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I won’t be tempted to write off Kings yet

3 September 2017 2 comments

Asset: Yaw Penxe bursts out of a tackle to score for Kings PICTURE: Huw Evans The start of a new era in the Guinness PRO14 […]

Willie and his double get me on the run

3 September 2017 0 comments

THOSE who used to joke about Willie Duggan being late for his own funeral will not have been surprised to learn that the hearse arrived […]

Heavy shift helps Cardiff down the champions

3 September 2017 0 comments

Cardiff …24 Merthyr …13 By TIM LEWIS CARDIFF defeated defending Premiership champions Merthyr at Cardiff Arms Park on Saturday afternoon. This local derby was an […]

New boys Croesy get off to a flier with a bonus

3 September 2017 0 comments

SWALEC Division One round-up By JOE REES NEW boys Croesyceiliog made a great start to life in Division 1 East as they bagged a bonus […]

The green, green grass of home is down to Max

27 August 2017 0 comments

PETER JACKSON Max Boyce casts his mind back to the early Sixties and runs through his playing career at Glynneath. It does not take long. […]

Chiefs’ maul strikes but Blues hit back

27 August 2017 0 comments

By ROB COLE Cardiff Blues…21 Exeter …20 IF anyone is going to strip the Chiefs of their Premiership title this season they are going to […]

20 Questions: Arthur Ellis – Ealing Trailfinders openside

23 August 2017 0 comments

How has pre-season been going? Everyone is pretty excited to get started and play some games now after a lot of hard work in training […]

Randall runs rings around Rosslyn Park

20 August 2017 2 comments

By TOM LYONS Hartpury …66 Rosslyn Park …12 HARTPURY College were back at their attacking best yesterday scoring ten tries on their way to a […]

London Welsh double act with a five-year masterplan

18 August 2017 0 comments

The John Dawes suite at Old Deer Park is adorned with memorabilia from the bygone age when London Welsh were the finest club side in […]

Williams plots route to Cardiff via Gloucester

16 August 2017 0 comments

Owen Williams believes his summer switch from Leicester to Gloucester will enhance his prospects of leapfrogging Dan Biggar and Sam Davies in Wales’ fly-half pecking […]

Exiles double act with a five-year masterplan

13 August 2017 1 comment

NICK VERDIER meets the new men charged with leading London Welsh’s revival Passioante about Welsh: Sonny Parker, left, and Cai Griffiths PICTURES: The Rugby Paper […]

Regions can fly in low and then rise for prizes

13 August 2017 2 comments

THE closer it gets to the launch of the PRO14, the more I think the Welsh regions are going to go into the new season […]

20 Questions: Ross Neal – London Scottish centre

9 August 2017 0 comments

How’s pre-season going? Pretty well, thanks. We’ve been training at the Lensbury Hotel which is a great place to train. The facilities there are brilliant. […]

Halfpenny will help us to emulate Leinster – Parkes

6 August 2017 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA By ALEX BYWATER SCARLETS Kiwi centre Hadleigh Parkes is loving life in Wales and has set his sights on defending the title in […]

Williams working hard to put heat on No.9 rivals

6 August 2017 0 comments

TOMOS Williams says he is ready to add more strings to his scrum-half bow as he hopes to make a big impression with Cardiff Blues […]

Peter Jackson: Johnny lost to Wales because of his colour

4 August 2017 0 comments

They carried Johnny Freeman from St. Mary’s church last week and out of what used to be Tiger Bay on a journey of no return. […]

Expansion is so exciting but don’t mess with the format

23 July 2017 0 comments

THE expansion of the Guinness PRO12 to include South African sides Cheetahs and Southern Kings is a gamble. I can’t deny that. But every so […]

Farewell to Albie, the wonder who kept on giving

9 July 2017 1 comment

A WONDERFUL, wonderful man’ will be laid to rest this week in his 90th year, one who spent his life helping others more, far more […]

Wasps’ remarkable rise all down to Dai

25 June 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY Coach of the year: Dai Young oversees training PICTURE: Getty Images LAWRENCE Dallaglio claims Wasps’ Premiership final defeat by Exeter is just […]

Dragons renamed

25 June 2017 0 comments

NEWPORT Gwent Dragons’ name has been changed to Dragons following their takeover by the Welsh Rugby Union. The decision means only one Welsh region, Cardiff […]

Bank on Sam to make up distance like a champion

18 June 2017 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW On a wintry Sunday evening late last summer, a bedraggled figure put his hood up and head […]

Mills finally honoured with his cap from Top Cat

18 June 2017 0 comments

THEWelsh Rugby Union have dragged the good name of the game through the mud of some shameful episodes, not least their toadying to South Africa […]

Thomas Young handed Wales debut

14 June 2017 0 comments

Thomas Young will make his Test debut on Friday after being named in the Wales starting XV to take on Tonga at Eden Park. The […]

London Irish sign Toulon prop and two other Test stars

6 June 2017 0 comments

London Irish are continuing to build their squad for their return to the Premiership next season with the signing of Toulon‘s Fijian international tighthead Manasa […]

Wales rack up cricket score in tour rehearsal

4 June 2017 0 comments

COACH Robin McBryde felt Wales’ 88-19 win over Welsh Premiership side RGC 1404 was a worthwhile exercise ahead of their two-Test summer tour. Wales scored […]

Shane Williams: We need Bomb back coaching OUR props

25 May 2017 0 comments

I’ve always had a lot of time for Adam Jones, but he didn’t strike me as a potential coach, not initially at least. That said, […]

2018 and 2019 Six Nations fixtures announced

16 May 2017 0 comments

The fixtures for both the 2018 and 2019 Six Nations Championships have been announced. Rugby‘s Greatest Championship will take place over seven weekends in 2018, […]

League ace Harris back in Union

7 May 2017 1 comment

IESTYN Harris is back in Rugby Union for the first time since he returned north to play for Bradford Bulls in 2004. The former Wales […]

Anscombe penalty ensures Blues’ spot in Euro playoff

7 May 2017 2 comments

By JOHN ARKLESS Dragons 24pts Tries: Meyer 2, Beard 80 Convversions: O’Brien 80 Penalties: O’Brien 8, 21, Meyer 67, 73 Cardiff Blues 26pts Tries: Morgan […]

Don’t rely on just kids, this tour will be tough

7 May 2017 1 comment

No token gesture: Gethin Jenkins merits tour place PICTURE: Getty Images Wales’ Tests with Tonga and Samoa this summer are vitally important, but the two-match […]

Shane Williams: It pains me but Scarlets will shade my Ospreys

4 May 2017 0 comments

It’s business time in the PRO12 as the season reaches the run-in and I think Wayne Pivac‘s Scarlets are in the best position of the […]

Ironmen forced to dig deep but secure their spot

30 April 2017 0 comments

By JAMES CANDY Merthyr 34 Aberavon 23 MERTHYR secured their place in the play-offs with a bonus-point victory. A Gary Powell brace and tries from […]

Double trouble as Tomlinson scores a timely pair of tries

30 April 2017 1 comment

By BEN JAMES Cross Keys 10 Cardiff 33 A BRACE of tries for hooker Joe Tomlinson helped Cardiff notch up their first Tier Two win […]

Students rally to condemn Dunvant drop outs

30 April 2017 0 comments

By ROB COLE SWALEC round-up CARDIFF Metgave Dunvanta humiliating goodbye from the National Championship with a thumping 80-14 victory at Cyncoed. The Students secured a […]

Rowntree: Quick ball essential to beating All Blacks

23 April 2017 0 comments

FORWARDS guru Graham Rowntree knows the Lions will have to match New Zealand up front if they are to win their second consecutive tour but […]

Sam Warburton “humbled and proud” to be Lions captain again

19 April 2017 0 comments

Sam Warburton has been confirmed as the British & Irish Lions captain for the second Tour in a row. Warburton will lead the tourists to […]

Nigel’s latest one-liner leaves this viewer cold

16 April 2017 0 comments

COLIN BOAG No laughing matter: Nigel Owens yellow cards Dan Fish of Cardiff Blues There was an interesting spat between former Irish international Luke Fitzgerald […]

Jenkins out to prove he’s still Wales’ No.1

9 April 2017 0 comments

By ALEX BYWATER WALES veteran Gethin Jenkins has set his sights on an international recall after his latest return from injury. Jenkins has missed the […]

14-man Bridgend battle to win over basement boys Cardiff

9 April 2017 0 comments

By ELGAN ALDERMAN Bridgend 33 Cardiff 26 BRIDGEND moved up to second place with a bonuspoint victory over basement side Cardiff in the Principality Premiership […]

Bedlinog safe from drop with big win at Dunvant

9 April 2017 0 comments

SWALEC Championship round-up By JOHN ARKLESS THREEsides secured their Championship status for next season but the final relegation spot is yet to be decided as […]

Is Vui staying or going?

2 April 2017 0 comments

THERE is uncertainty over the future of Worcester’s Chris Vui after boss Gary Gold said he believes Vui is “already committed” elsewhere for next season. […]

Lions ban clubs from using their branding

28 March 2017 0 comments

The Lions are not making friends among the broader rugby community as their commercial team prevent other clubs from ‘unofficial’ use of the Lions name. […]

Lions ban clubs from using their branding

26 March 2017 0 comments

By NICK CAIN THE Lions are not making friends among the broader rugby community as their commercial team prevent other clubs from ‘unofficial’ use of […]

Gloucs’ effort satisfies boss Bell

26 March 2017 1 comment

IN HIS first match in charge of Gloucester, following the departure of Laurie Fisher, head coach Jonny Bell, said: “We showed a huge amount of […]

Now you see them…Six Nations flyers!

26 March 2017 0 comments

PAUL FLAVINmade a late entrance into the Test arena for Ireland against France one day 20 years ago, so late that the IRFU did not […]

Irish step up recruitment for assault on top-flight

19 March 2017 1 comment

LONDON IRISH have been busy recruiting players ahead of their impending return to the Premiership next season. But I understand that they are going to […]

Seventh heaven for record-breaker Kay

12 March 2017 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON KAY Wilson scored a record-breaking seven tries as England humiliated Scotland to line up a Grand Slam decider against Ireland next week. […]

Arms Park is shrinking

12 March 2017 0 comments

THE Cardiff Blues no doubt have many sound reasons of an almost exclusively financial nature behind their joint plan with the Welsh Rugby Union to […]

ON THE BLINDSIDE

12 March 2017 0 comments

BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler HARLEQUINS are leading the race to land All Blacks centre Malakai Fekitoa who is out of contract […]