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Long ban for Rizzoli

2 April 2023 0 comments

ROOKIE Italian prop Luca Rizzoli’s World Cup hopes have been dashed by a nine-match ban for ‘physical abuse’ in last week’s defeat to Cardiff. Rizzoli, […]

Time to stop the rot that is dragging WRU down

26 March 2023 2 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Had Shakespeare been around to rewrite Hamlet as a footballing fiasco, a tiny tweak to one of […]

Young Guns: Leinster & Ireland U20s hooker Jack Boyle

26 March 2023 1 comment

After securing back-to-back Grand Slams in the U20s Six Nations, the future of Irish rugby is looking extremely bright, and Tyro Leinster hooker Jack Boyle […]

Gloucester recruit giant Cardiff centre Llewellyn

26 March 2023 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA GLOUCESTER have signed Cardiff centre Max Llewellyn. The 6ft 5in, 16st 5lbs 24-year-old qualifies to play for both Wales and England, and has […]

‘Steward red was not right’

19 March 2023 2 comments

By ADAM HATHAWAY in Dublin Ellis Genge leapt to the defence of Freddie Steward after the full-back’s red card put England on the back foot […]

Titcombe steers Loughborough to first title

19 March 2023 1 comment

BUCS SUPER RUGBY By CAMERON STEPHENS Loughborough were crowned BUCS Super Rugby champions for the first time ever after their dramatic final-round victory over Cardiff […]

Drovers get back on track

19 March 2023 1 comment

Welsh Premiership Swansea………………. 9 Llandovery………….35 The Drovers responded to Merthyr overtaking them in the table to move into second place by picking up their 14th […]

Fog can’t stop Merthyr

19 March 2023 1 comment

Welsh Premiership Ebbw Vale ……………. 9 Merthyr………………..24 Ebbw Vale’s play-off hopes took a hit as Merthyr came to Eugene Cross Park and picked up two […]

Matthews leads way for 10-try Pooler

19 March 2023 1 comment

Championship round-up By ROB COLE PONTYPOOL picked up another five points as they ruthlessly disposed of bottom of the table Tata Steel with 10 tries […]

Crowley deserves the credit for Azzurri surge

12 March 2023 1 comment

NICK CAIN It is a travesty that Italy were fighting to avoid retaining the Wooden Spoon against Wales, because this Azzurri side has galvanised the […]

RGC turn it on in warm-up for cup

12 March 2023 0 comments

Premiership By ROB COLE RGC………………………..42 Pontypridd……………. 3 RGC gave Pontypridd six of the best as they got in the mood for their WRU Premiership Cup […]

Blue & Blacks keep ahead of pack

12 March 2023 0 comments

Premiership By ROB COLE Cardiff………………….23 Bridgend……………… 18 CARDIFF hit back from their defeat at Llandovery to ensure they remain top of the table at the […]

Barton’s penalty keeps Exeter in the hunt

12 March 2023 0 comments

BUCS RUGBY By CAMERON STEPHENS REIGNING champions Exeter ensured the race for the BUCS Super Rugby title will go to the final day with their […]

Lawrence will take the blows

5 March 2023 0 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD Ollie Lawrence is prepared to enter his special inner “dark place” against France knowing his body will have to endure plenty more […]

Young: Smaller squads will affect player welfare

5 March 2023 0 comments

Cardiff head coach Dai Young has concerns over player welfare as the Welsh regions prepare to have their squads severely reduced. Cardiff, Dragons, Ospreys and […]

‘Lewis’s drive has got him to the top’

5 March 2023 1 comment

By BEN JAYCOCK Following his standout performance in England’s win in Cardiff last weekend, Lewis Ludlam’s former youth coach Andy Howe believes the Northampton star’s […]

Delight for Grady after Xbox fantasy became reality

5 March 2023 0 comments

By ROB COLE Mason Grady has admitted he loved swapping video game idols George North and Taulupe Faletau for real live teammates when he made […]

Resilient Notts stay in play-off race with Bath win

5 March 2023 2 comments

BUCS RUGBY By CAM STEPHENS Newcomers Nottingham secured their place in BUCS Super Rugby next season with a 24-19 victory over fourth-place Bath in their […]

Hughes helps Drovers pile on pressure

5 March 2023 1 comment

By HUW S THOMAS Llandovery……37 Cardiff……………20 Lllandovery produced their best performance of the season to close the gap at the top of the Premiership to […]

£2m and rising – the cost of shambolic start to Six Nations

19 February 2023 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON Wales are paying a fearful price for their shambolic start to the Six Nations in lost prize money – £2m and rising. […]

Dowson: Mitchell will add to caps

19 February 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES Phil Dowson has backed Alex Mitchell to add to his England caps after the Northampton scrum-half came off the bench against Italy […]

Cardiff ride luck to stay in the race

19 February 2023 1 comment

By ROGER PANTING Cardiff …………….. 30pts Tries: Lane 2, 6; Ratti 49, Thomas 80 Conversions: Thomas 49, 80 Penalties: Thomas 13, 28 Benetton …………. 13pts […]

When the boys of ’68 were set to strike

19 February 2023 0 comments

PETER JACKSON Only two world wars have interrupted the annual England-Wales fixture since its inception on Mr Richardson’s Field in the London suburb of Blackheath […]

Samuel Whitbread winners at Ipswich

19 February 2023 0 comments

SCHOOLS RUGBY By CAMERON STEPHENS Samuel Whitbread Academy began their sevens season in style by winning the second edition of the Ipswich School 7s last […]

Number 13 proves lucky for Pooler

19 February 2023 0 comments

Championship round-up By ROB COLE PONTYPOOL completed the double over Admiral rivals Neath to make 13 wins out of 13 and extend their lead to […]

Law stays grounded as business end nears

19 February 2023 1 comment

PREVIEW… Cardiff RFC v Llanelli By ROB COLE Today. Kick-off 2.30pm CARDIFF head coach Steve Law is taking nothing for granted ahead of his side’s […]

Gatland’s desperate to stop the rot

12 February 2023 0 comments

By ROB COLE Wales have suddenly turned into a penalty machine and Warren Gatland says he has got to find a way to stop the […]

Borthwick criticism was dig at Eddie – Marler

12 February 2023 0 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD Joe Marler has backed Steve Borthwick over his forthright condemnation of England’s Calcutta Cup flops. But even the gnarly Harlequins prop was […]

Pilgrimage to Murrayfield which is still going after 60 years

12 February 2023 0 comments

PETER JACKSON At six o’clock last Wednesday morning a bus pulled away from the Miners Arms out into Lewis Street on a pilgrimage north over […]

Notts on course to survive after Met victory

12 February 2023 0 comments

BUCS RUGBY By CAMERON STEPHENS New boys Nottingham took a giant leap towards ensuring their BUCS Super Rugby survival as they moved 13 points clear […]

Top two warm up for main event

12 February 2023 1 comment

Championship round-up THE stage is set for the biggest game of the season next weekend in the Championship when Neath host table-topping Pontypool. Both teams […]

Ruthless Ireland take no time to quash talk of a Welsh restoration

5 February 2023 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON Wales ……………………………. 10pts Tries: Williams 46 Conversions: Biggar 46 Penalties: Biggar 14 Ireland…………………………. 34pts Tries: Doris 2, Ryan 9, Lowe 21, van […]

Win at Murrayfield or it will be a long campaign

5 February 2023 1 comment

SHANE WILLIAMS Warren Gatland and his coaching team know they can fix the problems they saw in the performance and the defeat to Ireland in […]

Lamaro: It’s time for someone else to get Wooden Spoon

5 February 2023 0 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD Confident: Lamaro MICHELE Lamaro feels it is time for “someone else” to be awarded the Wooden Spoon and predicts Italy are poised […]

Burnell has big boots to fill in Jersey

5 February 2023 0 comments

PROMISING young flyhalf Ben Burnell has become the newest member of Jersey Reds’ squad as he joins the Championship side from Cardiff. Welshman Burnell, 20, […]

Garside on target to keep Bath in charge

5 February 2023 0 comments

By Nick Powell Bath remain joint top of the table with Exeter after Alfie Garside’s last-minute penalty gave them a 20-17 win at Cardiff Met. […]

Unbeaten leaders Pooler go seven-up

5 February 2023 1 comment

Championship, Nat 1 round-up PONTYPOOL ran in seven tries in their 49-7 home win over Cross Keys to move seven points clear at the top […]

Scottish link-up helping Scott to develop

29 January 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Edinburgh born and bred Cameron Scott has gone outside his comfort zone this season to play on loan at Championship side London […]

Cherry feeling tops after shock victory

29 January 2023 0 comments

BUCS RUGBY By ELISE HAMERSLEY Nottingham started their first game of 2023 in style with a nail-biting 20-17 win over Loughborough on Friday night. Loughborough, […]

Championship round-up

29 January 2023 0 comments

By ROB COLE HOLDERS Neath, Pontypool, Ystrad Rhondda and Cross Keys advanced to the semi-finals of the WRU Championship Cup, while Cardiff Met and Narberth […]

Fish chips in to get Cardiff back on track

29 January 2023 1 comment

Premiership By ROB COLE Cardiff…………………. 30 RGC……………………….. 20 CARDIFF got back to winning ways after their last-gasp single-point defeat at home to Newport as they […]

I don’t expect call from Warren, says Cardiff boss Young

29 January 2023 1 comment

By LUKE JARMYN It will be an unexpected surprise if Warren Gatland contacts the head coaches of the four Welsh regions ahead of the Six […]

Six Nations squads in-depth: Ireland

22 January 2023 0 comments

Ulster’s Jacob Stockdale has been recalled to Ireland’s 37-man Six Nations squad, but Munster fly-half Joey Carbery is a notable absentee. Stockdale joins Stuart McCloskey, […]

Thirsty fans prepare for opening time

22 January 2023 0 comments

The whiff of the Six Nations is blowing on the wind, its imminent arrival heralded by proclamations in Dublin and Cardiff reassuring the thirsty that […]

Duckham’s Eden Park win

22 January 2023 0 comments

■ I have no association with Saracens, but it was noticeable to watch them against Lyon. Their attack was much quicker and decisive than previously […]

Students beat the freeze to go top six

22 January 2023 1 comment

Welsh round-up By HARRY CORISH Cardiff Met took advantage of their 3G pitch at Cyncoed to ward off the cold weather and get back to […]

Cuthbert helps Ospreys achieve stunning double

15 January 2023 1 comment

By SIMON ROBERTS Ospreys …………35pts Tries: Cuthbert 22 , 54; Tipuric 64, Morris 77 Conversions: C Evans 24, 55, 65 Penalties: C Evans 31, 40+1, […]

Halfpenny’s boot proves the difference for Scarlets

15 January 2023 1 comment

By ROGER PANTING Scarlets ……….. 20pts Tries: Steff Evans 22, McNicholl 54 Conversions: Halfpenny 22, 54 Penalties: Halfpenny 10, 63 Cheetahs ……… 17pts Tries: van […]

Stuart: It will be tough but we’ll do our best

15 January 2023 1 comment

By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW… Cardiff v Newcastle Today. Kick-off 1pm, Arms Park SCRUM-HALF Sam Stuart insists Newcastle haven’t given up hope of making the knockout […]

It’s like a cup final – Annett

15 January 2023 1 comment

Preview Bath v Toulon Kick-off 3.15pm BATH’S Challenge Cup game against Toulon was postponed yesterday because of flooding. The game will take place today at […]

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