All posts tagged "Wales"
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Champions Cup
/ 3 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
/ 3 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
/ 3 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
/ 3 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
/ 3 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
/ 3 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
/ 3 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
/ 3 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
/ 3 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
/ 3 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
/ 3 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
/ 3 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
/ 3 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
/ 3 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
/ 3 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
/ 3 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
/ 3 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
/ 3 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
/ 3 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
/ 3 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
/ 3 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
/ 3 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
/ 3 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
/ 3 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
/ 3 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
/ 3 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
/ 3 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
/ 3 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
/ 3 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
/ 3 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
/ 3 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
/ 3 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
/ 3 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
/ 3 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
/ 3 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
/ 3 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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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoThe rock on which a team was built
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW THOSE planning this year’s Golden Jubilee of the 1974 Lions would have considered...
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Red Roses
/ 3 years agoRed Roses: Connie Powell
RED ROSES HARLEQUINS HOOKER Birthplace: Ipswich Date of birth: 13/07/00 Community club: Sudbury RFC Red Roses debut: 2021 vs USA Caps:...
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James Harrington
/ 3 years agoNo rush to get Tuilagi involved
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Something of a big deal was made last week about the fact that, a matter of days...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSharks confirm they are keen on Wales flyer
Sale have confirmed they have spoken with Wales wing Mason Grady, a target for up to four English clubs. The 21-year-old,...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoChallenge Cup round three Friday and Saturday Preview
Round 3 of the Challenge Cup promises an array of exciting fixtures, featuring eight matches unfolding across Friday and Saturday with...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 3 years agoFarrell to take charge of Lions in 2025
Andy Farrell has been named as the British and Irish Lions head coach for the tour to Australia in 2025. Farrell,...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoRatuniyarawa jailed for sexual assault
Former Fiji international Api Ratuniyarawa has been jailed for three sexual assaults committed in the days leading up to a match...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 3 years agoWales legend JPR Williams dies aged 74
Former Wales and British and Irish Lions fullback JPR Williams has died aged 74. The Bridgend and London Welsh legend won...
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Six Nations
/ 3 years agoRuddock puts his son in the frame
Former Wales Grand Slam coach Mike Ruddock hopes Warren Gatland will consider his son, Rhys Ruddock, for an international return this...
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Dream Team
/ 3 years agoDream Team with Fraser Honey
The Rams, Cornwall and former Redruth, Plymouth, Bury St Edmunds & Launceston fly-half, chooses the best XV he has played with...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSleightholme leads the Saints fightback
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Exeter ................................ 36pts Tries: Vermuelen 5, 22; Feyi-Waboso 13, Townsend 17 Tuima 71 Conversions: Slade 6, 18, 24,...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoLloyd making the most of life in the capital
By BEN JAYCOCK Garin Lloyd made the move from the small town of Neath, Wales to the hustle and bustle of...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoRees-Zammit in line for big Japan payday
WALES superstar Louis Rees-Zammit could be set to jump aboard the oriental gravy train after Mie Honda Heat made an offer...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoEngland expect to snap up winger
STEVE Borthwick is set for an early New Year boost, with England close to winning their tug-of-war for in-form Exeter Chiefs...
British and Irish Lions
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International Rugby
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Brendan Gallagher
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