All posts tagged "Wales"
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/ 5 years agoAlun Wyn stays shtum on private matters
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Say Nothing is an awardwinning book on ‘The Troubles’ in Northern Ireland, its...
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/ 5 years agoAnayi finds TV figures after all
PETER JACKSON THREE years ago PRO12 rugby chose to disconnect a multitude of viewers by wiping their matches off live BBC...
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/ 5 years agoReaders complete Rugby XV name game
THANKS to all those prompted by the Max Wiltshire story last week, the assembly of a Place Name XV can now...
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Features
/ 5 years agoPleased to have left Welsh politics behind
STEFFAN THOMAS talks to former Cardiff coach Jason Strange about his switch to Rugby League JASON Strange has always been someone...
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Features
/ 5 years agoHard to replicate those post-war halcyon days
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby‘s great schools RUGBY success at Christ’s Hospital School over the decades has been...
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Features
/ 5 years agoHill’s rigid stance led to ‘great schism’
POSSIBLY the most notable Old Blue is George Rowland Hill, an influential rugby administrator in the game’s formative years and the...
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/ 5 years agoLet Hallam Amos fill the void at 15 for Wales, says Dai Young
HALLAM Amos has been tipped to fill the full-back void left by Liam Williams and Leigh Halfpenny for Wales’ daunting autumn...
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/ 5 years agoAdams up for challenge of ‘world class’ club
By STEFFAN THOMAS JOSH Adams plans on putting himself into the world class category by dominating against the best this autumn....
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Features
/ 5 years agoDitch World Rugby, put northern pros in charge
COLIN BOAG It’s not unknown for me to be critical of World Rugby, but last week a much more significant voice...
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/ 5 years agoColeraine’s contribution is vast, on and off field
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby‘s great schools Coleraine graduate: Ireland and Ulster wing Andrew Trimble Coleraine’s nine Ulster...
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/ 5 years agoByron Bay day trip costly for Pumas
RUGBY SHORTS SIX Argentina players and two members of staff have been expelled from the Rugby Championship for breaching health rules....
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/ 5 years agoFenby, Jones, Owen among Rydal stars
AS a rugby follower living in North Wales, I was delighted that you featured Rydal School in your weekly article. However,...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 5 years agoGleeson can bring new dimension to England
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Fresh thinking: Martin Gleeson with the England players at training last week PICTURE: Getty...
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/ 5 years agoCollins can boost Wales in midfield
By PETER JACKSON Tigers’ roar: Leicester players celebrate after being awarded a last minute, match-winning penalty try PICTURE: Getty Images WALES...
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/ 5 years agoNorthampton 23-21 London Irish: Returning Biggar is late hero for Saints
DAN Biggar picked himself up to kick a match-winning penalty to keep unbeaten Northampton on track in a tense finish at...
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/ 5 years agoWarriors reaping rewards of sand dune slog
NEWS EXTRA By ADAM HATHAWAY WORCESTER head coach Jonathan Thomas took his club to the coast during pre-season as they bid...
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/ 5 years agoWayne Pivac has to nail key combos for World Cup | Shane Williams
I WAS sat down watching Scrum V with a cup of tea last Sunday when Wayne Pivac made a surprise appearance...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoWhy Clive Griffiths will dodge All Blacks showdown | Peter Jackson
On the last Saturday of this month, Clive Griffiths could have been watching Wales-New Zealand in Cardiff free of charge. He...
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/ 5 years agoNo one messed with this mighty Max
PETER JACKSON SOME famous players had to make do with bearing the name of one place in England’s green and pleasant...
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Features
/ 5 years agoStimpson: He looks the real deal to me
LEICESTER have a trackrecord for producing England full-backs, but the most notable in the post-war era are Dusty Hare (25 caps,...
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/ 5 years agoDavies states his case for new-look Wales
NEWS EXTRA By ALEX BYWATER SEB Davies has told Wayne Pivac his ballplaying and handling ability can make him a standout...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoRugby Matters: Rugby’s rich Jewish ancestry runs deep
Mention of Jewish rugby players last week, in connection with the forming of the Tel Aviv Heat franchise, centred mainly on...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 5 years agoAnalysis: Eddie decides to go the way of Harlequins, not Saracens in autumn training squad
Paul Rees looks at the winners and losers from Eddie Jones' autumn international training squad
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Features
/ 5 years agoFirst-ever Cup final was turning point for Wasps
MOMENT IN TIME WASPS 1985-86 JOHN PLAYER CUP FINALISTS NEIL FISSLER TALKS TO MARK RIGBY WASPS are one of the most...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoQuinnell’s All Black hat-trick is still supreme | Peter Jackson
When it comes to Welshmen performing hat-tricks on the international stage, Tommy Cooper could claim to have outscored John Charles, Ian...
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Features
/ 5 years agoWales star North aims to back for Christmas
RUGBY SHORTS OSPREYS three-quarter George North hopes to return from a serious knee injury during the festive period this season. The...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoFranchi try helps mighty Steelmen march on
Premiership Cup By IOAN DYER Ebbw Vale ......16 Pontypridd........6 EBBW Vale continued their impressive start to the season with a hard-fought...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoDeadeye Jones swings it Ravens way
Premiership Cup By STEFFAN THOMAS Llanelli ..................18 Bridgend ..............21 FORMER Wales playmaker Matthew Jones helped Bridgend to a significant victory at...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoDrovers turn on style for Garland try
Premiership Cup By HUW S THOMAS Carmarthen Q ......10 Llandovery ..........21 LLANDOVERY took the west Wales bragging rights after a comfortable...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 5 years agoAll Blacks pick up £2m fee in Cardiff
THE All Blacks will break all box-office records in Cardiff next month by collecting around £2m just for turning up. Their...
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/ 5 years agoBattle begins for most coveted jersey in Wales
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND THE hairs are standing up on the back of my neck at the prospect of...
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/ 5 years agoOspreys have the talent to head regions’ challenge
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND So, a new season of club rugby is finally upon us and it’s a new...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoCoach Jason in line for a cross code switch
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow m e on Twitter: @neilfissler JASON Strange could be set for a cross-code...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoDai is ready to bring son Thomas Young home to Wales
WASPS are bracing themselves for a raid by former boss Dai Young who is eying up a family reunion with son...
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/ 5 years agoCanucks face Chile in bid for RWC 2023
BRENDAN GALLAGHER CANADIAN rugby is invariably a roller coaster and never more so than during the week of their back-to-back World...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 5 years agoKicking ace Jenkins has taken Callum Sheedy to new level
CALLUM Sheedy is braced for a four-way tussle for Wales’s outside-half jersey and believes his presence in the Bristol side that...
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Features
/ 5 years agoBok giant Vermeulen at Ulster
RUGBY SHORTS ULSTER have signed South African World Cup winning back-row forward Duane Vermeulen, who will join the club following the...
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Features
/ 5 years agoJones dies at age 49
RUGBY SHORTS FORMER Wales B international second-row Paul Jones has died at the age of 49. Bridgend-born Jones played for Llanelli,...
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Features
/ 5 years agoWales Women can’t thrive in current set-up
Former Wales Women’s coach Sam Dodge tells Alex Bywater things are badly wrong in the camp ASA MAN who made a...
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/ 5 years agoAlun Wyn: More left in tank and I’m enjoying it
NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON WALES captain Alun Wyn Jones says he will continue playing until his form and enjoyment decline....
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoPontypridd defence holds out in tense finale
By IOAN DYER Pontypridd ..........19 Newport ................16 PONTYPRIDD edged out Newport in a fierce affair at Sardis Road. This was an...
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/ 5 years agoNorth in two-year deal with Ospreys
By SAM JACKSON Signed: George North GEORGE North has signed a new two-year dual contract with Ospreys and the Welsh Rugby...
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/ 5 years agoIn action at last, and Woods can’t wait!
By ALEX BYWATER GREG Woods has spent 18 months away from coaching and that is why he is convinced both he...
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/ 5 years agoSwansea leave no room for doubt
Welsh round-up By ROB COLE NEATH’S 150th anniversary celebrations got off to a familiar start as they welcomed their oldest rivals,...
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/ 5 years agoSanderson calls in the SAS for a pre-season boot camp
By NEIL FISSLER ALEX Sanderson has sent his Sale Sharks on a pre-season camping trip with members of the SAS. Sharks...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoI fear these World 12s are only about making money | Shane Williams
The new World 12s proposal has been the talk of rugby and while we must reserve a bit of judgement until...
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Features
/ 5 years agoOld Deer Park waits for the Bennett thunderclap
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby‘s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoQuade Cooper back, just like Morne
MORNE Steyn couldn’t have known that what he did to the Lions last month would become something of a global trend....
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Features
/ 5 years agoIf we had Battle of Gnoll now we’d all be in jail!
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER LIONS, WALES, NEATH, OSPREYS, RICHMOND AND BRISTOL HOOKER BARRY WILLIAMS Good memories: Barry Williams playing...
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/ 5 years agoPlayer power puts pressure on players!
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER By all accounts, player power had much to...
Autumn Internationals
Jamie George: Henry Pollock’s self-belief is inspiring for England
International Rugby
George North signs off with a try double for Barbarians against Wales
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