All posts tagged "Wales"
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoThomas: I’m still in charge of the team
By PAUL REES Leading voice: Ted Hill welcomes the arrival of Steve Diamond to Sixways PICTURES: Getty Images STEVE Diamond takes...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 years agoNo problem in Cardiff? Read these tweets, WRU
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW The Welsh Rugby Union maintained a stony silence all week in the face...
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Features
/ 4 years agoThinking prop Ray believed persistence trumped all
Peter Jackson remembers the life of Ireland‘s great British Lion Ray McLoughlin When they laid Ray McLoughlin to rest last Wednesday,...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoThe smoking priest fired up Crescent
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools CRESCENT College in Limerick – now styled Crescent Comprehensive – lies...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 years agoSinckler must change his technique or lose place
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME What can I say, last weekend the northern hemisphere rugby unions did...
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Features
/ 4 years agoDAFYDD JENKINS
YOUNG GUNS EXETER CHIEFS DAFYDD Jenkins casts an envious eye towards the two Welsh caps that his close pal Christ Tshiunza...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoHook: Rugby must find room for entertainers
By ALEX BYWATER JAMES Hook has urged rugby’s authorities to ensure the game’s great entertainers are given a platform to star...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoEnthralling series but the big issues need addressing
WORLD Rugby recently dispensing lifestyle advice you could find in a GP surgery leaflet reflects their woeful inability to resolve the...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 years agoBest thing about England’s autumn was their tries
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK THE last round of the autumn series made everyone’s weekend – it was pretty...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoGloucester young guns smash six past Chiefs for another bonus point
By ANDREW DEERING Gloucester........45pts Tries: Taylor 15, Morris 19, Morgan 26, 32; Barton 44, Reeves 76 Conversions: Evans 15, 21, 27,...
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/ 4 years agoSadly, Wales fan Craig is not alone
IT WAS so sad to read Peter Jackson’s article last week about the experiences of Craig James, but sadly I can...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoRememberance Day honours true bravery
I HAVE long felt that the language commentators used during matches is inappropriate. Last Sunday, Rememberance Sunday, a commentator during the...
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Features
/ 4 years agoBerry has been squashed by Erasmus controversy
COLIN BOAG Watching last weekend’s match between Wales and Fiji I was somewhat bemused by referee Nic Berry’s performance. I can’t...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoResurgent Wales aim to keep improving
Preview... Wales v Canada Today, Kick-off 5pm AFTER a revival in fortunes in wins over Japan and South Africa, Wales face...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoWizards in top shape for showdown
By ROB COLE Aberavon..............22 Carmarthan Q......... 17 ABERAVON will battle it out with Llandovery for the top spot in the Premiership...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoPremiership highlights show set for Welsh makeover
By STEFFAN THOMAS THE Gallagher Premiership is set to hit Welsh language television with S4C poised to show highlights of English...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 years agoIce-cool Priestland provide Wales with
By PETER JACKSON Wales ................29pts Tries: Elias 23, Tompkins 48 Conversions: Biggar 24, 48 Penalties: Biggar 6, 16, 38, 65; Priestland...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoNo guff, just gumption from my top XV pundits
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST It is falling-off-a-log easy to poke fun at the battalions of exrugby professionals who earn a living...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoPatchell makes his return for Scarlets
By SAM JACKSON WALES fly-half Rhys Patchell returned after more than a year as Scarlets development side took on Dragons A...
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/ 4 years agoEason selects strongest line-up for Japan
Preview... Scotland v Japan Today, Kick-off 4.10pm SCOTLAND head coach Bryan Easson has made just one change to the side that...
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/ 4 years agoPhillips’ hat-trick on Test comeback
Wales ..............29 South Africa ..19 CARYS Phillips made a mockery of the decisions of previous head coaches not to select her...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoMerthyr rack up six of the best in late show
Premiership Cup By DAFYDD HUGHES Merthyr............. 61 Pontypridd.......32 MERTHYR went into overdrive in the second half as they hit their nearest...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoBlack and Ambers are left black and blue
Premiership Cup By ARWEL DAVIES Newport...................28 RGC.............................34 THE North Walians gained revenge for their 27-15 home defeat to the top team...
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Latest News
/ 4 years ago‘Data backs 60-cap rule’
By STEFFAN THOMAS WELSH rugby has been told it must continue to bring its best players back from the Gallagher Premiership...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoFive-try Newbridge pick up where they left off
Welsh National One roundup By FREDDIE BENNETT & ALED BISTON NEWBRIDGE ran in five tries as they kicked off their league...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoExeter kids give Bears a battle all the way
By MIKE SINCLAIR Exeter ......27pts Tries: Kenny 4, Walsh 18, 51 Conversions: Hodge 4, 18, 51 Penalties: Hodge 44, 80 Bristol...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoNew eligibility rules will turn rugby into a circus
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK MALAKAI Fekitoa could have played for Tonga against England yesterday, just four years...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoFlankers see world from other angles
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST At the risk of offending the Scottish rugby establishment –a serious hazard when you might find Jim...
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoArms Park debut for Saracens prop Evans
Preview... Wales v Japan Today, Kick-off 5pm SARACENS hooker Kat Evans makes her international debut at Cardiff Arms Park as the...
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Features
/ 4 years agoWatson’s production line is strong as ever
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Colts champions: George Watson’s U16s, winners of the Scottish Schools in...
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Features
/ 4 years agoDallas was not a big hit for Kiwis
GEORGE Watson’s College have produced a host of notable players but one of their rugby alumni also went on to achieve...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoAll Blacks’ Halloween show pulls in the cash
By PETER JACKSON Wales..................16 pts Tries: J Williams 60 Conversions: Priestland 60 Penalties: Anscombe 6, 40+2; Priestland 52 New Zealand ..54...
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Shane Williams
/ 4 years agoWales threw away 20 points – that’s criminal
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Big doubt for the Boks: Alun Wyn Jones walks off injured PICTURE: Getty Images Rhys...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoGlobal salary cap way forward says URC chief
By STEFFAN THOMAS UNITED Rugby Championship chief executive Martin Anayi has called for a global salary cap. There is no salary...
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/ 4 years agoBish was ahead of his time, today he’d be a national hero
OVERSEEING Neath’s halcyon days during the Fifties and early Sixties as coach was Roy Bish, a fine centre who combined his...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoFelt sick since 1978
THAT Andy Haden dive against Wales in 1978 still sickens me. An old Wales international I knew challenged Haden. He told...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoBeetham belter wraps up fightback
Premiership Cup By FREDDIE BENNETT RGC............................... 8 Cardiff...................... 15 CARDIFF overturned a half-time deficit to beat RGC 1404 in Colwyn Bay....
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBeating All Blacks is about belief – Phillips
By ROB COLE FINALLY finding a way to beat the All Blacks after 68 years of heartache is all in the...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoHonest Amos has no regrets
Up front: Hallam Amos CARDIFF full-back Hallam Amos says he has no regrets about announcing his plans to retire despite missing...
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/ 4 years agoEngland talent pool strongest since 2003 says Thomas
By ADAM HATHAWAY WORCESTER head coach Jonathan Thomas believes Ollie Lawrence and Ted Hill are victims of the English rugby scene...
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/ 4 years agoTo win, Wales will need a performance of the ages
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND WHEN Steve Hansen picked me to face New Zealand at the 2003 World Cup, he...
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/ 4 years agoPivac’s right, Louis won’t have a choice
IN last week’s TRP, the Wales head coach, Wayne Pivac, states his confidence in winger Louis Rees-Zammit eventually joining a Welsh...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWilliams fires reminder to Wales that he’s still got it
By ROGER PANTING Scarlets ............34pts Tries: R Evans 16, Blacker 19, 64, M Jones 55 Conversions: D Jones 16, 19, 55,...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoCardiff ride out Lee-Lo red to claim derby spoils
By ALEX BYWATER Cardiff ................31pts Tries: L Williams 22, Amos 38, Penalty 50 Conversions: Evans 22 Penalties: Evans 7, 27, 56,...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoMyler kicks Ospreys to rare win over Munster
By STEFFAN THOMAS O spreys ..............18pts Penalties: Myler 2, 32, 37, 46, 64, 72 Munster ............10pts Tries: Casey 55 Conversions: Crowley...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoNew trophy planned for major Test nations
By STEFFAN THOMAS PLANS are being discussed to make Tests from the autumn and summer widows count towards a trophy. Currently,...
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Features
/ 4 years agoHayden and Co rehearsed their deception
Paul Rees reveals the lengths to which the All Blacks went to avoid defeat by Wales in 1978 It was an...
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Features
/ 4 years agoOwens expects All Blacks to put in super charged performance to honour comrade Wainui
Battle ready: Ken Owens KEN Owens believes the tragic passing of Maori All Black Sean Wainui will make the “scary” prospect...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoShanklins suffer twice at hands of All Blacks
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW The Shanklin family from Pembrokeshire knows exactly what it takes to go the...
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/ 4 years agoRed button diplomacy
S4C called it ‘a retrograde step’ when they lost live rights to Wales’ autumn matches. But it wasn’t as if Amazon...
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