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WRU in talks to take over the Cardiff Blues

31 August 2016 0 comments

Welsh Rugby Union bosses are considering a shock take-over of Cardiff Blues. Blues chairman Peter Thomas has held talks with the WRU’s top brass over […]

Premiership 7s win is just the start for Wasps

8 August 2016 0 comments

Christian Wade believes victory in the Singha Premiership Rugby 7s Series is just the start for Wasps this season, as the club continue to move […]

Prop pair pen new Saracens contracts

3 August 2016 0 comments

Props Richard Barrington and Titi Lamositele have signed new deals with Saracens. Loosehead Barrington, 26, who arrived at Saracens from Championship side Jersey in the […]

Lou Reed to join Sale Sharks

28 June 2016 0 comments

Sale Sharks have announced the signing of Welsh International Lou Reed. The lock, who joins on a two-year contract, has played for Cardiff Blues since […]

Peter Jackson verdict: The All Blacks got up off the canvas

16 June 2016 0 comments

Peter The cognoscenti had been nodding all over New Zealand all week in agreement with Christian Cullen’s prognosis, that Wales wouldn’t be able to live […]

Dan Lydiate out of New Zealand tour

30 May 2016 0 comments

Uncapped Cardiff Blues flanker Ellis Jenkins has been called into the Wales squad as a replacemenet for Dan Lydiate to tour New Zealand. Lydiate captained […]

Gareth Anscombe is facing a ‘warm’ welcome home

12 May 2016 0 comments

Gareth Anscombe is braced for a rocky return to New Zealand after turning his back on the All Blacks. Anscombe is likely to get the […]

Peter Jackson column: Ravaged All Blacks offer hope to Wales

31 March 2016 0 comments

The striking similarities between Julian Savea and Nehe Milner-Skudder extend beyond the fact that each has scored eight tries in his last eight Tests for […]

20 Questions: Rhys Crane – Ealing Trailfinders wing

23 March 2016 0 comments

Enjoyed the week off? It’s been good even if we’ve been training. But not having a game will allow us to recharge the batteries before […]

Peter Jackson: Phew, a Grand Slam at last and not yet another grand shambles

23 March 2016 0 comments

And so ‘Fast Eddie’ has lived up to his name. A Six Nations Grand Slam at the first attempt made all the more significant given […]

Chris Robshaw: I’ll blank out RWC pain to beat Wales

10 March 2016 0 comments

Chris Robshaw has more reason than any player on the planet to bear a grudge against Warren Gatland‘s Wales. The two biggest and most costly […]

I’m relishing clash with spiky Mike Brown says Liam Williams

9 March 2016 0 comments

Liam Williams wants to stick the boot into England after Tom Wood’s kick left him seeing stars. Williams was part of Wales’ epic World Cup […]

Justin Burnell takes over at Rotherham

16 February 2016 0 comments

Rotherham Titans have announced the appointment of Justin Burnell as their new Head Coach. Burnell will take over with immediate effect replacing former Wales international Mark Jones […]

Scotland change one for Wales clash

11 February 2016 0 comments

Duncan Taylor has been named in Scotland‘s starting XV to take on Wales in Cardiff this Saturday. The Saracens centre has been promoted from the […]

Peter Jackson verdict on France – Much more of this and Guy Noves will feel his age

11 February 2016 0 comments

When France last required the services of Guy Noves, the Fifth Republic as headed by Charles de Gaulle had barely completed its second decade. Four […]

Dai Young – I like a scrum but just look at my Wasps fly!

10 February 2016 0 comments

As a proud tighthead prop, Dai Young will always have a soft spot for a pushover try – but the Wasps boss admits these days […]

Peter Jackson column: Irish get set for Storm Gatland to blast Dublin

5 February 2016 0 comments

The deep depression hanging over Ireland has nothing to do with Storm Gertrude and everything to do with Wales landing in Dublin this coming weekend. […]

Brendan Gallagher: Form counts for nothing in Calcutta Cup cauldron

4 February 2016 0 comments

It would be untrue to describe Murrayfield as a graveyard for English rugby, there has been plenty of success there over the years including the […]

My Life in Rugby: Nigel Horton – former England, Moseley and Toulouse lock

19 January 2016 0 comments

Being the first England player to play for their country across three decades, I once found myself the subject of a quiz question. The likes […]

Peter Jackson column: Friday fun and games is strictly for Wales

15 January 2016 0 comments

Friday night fever of the virulent Six Nations kind will break out again in Cardiff next month. France in Round Three on the last Friday […]

Shane Williams column: Cardiff Blues have signed one of Europe’s top talents

14 January 2016 0 comments

Of all the transfers and moves announced so far – Matthew Morgan joining Cardiff Blues is by far the most exciting. I said before the […]

Blues bring in Matthew Morgan

7 January 2016 0 comments

Matthew Morgan will leave Bristol at the end of the season after signing a two-year deal with the Cardiff Blues. The 23-year-old was named the […]

Peter Jackson column: BBC snub lets bigots back into the game

17 December 2015 0 comments

On their biennial visit to Cardiff over three decades from the early Sixties, England played the role of the compliant guest to perfection. They never […]

Patchell signs for Scarlets after turning down Cardiff

15 December 2015 0 comments

Cardiff Blues fly-half Rhys Patchell has rejected a new contract offer to pen a move to the Scarlets for next season. The Blues revealed yesterday […]

WATCH: Matthew Rees cited for stamping on Easter

24 November 2015 0 comments

Cardiff Blues captain Matthew Rees will appear at a disciplinary hearing in London tomorrow following his red card for stamping on Nick Easter. The incident […]

Legend Jonah Lomu dies aged 40

18 November 2015 0 comments

The rugby world has today lost its first global superstar as Jonah Lomu has died aged 40. The All Black great, who had been battling […]

Peter Jackson: When WRU sneak tried to ban us over £50 expenses

6 November 2015 0 comments

On the Sunday before we played England at the Arms Park in February 1975, five of the Wales team chosen the previous week were called […]

Peter Jackson comment: Get ready to crown team for all seasons

28 October 2015 0 comments

And so it has almost come to pass, the All Black coronation of New Zealand as the supreme long-term rulers of Planet Rugby. One more […]

We’ll get Alex Cuthbert firing again says Danny Wilson

27 October 2015 0 comments

Cardiff Blues coach Danny Wilson will rally behind Alex Cuthbert to get the Wales juggernaut rolling again. The British Lion’s desperate spell came to a […]

Peter Jackson column: Brynmor’s lad is still selling to dummies

9 October 2015 0 comments

The man in Seat 54, Row U of the middle tier of the East Stand looked down on a familiar figure darting along the touchline […]

James Horwill: Wales play into Wallaby hands

8 October 2015 0 comments

Wales‘ preference for open, attacking rugby could play into Australian hands on Saturday when the sides meet in Cardiff, according to former Wallaby lock James […]

Shane Williams column: Finally, Wales are learning from Wallaby heartbreaks

7 October 2015 0 comments

Warren Gatland should have the last 20 minutes of the game against England on repeat in the Wales team room this week to break their […]

Hallam Amos has pedigree to be the new Shane Williams says Lyn Jones

16 September 2015 0 comments

Wales will decide this week whether to give their youngest wing the earliest chance to be ‘the surprise package’ of the World Cup. Hallam Amos, […]

Shane Williams’ column: Sam Burgess is a beast, but is he really ready yet?

16 September 2015 0 comments

Sam Burgess is a beast but he could also be the chink in England‘s armour that Wales can exploit. England have had a decent warm-up […]

Dream Team: Thomas Waldrom – Exeter and former Leicester and England No.8

14 September 2015 0 comments

1. Joe Marler – I got to pick Joe just because of his banter really. He’s also a very good prop and I fully expect […]

Dream Team: Kelly Brown – Saracens, Scotland and former Borders back row

31 August 2015 0 comments

1. Cian Healy – Clearly spent a significant part of his life in the gym, strong, good in the set-piece and talented all-round. He needs […]

Hair Bear Adam Jones hungry for Harlequins starting jersey

25 August 2015 1 comment

Former Wales star has “nothing to prove” at Harlequins.

Shane Williams’ column: Chopping Richard Hibbard will leave Wales exposed

19 August 2015 0 comments

Warren Gatland has wielded his axe and cut some really prominent players from his World Cup squad after last week’s heavy defeat at home to […]

WIN tickets for Wales v Italy

18 August 2015 0 comments

The Rugby Paper has teamed up with T.M.Lewin, Official Formalwear Partner to The Welsh Rugby Union, to give away a pair of tickets to see […]

20 Questions: Tom James – Cardiff Blues and Wales wing

8 July 2015 1 comment

Must be delighted to be back in the Wales camp? Definitely. It’s been five years since my last cap so I’m loving every minute of […]

‘One more blow and George North has to quit’

7 July 2015 1 comment

One of world rugby‘s leading medical figures is advising George North to retire should he suffer another head injury. The Welsh Lion is due to […]

Shane Williams’ column: Liam Williams’ loss gives the likely lads a chance

2 July 2015 0 comments

There’s no hiding from the fact that losing Liam Williams would be a major blow to Wales. It would have been hard to imagine saying […]

Peter Jackson: When Bill Samuel kept Gareth Edwards from lure of football

26 June 2015 1 comment

The making of Gareth Edwards as a rugby superstar, humble human being and now knight of the realm, would probably never have happened had it […]

Peter Jackson: Bull-dozing Ross Moriarty may be Wales’ missing link

12 June 2015 1 comment

When Wales beat Australia in the World Cup for the first and only time, amid the geothermal geysers of Rotorua, their pack included two Moriartys. […]

Harlequins prop Matt Shields now ready for his crack in big league

21 May 2015 0 comments

Rookie Harlequins tighthead Matt Shields has endured a baptism of fire since joining from Darlington Mowden Park in February and emerged with flying colours. But […]

Glenn Delaney: The salary cap cheats must be hammered

20 May 2015 0 comments

London Irish coach insists there can be no second chances for Premiership salary cap cheats beyond the end of this season.

My Life in Rugby: Rob Vickerman – former England Sevens captain, Newcastle and Yorkshire Carnegie centre

19 May 2015 0 comments

I appreciate that having read this feature a fair few times over the years it usually starts with a remarkable memory of a significant victory, […]

Room 101: Richard Whiffin – London Irish backs coach

14 May 2015 0 comments

1. Pre-match pyrotechnics I didn’t see the need for the light show and all the razzmatazz before the first game of the Six Nations. Wales […]

Dream Team: Bradley Davies – Wasps, Wales and former Cardiff Blues lock

11 May 2015 0 comments

1. Gethin Jenkins – Mr Grumpy! He pretty much did my job for me when I played with him. He used to run behind me […]

My Life in Rugby: John Liley – former Leicester, Moseley, Worcester and Doncaster full-back

21 April 2015 1 comment

Hindsight is a wonderful thing. Looking back I should never had left Leicester for Moseley in the late Nineties. I’d had nine great years at […]

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