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Blues ride luck after triple yellow

22 December 2019 0 comments

By ALEX BYWATER Decisive: Jarrod Evans scores for Blues PICTURE: Huw Evans CARDIFF Blues sealed a first league win at the Liberty Stadium since 2005 […]

Dan’s a scary hardman…you have been warned!

22 December 2019 0 comments

DAN Baugh was one of the toughest players I played against. He was with Cardiff Blues when I faced him about 20 years ago and […]

Elite 38 will earn cash for Welsh regions

22 December 2019 1 comment

By ALEX BYWATER WALES’ four regions are set to start the New Year by fighting over the players in Wayne Pivac’s national squad in a […]

Sherratt: Ospreys will be back for Christmas

22 December 2019 1 comment

■By STEFFAN THOMAS MATT Sherratt knows all about the “carnival” of Welsh rugby after a stint at Cardiff Blues and a move to the Ospreys […]

National sport? Not with these crowd numbers!

22 December 2019 1 comment

At close of business on Friday, shrinking attendances in the PRO14 confirmed that the Welsh regional teams had joined Jeremy Corbyn in the League of […]

Surgery rules Watkins out of Wales’ Six Nations start

22 December 2019 1 comment

WALES centre Owen Watkin will miss the start of the 2020 Six Nations after having knee surgery. Watkin, 23, limped off during Ospreys’ 40-19 loss […]

Evans: World Cup blow was tough but I’ve parked it now

22 December 2019 0 comments

New man at No10: Jarrod Evans By ALEX BYWATER JARROD Evans is just 23 and has only three Test caps to his name, but he […]

Cardiff Blues make incredible Christmas gesture to Nick Williams which leaves teammates emotional

20 December 2019 0 comments

The Kiwi no.8 has lived away from his family in New Zealand for over a decade while plying his trade in Europe

Ospreys kids spread their wings in Paris

15 December 2019 1 comment

By ALEX BYWATER Can’t hold him: Racing captain Henry Chavancy breaks a tackle to score TEAMS RACING 92: Zebo 6; Dupichot 7, Vakatawa 7 (Klemenczak […]

Ospreys coach Sherratt opts for return to Worcester

15 December 2019 1 comment

News MATT Sherratt is to rejoin Worcester from Ospreys to succeed Neil Doak as backs coach for next season. Sherratt, 43, in his third season […]

Watkin in fitness race for Six Nations start

15 December 2019 1 comment

WALES centre Owen Watkin faces a battle to prove his fitness before the Six Nations with the prospect of a month out because of a […]

Young Guns: Bristol Bears fly-half wonderkid Ioan Iloyd

11 December 2019 0 comments

A big future ahead for Bristol Bears’ try-scoring fly-half

YOUNGGUNS

8 December 2019 1 comment

IOAN LLOYD BRISTOL FLY-HALF Ask proud Welshman Ioan Lloyd to name the player he admired most growing up and, as a budding young fly-half, you […]

Hardwick will make Ford fight for his Tigers’ place

1 December 2019 2 comments

Breakout: Tom Hardwick is enjoying his run By JON NEWCOMBE ICE-COOL Leicester fly-half Tom Hardwick is enjoying throwing down the gauntlet to George Ford as […]

Hardwick on target to frustrate the Blues

24 November 2019 1 comment

By JAMES CANDY In front: Jordan Coghlan goes over to score for Leicester PICTURE: Getty Images A LAST gasp Tom Hardwick penalty condemned the Cardiff […]

Suddenly Davies has joined the ‘bad guys’

24 November 2019 0 comments

AS CHIEF executive of Cardiff RFC pre-regionalisation, Gareth Davies defied the WRU and put them in the English Premiership alongside Swansea. After one season, the […]

Amos eager to stake his claim for 15 jersey

24 November 2019 0 comments

By JAMES CANDY NEWS EXTRA HALLAM Amos is hoping his new beginnings for club and country kickstart his international career. The dynamic back-three operator moved […]

Jackson column: Welsh regions pay dearly for loss of their stars

21 November 2019 0 comments

Wayne Pivac isn’t the only one reeling from injuries to key members of Wales’ World Cup squad, writes Peter Jackson

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend considers backroom reshuffle

20 November 2019 0 comments

The Ospreys coach tempting Gregor Townsend with a post-World Cup shake-up

Dave Rennie leaves Glasgow Warriors for Wallabies

20 November 2019 0 comments

Glasgow Warriors have already found their successor, as the Wallabies pick Rennie to replace Cheika

Blues survive scare to get the job done in Calvisano

17 November 2019 1 comment

By ROB COLE Star man: Jarrod Evans JOHN Mulvihill admitted his heart was in his mouth when Calvisano got back to within a point in […]

Holmes scores four as Tigers claw the French

17 November 2019 0 comments

By ROB WILDMAN To the four: Tigers’ Jonah Holmes scores PICTURES: Getty Images LEICESTER welcomed back their England World Cup men, only for Welsh international […]

Lewis puts trust in Wales’ youth

17 November 2019 1 comment

PREVIEW… Scotland v Wales Today. Kick-off 3.10pm WALES will continue to use the autumn series to bolster their options ahead of next year’s Six Nations, […]

Willgriff looks set to get his big chance with Wales

10 November 2019 2 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS Potential: Willgriff John WAYNE Pivac is set to turn to Sale Sharks prop Willgriff John in a bid to strengthen Wales’ scrum. […]

Tigers fans deserve a response says Jonah

27 October 2019 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Versatile: Leicester winger Jonah Holmes PICTURES: Getty Images AS his Wales teammates battle for a piece of history and a place in […]

You are all my aces Naomi tells Blossoms

20 October 2019 0 comments

JAPAN’S players received a good luck message from local tennis star Naomi Osaka, right, ahead of today’s quarter-final against South Africa. The two-time Grand Slam […]

Welsh hold key to Scots progress

6 October 2019 0 comments

WHEN Scotland face Russia on Wednesday, it will be the tactical nous of two Welshmen that will go a long way to determining whether Scotland […]

How Wasps coach Craig White made stars of Uruguay

1 October 2019 0 comments

Jon Newcombe speaks to Craig White about the tough love needed to get Uruguay on track to the World Cup’s big upset over Fiji

World Cup officials are operating with eyes wide shut

29 September 2019 0 comments

ON THE eve of their quadrennial big bash, World Rugby banged the drum on behalf of their referees, assistant referees, TMOs and technicians – “the […]

How Wasps coach Craig made stars of Uruguay

29 September 2019 1 comment

By JON NEWCOMBE Team builder: Craig White oversaw Uruguays’s famous win over Fiji URUGUAY’S stunning 30-27 victory over Fiji on Wednesday was the latest entry […]

Leinster set up Irish final with rivals Ulster

29 September 2019 1 comment

CELTIC CUP ROUND-UP By STEVE THOMAS IT will be an all-Irish final in the Celtic Cup after reigning champions Leinster A hammered Dragons A 55-17 […]

Dragons ready for lift up with Sam Davies at the controls

27 September 2019 0 comments

How are the four Welsh regions shaping up ahead of the start of the PRO14 season this weekend?

Tyro Lane proud he gave it his best shot

15 September 2019 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA By JAMES CANDY OWEN Lane went from ecstasy to agony in less than 24 hours after receiving the dreaded call from Warren Gatland […]

Cardiff prove to be best of Blues

15 September 2019 1 comment

By SAM ROBERTS Bedford Blues… 14 Cardiff Blues… 39 IT WAS billed as a battle of the Blues but as the final whistle sounded, Bedford […]

Home is where the heart is in Celtic Cup

8 September 2019 2 comments

Celtic Cup round-up IT WAS a great day for the home teams in the Celtic Cup as Scarlets A ran in eight tries in their […]

Mitchell glad to be aboard Pirates’ drive for excellence

8 September 2019 0 comments

■ By MIKE CINCLAIR Still hungry: Cornish Pirates prop Craig Mitchell FORMER Wales prop Craig Mitchell believes Yorkshire Carnegie’s losses will become Cornish Pirates’ gain […]

John Mulvihill singles out what Cardiff Blues need to do to become PRO14 contenders

4 September 2019 0 comments

There are a number of young players coming through who can help the Blues reach their goals for 2019-20

Stockdale’s try-double spoils Gats’ farewell party

1 September 2019 0 comments

By NICK CAIN Step up: Owen Lane cuts in to score for Wales THIS rough old sport does not have a habit of producing too […]

Rhys Carre one of two uncapped players in Wales’ team to face Ireland

29 August 2019 0 comments

Josh Navidi will captain Wales in Cardiff, as revealed by TRP last week

Priestland rubbishes Welsh criticism

25 August 2019 0 comments

By ALEX BYWATER RHYS Priestland has told critics of Wales’ attacking game they don’t know what they’re talking about and has backed Jarrod Evans to […]

Fast tempo impressed me, it’s key to success

25 August 2019 1 comment

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND WALES are set to make a host of changes for Saturday’s World Cup warm-up clash with Ireland and normally […]

Horsman’s boys hunt big game in South Africa

4 August 2019 0 comments

HEAD COACH Chris Horsman takes his Wales squad to South Africa this weekend for the U18 International Series for what will be one of their […]

Jackson column: Welsh regions need British & Irish League to attract fans

1 August 2019 0 comments

Peter Jackson shares his thoughts on how a British & Irish League would also help clubs who play in the second-string Challenge Cup

‘A British & Irish League has to happen urgently’ – former PRO14 club chairman

30 July 2019 0 comments

How might CVC’s strategy for a British & Irish League may work, according to former Cardiff Blues chairman Peter Thomas

Wales search the world for young talent

28 July 2019 0 comments

Steffan Thomas discusses how Wales are counteracting the English poachers Wake up call: Tomas Francis came through the English system WELSH rugby has always had […]

Welsh clubs need British League to attract fans

28 July 2019 1 comment

PETER JACKSON Ageless: Brock James at La Rochelle THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Ten years have come and gone since the last major Anglo-Welsh […]

Paid up! Now it’s time to stop the damage to Cardiff Blues’ reputation

28 July 2019 1 comment

FOR all their bluster at being threatened with legal action over some £200,000 in overdue rent for the use of the Arms Park, Cardiff Blues […]

Jackson column: New chance for Welsh clubs to join British League

25 July 2019 0 comments

After TRP’s front page story last Sunday, Peter Jackson travels back in time to when the Welsh regions passed over joining the Premiership

‘A British League will happen in two years’ – the story that has the country talking

22 July 2019 0 comments

CVC takeover of Premiership and soon-to-be finalised PRO14 deal heralds new opportunity for British League

New British League is ‘coming in two years’

21 July 2019 0 comments

■By PETER JACKSON A BRITISH League featuring the long overdue revival of Anglo-Welsh competition will be ‘up and running in two years’, according to a […]

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