All posts tagged "Wales"
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Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoJason Gilmore: I’ll bring the good times back to Harlequins
Jason Gilmore has vowed to bring back success to Harlequins sooner rather than later after being appointed head coach for next...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoNewcastle Red Bulls 14-38 Exeter Chiefs: Stephen Jones’ side can’t stop the Chiefs flying high
Dave Walder was all smiles after Exeter Chiefs confirmed themselves as title contenders and left Newcastle Red Bulls staring at another...
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Features
/ 6 months agoPaul Rees: Rugby union has been rocked by a points explosion
Paul Rees looks at the challenges facing defence coaches as they try to counter the rise in try scoring...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoWomen’s Six Nations 2026: Meg Jones – There’s a lot more to come from England
Meg Jones will have an extra spring in her stride and bigger smile on her face when she walks proudly out...
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Columnists
/ 6 months agoPeter Jackson: Eye-gouging Oscar Jegou sparks more anger
The strange case of Oscar Jegou has become stranger still, its verdict provoking another heavyweight ex-referee to weigh into the row...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoNewcastle Red Bulls’ Liam Williams confirms retirement due to knee injury
Newcastle Red Bulls full-back Liam Williams has announced his retirement.
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoEngland have an identity crisis – Vesty
By SAM JACKSON NORTHAMPTON head coach Sam Vesty feels England have suffered an identity crisis under Steve Borthwick. The RFU are...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoSale move for Wales lock Tshiunza
SALE Sharks have signed Wales lock Christ Tshiunza from Exeter Chiefs for next season. Tshiunza, right, has made more than 50...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoDaly to stay at Saracens
ENGLAND full-back Elliot Daly has extended his stay at Saracens until the end of the 2027-28 season. The 33-year-old, who is...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoDeans and Hunter will boost Quins
ROBBIE Deans is the sort of rugby luminary that could transform Harlequins into a proper force in the Prem. His appointment...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 6 months agoMorgan finds his feet
■By SIMON THOMAS JAC Morgan had a mixed afternoon on his first start in more than four months as the Ospreys...
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Chris Hewett
/ 6 months agoChris Hewett: Wales boss Steve Tandy has reasons to be more cheerful
March is not the cruellest month, as every student of 20th Century poetry knows, but it may be the most unfathomable.
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Chris Hewett
/ 6 months agoBreaking down the borders is just the job
ROBBIE Deans, eh? And Brendan Venter too. London is a multinational, multicultural kind of place in virtually every walk of life,...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoU14 Boys
Y Pant take title home to Wales WELSH comprehensive Y Pant overcame Mill-field in a 50-plus point final 29-24 to win...
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Features
/ 6 months agoYOUNG GUNS
CHARLIELAWSON LEEDS BECKETT WINGER England U19s call-up Charlie Lawson is relishing his time in the international environment and believes the experiences...
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News Extra
/ 6 months agoWe punch above our weight in Wales – hooker
NEWS EXTRA By JOSEPH TERRY CARDIFF University hooker Jamie Goldsworthy is grateful for his experiences playing BUCS Super Rugby as his...
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Features
/ 6 months agoMy Life in Rugby: Billy Harding – I’ll play until the wheels fall off
Billy Harding, the former England Counties, Rosslyn Park, London Scottish, Esher, Wasps, Ampthill & Coventry hooker, who now plays for Blackheath,...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 6 months agoMorris snatches victory for Ebbw
Super Rygbi round-up By CARL FIELD A LAST-GASP try from hooker and hat-trick hero Ieuan Morris snatched a 34-33 win for...
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International Rugby
/ 6 months agoJac Morgan: Wales are starting to look good
Jac Morgan says he was encouraged by the way Wales finished their Six Nations campaign and was thrilled for his teammates...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 6 months agoWhat is the Nations Championship? Format, fixtures and how rugby’s new tournament works
The Autumn Nations Series is dead. Whether you think that is a positive or not, or even if you didn’t really...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoWomen’s Six Nations 2026: England target eighth straight title
With the Women’s Six Nations just around the corner, England have begun their preparations by announcing their new leadership team for...
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Columnists
/ 6 months agoJeremy Guscott: Now is the time for England to learn to be streetwise
It’s been hailed as the best ever Six Nations because of its topsy-turvy nature, unpredictability, and exciting edge-of-the-seat stuff, as well...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoStephen Jones to focus on attack at Newcastle Red Bulls
Stephen Jones believes this year’s Six Nations has shown the game is in fine fettle as he looks to bring the...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoBenetton 31-19 Ospreys: Jac Morgan is only bright spot for the Welsh side
Ospreys’ URC playoff hopes suffered a blow as they went down to defeat in Treviso against Benetton, with Ross Moriarty picking...
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International Rugby
/ 6 months agoLee Mears backs England head coach Steve Borthwick to stay in charge
Steve Borthwick is “loving” the pressure on his shoulders and will turn England into a formidable World Cup force insists former...
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International Rugby
/ 6 months agoOllie Chessum: Six Nations performance in Paris gives England belief for the future
Ollie Chessum feels that, for all the frustration England felt at losing to France with the final kick of the match...
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Columnists
/ 6 months agoNick Cain: Resolute Thomas Ramos shows England how to do it
The only team to go backwards in the 2026 Six Nations was England. Where every other nation had something positive to...
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Columnists
/ 6 months agoPeter Jackson: Louis Bielle-Biarrey has another record in sight
For his next exercise in shredding the Six Nations try book from A-Z, Louis Bielle-Biarrey will attempt to do something nobody...
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Columnists
/ 6 months agoPeter Jackson: 2026 Six Nations was terrific but, for my money, 2015 still best there has been
The stampede to acclaim the 2026 version as ‘the greatest’ Six Nations of all raises a pertinent question over the collective...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 6 months agoCardiff left with nothing as Bulls go on rampage
■By SIMON THOMAS CARDIFF finished empty handed for the first time in a URC game this season to increase the play-off...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 6 months agoDee battles hard to win his place back
■By SAM JACKSON DRAGONS hooker Elliot Dee will make his first appearance since the opening weekend of the season today. Dee,...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 months agoBrendan Gallagher: The rise of Italy lifted the whole Six Nations
You can make a decent case for 2026 being the best Six Nations ever – whatever ‘best’ means – but it...
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Features
/ 6 months agoPaul Rees: Was England’s performance in Paris down to Steve Borthwick – or not?
Paul Rees says England’s Six Nations review must decide what roles the head coach played in the revival against France.
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National League 2E
/ 6 months agoMaddison backing his girls to find a big finish
NEWS EXTRA ■By BEN JAYCOCK TRAILFINDERS boss Barney Maddison says his side are embracing the pressure of the PWR playoff race...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoEngland settle for third as France take title
U20S SIXNATIONS By BEN JAYCOCK ENGLAND produced a spirited comeback but fell just short in a 31-28 defeat to Grand Slam...
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Columnists
/ 6 months agoAfter three rounds, it all looked so easy…
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN WELL, that was a remarkable end to what turned out to be an utterly astonishing Six Nations,...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoNew Rugby Paper Roundup: Best Six Nations ever? How does rugby crack America?
Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock is joined by rugby analyst Sam Larner on this week’s Rugby Paper Roundup to reflect on what...
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Features
/ 7 months agoThe Raeburn Shield: Rugby Union’s unknown honour
Rugby Union fans often take jokes at the seemingly endless amount of trophies to be won, but there is one unofficial...
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International Rugby
/ 7 months ago2026 Six Nations analysis: What we learned from this year’s tournament
And breathe. After a whirlwind six weeks, the 2026 Six Nations has come and gone just like that.
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International Rugby
/ 7 months agoSix Nations: England players are over-trained claims Wales & Lions centre Jonathan Davies
Former Wales and British & Irish Lions centre Jonathan Davies believes England’s defensive issues in the Six Nations could be linked...
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International Rugby
/ 7 months agoEngland skipper Maro Itoje – I’m feeling fitter than ever
Maro Itoje set his sights on this summer’s Nations Championship declaring he is fitter than ever despite presiding over England’s Six...
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International Rugby
/ 7 months agoJoe El-Abd: I’m still committed to England despite Six Nations slump
Assistant coach Joe El-Abd has nailed his colours to England’s sinking mast despite recent speculation linking him with a move back...
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International Rugby
/ 7 months agoFrance 48-46 England: Steve Borthwick’s men go so close to stunning victory
England climbed their way out of an abyss in Paris last night to come within a whisker of scuppering France’s chances...
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Columnists
/ 7 months agoPaul Rees: This mad Six Nations ends with a flourish
The start of a mad, compelling Six Nations was very different to the end. Ireland, like Scotland, suffered a chastening defeat...
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Columnists
/ 7 months agoJeremy Guscott: Stunned! That’s my reaction to England’s Six Nations defeats
Stunned is the only way to describe my reaction to England’s triple losses against Scotland, Ireland, and Italy.
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International Rugby
/ 7 months agoWales 31-17 Italy: At last! Aaron Wainwright leads the charge as the Welsh learn how to win again
After a run of 15 consecutive losses, Wales finally won a Six Nations game – their first since winning in Rome...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoThis result means everything to the players, says Lake
AFTER ending their three-year, 15-game losing streak in the Six Nations, Wales captain Dewi Lake said: “The win means everything to...
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Junior International Rugby
/ 7 months agoWales U20s vs Italy U20s: The Welsh aiming to hit par in Six Nations finale
Wales U20s head coach Richard Whiffin says his side must beat Italy today to deliver what he believes would represent a...
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Junior International Rugby
/ 7 months agoIreland U20s vs Scotland U20s: The Irish eye up a Triple Crown feat in Six Nations
Ireland U20s will look to secure a fourth straight victory and complete a Triple Crown when they host Scotland at Virgin...
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Letters
/ 7 months agoThis is why I fear for England’s weak underbelly
THE build-up to this Six Nations and how it as unravelled seems reminiscent of the 2015 RWC and, like the group...
International Rugby
Maro Itoje: I’m open to England playing Six Nations in USA
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