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Anscombe injury brings more woe for Blues

1 October 2017 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON CARDIFF Blues have been dealt a further blow over the immediate future of their Welsh-converted Junior All Black, Gareth Anscombe. Anscombe’s comeback […]

Collier’s late kick claims unlikely win for Beckett

1 October 2017 0 comments

By JOE BYRNES BUCS ROUND-UP BUCS Super Rugby returned this week in the wake of a breakthrough 2017 season. Tournament organizers couldn’t have dreamed of […]

Young Gun: Rhys Carre – Cardiff Blues loosehead

29 September 2017 0 comments

Rhys Carre already has the size and power to play senior rugby but he is fully aware his technique has to improve is he is […]

Wilson is a coaching target for Norhampton

24 September 2017 0 comments

NORTHAMPTON have emerged as possible suitors for Cardiff Blues head coach Danny Wilson if they opt to reshuffle their coaching staff. It has been suggested […]

Connacht collared by two-try Halaholo

24 September 2017 0 comments

By DECLAN ROONEY Dancing through: Cardiff saviour Willis Halaholo PICTURE: Huw Evans CONNACHT couldn’t hold on to a lead they reclaimed four minutes from time […]

Madigan impressed by Bristol prodigy Protheroe

24 September 2017 2 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS NEWS EXTRA IAN Madigan is backing lightning-quick Bristol team-mate Matt Protheroe for big things. After starring for England at age grade level, […]

It’s a kind of Majkic as Vale earn road win at Arms Park

24 September 2017 1 comment

By JOE BRIGLY Cardiff …25 Ebbw Vale…30 EBBW Vale battled hard and recorded a stunning away victory against Cardiff. In total the visitors scored three […]

Peter Jackson: Top Cat still carries the bruises from Meads’ knee

21 September 2017 0 comments

Clive Rowlands woke up yesterday with the same ache in his lower back, just as he has woken up every Saturday for more than half […]

Shingler fires wide as Blues crash to another defeat

17 September 2017 0 comments

By ROGER PANTING A LATE penalty from Finn Russell condemned Blues to a third consecutive defeat. Despite the loss it was an improved performance by […]

Hat-trick hero Rees-Hole stars as Cardiff outclass Keys

17 September 2017 0 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS Cardiff 46 Cross Keys 19 CARDIFF centre Will Rees- Hole scored a hat-trick as the Blue and Blacks thrashed Cross Keys at […]

Narberth salvage honour of away teams

17 September 2017 0 comments

SWALEC Championship round-up By JOE REES NARBERTH were the only team to come up trumps away from home in the Championship as they kicked their […]

Welsh rugby ticket prices are a tweeting disgrace

10 September 2017 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Ever since William Webb Ellis did his runner at Rugby School, there have been obvious differences between […]

Skivington: Franco will throw his weight around at Irish

10 September 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY FRANCO van der Merwe could be one of the best signings of the Premiership season, according to London Irish forwards guru George […]

Unbeaten Blues made to work by battling Bargoed

10 September 2017 0 comments

By THOMAS DAVIDSON Bargoed …17 Cardiff …21 CARDIFF maintained their perfect start to the new Principality Premiership season with a 21-17 victory away to Bargoed. […]

Maynard and Powell inspire Drovers to victory in the Parc

10 September 2017 1 comment

By JAKE BACON Llanelli …5 Llandovery …19 LLANDOVERY edged out their West Wales rivals Llanelli in a battling display at Parc Y Scarlets. In a […]

Nights on town will help Blues bond like Saracens says Gill

10 September 2017 1 comment

By ALEX BYWATER RHYS Gill believes the implementation of a Saracens- style ‘wolf pack’ mentality can be the key to helping Cardiff Blues to success […]

Shane Williams: I won’t be tempted to write off Kings yet

7 September 2017 0 comments

The start of a new era in the Guinness PRO14 saw all eyes on Llanelli as defending champions Scarlets took on South African newcomers Southern […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]