All posts tagged "Wales"
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoBooth wants Manu to bolster his pack options
By ALEX BYWATER NASI Manu has emerged as a No.8 target for Ospreys head coach Toby Booth. The six-cap Tongan international...
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Features
/ 6 years agoMemo to PRO16: Dublin to Cape Town is 15 hours
COLIN BOAG If Coronation Street is our longest-running soap, then the PRO14 is doing its best to rival it. Its chequered...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoLead fight against racism, WRU told
By PETER JACKSON THE Welsh Rugby Union are being urged to spearhead a global movement within the sport under the banner...
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Features
/ 6 years agoON THE BLINDSIDE
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler GLOUCESTER are still looking to add another coach to George Skivington’s new-look coaching team...
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Features
/ 6 years agoFarrell’s signature is good news for Lions
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Ice-cool: Owen Farrell kicks the ball past Matt Todd, left, and Codie Taylor during the...
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Features
/ 6 years agoReffing comes so naturally to Nigel, it’s like driving a car
Brendan Gallagher continues his enthralling series by looking at the best rugby referees 1. Nigel Owens (Wales) Owens was poised on...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoJohnny focused on starting at Scarlets
By JON NEWCOMBE Up for challenge: Johnny Williams in action for Newcastle against Wasps PICTURE: Getty Images JOHNNY Williams insists he...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoI’m gunning for you, Mike, warns Aaron
By NEALE HARVEY HARLEQUINS fullback Aaron Morris aims to see off the challenge of Mike Brown and nail down the No.15...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoEnglish and Welsh clubs in chase for Bevan
By ALEX BYWATER WELSH regions Cardiff Blues and Scarlets are understood to be rivalling Harlequins and other leading English clubs for...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCain column: Kiwi knives are out for ‘dud’ Gatland
The Chiefs remain winless in Super Rugby Aotearoa, faring little better than before lockdown
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWelsh regions fret over government’s ban on scrums
The Welsh Assembly has issued a blanket ban on scrums from taking place due to fear of COVID-19 spike
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoGuscott column: Can Finn Russell help Scotland gain more Lions places?
Jeremy Guscott looks at the case for Scotland to have a first Test starter for the Lions since Tom Smith in...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoNewcastle centre Johnny Williams completes switch to Scarlets
Williams, 23, is eligible to play for Wales through his father
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Featured
/ 6 years agoYoung Guns: Ealing Trailfinders scrum-half Dan Hiscocks
A player who left Ospreys and took the route to the Championship with Ealing
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Dream Team
/ 6 years agoDream Team: Jersey Reds lock/flanker Macauley Cook
Cook made 167 appearances for Cardiff Blues before leaving this summer
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Features
/ 6 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Former Sale Sharks back row Apollo Perelini
A teammate of Scott Gibbs in league, an opponent of Martin Johnson's in age-grade union, read Perelini's dual-code tales
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Features
/ 6 years agoDevoto the new Greenwood? There’s still time to find out
Killer instinct: Will Greenwood scores for England in the World Cup quarter-final with Wales in 2003 Roadblock: Manu Tuilagi Seeking consistency:...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoKaino joins war against corruption in Pacific
By NEALE HARVEY Hot prospect: Auckland Blues No.8 Hoskins Sotutu PICTURE: Getty Images NEWLY-ELECTED Pacific Rugby Player Welfare board member Jerome...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoRediscovered – lost treasure of the Pumas
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points The question “What if ?” has been described...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoClub before country as Francis signs at Chiefs
By NEALE HARVEY Staying: Tomas Francis WALES prop Tomas Francis has ended speculation over his immediate future by extending his contract...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoPressure mounts on PRO14 broadcaster
By ALEX BYWATER THE PRO14’s main broadcaster,Premier Sports,have cancelled their contract with production company Sunset+Vine with immediate effect as they feel...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoWarburton gets it wrong on world’s biggest stage
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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Features
/ 6 years agoFans will remember the players who stayed loyal
COLIN BOAG Leaving: Manu Tuilagi This is a time when you have to try to find some positives somewhere,and as the...
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Features
/ 6 years agoCan Russell help Scots gain more Lions places?
OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK JEREMY GUSCOTT World class? Finn Russell needs to be back playing for Scotland PICTURE: Getty Images...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoKiwi knives are out for Gatland the ‘dud’
READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK NICK CAIN WHEN Warren Gatland hove into Hamilton after the World Cup to coach the...
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Features
/ 6 years agoKing wanted at Kingsholm
ALEX King has emerged as a shock target to become Gloucester’s new attack and skills coach in George Skivington’s new-look Kingsholm...
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Features
/ 6 years agoIcon Dan becomes a hero for grassroots
WALES AND LIONS LEGEND SHANE WILLIAMS One for the scrapbook: Blair Agnew tackles Dan Carter PICTURE: Getty Images “Some people dismissed...
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Features
/ 6 years agoSuper Rugby South Africans would boost the PRO14
EXPANDING the PRO14 to include two South African sides received a mixed reception at first. The Southern Kings weren’t a very...
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Features
/ 6 years agoRugby was just part of the plot for these super heroes
Brendan Gallagher continues his enthralling series by looking at the best rugby all-rounders TOP 20 …RUGBY ALL-ROUNDERS NEXT WEEK Rugby ref...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoWelsh trio caught in rugby’s growing ‘minefield’
By ROB COLE Banned: Jesse Patton,Maredydd Francis and Mike Burgess WELSH rugby was back in the dock last week after bans...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWebb: I’m back where it all started to reclaim Wales No.9 shirt
Rhys Webb speaks to Alex Bywater about his return to Ospreys and the competition with Tomos Williams and Gareth Davies
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoHarlequins play hard-ball with Welsh region’s pursuit of Adam Jones
Toby Booth wants to lure the Harlequins scrum coach to Ospreys in the PRO14
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoTommy Reffell hoping to stamp his authority at Tigers just like Neil Back
Leicester announced the highly-rated Welsh openside flanker had agreed a new contract on Monday
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years ago‘There are very few teams that have the expertise that we have’, says Quins prop Simon Kerrod
After arriving at the Stoop last summer, tighthead Kerrod heaps praise on Adam Jones for refining his scrummaging
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Features
/ 6 years agoLions contenders RANKED – Stuart Hogg can finally show his credentials
The Scotland captain can fulfill what was taken away from him by injury in 2017
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoHarrington column: Tuilagi and Faletau wanted in France, as clubs vote on lowering salary cap
Top 14 and Pro D2 presidents to meet in Toulouse for salary cap vote
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Features
/ 6 years agoYoung Guns: Cardiff Blues flanker Gwilym Bradley
A No.7 who started out at London Irish before moving over the Severn Bridge
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoClubs will not release players for Test dates
By PETER JACKSON WORLDRugby’s plan to salvage an Eight Nations’ tournament from the wreckage of their Test schedule ploughed into a...
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Features
/ 6 years agoKirwan delivers under weight of expectation
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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Features
/ 6 years agoHigh time Cardiff put up a statue for Billy
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Exceptional: Billy Boston on the rampage for Wigan. Inset, above, with Cardiff &...
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Features
/ 6 years agoGatland’s big challenge is to outsmart Nienaber
2021 LIONSA YEAR TO GO NICK CAIN LOOKS AT THE CREDENTIALS OF THE MEN IN CHARGE THIS WEEK… HEAD COACHES Attention...
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Features
/ 6 years agoBloemfontein victory turns tide for England to become world beaters
Brendan Gallagher continues his expert and authoritative look at the history of Rugby Union The History of Rugby: PART 16 2000...
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Features
/ 6 years agoSaints kick off vintage run for English clubs in Europe
Jubilant: Wasps hooker Trevor Leota celebrates victory over Munster in the epic 2004 Heineken Cup semi-final THE Heineken Cup truly came...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoWilliams can be star for Wales – Tompkins
By ALEX BYWATER NICK Tompkins made an immediate impression in the Six Nations and he believes his Wales boss Wayne Pivac...
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Features
/ 6 years agoNow Manu and Faletau are wanted in France
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Target: Manu Tuilagi is currently a free agent after quitting Leicester PICTURE: Getty Images Even in a...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoReffell aims to impress new boss Borthwick
By JON NEWCOMBE Excited: Tommy Reffell TOMMY Reffell can’t wait to benefit from the expertise of new Leicester Tigers head coach...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoOspreys in battle to sign Quins scrum ace Jones
By ALEX BYWATER ADAM Jones is a main target for new Ospreys head coach Toby Booth who wants to sign the...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoScarlets talisman Jon Davies nearing return from knee issue
Scarlets centre Jon Davies is nearing a return from the knee injury he sustained playing for Wales at the World Cup
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoDan Biggar and Lewis Ludlam among 19 to sign new Saints deals
Chris Boyd speaks after wrapping up new deals for senior first team figures and academy products












