All posts tagged "Wales"
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Features
/ 5 years agoQ&A – Harvey Biljon: I’m proud to see so many of my players in the Premiership
Neale Harvey surveys long-term Jersey director of rugby Harvey Biljon on the state of affairs in the second tier
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoWilliams column: Scarlets and Ospreys to win amid fireworks
Shane Williams previews the return of the PRO14 and expectations for the four Welsh regions
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Guest Blogs
/ 5 years agoThe Effects of Gambling on Rugby Union
The game of rugby originated in Warwickshire, England around 1823. It’s said that it began with a football match in which...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoGuscott column: Neal Hatley has the know-how to make Bath contenders
Jeremy Guscott responds to Bath's promotion of Neal Hatley to head coach
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoSt Helens sensation Regan Grace could be Eddie’s new Billy Whizz
A hat-trick to marvel at has got everyone talking about the Port Talbot native being a possible code convert
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoDragons boss Dean Ryan won’t give up the ghost on Wasps’ Will Rowlands
A player the Dragons and WRU appear very keen on bringing to the PRO14
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Features
/ 5 years agoScarlets, Ospreys to win amid fireworks
SHANE WILLIAMS Wise piece of business: Stephen Myler has signed for Dragons The excitement is starting to build already Rugby is...
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Features
/ 5 years agoPRO14 restart preview
BENETTON Head coach: Kieran Crowley Captain: unconfirmed Stadium: Stadio Comunale di Monigo Current position: 5th (B) Last five games: WWLLW The...
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Features
/ 5 years agoProud to see so many of my players step up to Premiership
Q&A HARVEY BILJON ON THE RECORD Proactive: Harvey Biljon Former Wasps No.9 Harvey Biljon has forged a successful career in coaching...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoBurke’s law has turned Epsom into champions
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Flyer: Kitan Ojo in action against Wellington Inset, below: Paul Burke...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSocino: I’m here to give Barritt a run for his money!
Jon Newcombe talks to the Pumas centre who is joining Saracens JUAN Pablo Socino arrived in Hertfordshire in mid-June blinking into...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoIrked Broad takes aim at WRU governance
WRU chairman Gareth Davies and chief executive Martyn Phillips are to blame for the problems the game is facing in Wales...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoJackson column: The invisible stars are letting down PRO14
The stars of the Six Nations are often left absent in their PRO14 campaigns, writes Peter Jackson
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Features
/ 6 years agoTest match golden goose may stop laying her eggs
Louis Luyt may have been his own worst enemy, but it was a close-run thing. There were plenty of contenders for...
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Features
/ 6 years agoWhy won’t Eddie pick Dombrandt? It’s a mystery to icon Winters
One of the best: Peter Winterbottom playing for the Lions ALEX Dombrandt is in a Catch-22 as the restart begins. Eddie...
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Features
/ 6 years agoThe invisible stars are letting down PRO14
The PRO14 can boast a dual headline act beyond compare, a pair of players born 35 years ago on opposite sides...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoWilliams picks successor at Blues
By ROB COLE Skilful: Seb Davies Good things: Sam Moore JUST as his fellow Kiwi Xavier Rush did before him, Nick...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoRugby used to be for all sizes
THEgame has changed… if I had a pound for every time I’ve heard that, rich I might be. But has the...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoWilliams column: 239 days later we can all look forward to seeing Wales in action
The Six Nations finale between Wales and Scotland gives Wayne Pivac a chance to get his plans back in motion
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoToby Booth earns big endorsement from Ospreys great
Former Wales and Ospreys prop Paul James believes the region have bagged themselves a 'big asset' in new head coach Booth
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoMore misfortune hits Wales star Gareth Anscombe in recovery from knee injury
Anscombe will miss the rest f the PRO14 season and is a doubt for Wales' internationals starting in October
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoGuscott column: Will Eddie Jones be able to pick Exeter players for Rome finale?
Jeremy Guscott looks at how the Premiership final could clash with England's Six Nations match with Italy
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoIeuan Evans joins race to be the next chair of WRU
Incumbent WRU chairman Gareth Davies faces challenges from Ieuan Evans and Nigel Davies
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoJamie Roberts makes return to Wales with Dragons move
Jamie Roberts has made a sensational return to Welsh rugby by signing for the Dragons. The Wales and British & Irish...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoTop 20 Rugby Captains countdown: Part Two
Sam Warburton lands inside the Top 10 of Brendan Gallagher's rankings
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoHave England Shown Enough in 2020 To Suggest They Are World Cup Contenders?
The 2020 Six Nations Championship is set to resume in October, and it is England which tops the standings after four games....
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoBooth will be a big asset for Ospreys says James
By ALEX BYWATER All-rounder: Toby Booth coaching at Bath “CLASS ACT” Toby Booth has been backed to bring the good times...
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Features
/ 6 years agoCan Gatland survive the storm to lead the Lions?
COLIN BOAG Under fire: Warren Gatland with the Chiefs From hero to zero in just a few short months has been...
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Features
/ 6 years agoWill Eddie be able to pick Exeter players for Rome?
OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK JEREMY GUSCOTT IT will be great when Rugby Union gets going again in England on August...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoNightmare goes on for injured Asncombe
By PETER JACKSON GARETH Anscombe, already out of action for all 15 Wales matches over the last 12 months, is in...
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Features
/ 6 years agoWhat a joy it will be to see Wales in action
So close to victory: Justin Tipuric goes past Henry Slade of England to score for Wales’ in the Six Nations’ 33-30...
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Features
/ 6 years agoPay row must be sorted out quickly
WE ALWAYS seem to be lurching from one crisis to another in a Welsh drama. As a nation we never seem...
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Features
/ 6 years agoMr Motivator Telfer scales the peaks of rugby rhetoric
Brendan Gallagher continues his enthralling series by looking at rugby’s ‘goosebump’ moments 1: Jim Telfer’s Everest speech (1997) Like many games...
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Features
/ 6 years agoRocky ride at times, but rugby is the best team game in the world
Brendan Gallagher concludes his expert and authoritative look at the history of Rugby Union The History of Rugby: PART 20 STORY...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoWelsh regions trying to fast-track wage cuts
By ALEX BYWATER WELSH rugby has been plunged into an even deeper crisis with all four regions desperately trying to negotiate...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoLlanelli is breeding ground for Wales – Fisher
By ROB COLE PAUL Fisher has lost count of the number of caps won by the players who have come through...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoPlaying with no crowds will be disastrous say Ponty
By ALEX BYWATER THE WRU have been warned playing Premiership matches behind closed doors would lead to financial ruin for the...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoGuscott column: These young coaches can make Gloucester special
Jeremy Guscott examines the youthful coaches at the helm of Gloucester
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoWebbe had an answer for racism: Laugh at it
Ground-breaker: Glenn Webbe playing for Wales against Scotland Glenn Webbe has never been one to blow his own trumpet. Had he...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoRuthless Haden is fighting his final battle
ANDY HADENwould be faintly amused to learn that he has now headed the list of rugby outlaws wanted in Wales for...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoWoodward’s Holy Trinity were just untouchable
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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Latest News
/ 6 years agoRuddock takes on new role at Ospreys
MIKE Ruddock has been appointed Ospreys development director on a three-year contract. The former Wales coach became the Welsh region’s performance...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoRugby world now smelling the coffee
Alex Bywater talks to WRU board member Julie Paterson about changing landscapes Chief exec: Martyn Phillips Passionate: Julie Paterson JULIE Paterson...
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Features
/ 6 years agoFiji provide fireworks as rugby thrills on its return to Olympics
Brendan Gallagher continues his expert and authoritative look at the history of Rugby Union THE return of rugby to the Olympics...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoMorris: My Dad told me I needed to work twice as hard at life because of the colour of my skin
Harlequins full-back Aaron Morris on the ever-pressing need for rugby to do more for BAME coaches and more representation at board...
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Featured
/ 6 years agoCardiff Met implore WRU to lead the fight against racism
Club chairman John Pugh has documented to WRU what needs to be done to eradicate racism in Welsh rugby
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoJackson column: Short-swap stars can carry on regardless
Peter Jackson looks at the players set to qualify for Scotland, Ireland and Wales on residency grounds
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoGareth Anscombe looking forward to marking his comeback with Webb at Ospreys
A Wales half-back combination coming to the Liberty Stadium
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCain column: Sotutu for England? Has Eddie Jones forgotten Dombrandt?
Blues No.8 Hoskins Sotutu has been one of the breakthrough players in Super Rugby Aotearoa, and Eddie Jones has been watching
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoScarlets replace chairman Nigel Short after nine years
Short is succeeded by Llanelli-born technologies businessman SImon Muderack












