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Caolan Englefield: We need to be more aggressive in defence

20 October 2024 0 comments

By Gary Fitzgerald Caolan Englefield remains confident Gloucester can plug sufficient holes in their leaky defence to stun the Tigers again in their Welford Road […]

Scottish stars prove their worth for Edinburgh

20 October 2024 0 comments

By Bryn Palmer Edinburgh ………27pts Tries: Van der Merwe 46, Schoeman 60, Graham 64, Ashman 79 Conversions: Thompson 47, 79 Penalties: Thompson 6 Cardiff …………….. […]

The day Glasgow had the last word down in Cardiff

20 October 2024 0 comments

A MEMORIAL service is to be held at Dollar Parish Church on Friday week in honour of a Scot who carried the name of arguably […]

Bowring’s proud links to grand Welsh dynasty

20 October 2024 0 comments

THE rugby world was awash with tributes, praise and thanks from grateful coaches – many English as it happens from Stuart Lancaster downwards – who […]

Dramatic draw as Bath fight back

20 October 2024 0 comments

BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS BATH and Hartpury wowed an 8,000 strong crowd at The Rec as BUCS Super Rugby capitalised on a big chance […]

BUCS breeding great talent

20 October 2024 0 comments

By MARK STEVENS UNIVERSITY of Exeter director of rugby Gareth Elliott believes BUCS Super Rugby is moving towards being one of the most relevant leagues […]

Aberavon can’t handle Cardiff

20 October 2024 0 comments

Welsh Rugby Super Rygbi round-up By CARL FIELD CARDIFF remain two points clear at the top of Super Rygbi Cymru after coming from behind to […]

Ponty take memorial shield

20 October 2024 0 comments

Premiership round-up PONTYPRIDD went top of the Welsh Premiership and bagged a piece of silverware in the process after winning 42-12 at Cardiff Met – […]

Murray out to make good in the land of his mother

20 October 2024 0 comments

TRP By SIMON THOMAS Probyn: Please don’t take captain George off too early >> Page 37 BLAIR Murray may have been born and raised in […]

Scarlets made to fight all the way

13 October 2024 0 comments

By Simon Thomas Cardiff …………….. 19pts Tries: Millard 23, 40; Penalty 66 Conversion: De Beer 24 Scarlets …………..25pts Tries: Davies 33, 47, Williams 60 Conversions: […]

Tuipulotu hat-trick steers Bath to victory

13 October 2024 0 comments

BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS KEPU Tuipulotu announced himself on the senior stage with a 23-minute hat-trick in Bath’s win over Cardiff Met. Tuipulotu, the […]

Bowen hat-trick sinks Swansea

13 October 2024 0 comments

Super Rygbi round-up By CARL FIELD WALES U18 speedster Tom Bowen ran in his second hat-trick of the season as leaders Cardiff gave Swansea six […]

Ponty take time to get into gear

13 October 2024 0 comments

Premiership round-up PONTYPRIDD maintained their 100 per cent winning start to the season as they got the better of Narberth 52-23. The Otters, despite having […]

I can take the pressure at No. 10, says Ben Thomas

6 October 2024 0 comments

By Simon Thomas Much is made about the difference between club and international rugby and it’s something Ben Thomas is able to give a real […]

Tuipulotu’s power is too much for Cardiff

6 October 2024 0 comments

By SIMON THOMAS Cardiff ……………..36pts Glasgow …………..52pts Tries: D Thomas 12, Winnett 20, Byrne 47, Martin 53, Donnell 68 Conversions: Sheedy 13, De Beer 48, […]

I’m happy to play anywhere – Mason Grady

6 October 2024 0 comments

By Simon Thomas How best to utilise the talents of Mason Grady is one of the big debates in Welsh rugby. At 6ft 5ins and […]

Met claim double bragging rights in Cardiff

6 October 2024 0 comments

BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS THREE teams have maintained unbeaten runs after two games in the men’s competition while the inaugural season of women’s BSR […]

Lloyd snatches it for Steelmen

6 October 2024 0 comments

Super Rygbi round-up By CARL FIELD EBBW Vale became holders of the new Super Rygbi Cymru Challenge Shield when they beat Llandovery for the second […]

Brecon’s revenge over Neath

6 October 2024 0 comments

Premiership Cup round-up By CARL FIELD LESS than a month on from losing at home to Neath 19-12 in the Premiership, Brecon hit back to […]

Welsh URC Weekly Roundup

3 October 2024 0 comments

Darren Powell reviews the weekend action involving the Welsh sides. Leinster put on a second-half show to slay the Dragons On Friday night the Dragons […]

Iwan Stephens enjoying life with Cardiff

29 September 2024 0 comments

By Simon Thomas Growing up, rugby league was very much the sporting love for Iwan Stephens, with his heroes being the likes of Kevin Sinfield […]

Ben Thomas leads the charge for Cardiff

29 September 2024 0 comments

By Simon Thomas Scarlets ………….. 15pts Tries: Page 1, Plumtree 11 Conversion: Costelow 2 Penalty: Costelow 5 Cardiff ……………. 24pts Tries: Belcher 18, Grady 21, […]

Zebre stun Munster with almighty comeback win

29 September 2024 0 comments

By James Lyons Zebre, beaten in all 20 previous games by Munster, pulled off one of the biggest shocks in URC history by staging an […]

When every story always seems to lead back to that lineout…

29 September 2024 0 comments

WHILE his native Ulster were in Johannesburg for their fixture against the Lions, one of the province’s old players was otherwise engaged on international duty […]

You need to review, reflect and adapt – Luke Allen

29 September 2024 0 comments

Steve Hill puts the questions to Luke Allen, below, director of rugby at Henley Hawks Why did you get into coaching rugby and how did […]

Exeter get off to a flyer to down big rivals

29 September 2024 0 comments

BUCS RUGBY ■ By Tom Jeffreys Exeter men avenged their championship final heartbreak with an opening round victory over Loughborough, as Super BUCS returned with […]

Stoddart leaves Pooler in wake

29 September 2024 0 comments

Super Rygbi round-up By CARL FIELD WING Sam Stoddart’s hat-trick capped a stunning 61-42 win for RGC who played out a classic with Pontypool at […]

Merthyr make it four in a row

29 September 2024 0 comments

Premiership round-up MERTHYR continued their relentless start in the Welsh Premiership with a thumping 61-10 defeat of Ystrad Rhondda at the Wern to make it […]

URC Welsh Round Up

24 September 2024 0 comments

Last weekend marked the return of the URC and our website correspondent Darren Powell fills us in on the Welsh side’s progress in the competition. Cardiff 22-17 […]

Is Rugby becoming too tactical?

24 September 2024 0 comments

By Peter Ryan Rugby union is a phenomenal sport with a very loyal fanbase. It is known as a more traditional sport in most parts […]

Being captain is an honour but won’t change me – Alex Dombrandt

22 September 2024 0 comments

By Jon Newcombe Alex Dombrandt has vowed captaincy won’t change him as a player or a person after being tasked with leading Harlequins this season. […]

James Ratti enjoys his ‘weird ride’

22 September 2024 0 comments

By Simon Thomas James Ratti is the first to admit his “mad journey” to becoming a Welsh international has been “a weird ride”. Back in […]

Newcastle Falcons can’t hold on to livewire Harry Randall

22 September 2024 0 comments

By Ben Jaycock Newcastle Falcons……….3pts Penalties: Connon 41 Bristol Bears ………………. 24pts Tries: Williams 6, Naulago 49, Malins 64, 77 Conversions: MacGinty 51, 65 Bristol […]

Callum Sheedy gives Cardiff some reasons to be cheerful

22 September 2024 0 comments

By Simon Thomas Cardiff …………..22pts Tries: Winnett 10, Stephens 18, D Thomas 24, McNally 56 Conversion: Sheedy 11 Zebre…………….. 17pts Tries: Bertaccini 64, Locatelli 80 […]

Maverick Shea the hardest of them all

22 September 2024 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW NEWPORT heralded the season with a birthday bash on a lavish scale, filling a dining room the […]

Students getting set for the big kick-off

22 September 2024 0 comments

BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS BUCS Super Rugby returns on Wednesday with the Women’s National League absorbed into the BSR umbrella. Hartpury women and Loughborough […]

McBryde cuts Drovers down

22 September 2024 0 comments

Super Rygbi round-up By ROB COLE LLANDOVERY had their colours lowered for the first time since March as RGC ended their seven-match winning streak with […]

No stopping 11-try Merthyr

22 September 2024 0 comments

Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD MERTHYR continued their perfect start in the Welsh Premiership with an 11-try 71-0 thrashing of Newcastle Emlyn. The Ironmen ran […]

It’s been a challenging year, admits Winnett

22 September 2024 0 comments

■By SIMON THOMAS CAM Winnett admits his meteoric rise over the past 12 months has been mentally challenging. He went into last season as a […]

Why are Ospreys letting Booth go?

15 September 2024 0 comments

TOBY Booth achieved more, far more than any other coach in Wales last season. While all around followed the example set by the national team […]

Family affair sees Havant make it a happy return

15 September 2024 0 comments

■By CHRIS COLLYER In the blood: Havant coach Will Knight and sons (from left) Reuben, Joel, and Jacob HAVANT returned to the National Leagues in […]

Just being paid to play was a dream

15 September 2024 0 comments

DAN BAUGH MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER CANADA AND CARDIFF FLANKER, WHO COACHED CARDIFF, WALES AND WASPS AND IS NOW GEORGIA’S HEAD OF S&C THERE’S […]

Newport grab six for double bonus

15 September 2024 0 comments

Super Rygbi round-up By CARL FIELD NEWPORT hit Bridgend for six on opening day in Super Rygbi Cymru and created history in the process. The […]

12-try Ironmen top of the table

15 September 2024 0 comments

Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD MERTHYR ran in 12 tries as they dismantled Cross Keys 80-15 at the Wern to make it two from two […]

Dan Biggar urges Warren Gatland to pick a 10 and stick with him

8 September 2024 0 comments

Dan Biggar has urged Warren Gatland to back one fly-half with an extended run in the Wales team – just as he did with him.

Sheedy has impact but Cardiff fail to impress

8 September 2024 0 comments

By ROGER PANTING Cardiff ……………29pts Tries: Stephens 9, Thomas 40, Belcher 43, Martin 53, Hughes 78 Conversions: De Beer 40, Sheedy 53 Bath ……………….. 18pts […]

Extra incentive to keep playing

8 September 2024 0 comments

Super Rygbi preview ■ By ROB COLE THE slimmed down Super Rygbi Cymru, comprising 10 of last season’s 13 Indigo Premiership clubs, kicks off this […]

Seven-try Merthyr stun Neath

8 September 2024 0 comments

Premiership round-up MERTHYR hammered out an early warning to their Premiership rivals that they mean business as they ran in seven tries in a 45-19 […]