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Williams makes a timely return to boost Saracens

8 December 2024 0 comments

■By PAUL REES In demand: Liam Williams playing for Wales PICTURES: Getty Images LIAM Williams has made a timely return to Saracens with Alex Goode […]

‘Team’ should be at centre of everything

27 October 2024 0 comments

Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Rob Powell, below, head coach at Richmond RFC Why did you get into coaching rugby and what has […]

Gareth Anscombe returns from injury to star for Gloucester

1 September 2024 0 comments

Gareth Anscombe has been charged with pushing Gloucester up the Premiership table, a task he is relishing after nearly a year out with injury.

Steadman joins York

9 June 2024 0 comments

York RUFC have appointed former Great Britain rugby league star Graham Steadman as head coach. Steadman will replace long-term head coach Lee Denham at the […]

Exeter’s Harris has to retire

2 June 2024 0 comments

Exeter hooker Iestyn Harris has been forced to retire from rugby on medical grounds aged 25. The Welshman, who joined from Cardiff Blues in 2022, […]

‘Play big matches at neutral venues’

12 May 2024 0 comments

By PAUL REES Danny Wilson’s has backed calls to play Champions Cup semi-finals at a neutral venue after Toulouse and Leinster enjoyed home city advantage […]

It’ll be tough for us but we’ll meet fire with fire, says Care

5 May 2024 0 comments

By PAUL REES PREVIEW… Toulouse vs Harlequins Today. Kick-off 3pm, Stadium de Toulouse WHEN Harlequins went to Bordeaux last month they vowed to swing the […]

Wales legend Owens retires at 37

17 April 2024 0 comments

Former Wales captain Ken Owens has retired from professional rugby aged 37. The ‘Sheriff’ was the oldest ever-player to hold the role, as he played […]

It was an honour to reach the 400-mark

14 April 2024 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Chris Dicomidis – The former Pontypridd, Cardiff, Wales U21 & Cyprus international looks back at his career in the game […]

What’s in The Rugby Paper: 14/04/24

12 April 2024 0 comments

The Women’s Six Nations returns as a record Scotland crowd host England and Ireland look to end their long losing streak in the tournament against […]

Time for new flier to make his choice

7 January 2024 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW IMMANUEL Feyi-Waboso has been given a timely reminder that Wales wishes him to resist overtures from England […]

Gloucester close in on deal for Atkinson

24 December 2023 0 comments

By NEIL FISSLER Gloucester are in talks to do a deal that will see them sign former Wasps fly-half Charlie Atkinson from Premiership rivals Leicester […]

What’s in The Rugby Paper: 24/12/23

22 December 2023 0 comments

Domestic rugby is back, and we’ll have action from all of the Premiership and United Rugby Championship games being played this weekend in The Rugby […]

Quins hope to keep it smooth

8 October 2023 0 comments

Premiership team-by-team previews: Harlequins When Quins won the title in 2020-21, they finished the season strongly to make up for a slow start and took […]

My Life in Rugby with Richard De Carpentier: ‘It felt a bit surreal when I ran out at Murrayfield’

9 July 2023 0 comments

The former England sevens international and Leicester, Worcester, Harlequins and Bath back rower talks about his life in the game When Ben Ryan rang me […]

Take it to the limit one more time

2 July 2023 0 comments

Paul Rees says the heat will be on for England and Wales as the training ramps up It is boot camp season. Every four years, […]

Jersey cut out cake and find extra edge

30 April 2023 0 comments

By LUKE JARMYN Swapping ‘Bake Off ’ for Dojang on a Thursday is one of many things Jersey have done to notch up performances and […]

Mavericks who can light up the game

23 April 2023 0 comments

Paul Rees looks at the big-match characters who cause problems for coaches but who delight fans Chris Ashton was always going to go out with […]

Pearson’s eager to impress new boss

23 December 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES PREVIEW… London Irish v Saracens Friday December 23. Kick-off 7.45pm It may not have been a year to remember for the English […]

Wales dream drives Grey through the pain

18 December 2022 0 comments

By LUKE JARMYN Dreams of playing for Wales again and getting another shot at top tier professional rugby in the URC or the Premiership drove […]

Tiger Jack hangs up his boots for a fresh start

31 July 2022 2 comments

Having played rugby fulltime for 10 years, former Leicester Tigers centre Jack Roberts has retired from rugby at the age of 30. Roberts enjoyed spells […]

Ireland and Lions back row Seán O’Brien to retire at the end of the season

8 April 2022 0 comments

London Irish back row Seán O’Brien has announced his retirement from rugby at the end of the 2021/22 campaign. The Ireland and Lions back-row forward […]

Exeter’s gain is a big loss for Wales

13 March 2022 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW With a surname like his, Tom O’Flaherty sounds as though he ought to be a godsend for […]

Quins end Castres home record

13 December 2021 0 comments

Harlequins withstood a late fightback to end Castres’ unbeaten European home run and earn a narrow victory in their Heineken Champions Cup opener. Martin Laveau’s […]

Quins call for ref Nika to stand tall

12 December 2021 1 comment

By GARY FITZGERALD PREVIEW… Castres v Harlequins Today. Kick-off 5.30pm, Stade Pierre Fabre Skills: Quins hooker Jack Walker JERRY Flannery has placed the spotlight firmly […]

Wales star North aims to back for Christmas

26 September 2021 0 comments

RUGBY SHORTS OSPREYS three-quarter George North hopes to return from a serious knee injury during the festive period this season. The 29-year-old suffered a ruptured […]

Rugby Players and their Day Jobs

18 September 2021 1 comment

As with all professional sports, a rugby career doesn’t exactly go hand in hand with longevity. As many of today’s top players will say, rugby […]

DREAM TEAM

5 September 2021 0 comments

TOM PALMER, THE FORMER ENGLAND, LEEDS, WASPS & GLOUCESTER LOCK AND CURRENT VANNES FORWARDS COACH CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST […]

Harlequins 45-33 Cardiff Blues: Quins put on show for their new boss

5 September 2021 1 comment

TABAI Matson smiled broadly after seeing for himself the kind of fighting spirit, character and skill which helped enabled Harlequins to be crowned champions. Inspired […]

Name-change for Cardiff is a home-coming for legend Peter

22 August 2021 0 comments

Q&A ON THE RECORD PETER THOMAS Benefactor: Peter Thomas is Cardiff’s geatest backer Peter Thomas played for Cardiff in the 1960s and counted some of […]

North Wales launch invasion of England

22 August 2021 0 comments

By ROB COLE ROBIN Williams has joined the ever growing band of north Wales bred players moving into the Championship and beyond in the English […]

I can’t wait for Gareth Anscombe to return, but go slowly! | Shane Williams

22 August 2021 1 comment

The Wales fly-half is back in full training at the Ospreys ahead of the autumn

Gareth Baber gets his hands on a medal at last | Peter Jackson

1 August 2021 0 comments

Welshman Gareth Baber followed the successes of Ben Ryan five years ago in Rio by taking Fiji to gold in Tokyo

Hardest job was getting ‘Dommers’ off cakes! | Peter Jackson

18 July 2021 1 comment

Cardiff Met director of rugby Danny Milton talks to Peter Jackson about Alex Dombrandt’s time in BUCS Super Rugby

Peel: In my heart I knew I had to join Scarlets

11 July 2021 0 comments

Scarlets role was the one Dwayne Peel always wanted, even if it meant upsetting the capital

I fear it looks quite serious for Leigh | Shane Williams

4 July 2021 0 comments

THERE is no other way for me to start other than by wishing Leigh Halfpenny all the best. For his 100th Test to end like […]

Blues bring in Bailey

4 July 2021 2 comments

BEDFORD have signed flanker Bailey Ransom from Newcastle. The 24-year-old former Millfield pupil joined Falcons’ senior academy set-up in 2019 and made one first-team appearance, […]

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. […]

Thomas’ rapid rise can inspire Cardiff lads says Law

13 June 2021 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA By ROB COLE NEW Wales squad member Ben Thomas is set to become the pin-up boy at Cardiff Arms Park next season after graduating […]

Jonathan Davies leads new-look Wales into battle

7 June 2021 1 comment

JONATHAN Davies will captain Wales in their summer Tests against Canada and Argentina. Coach Wayne Pivac has named five uncapped players: Ospreys prop Gareth Thomas, […]

Rainbow Cup just isn’t worth injury risk | Shane Williams

6 June 2021 1 comment

The Rainbow Cup gives no reason for players who received Lions call-ups to go all-out and risk injury

Cardiff 37-12 Zebre: Dashing backs give Dai Young boost for future

6 June 2021 0 comments

BLUES ended their inconsistent season with a far from convincing victory over bottom of the table Zebre at the Arms Park. It mattered little as […]

Wales star Tomos Williams signs long-term deal at Cardiff Blues

2 June 2021 1 comment

Significant news for the Welsh region as one of their senior figures commits for the long-term

Ex-Wales prop Craig Mitchell retires at Cornish Pirates

1 June 2021 0 comments

Mitchell also represented Exeter Chiefs, Ospreys and Cardiff Blues throughout his career

Auschwitz memories motivate Cardiff prop Corey Domachowski

30 May 2021 2 comments

COREY Domachowski is on the verge of adding a new chapter to his family’s inspiring journey – from Auschwitz to the front row of Test […]

Patriot Josh throws his hat into the ring for Wales

30 May 2021 0 comments

By ALEX BYWATER Standout all season: Cardiff’s Josh Turnbull JOSH Turnbull has revealed he once turned down a lucrative offer to join a Premiership team in […]

Knox grabs late winner to keep Munster in running

30 May 2021 0 comments

By JOHN FALLON Munster …………31pts Tries: N Scannell 30, 37, Wycherley 35, Knox 75 Conversions: Carbery 30, 36, 38, 75 Penalties: Carbery 51 Cardiff …………….27pts […]