All posts tagged "Cardiff"
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoNights on town will help Blues bond like Saracens says Gill
By ALEX BYWATER RHYS Gill believes the implementation of a Saracens- style ‘wolf pack’ mentality can be the key to helping...
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Shane Williams
/ 8 years agoShane Williams: I won’t be tempted to write off Kings yet
The start of a new era in the Guinness PRO14 saw all eyes on Llanelli as defending champions Scarlets took on...
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Shane Williams
/ 8 years agoI won’t be tempted to write off Kings yet
Asset: Yaw Penxe bursts out of a tackle to score for Kings PICTURE: Huw Evans The start of a new era...
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Peter Jackson
/ 8 years agoWillie and his double get me on the run
THOSE who used to joke about Willie Duggan being late for his own funeral will not have been surprised to learn...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHeavy shift helps Cardiff down the champions
Cardiff …24 Merthyr …13 By TIM LEWIS CARDIFF defeated defending Premiership champions Merthyr at Cardiff Arms Park on Saturday afternoon. This...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoNew boys Croesy get off to a flier with a bonus
SWALEC Division One round-up By JOE REES NEW boys Croesyceiliog made a great start to life in Division 1 East as...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoThe green, green grass of home is down to Max
PETER JACKSON Max Boyce casts his mind back to the early Sixties and runs through his playing career at Glynneath. It...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoChiefs’ maul strikes but Blues hit back
By ROB COLE Cardiff Blues…21 Exeter …20 IF anyone is going to strip the Chiefs of their Premiership title this season...
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20 Questions
/ 8 years ago20 Questions: Arthur Ellis – Ealing Trailfinders openside
How has pre-season been going? Everyone is pretty excited to get started and play some games now after a lot of...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoRandall runs rings around Rosslyn Park
By TOM LYONS Hartpury …66 Rosslyn Park …12 HARTPURY College were back at their attacking best yesterday scoring ten tries on...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoLondon Welsh double act with a five-year masterplan
The John Dawes suite at Old Deer Park is adorned with memorabilia from the bygone age when London Welsh were the...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 8 years agoWilliams plots route to Cardiff via Gloucester
Owen Williams believes his summer switch from Leicester to Gloucester will enhance his prospects of leapfrogging Dan Biggar and Sam Davies...
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Shane Williams
/ 8 years agoRegions can fly in low and then rise for prizes
THE closer it gets to the launch of the PRO14, the more I think the Welsh regions are going to go...
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Features
/ 8 years agoExiles double act with a five-year masterplan
NICK VERDIER meets the new men charged with leading London Welsh’s revival Passioante about Welsh: Sonny Parker, left, and Cai Griffiths...
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20 Questions
/ 8 years ago20 Questions: Ross Neal – London Scottish centre
How’s pre-season going? Pretty well, thanks. We’ve been training at the Lensbury Hotel which is a great place to train. The...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoWilliams working hard to put heat on No.9 rivals
TOMOS Williams says he is ready to add more strings to his scrum-half bow as he hopes to make a big...
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Features
/ 8 years agoHalfpenny will help us to emulate Leinster – Parkes
NEWS EXTRA By ALEX BYWATER SCARLETS Kiwi centre Hadleigh Parkes is loving life in Wales and has set his sights on...
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Peter Jackson
/ 8 years agoPeter Jackson: Johnny lost to Wales because of his colour
They carried Johnny Freeman from St. Mary’s church last week and out of what used to be Tiger Bay on a...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoExpansion is so exciting but don’t mess with the format
THE expansion of the Guinness PRO12 to include South African sides Cheetahs and Southern Kings is a gamble. I can’t deny...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoFarewell to Albie, the wonder who kept on giving
A WONDERFUL, wonderful man’ will be laid to rest this week in his 90th year, one who spent his life helping...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoWasps’ remarkable rise all down to Dai
By NEALE HARVEY Coach of the year: Dai Young oversees training PICTURE: Getty Images LAWRENCE Dallaglio claims Wasps’ Premiership final defeat...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoDragons renamed
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons’ name has been changed to Dragons following their takeover by the Welsh Rugby Union. The decision means only...
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Features
/ 8 years agoBank on Sam to make up distance like a champion
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW On a wintry Sunday evening late last summer, a bedraggled figure put his...
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Features
/ 8 years agoMills finally honoured with his cap from Top Cat
THEWelsh Rugby Union have dragged the good name of the game through the mud of some shameful episodes, not least their...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoThomas Young handed Wales debut
Thomas Young will make his Test debut on Friday after being named in the Wales starting XV to take on Tonga...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoLondon Irish sign Toulon prop and two other Test stars
London Irish are continuing to build their squad for their return to the Premiership next season with the signing of Toulon‘s...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoWales rack up cricket score in tour rehearsal
COACH Robin McBryde felt Wales’ 88-19 win over Welsh Premiership side RGC 1404 was a worthwhile exercise ahead of their two-Test...
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Shane Williams
/ 8 years agoShane Williams: We need Bomb back coaching OUR props
I’ve always had a lot of time for Adam Jones, but he didn’t strike me as a potential coach, not initially...
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Latest News
/ 8 years ago2018 and 2019 Six Nations fixtures announced
The fixtures for both the 2018 and 2019 Six Nations Championships have been announced. Rugby’s Greatest Championship will take place over...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoLeague ace Harris back in Union
IESTYN Harris is back in Rugby Union for the first time since he returned north to play for Bradford Bulls in...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoAnscombe penalty ensures Blues’ spot in Euro playoff
By JOHN ARKLESS Dragons 24pts Tries: Meyer 2, Beard 80 Convversions: O’Brien 80 Penalties: O’Brien 8, 21, Meyer 67, 73 Cardiff...
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Shane Williams
/ 8 years agoDon’t rely on just kids, this tour will be tough
No token gesture: Gethin Jenkins merits tour place PICTURE: Getty Images Wales’ Tests with Tonga and Samoa this summer are vitally...
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Shane Williams
/ 8 years agoShane Williams: It pains me but Scarlets will shade my Ospreys
It’s business time in the PRO12 as the season reaches the run-in and I think Wayne Pivac’s Scarlets are in the...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoIronmen forced to dig deep but secure their spot
By JAMES CANDY Merthyr 34 Aberavon 23 MERTHYR secured their place in the play-offs with a bonus-point victory. A Gary Powell...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDouble trouble as Tomlinson scores a timely pair of tries
By BEN JAMES Cross Keys 10 Cardiff 33 A BRACE of tries for hooker Joe Tomlinson helped Cardiff notch up their...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoStudents rally to condemn Dunvant drop outs
By ROB COLE SWALEC round-up CARDIFF Metgave Dunvanta humiliating goodbye from the National Championship with a thumping 80-14 victory at Cyncoed....
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British & Irish Cup
/ 8 years agoRowntree: Quick ball essential to beating All Blacks
FORWARDS guru Graham Rowntree knows the Lions will have to match New Zealand up front if they are to win their...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoSam Warburton “humbled and proud” to be Lions captain again
Sam Warburton has been confirmed as the British & Irish Lions captain for the second Tour in a row. Warburton will...
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Features
/ 8 years agoNigel’s latest one-liner leaves this viewer cold
COLIN BOAG No laughing matter: Nigel Owens yellow cards Dan Fish of Cardiff Blues There was an interesting spat between former...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoJenkins out to prove he’s still Wales’ No.1
By ALEX BYWATER WALES veteran Gethin Jenkins has set his sights on an international recall after his latest return from injury....
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years ago14-man Bridgend battle to win over basement boys Cardiff
By ELGAN ALDERMAN Bridgend 33 Cardiff 26 BRIDGEND moved up to second place with a bonuspoint victory over basement side Cardiff...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBedlinog safe from drop with big win at Dunvant
SWALEC Championship round-up By JOHN ARKLESS THREEsides secured their Championship status for next season but the final relegation spot is yet...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoIs Vui staying or going?
THERE is uncertainty over the future of Worcester’s Chris Vui after boss Gary Gold said he believes Vui is “already committed”...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 8 years agoLions ban clubs from using their branding
The Lions are not making friends among the broader rugby community as their commercial team prevent other clubs from ‘unofficial’ use...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoLions ban clubs from using their branding
By NICK CAIN THE Lions are not making friends among the broader rugby community as their commercial team prevent other clubs...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoGloucs’ effort satisfies boss Bell
IN HIS first match in charge of Gloucester, following the departure of Laurie Fisher, head coach Jonny Bell, said: “We showed...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoNow you see them…Six Nations flyers!
PAUL FLAVINmade a late entrance into the Test arena for Ireland against France one day 20 years ago, so late that...
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Features
/ 8 years agoIrish step up recruitment for assault on top-flight
LONDON IRISH have been busy recruiting players ahead of their impending return to the Premiership next season. But I understand that...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoSeventh heaven for record-breaker Kay
By SAM JACKSON KAY Wilson scored a record-breaking seven tries as England humiliated Scotland to line up a Grand Slam decider...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoArms Park is shrinking
THE Cardiff Blues no doubt have many sound reasons of an almost exclusively financial nature behind their joint plan with the...
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