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Jarrod Evans eager for action after ‘frustrating’ Six Nations

28 March 2021 2 comments

The Cardiff Blues fly-half saw Callum Sheedy overtake him in the Wales pecking order for the Six Nations, to the Welshman’s frustration

Cardiff Blues in talks over Dai Young extension

28 March 2021 1 comment

CARDIFF BLUES have offered Dai Young a two-year contract to turn his interim appointment as director of rugby into a fulltime arrangement from next […]

Manoa in line for swansong at age 36

21 March 2021 0 comments

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEILFISSLER Wanted: Samu Manoa Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler FORMER Northampton Saints No.8 Samu Manoa is weighing up an offer […]

Harlequins chase USA star hooker Joe Taufete’e

21 March 2021 0 comments

HARLEQUINS are in talks with former Worcester Warriors hooker Joe Taufete’e about a potential move to the Twickenham Stoop next season. The USA International, 28, played […]

Danny Cipriani edges closer to agreeing Bath deal

21 March 2021 1 comment

Neil Fissler reveals Danny Cipriani has been training with Jonny Wilkinson as he looks set to complete a deal with Bath

Cardiff Blues v Edinburgh: Thomas at the tiller as Blues chase Champ Cup place

21 March 2021 0 comments

Alex Bywater previews Monday evening’s clash at Cardiff Arms Park with young centre Ben Thomas

Moriarty back to fire Dragons challenge

21 March 2021 0 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS PREVIEW… Dragons v Glasgow Today. Kick-off 3pm, Principality Stadium Competitor: Dean Ryan Return: Ross Moriarty DEAN Ryan is adamant the Dragons are […]

EXCLUSIVE: Danny Cipriani close to agreeing deal with Premiership club

17 March 2021 1 comment

Neil Fissler reports on talks between Cipriani and Bath being at an ‘advanced stage’

5 Casino Games All Rugby Fans Will Love

12 March 2021 1 comment

The biggest rugby fans and players have other interests in life too. Some rugby players love playing the popular poker variants Omaha Hi-Lo and Texas […]

Halaholo: ‘I was involved in heavy drinking and in my last year at high school I had my daughter’

11 March 2021 1 comment

Halaholo opens up on the trials of his youth on the rough side of Auckland, his dark past with the bottle, and his salvation being the birth of his daughter

Less practice makes perfect for Bath No.10 Rhys Priestland

11 March 2021 1 comment

Jon Newcombe talks to the Bath fly-half about his kicking streak that has set a new Premiership record

Cardiff Blues want big pay-off for Dwayne Peel

7 March 2021 0 comments

CARDIFF BLUES are holding out for substantial compensation before allowing Dwayne Peel to make an emotional return to the Scarlets. The former Wales and Lions […]

Will Peel still join Cardiff?

7 March 2021 0 comments

CARDIFF added the Blues bit to their name a generation ago. They have now dropped it because the new name gives ‘clarity and identity’ which […]

Why I’m not Blue over that Cardiff name change

7 March 2021 0 comments

WHAT’S in a name? Earlier this week Cardiff Blues, after 17 years, reverted to plain old Cardiff which frankly is what I’ve continued to call […]

Dark cloud over Cardiff despite losing the Blues

7 March 2021 4 comments

By ALEX BYWATER CARDIFF Blues – who will officially become Cardiff Rugby from August 1 – have admitted they are hugely concerned for their future […]

Springboks will want their share of Lions flesh | Jeff Probyn

1 March 2021 0 comments

How should SA Rugby expect to be compensated for hosting a Lions ‘tour’ away from South Africa?

Looks like it’s UK this summer for the Lions

28 February 2021 3 comments

THE Lions are finalising plans for a groundbreaking British and Irish tour this summer which could run to as many as eight matches. A final […]

Fly-half pair join Pirates

28 February 2021 0 comments

RUGBY SHORTS CORNISH Pirates have signed Cardiff Blues flyhalf Luke Scully on loan. The 20-year-old joins the Championship side a day after Argentine fly-half Javier Rojas […]

Lockdown exit reveal raises prospect of British & Irish Lions ‘home tour’

23 February 2021 1 comment

The British & Irish Lions are seeking an insurance from the UK government as part of their contingency to host the Springboks in Britain and Ireland

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell expects three wins starting with Italy

21 February 2021 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher previews Ireland’s trip to Italy in the Six Nations after going winless against Wales and France

Ealing aim to spoil PRL party with unbeaten promotion run

21 February 2021 1 comment

By STEFFAN THOMAS Deep thinker: Stephen Shingler STEVEN Shingler wants to take Ealing Trailfinders to the Premiership before moving into coaching. Shingler, who also coaches […]

Dream Team: Exeter Chiefs and Wales wing Alex Cuthbert

21 February 2021 1 comment

The British & Irish Lions tour winner of 2013 selects a star line-up based on the best he has played with or against

Red cards can end clear-out madness

21 February 2021 2 comments

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Dangerman: Peter O’Mahony is sent off by Wayne Barnes PICTURE: Getty Images […]

Jonny May gears up for head to head with Louis Rees-Zammit

21 February 2021 0 comments

The Gloucester teammates could face-off in Cardiff this weekend when England battle Wales in the Six Nations

Dai Young gets to know ‘talented’ young guns at Cardiff Blues

18 February 2021 1 comment

A little time off has allowed interim director of rugby Dai Young to survey the talent that ranges across all levels at Cardiff Blues, ahead of the return of the PRO14 next weekend

Ellis makes try-scoring return after two years out

14 February 2021 0 comments

Cardiff Blues …34pts Tries: Summerhill 12, 20, Lane 26, Jenkins 36, Harris 58, Millard 69 Conversions: Tovey 21, 27, 37 Scully 59 Ospreys……………………………………21pts Tries: Carson […]

New blood joins Reds

14 February 2021 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA JERSEY Reds have signed three more players ahead of the new Championship season. Back row Tim Grey (Cardiff Blues) and fly-half Bader Pretorius […]

Jake Ball gives Alun Wyn Jones black eye with punch in Wales training

7 February 2021 0 comments

Jake Ball has not been included in Wales’ squad to play Ireland, after ‘heated’ exchange with Alun Wyn earlier this week

Lions lock Orie set for short stay at Ospreys

7 February 2021 1 comment

THE Ospreys look set to sign South African second row Marvin Orie from the Lions on a deal until the end of the season. It […]

Empty table now that Bastiat has gone

7 February 2021 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW EVERY year, Jean-Pierre Bastiat would organise a reunion dinner for those who won the French Grand Slam […]

It’s time we delivered Alun Wyn tells Wales

7 February 2021 0 comments

By ALEX BYWATER Fit again: Alun Wyn Jones thunders into the Scots PICTURES: Getty Images A0e Six Nations. World record cap holder Jones, 35, is […]

It’s 50 up for Healy in Six Nations

7 February 2021 0 comments

IRELAND head to Cardiff today knowing they have the recent edge over their hosts – November’s 32-9 win in the Autumn Nations Cup ensured Andy […]

Cian Healy to notch 50th Six Nations appearances for Ireland

5 February 2021 0 comments

Ireland travel to Cardiff to take on Wales in the opening round of the
2021 Six Nations

No Kiwis, so England claim 1994 World Cup

31 January 2021 0 comments

HAVING done so much to make the first World Cup happen organisationally, England were shattered to lose the 1991 World Cup final to the USA […]

Palfrey eager to maximise Warriors’ potential

31 January 2021 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA By ROB COLE THE Welsh ‘Taffia’ at Worcester is beginning to rival the South African cintingent at the club with former and Wales […]

Scarlets 10-13 Cardiff Blues: Ace Jarrod Evans pushes his case for Wales

24 January 2021 2 comments

Fly-half Jarrod Evans inspires Blues to narrow win at Parc y Scarlets

Rotherham and Jersey Reds sing praises for Ed Robinson

24 January 2021 0 comments

Jon Newcombe speak to the coaches who know Ed Robinson, the Jersey Reds coach who will join up with Eddie Jones

Dai Young must target Blues academy says Ring

21 January 2021 0 comments

Welsh rugby great Mark Ring says Dai Young’s main priority in fixing Cardiff Blues lies in a revamping of the region’s academy

Screech looms on the Cardiff radar

17 January 2021 0 comments

CARDIFF Blues have targeted Dragons second row Matthew Screech as they seek to strengthen their front five. Screech has impressed for the Dragons and the […]

WillGriff John tells Sharks he’s off back to Wales

12 January 2021 2 comments

Plus, the future of Wasps hooker Tommy Taylor at the Ricoh Arena

Returning Dai eager to move Blues forward

10 January 2021 1 comment

DAI Young will return to Cardiff Blues as interim director of rugby following head coach John Mulvihill leaving the Welsh region. The Australian took charge […]

Toby Booth has got my Ospreys playing with pride again | Shane Williams

8 January 2021 0 comments

Shane Williams sees a much more empassioned demeanour about the Ospreys since Booth’s arrival

Shane Lewis Hughes battling to stay ahead of the pack

7 January 2021 3 comments

HE MAY have ended 2020 on a high by winning three Welsh caps, but the first priority in the New Year for Shane Lewis-Hughes is […]

Harlequins aces point way for Cardiff Met Freshers

5 January 2021 1 comment

Rob Cole talks to Cardiff Met rugby director Danny Milton on successes of Alex Dombrandt and Luke Northmore

Cardiff Blues 3-17 Ospreys: Toby Booth game plan blows Blues away

3 January 2021 1 comment

John Mulvihill condemns high penalty count in unconvincing performance against Ospreys

Lloyd Williams excited to learn off Wales ace Dwayne Peel

1 January 2021 2 comments

The pending arrival of skills coach Peel at Cardiff Blues can only push the club forward, says scrum-half Williams

Dragons 12-13 Cardiff Blues: Josh Turnbull try completes Blues’ late comeback

27 December 2020 1 comment

James Candy reports from Rodney Parade on a Boxing Day defeat for Dean Ryan’s Dragons

Ex-Wales wing Aled Brew calls time after 17 years

27 December 2020 0 comments

FORMER Wales wing Aled Brew has retired from rugby at the age of 34. Brew’s short-term deal at Scarlets has come to an end and […]

Ospreys set to pick over parts of striken Cheetahs

27 December 2020 0 comments

Probyn: Ban rush defences to reduce brain injuries ■ By STEFFAN THOMAS THE Ospreys are looking to take advantage of the Cheetahs’ plight by adding […]