All posts tagged "Wales"
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoExeter Chiefs boss Rob Baxter proud of his side’s achievements despite Prem final defeat
Rob Baxter hailed his Exeter Chiefs side’s unrivalled resilience after falling nine points short in a Prem final just a year...
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Features
/ 3 months agoPaul Rees: Why Bath have many questions to answer
Paul Rees says Bath’s defeat to Exeter Chiefs was the biggest setback Johann van Graan has suffered since taking charge.
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Features
/ 3 months agoTackle height lowered
RUGBY SHORTS TACKLING above the base of the sternum will be outlawed in the grassroots game globally after World Rugby made...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoA special bench to remember Robinson
OVER the course of almost 400 matches for Cardiff, Ian Robinson would bust a gut and a few others to boot,...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoBok champions will fight hard to defend their title
Top team: South Africa celebrate last year’s success SOUTH AFRICA SOUTH Africa arrive in Georgia carrying the weight of expectation after...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoLos Teritos punch above their weight
URUGUAY URUGUAY head into he tournament as the utsiders of Pool A, ut Los Teritos have lready shown they are apable...
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Junior International Rugby
/ 3 months agoUnder 20s World Championship: Wales – We can take the heat, says Richard Whiffin
Wales head to Georgia looking to build on the progress made under Richard Whiffin.
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoHome comfort key for hosts
GEORGIA HOSTS Georgia will look to harness home advantage in Tbilisi as they target beating their best ever finish of eighth...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoAzzurrini looking to make impact
ITALY ITALY will believe they can make a significant impact after a promising build-up and one of the most impressive warm-up...
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Junior International Rugby
/ 3 months agoUnder 20s World Championship: Scotland – Fergus Pringle’s Scots ready to compete
Scotland will be determined to continue their resurgence on the global stage after securing promotion back to the top tier and...
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Junior International Rugby
/ 3 months agoUnder 20s World Championship: England – Andy Titterrell’s troops set sights on top spot
England hope to reclaim the U20s global crown in Andy Titterrell’s first Junior World Cup in charge after an underwhelming title...
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Junior International Rugby
/ 3 months agoUnder 20s World Championship: Ireland – Andrew Browne’s boys ready for huge test
Ireland head to the U20s World Championship after finishing Six Nations runners-up, with captain Sami Bishti leading a talented squad targeting...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoKouo key for Les Bleuets
FRANCE FRANCE will be among the favourites to lift the title and continue a remarkable era of success at age-grade level....
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Features
/ 3 months agoRORYMcKNIGHT
YOUNG GUNS BATH & ENGLAND U20 FORWARD Rory McKnight believes the growing profile of BUCS Super Rugby is helping prepare young...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoLeicester Tigers prop Nicky Smith makes Sale Sharks move ‘for family’
Nicky Smith is bidding a reluctant farewell to Leicester Tigers at the end of the month having agreed a move to...
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International Rugby
/ 4 months agoScotland boss Gregor Townsend calls up two uncapped hookers for the Nations Championship
Gregor Townsend has called up two uncapped hookers in Scotland’s 36-man squad for the Nations Championship with George Turner and Dave...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoOspreys sign up Aussie centre Foketi
■By SAM JACKSON OSPREYS have signed Wallabies centre Lalakai Foketi from Super Rugby finalists Chiefs, joining former Australia captain and flanker...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoMackenzie Martin keen to take up new Beziers challenge
Beziers-bound back rower Mackenzie Martin feels it is the right time to leave his comfort zone and embrace a new culture...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 4 months agoJeremy Guscott: Why I’m right behind this new Nations Championship
The Nations Championship, which will be contested by the world’s top tier international teams for the first time this year, is...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoPivac’s new role
FORMER Wales coach Wayne Pivac takes charge of Benetton next week and has brought in former Scarlets and Wales fly-half Rhys...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoGloucester-Hartpury vs Trailfinders: Barney Maddison’s side look to upset the champions
Table toppers Gloucester-Hartpury will look to put recent setbacks behind them when they host Trailfinders today in their PWR semi-final at...
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Columnists
/ 4 months agoNick Cain: ‘Project Shaun Edwards’ must be activated
In the last week, in the absence of any formal statement from the French Federation de Rugby (FFR), or France head...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoStandout stars of a trying season
PAUL REES SELECTS FIVE FROM EICESTER AND THREE FROM SARACENS IN HIS BEST XV FROM 2025-26 IT HAS been a trying...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoSacha takes in a team that pride of place is full of class
THE BEST XV FROM 2025-26 AS VOTED FOR BY OUR CORRESPONDENTS Ben Jaycock canvassed the views of the The Rugby Paper’s...
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Peter Jackson
/ 4 months agoPeter Jackson: From death row to a born-again belief for the Ospreys
A sporting city which witnessed a team composed almost entirely of local cricketers beat Australia, not once but twice in the...
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Peter Jackson
/ 4 months agoGiorgi boy is setting a high bar for try scoring
GIORGI Melikidze did something in Paris a fortnight ago which barely caused as much as a ripple on this side of...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 months agoMy 15 to follow had some hits – but selection’s a tough game
THE regular season is done and it’s time to quickly review my eclectic 15 to follow which I offered up back...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoLike it or not, a merger may work
SOMETIMES it’s easy to forget what professional rugby is supposed to be about. It’s the use of money to create players...
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Columnists
/ 4 months agoPaul Williams: I, for one, am glad South African teams are in the URC
Paul Williams argues the presence of South African teams has improved the URC and that Welsh rugby’s problems run far deeper...
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Columnists
/ 4 months agoNick Cain: RFU must move fast to sign up Shaun Edwards for England
Whether Shaun Edwards is in the process of disentangling himself from a French Federation contract which extends until 2028, or is...
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Features
/ 4 months agoPaul Rees: Will England grab the man of steel, Shaun Edwards?
Paul Rees considers whether Shaun Edwards may end up on Steve Borthwick’s staff if he parts company with France...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoMatias Alemanno heads list of Gloucester departures
Argentina lock Matias Alemanno will leave Gloucester this summer along with another 11 other first players.
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoEvans set to head back to Cardiff
WALES fly-half Jarrod Evans will leave Harlequins this summer, ahead of a proposed move back to Cardiff. The 29-year-old, who scored...
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Features
/ 4 months agoMartin agrees deal at Beziers
EXTRANEWS WALES back row Mackenzie Martin has signed a three-year deal at French ProD2 side Beziers. The 22-year-old, below, who has...
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Features
/ 4 months agoMy Life in Rugby: Huw Taylor – I’ll never forget scoring for England’s U20s
Huw Taylor, the former Worcester Warriors, Dragons, RGC 1404 & Seattle Seawolves lock/blindside, reflects on his life in rugby.
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Features
/ 4 months agoHennessey ruled out
BATH centre Louie Hennessey has been ruled out of Wales’ summer internationals with injury with a shoulder injury sustained during their...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoEdwards resigns
SIR Gareth Edwards has resigned as a director of Cardiff Rugby Football Club after more than 22 years in the role....
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoScarlets sign lock Groves
SCARLETS have signed second row Alex Groves from Stormers. Former England U20s Grand Slam-winner Groves, 25, who played twice for Scarlets...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoLloyd Williams looking to finish on a high as Worcester Warriors go for Champ glory
Former Wales scrum-half Lloyd Williams aims to bow out today as a Champ winner when Worcester Warriors clash with Bedford Blues...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoWelsh pair to leave Bristol
ALISHA and Jasmine Joyce will leave Bristol this summer to return to Wales. In total, 11 players are leaving the Bears....
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British and Irish Lions
/ 4 months agoJo Yapp: British & Irish Lions Women will be the best of all of us
Former England captain Jo Yapp wants to “help shape the future of women’s rugby for years to come” after being named...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoEngland and Bristol Bears wing Millie David enjoying life in the fast lane
It has been a whirlwind year for Millie David, but the Bristol Bears and England international flyer insists she is only...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoSaracens 26-12 Harlequins: Sarries get set for an Exeter Chiefs shootout
Saracens secured the all-important five points against Harlequins ahead of their Sandy Park showdown with playoff rivals Exeter Chiefs on Saturday.
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoNorthampton Saints 36-32 Gloucester: George Furbank’s on hand to snatch it for Saints
Phil Dowson heaped praise on George Furbank after the full-back “saved” Northampton Saints with a dramatic last-minute try against Gloucester to...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoBedford Blues vs Worcester Warriors: Josh Bassett – What we’ve done this year has been fantastic
Josh Bassett believes Worcester Warriors are on the verge of completing one of the most remarkable comeback stories English rugby has...
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Miscellaneous
/ 4 months agoChamp final is too tight to call – it should be a cracker!
IT’S difficult to think of a more satisfying conclusion to a stellar season of Champ Rugby than this afternoon’s clash between...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoCaolan Englefield: Tomos Williams has raised my game at Gloucester
Gloucester fans are ruing another imminent big name departure from Kingsholm but Caolan Englefield is merely grateful for having the chance...
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International Rugby
/ 4 months agoEngland’s Tommy Freeman in the frame to make his mark at 13
Tommy Freeman is set to be England’s lucky 13 as Steve Borthwick’s side embark on one of their toughest assignments under...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoLloyd Williams to enjoy final send-off for Worcester Warriors
Worcester Warriors ensured scrum-half Lloyd Williams will play one more game before he retires after stunning Ealing Trailfinders in yesterday’s Champ...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoAustralia’s Len Ikitau sets his sights on World Cup spot after deciding to leave Exeter Chiefs
Len Ikitau is returning to Australia at the end of the season to pursue his dream of playing in a World...
International Rugby
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