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Brendan Gallagher

/ 1 year ago

A case of third time lucky for Neville

RUGBY MATTERS - A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Sport is full of sliding doors moments,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 1 year ago

Big clubs ready to rumble

Paul Rees looks forward to the Champions Cup, kicking off this weekend THE Champions Cup returns this week with a tweaked...

By The Rugby Paper Team

BUCS Super Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Battling Met stand up to be counted

BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS The mid-table madness continued as Cardiff Met completed a momentous week for the university with a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Hyatt happy to see Aberavon hit form

■By CARL FIELD Premiership round-up ABERAVON head coach Jason Hyatt was a proud man after his side responded to their heavy...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 1 year ago

After only seven games, hooker Elias is happy to be back in the running

By SIMON THOMAS Ryan Elias has played just seven games of rugby in 2023 – yet among those have been some...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Peter Jackson

/ 1 year ago

Day Wales played a game of four halves

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW It’s built beneath the mountain, beneath the coal and clay, It’s where we...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 1 year ago

Litterick’s late show steals it for Cardiff

By ROGER PANTING Cardiff ................. 31pts Tries: Hamer-Webb 24, Belcher 33, Grady 54, Litterick 80 Conversions: de Beer 24, 33, 54,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

BUCS Super Rugby

/ 1 year ago

L’borough decimate Swans by scoring 15 tries

BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS Loughborough decimated Swansea 95-8 to record one of the biggest wins in BUCS Super Rugby history...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Another maximum for flying Drovers

Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD CHAMPIONS Llandovery made it five successive bonus point victories and nine wins out of 10 after...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Bedwas go on the rampage to beat leaders

Championship round-up BEDWAS produced their best performance of the season so far to beat Ystrad Rhondda 46-17 – and consign the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 2 years ago

Lawrence delight as he goes back to Cardiff

Back row Alun Lawrence has rejoined Cardiff Rugby on a short-term contract. The 25-year-old came through the ranks at the Arms...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Derby day double up

WELSH rugby’s Judgement Day double-header will be held at Cardiff City Stadium on June 1 – the final weekend of the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 2 years ago

Krumov’s try denies Cardiff at the death

By SIMON THOMAS Zebre...................22pts Tries: Smith 34, Morisi 38, Krumov 86 Conversion: Prisciantelli 35, 87 Penalty: Prisciantelli 59 Cardiff................22pts Tries: Thomas...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 2 years ago

Hanekom chews over Wales option

By ROB COLE His elder brother was the first to dip his toe into Welsh rugby and now the Bulls No.8...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Peter Jackson

/ 2 years ago

The day that Jonah paid his £3 to play

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Aberavon Naval Rugby Football Club exists in name only, an enduring exercise in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

BUCS Super Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Seven-try Bath gear up for big clash with leaders

BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS Bath thrashed Nottingham 43-0 to continue their excellent form ahead of next week’s clash against unbeaten...

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 2 years ago

‘Back then, there were a lot of quality fly-halves’

My Life in Rugby with Tony Clement: The former Wales and Swansea back talks about his life in the game Taking...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Ebbw Vale prevent Newport going top

Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD NEWPORT missed the chance to go top of the Premiership after their five-game winning streak was...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Ystrad Rhondda make it eight wins out of nine

Championship round-up YSTRAD Rhondda march on at the top of Championship East with a 23-19 bonus-point win over Glamorgan Wanderers to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Able Evans is enjoying the high life with Quins

By JON NEWCOMBE Jarrod Evans grew up in the Valleys of Wales, a “chalk and cheese” environment to the one he...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 2 years ago

Cardiff left to count cost of their errors

■By SIMON THOMAS Cardiff ............... 12pts Tries: Grady 23, Lee Lo 53 Conversions: De Beer 53 Bulls ................... 18pts Tries: Papier...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 2 years ago

Uni links are vital to make-up of clubs

RUGBY MATTERS CLOSE match-ups with local University sides are nothing particularly new. The great Coventry sides back in the day enjoyed...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Litterick learned prop trade through Jones

By SIMON THOMAS Rising star: Rhys Litterick AS a young tighthead learning the ropes, new Cardiff Rugby prop Rhys Litterick could...

By The Rugby Paper Team

BUCS Super Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Unbeaten Exeter set for tough road test in Cardiff

BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS IT was a quiet week at the summit of university rugby, with a bye week in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Llandovery hit four to end Pooler’s run

Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD CHAMPIONS Llandovery made it four straight bonus-point wins in the Premiership as they beat Pontypool 37-21...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Llewellyn brace keeps Ystrad top in the East

Championship round-up YSTRAD Rhondda remain five points clear at the top of Championship East but were pushed all the way by...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Fond farewells to Griffiths and Gethin

THE hearse carrying Glanmor Griffiths on his final journey made a detour through central Cardiff allowing the cortege to stop outside...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Cambridge sign Owen

CAMBRIDGE have signed prop Huw Owen from former Championship side Jersey Reds, who have withdrawn from the league structure after entering...

By The Rugby Paper Team

BUCS Super Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Front row powers Exeter in to eight point lead

By TOM JEFFREYS Exeter extended an eight-point lead at the helm of the table after a 38-29 win over Cardiff, whilst...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 2 years ago

Ystrad Rhondda back at top after Rumney rumble

Championship round-up YSTRAD Rhondda went back to the top of Championship East with a 26-5 bonus-point triumph over Rumney at Gelligaled...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 2 years ago

Welsh trio back in harness to lead fight for Cardiff

PREVIEW...Dragons v Cardiff (Today, Kick-off 2.30pm) By BEN JAYCOCK Cardiff welcome back a trio of internationals from the Rugby World Cup...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 2 years ago

Tipuric on fine form as Ospreys hold out

By ROB COLE Ospreys ...............................34pts Tries: Morgan-Williams 15, Protheroe 21, Nagy 42, Smith 49 Conversions: Walsh 16, 22, 43; O Williams...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 2 years ago

Stormers too good as Scarlets suffer

By ROB COLE Stormers...........52pts Tries: Theunissen 7,12, de Wet 25, 42, Blommetjies 28, Loader 35 Feinberg-Mngomezulu 58, Skosan 71 Cons: Blommetjies...

By The Rugby Paper Team

BUCS Super Rugby

/ 2 years ago

After three good years in Wales, Antrobus heads to US

By BEN JAYCOCK Cardiff Met second row Liam Antrobus is moving Stateside at the end of the season to play in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Neath can’t live with Drovers

By ROB COLE Premiership round-up LLANDOVERY hit bottom side Neath for six at Church Bank on their way to a 38-7...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Ystrad Rhondda book their place in the last eight

By SAM JACKSON Championship round-up LAST season’s beaten finalists Ystrad Rhondda booked their place in the last eight of the WRU...

By The Rugby Paper Team

News Extra

/ 2 years ago

Fall in player numbers

NEWS EXTRA By PAUL REES A BBC documentary has uncovered worrying participation trends in Welsh rugby, revealing a drop off at...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Red Roses

/ 2 years ago

Red Roses: Meg Jones

Position: Winger, Birthplace: Cardiff - Wales, DOB: 23/10/1996, Community Club: Glamorgan Wanderers, Club: Leicester Tigers, Red Roses Debut: vs New Zealand...

By The Rugby Paper Team

BUCS Super Rugby

/ 2 years ago

First win for Bath in tough game v Cardiff

BUCS RUGBY By OLLY PINHEY BATH secured their first win of the BUCS Super Rugby season in their annual Anniversary Game...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Aussie accents in the air

WALES and England fans were flooding into the Vieux Port in Marseille on Friday afternoon ahead of this weekend’s fixtures. There...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Saracens keep eye on Carre

ON THE BLINDSIDE Premiership Champions Saracens could re-sign out-of-favour Wales loosehead Rhys Carre for next season. Carre, 25, made eight appearances...

By The Rugby Paper Team