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ulvihill: Some big areas for Sam to improve

24 June 2018 0 comments

SAM Warburton has been urged to take a leaf out of Matt Giteau’s book if he wants to overtake David Pocock as the best openside […]

Referee Owens joins the illustrious list

17 June 2018 1 comment

NO club can have done more to celebrate the achievements of the great and the good than the Welsh Charitables RFC. Under the indefatigable leadership […]

Ospreys’ coaching panel swung decision for North

3 June 2018 0 comments

By ALEX BYWATER Taken care of: Wales star George North GEORGE North has revealed the coaching combination of Allen Clarke and Matt Sherratt was the […]

Ellis Jenkins to skipper Wales against the Boks

31 May 2018 0 comments

All four touring Dragons to play in Washington

Jenkins knows performance must be ‘outstanding’

27 May 2018 1 comment

By ROB COLE ELLIS Jenkins will use elements of the captaincy style of three of Wales’ greatest players on next month’s three Test tour, but […]

New Laws would give a different complexion

20 May 2018 0 comments

SPORT – especially athletics and cycling – is getting to grips with the ‘astrix’ when compiling rolls of honour and I’m afraid the Rugby World, […]

Wales kids in last chance saloon

20 May 2018 0 comments

By ALEX BYWATER ROBIN McBryde has warned Wales’ young guns to impress this summer or face missing out on the World Cup. Warren Gatland’s side […]

Ackermann rues another lost final

13 May 2018 0 comments

FRUSTRATED Gloucester coach Johan Ackermann questioned why decisons were not always referred to the TMO following Garyn Smith’s somewhat controversial score and the sin-binning of […]

Wilson’s just reward for playing it like the All Blacks

13 May 2018 1 comment

THE COMEBACK kings! What an achievement it was for Cardiff Blues to claim Challenge Cup glory against Gloucester. The manner of the victory had me […]

Vale bite back to deny hosts Cardiff a superb comeback

13 May 2018 1 comment

By ROSS DAWSON Cardiff RFC …17 Ebbw Vale…20 CARDIFF came agonisingly close to finishing their season in style as Ebbw Vale hung on to deny […]

Navidi all the way

6 May 2018 1 comment

POLLING in the election of Welsh Player of the Year, as voted for by the Welsh Rugby Writers’ Club, closes on Wednesday. In my humble […]

Walsh the hero as Ponty edge scrappy contest

6 May 2018 1 comment

■By GEOFF CHAMPION Pontypridd …18 Cardiff …8 A LATE try by Geraint Walsh clinched victory for Pontypridd after plucky Cardiff fought them all the way […]

Nervy draw ensures Students’ safety

6 May 2018 0 comments

■By CARL FIELD Welsh Championship round-up CARDIFF Metropolitan University secured their WRU National Championship status after picking up two points from a 26-26 draw at […]

Wayne Barnes to referee Champions Cup final between Leinster and Racing 92

1 May 2018 0 comments

Barnes will be the man in charge in Bilbao, as Challenge Cup officials are also confirmed

Anxious Skewen edging closer to the drop

29 April 2018 1 comment

Welsh Championship round-up By JAY BAYFORD SKEWEN’S National Championship safety is hanging by a thread after a 22-19 defeat to Rhydyfelin. Mark Harvey, Johnny Gethin […]

Marais puts boot into Kings in playoff decider

29 April 2018 1 comment

By ROB JOHNSON Cheetahs 29 Kings 20 NIEL Marais contributed 14 points as the Cheetahs beat the Kings to book their place in the PRO14 […]

Brilliant Biggar gets the drop on his Cardiff rivals

29 April 2018 0 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS Star man: Dan Biggar OSPREYS captain Alun Wyn Jones praised the performance of Dan Biggar as the Wales fly-half went through the […]

Judgement Day must be moved to Easter weekend

29 April 2018 0 comments

JUDGEMENT Day is the highlight of the Welsh rugby calendar and I’m fully supportive of the concept. I think it’s been a welcome addition, but […]

Whirlwind season for Robinson Junior

29 April 2018 0 comments

OLLY Robinson says the prospect of playing for European glory is beyond his wildest dreams. The Cardiff Blues flanker began the season in the second […]

Maynard holds nerve to move Drovers up to fifth place

29 April 2018 0 comments

Llandovery … 28 RGC1404… 26 By HUW S THOMAS A LAST-GASP penalty from fly-half Jack Maynard secured a win that sees the Drovers leapfrog Newport, […]

BOWL FINAL PREVIEW: Pembroke v Porthcawl

29 April 2018 1 comment

PEMBROKE captain Scott Powell will be immensely proud to lead his team out at the Principality Stadium this afternoon after a “surreal” week for the […]

Players test their skills ahead of resuming Judgement Day rivalries

26 April 2018 0 comments

With Welsh Rugby‘s big calendar date, Judgement Day, just around the corner, the team at Crabbie’s Alcoholic Ginger Beer have sat down with players from […]

Blues defy heat of Pau’s pack to claim final place

22 April 2018 0 comments

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Fast start: Gareth Anscombe beats Pau’s Julien Pierre to the ball to score PICTURES: Getty Images Retaliation: Seb Davies can’t stop Conrad […]

Wilson: My best win for Blues

22 April 2018 0 comments

DANNY Wilson hailed his side’s win as the best of his three-years in charge at Cardiff Blues. The victory set-up a possible perfect leaving present […]

Principality Premiership

22 April 2018 1 comment

Cardiff …………45 Llanelli…………20 CARDIFF put on a masterclass in running rugby as they comfortably defeated Llanelli under the Arms Park lights on Wednesday. The home […]

Met still in drop zone after 4-try defeat to Bedlinog

22 April 2018 0 comments

Welsh Championship round-up CARDIFF Met remain in real trouble near the bottom of the National Championship after a 26-20 defeat to Bedlinog. Dawid Rubasniak (2) […]

Quinnell: Scarlets can do a Liverpool

19 April 2018 0 comments

Scott Quinnell looks ahead to the weekend’s clash at the Aviva Stadium between Leinster and his old team Scarlets

TEAMS: Cardiff Blues v Pau

19 April 2018 0 comments

Blues hoping to continue European journey to send Wilson off in style

Arctic chill descends on Dorking as Sweden turn up to play 2nd XV

17 April 2018 0 comments

Michael Young tells the story of how Swedish rugby sought to rebound from European Championship North form with a trip to Sidcup

Quinnell: Scarlets can do a Liverpool

15 April 2018 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON THE Scarlets are being backed to make history this week by doing to Leinster in the Champions’ Cup what Liverpool did to […]

I’m backing Blues to give Danny the send off he deserves

15 April 2018 0 comments

WHILE the focus is inevitably on the Scarlets, let’s not forget Cardiff Blues. I firmly believe the good times are on the way back at […]

Davies urges Ospreys to reclaim their place at top of Celtic league

15 April 2018 3 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS BRADLEY Davies has challenged Ospreys to retake their place as Welsh rugby’s standard bearers after a poor campaign. The Swansea-based region have […]

Hartpury lads retain title with late killer blow from Stratford

15 April 2018 2 comments

By JOE BYRNES WEDNESDAY’S Twickenham final will surely be reflected upon as one of the greats after Hartpury’s last gasp 27-24 victory over Cardiff Met […]

Lewis glad to learn from the old master at Blues

15 April 2018 0 comments

HE MIGHT be a Wales international and old beyond his years, but Cardiff Blues prop Dillon Lewis is more than happy to sit at the […]

Glynneath fate is sealed by rampant ‘Bridge

8 April 2018 0 comments

Welsh Championship round-up By JAY BRAYFORD GLYNNEATH limped out of the National Championship following a heavy 38-5 defeat at Newbridge. Newbridge ran riot with Eamonn […]

Patchell’s packing heat from distance

8 April 2018 0 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS RHYS Patchell insists he’s ready to step up and fire the Scarlets into a first Champions Cup final. The men from Llanelli […]

Jackman blasts ‘shocking’ late decision

8 April 2018 0 comments

By ROB COLE A SCRUM penalty conceded on their own ball with the clock in the red denied the Dragons their first away win in […]

Biggar bringing new lucky charm to Saints

8 April 2018 1 comment

By ALEX BYWATER Points machine: Dan Biggar DAN Biggar hopes revolutionary technology can help him kick-start his Northampton Saints career with a bang at the […]

Scotland focused on clean sweep at Arms Park

8 April 2018 1 comment

U18s FESTIVAL By ROB COLE IAIN Monoghan’s Scottish U18 team will be aiming to make it a triple triumph as they look to end the […]

Hartpury tear up form book to set up Met finale

8 April 2018 0 comments

BUCS ROUND-UP HARTPURY had the onerous task of travelling to Exeter, who had not lost at home all season, and they hammered the league champions […]

Mystery of Murdoch ends with his death

1 April 2018 0 comments

EVER since Keith Murdoch stepped off the team bus on that wintry Monday morning in Cardiff, those left behind clung to the faint hope that […]

Langdon leaves it late as Pirates steal it

1 April 2018 0 comments

Bowl & Plate round-up ■ By CARL FIELD ONE East leaders Brynmawr needed extra time to see off a brave Nelson 27- 24 to claim […]

Fabulous five in a row as on-fire Cardiff tame Bulls

1 April 2018 0 comments

■ By GEOFF CHAMPION Bargoed …7 Cardiff …39 CARDIFF clinched their fifth Premiership win in a row with a five-try bonus point performance over struggling […]

Relegation trap door opens wider for Glynneath

1 April 2018 0 comments

Welsh Championship round-up ■ By JAY BAYFORD GLYNNEATH were pushed closer to relegation after they fell to an 18-10 defeat against fellow strugglers Skewen. Rhys […]

We need to remember the heroes from Grand Slams past

25 March 2018 3 comments

GRAND Slams these days come awash with tickertape receptions, medals and cash, enough in Ireland’s case to have earned their triumphant squad at least £60,000-aman […]

Cox’s treble is key to Cup success for Loughborough

25 March 2018 1 comment

By JOE BYRNES BUCS ROUND-UP WITH the league wrapped up and the trophy perched in Exeter’s cabinet, attention turned to the Cup, starting with the […]

Castle puts Ystalyfera into the Plat semi-finals

25 March 2018 0 comments

Plate and Bowl YSTALYFERA booked their place in the semifinals of the WRU National Plate with a 28-17 victory over One West strugglers Crymych. Steffan […]

Days when Griffiths was an outcast in his own country

18 March 2018 1 comment

Clive Griffiths witnessed the evils of apartheid South Africa during a rugby tour there almost 40 years ago and thought he had seen the last […]

Northmore double gets Met on road to survival

18 March 2018 0 comments

Welsh round-up By JAY BAYFORD CARDIFF Met boosted their survival hopes with a bonus-point 42-15 victory over Beddau in the National Championship. Luke Northmore was […]

Beckett the fall guys as Trent end losing run

11 March 2018 0 comments

■ By JOE BYRNES BUCS ROUND-UP THE league season has been extended by a week because of rearrangements, Leeds Beckett bearing the brunt, playing Nottingham […]

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