberty Stadium

Cain column: Sotutu for England? Has Eddie Jones forgotten Dombrandt?

21 July 2020 0 comments

Blues No.8 Hoskins Sotutu has been one of the breakthrough players in Super Rugby Aotearoa, and Eddie Jones has been watching

Scarlets replace chairman Nigel Short after nine years

21 July 2020 0 comments

Short is succeeded by Llanelli-born technologies businessman SImon Muderack

Lead fight against racism, WRU told

19 July 2020 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON THE Welsh Rugby Union are being urged to spearhead a global movement within the sport under the banner of Black Lives Matter. […]

ON THE BLINDSIDE

19 July 2020 1 comment

BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler GLOUCESTER are still looking to add another coach to George Skivington’s new-look coaching team at Kingsholm. Deal off: […]

Farrell’s signature is good news for Lions

19 July 2020 0 comments

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Ice-cool: Owen Farrell kicks the ball past Matt Todd, left, and Codie Taylor during the match between the Crusaders […]

Reffing comes so naturally to Nigel, it’s like driving a car

19 July 2020 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher continues his enthralling series by looking at the best rugby referees 1. Nigel Owens (Wales) Owens was poised on 98 internationals before Covid […]

Johnny focused on starting at Scarlets

19 July 2020 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Up for challenge: Johnny Williams in action for Newcastle against Wasps PICTURE: Getty Images JOHNNY Williams insists he is in no rush […]

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