All posts tagged "Wales"
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoSuddenly, stability is in fashion for coaches
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST It would be stretching things just a little to describe rugby’s pre-World Cup era as an age...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoA great year for Dupont but Marcus was not far behind
PAUL REES REFLECTS ON THE STAND-OUT EVENTS AND PLAYERS OF 2021 World Player of the Year: Antoine Dupont of France PICTURE:...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSpain will dedicate RWC bid to Kawa
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER SPANISH rugby is reeling this Christmas at the shock death of their New Zealand-reared back five forward...
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Features
/ 5 years agoYOUNG GUNS
TOBY BALDWIN WASPS WING From enduring three hamstring injuries in two years, to attending ‘Hogwarts’ it’s fair to say 19-year-old Toby...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoWe shall recall them with pride
Brendan Gallagher remembers the great rugby players who passed away in 2021 RAYMOND JOHN McLAUGHLIN UCC Dublin, Gosforth, London Irish, Connacht,...
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James Harrington
/ 5 years agoNew deals depend on Six Nations silverware
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Two years, or 20 matches if you prefer, is how long it has taken Fabien Galthie and...
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Features
/ 5 years agoMerchiston Castle have led from start
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools FEW schools in Scotland have a prouder rugby record than Merchiston...
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Six Nations
/ 5 years agoFrance fancied as 2022 Six Nations favourites, but England Grand Slam odds bring the value
More than a decade removed from their last Six Nations championship, France are once again back in the saddle as early...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoNew women’s union will offer protection
By PAUL REES DANIELLE Waterman set up the Women’s Rugby Association, which launched last week, to ensure players do not lose...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoChampions or chumps? Cup caters for them all
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW In the Super League for the overhyped, baseball’s World Series has long been...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 5 years agoVersatility can boost Seb’s bid
By STEFFAN THOMAS THE versatility tag has been a hindrance for many players, but Seb Davies believes it can help him...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 5 years agoGriffiths cuts loose for Quins
By STEFFAN THOMAS Carmarthan Q ........ 30 Llanelli .................... 13 CARMARTHEN Quins earnt the west Wales bragging rights as they comprehensively...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoMaddocks faces big French test
By STEFFAN THOMAS BARRY Maddocks has worked at the cutting edge of professional rugby for 20 years, and now faces one...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoNorth to miss start of the Six Nations
By PETER JACKSON In the roar: Joe Marchant celebrates scoring Harlequins’ fourth try against Cardiff PICTURE: Getty Images GEORGE North’s comeback...
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Guest Blogs
/ 5 years agoRugby in 2022 – Preview & Predictions
Rugby union fans have plenty to look forward to in 2022, with the calendar packed with a host of top-class events...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 5 years agoDanielle Waterman launches women’s players union
Former England full-back Danielle Waterman has launched a players union for women in the Premier 15’s. The Women’s Rugby Association (WRA)...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoSale win away at Ospreys
Sale overcame a second-half Ospreys fightback to claim victory in the Heineken Champions Cup opening round in Swansea. Tries from Rohan...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoWhy doesn’t Curry cut mustard for best XV?
CHRIS HEWETT THIS column does not make a habit of agreeing with World Rugby, but this being the season of goodwill,...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoOut-of-form Sale wary of deadeye Anscombe
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Ospreys v Sale Today. Kick-off 1pm, Swansea.com Stadium SALE’s last visit to Wales in April ended with...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoWe don’t fear anyone says Ospreys captain Webb
RHYS Webb’s style of captaincy is to lead by deed more than word, but the scrum-half ’s leadership skills have been...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoGalvanised Ospreys can spring a surprise
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND I WAS with James Hook at the start of last week when he mentioned Ifan...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoIrish following same points pattern as their glory year
By PAUL REES WHEN London Irish reached the Premiership final in 2009, they took at least a point from every match...
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Features
/ 5 years agoKingsholm, Welford Rd host Roses
RUGBY SHORTS ENGLAND will play their 2022 Women’s Six Nations home games at Gloucester’s Kingsholm and Leicester’s Welford Road. Kingsholm will...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoWinless, injury-hit Bath bring in backline cover
NEWS EXTRA PREMIERSHIP basement boys Bath have signed former Scarlets wing Tom Prydie on a short-term deal and Edinburgh centre Jordan...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 5 years agoStrange return rocked by Thompson
By FREDDIE BENNETT Merthyr.................... 31 Ebbw Vale............... 13 JASON STRANGE’S first game back in charge of Ebbw Vale ended in disappointing...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoFabulous Finn puts Saints to the sword
By ROB WILDMAN Northampton ..14pts Tries: Skosan 29, Fraser 48 Conversions: Biggar 29, Furbank 49 Racing 92..........45pts Tries: Lauret 8, 42,...
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Six Nations
/ 5 years agoLooking Ahead to Six Nations 2022
The Six Nations may not be the biggest rugby competition in the world, but it’s certainly one of the most loved....
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoHayward is U20s boss
RUGBY SHORTS FORMER Wales internationals Liza Burgess and Byron Hayward have been appointed to age-grade coaching roles by the WRU. Ex-Wales...
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Features
/ 5 years agoRugby was religion in the Douai sixth form
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools IT’S over 22 years since anybody laced up their boots and...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoThe cooped-up players deserve our sympathy
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND WALES’ four regions begin their European campaigns this weekend and they will head into the...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPugh heads up Wales 7s
RUGBY SHORTS RICHIE Pugh is leaving his role as a coach at Ospreys to become the WRU head of Sevens. Ex-Wales...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLyn leaves Russia job
RUGBY SHORTS LYN Jones has stepped down as Russia coach after three years in charge. Former flanker Jones, 57, who won...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoEuro Cup turmoil as Covid traps the teams
By ALEX BYWATER EUROPEAN Rugby chiefs are said to be “worried” and “concerned” for the start of next month’s Champions Cup...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoCricket shrine is ‘ruined’ by Ospreys
Bounce back: Rob Simmons, centre, is mobbed after scoring for London Irish PICTURE: Getty Images THE Ospreys have been accused of...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 5 years agoHigh-flying Bears bring back their big guns
PREVIEW... Bristol Bears v Wasps Today, Kick-off 2.30pm BRISTOL centre Phoebe Murray believes the team have what it takes to “go...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoURC must be transparent on what happens next
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND In limbo: Cardiff and Scarlets players do not know when they can return to Wales...
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Latest News
/ 5 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
/ 5 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
/ 5 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
/ 5 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
/ 5 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
/ 5 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
/ 5 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
/ 5 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
/ 5 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
/ 5 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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Latest News
/ 5 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
/ 5 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
/ 5 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
/ 5 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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