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English whitewash as Wales take on the All Blacks | Peter Jackson

27 June 2021 0 comments

UNTIL yesterday, the Lions had not started a Test match without an Englishman since the end of their first tour after the Second World War […]

Jerry Flannery knows the sad side of the Lions | Peter Jackson

20 June 2021 1 comment

The last time the Lions took off for South Africa, Jerry Flannery had been booked into business class for the overnight flight to Johannesburg. He […]

Townies are the tops in this unique world XV

20 June 2021 0 comments

PETER JACKSON Double act: There are two famous Hastings, of course, but we’ve gone for centre Scott as we already have a full-back PICTURE: Getty […]

Milkman delivers a dynasty | Peter Jackson

20 June 2021 0 comments

WHEN Trevor Brennan landed in Toulouse shortly after the turn of the century, the former Dublin milkman hardly imagined he had taken the first step […]

Ben Tameifuna is man with the golden tum | Peter Jackson

20 June 2021 1 comment

BEN Tameifuna, a big old unit if ever there was one, threw his weight around to jarring effect during Bordeaux’s barrage win over Clermont, prompting […]

We’ll be the poor men of Europe say regions

13 June 2021 1 comment

WALES’ four regions fear they will be put at an even greater disadvantage next season with their English rivals being up to £10m-a-club better off. […]

Rhys Webb counts cost of that Toulon pay-day | Peter Jackson

13 June 2021 0 comments

At the end of the last Lions tour when the entire cast posed for a team photograph, Rhys Webb appeared to have the world at […]

Chris Pennell deserved send-off | Peter Jackson

13 June 2021 1 comment

SET against the Covid cruelty suffered by untold millions on a global scale, Gloucester’s inability to fulfill their fixture at Worcester yesterday sounds too trivial […]

‘Little fellow’ Bleddyn gets giant farewell from Tigers | Peter Jackson

13 June 2021 2 comments

THEY sat alone with their memories in Leicester Cathedral as the St Anne’s church choir brought Cwm Rhondda to a crescendo, their masked attendance ensuring […]

CJ’s ace in the hole shows laws up | Peter Jackson

6 June 2021 0 comments

Christiaan Johan Stander will long be remembered throughout the Kingdom of Kerry and every other square foot of Munster, his gallantry beyond question. He […]

Magnificent Morne still has way to go to catch doyen Dusty | Peter Jackson

6 June 2021 1 comment

The stats are hard to overlook for goal-kicker Morne Steyn, called up to the Springboks squad once again to face the Lions

Skill of Leon Lloyd lit up the bearpit of Max’s Stade | Peter Jackson

30 May 2021 0 comments

As a boy growing up in Coventry, Leon Lloyd had a dream: “To score the winning goal for the Sky Blues in the FA Cup […]

Ulster all about zero once again | Peter Jackson

30 May 2021 1 comment

Ulster’s wait for silverware drags on with a miserable way to end their season

It’s just as well West and Ntamack aren’t slow kickers | Peter Jackson

30 May 2021 0 comments

The Champions Cup final went on and on…

Gavin fires the dream for Wood’s Raiders | Peter Jackson

23 May 2021 1 comment

If he so wished, Aaron Wood could put one hand on his heart, the other on the bible and solemnly swear that he runs a […]

O’Driscoll puts boot into PRO14 | Peter Jackson

16 May 2021 0 comments

Shrinking TV audiences has seen the exposure of the PRO14 dwindle since it was taken off BBC

Lewis was poetry in motion | Peter Jackson

16 May 2021 0 comments

PETER JACKSON KEITH McLellan is a fair dinkum Aussie from Bondi Beach, who spent most of the Fifties at Headingley, captaining the club to their […]

The greats turn out to pay last respects to their Lion king | Peter Jackson

9 May 2021 1 comment

THE old warriors gathered above the steep steps leading down into Llandaff Cathedral, their presence in honour of a fallen colleague evidence of how they […]

Lord threatened to shake up rugby same as ESL in soccer | Peter Jackson

9 May 2021 1 comment

Peter Jackson looks at rugby’s Kerry Packer figure, David Lord, who was ready to shake up rugby 40 years ago

Dan Biggar makes his case for Lions start | Peter Jackson

2 May 2021 0 comments

Dan Biggar has put himself in serious contention to play for the Lions in South Africa, but will he get a Test start against the Springboks?

Bleddyn Jones, voice of an angel and heart of gold | Peter Jackson

2 May 2021 0 comments

Peter Jackson pays tribute to Bleddyn Jones with Leicester Tigers great Martin Johnson

Lion king Cotton: Alun Wyn Jones for 2021 captaincy

2 May 2021 2 comments

The experience of Jones reigns above all other contenders for the Lions captaincy, says two-time tourist Fran Cotton

Maro Itoje form is trump card in Lions call | Peter Jackson

25 April 2021 0 comments

Maro Itoje can be assured of his Lions place this summer, writes Peter Jackson

Dwayne Peel fiasco ends with no apology | Peter Jackson

25 April 2021 1 comment

SO THE Dwayne Peel saga has come to an end with all three parties – Scarlets, Cardiff and, not least, the coach himself – making no […]

Dwayne Peel saga demands an apology to the fans | Peter Jackson

18 April 2021 2 comments

Peter Jackson charts the timeline of a sorry saga involving an emerging coach and two Welsh regions

Scarlets excuses just don’t add up | Peter Jackson

18 April 2021 1 comment

HAVING seen his team’s alarming demolition by Sale, Scarlets’ owner Simon Muderack offered a ‘no excuses’ response and promptly proceeded to contradict himself, at some […]

Baa-baas out of lockdown ahead of Samoa date | Peter Jackson

18 April 2021 1 comment

THE charisma of the Barbarians is alive and well, none the worse for long months of lockdown. Tickets for the touring club’s Killik Cup match […]

Enjoy the game was John Dawes’ golden rule

18 April 2021 0 comments

A striking captain whose nerve held up in the chaos of a frantic Test match, Peter Jackson pays tribute to John Dawes

Harlequins get away with letting Europe down again | Peter Jackson

11 April 2021 0 comments

HARLEQUINS’ Champions Cup went belly-up from the start, a pointless sortie to Thomond Park yielding little more than three yellow cards, one for every Munster […]

Adrian can’t believe the Wales’ Euro wait goes on | Peter Jackson

28 March 2021 1 comment

Peter Jackson meets the fly-half who was key to Cardiff’s Heineken Cup push in 1996, the only Welsh region to reach the tournament finale to this day

Carnage for England the last time they achieved the Triple Frown | Peter Jackson

28 March 2021 1 comment

THOSE England players bruised by their beatings at the hands and feet of the Celts, the first such triple whammy since 1976, can only pray […]

Les is still waiting for his ticket offer from WRU | Peter Jackson

28 March 2021 0 comments

A FORTNIGHT ago this column highlighted the plight of Wales supporters whose 50-year debentures expired at the start of this month without the offer of […]

Harry put his lads first, even before Manchester United | Peter Jackson

21 March 2021 0 comments

The Harry Leyland Stand on Merseyside has been empty now for a whole year, a silent memorial to a famous old goalkeeper’s rugby […]

WRU call time on Les’ 50 years of fan loyalty | Peter Jackson

14 March 2021 1 comment

As a boy growing up in post-war Llanelli, Les Williams always wanted to have his very own seat whenever Wales played at Cardiff Arms Park. […]

No tantrums from Callum Sheedy just a focus on the team | Peter Jackson

7 March 2021 1 comment

It’s been a rapid rise for Callum Sheedy to the Wales Six Nations set-up, Peter Jackson looks at the Bristol No.10’s route to the top

Pullin stood in line of duty | Peter Jackson

7 March 2021 0 comments

SOME of Bristol’s grand old rugby men accompanied one of England’s most revered captains on his final journey, from the family farm to a country […]

Concussion threatens Carwyn Jones’ French idyll | Peter Jackson

28 February 2021 2 comments

Like Jack Clifford, Carwyn Jones is a participant of the 2013 JRWC final whose career came to a premature end

Young Harry found his feet – and voice – in Wales… | Peter Jackson

21 February 2021 1 comment

Peter Jackson tells the story of how Harry Randall captained Wales against England at the Gnoll as a 16-year-old

John Pullin tribute: A man of honour and player of steel

7 February 2021 0 comments

John Pullin, one of the greatest hookers of his era, and England captain died this week, aged 79

Six Nations round table: Grand Slam or not, let’s see some style!

4 February 2021 0 comments

The Rugby Paper’s annual round table Six Nations debate looks a little different this year, but the discussion is just as analytical and fierce

Cardiff’s defeat to St Peters brought a call from the Vatican | Peter Jackson

21 January 2021 2 comments

‘The Miracle’ of Cardiff Arms Parks in 1993 had a touch of the unbelievable which stretched as far as the Vatican

Obituary: Gary Baker had a smile for everyone he met

20 January 2021 1 comment

Peter Jackson pays tribute to late Welsh journalist Gary Baker, who passed away earlier this month

Dai Young ticks all the boxes | Peter Jackson

14 January 2021 1 comment

Peter Jackson looks at the abrupt exit of Cardiff Blues and the mishandling of a situation prior to making the apt appointment of Dai Young

Little tough nut Ivor had the Gloucester giants quaking in their boots – Mike Burton

10 January 2021 0 comments

TRP columnist Peter Jackson remembers the great Gloucester trainer of 50 years ago, with former England and Lions prop Mike Burton

The day Edward James stood firm against Super Brat | Peter Jackson

7 January 2021 2 comments

The Llanelli RFC president and former centre will be laid to rest this week. but his love for sport expanded far beyond rugby

‘Hundreds’ set to join brain injury court fight

20 December 2020 0 comments

Peter Jackson reports on the growing number of retired rugby players pledging their support to the court case seeking damages over brain injury

This is tip of iceberg says neuro specialist

17 December 2020 1 comment

Dr Barry O’Driscoll, uncle of Ireland great Brian, voices his concerns over rugby’s trend of concussion and traumatic brain injury

TMO wrong about Ulster’s Kieran Treadwell

6 December 2020 1 comment

Peter Jackson comments on the implausible judgement of the TMO to reduce Kieran Treadwell’s dangerous tackle to a yellow from red

Jackson column: Madman, Duke and Sheets all loved Pross!

6 December 2020 0 comments

Pontypool legend Ray Prosser was laid to rest on Tuesday. TRP’s Peter Jackson defines the impact of rugby’s greatest characters on Wales

Apartheid apology is overdue

6 December 2020 0 comments

THIS weekend, as over the previous four Nations Cup weekends, World Rugby’s message has been relayed from empty stadia into homes across the UK: “The […]

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