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Jeremy Guscott: Lions must borrow Ireland blueprint to reign supreme

14 December 2016 0 comments

Warren Gatland is the right man to be head coach of this Lions tour to New Zealand because of the success he enjoyed in Australia […]

Wales change six for Pumas clash

10 November 2016 0 comments

Rob Howley has made six changes ahead of Wales‘ meeting with Argentina in Cardiff on Saturday, taking the axe to the side that were crushed […]

Wales v Australia preview

4 November 2016 0 comments

Leigh Halfpenny will make his long awaited return to Test rugby after being given a start at fullback against Australia. Halfpenny has not played for […]

Shane Williams column: Steve Tandy and his Ospreys need to get a fast start

12 August 2016 0 comments

We are just a month away from the start of the new Guinness Pro 12 season and one side I expect to see improving on […]

Peter Jackson column: The Welsh Lions face mauling by England

6 July 2016 0 comments

The last Lions Test team contained ten Welshmen and two English. The numbers for the next one could very easily turn out to be the […]

Peter Jackson column: Welfare is sacrificed on altar of Test cash

1 July 2016 0 comments

For those who survived the World Cup and everything else the fates threw at them, the longest of all seasons ended yesterday more than ten […]

Peter Jackson verdict: Promise fades for Wales as Steve Hansen finds a new batch

30 June 2016 0 comments

There will probably be calls this morning from Humanitarian Aid organisations for another referendum in Wales so the people can decide whether to send New […]

Wales change two for second NZ Test

16 June 2016 0 comments

Wales have made two changes to their starting XV for the second Test against New Zealand in Wellington with Rhys Patchell and Luke Charteris named. […]

Shane Williams verdict: Lively Liam Williams is such a joy to watch

16 June 2016 0 comments

What a game and what an effort from Sam Warburton and his boys but yet again, New Zealand showed why they are the world champions. […]

Lydiate to captain Wales against England

27 May 2016 0 comments

Dan Lydiate will lead Wales against England at Twickenham on Sunday as Warren Gatland‘s side begin their five match summer tour. Lydiate continues with the […]

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 […]

Ashley Beck pens new Ospreys contract

20 April 2016 0 comments

Ospreys announced that centre Ashley Beck has signed a new two-year contract with the region. A product of the region’s player development pathway, Beck progressed […]

Peter Jackson column: Come on Wales, try and give us a thrill

10 March 2016 0 comments

Wales will bring their Iron Curtain to Twickenham next week and defy England to find a way through. They will man it with hi-tech proficiency […]

Jeremy Guscott column: England will need to crack the Shaun Edwards defence code

9 March 2016 0 comments

This game between England and Wales is winner-takes-all, because, whichever side win, they will almost certainly win the 2016 Six Nations Championship. There is also […]

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 […]

Wales unchanged for Six Nations decider against England

8 March 2016 0 comments

Wales have named an unchanged starting XV to face England at Twickenham in the Six Nations decider on Saturday. There are three changes on the […]

Shane Williams’ verdict: Livewire Gareth Davies is the Welsh gamebreaker but he must learn quickly it’s not all about try glory

2 March 2016 0 comments

Gareth Davies sums up Wales right now – plenty of effort but lacking that final crucial touch. Davies was named man of the match and […]

Wales change three to take on France

23 February 2016 0 comments

Alex Cuthbert, Bradley Davies and Dan Lydiate are all named in the starting XV as Wales make three changes for the Six Nations clash against […]

Why Sam Warburton really stayed in Wales

23 February 2016 0 comments

Modest Sam Warburton insists he is not guaranteed his place against France next weekend and revealed how a dog kept him firmly at home in […]

Shane Williams: So good to see mighty George back among tries

18 February 2016 0 comments

Watching Wales win is great but seeing George North in that sort of form is even better. George gave everyone a reminder of just what […]

Peter Jackson column: Graham Henry was right, Wales: Start using your brains!

12 February 2016 0 comments

In the relentless search for a psychological edge, Wales could have done worse than given their backs a jolting reminder of what one Kiwi thinks […]

Dan Biggar fit to start against Scotland

11 February 2016 0 comments

Dan Biggar has recovered from his ankle injury and will start at fly-half for Wales‘ Six Nations match against Scotland on Saturday. The Ospreys star […]

Shane Williams column: Wales can roar home with Lions in midfield

5 February 2016 0 comments

Wales have a great chance to win this year’s Six Nations – if they use their heads. But if the World Cup showed us anything, […]

Wales name team for Six Nations opener

3 February 2016 0 comments

Rob Evans, Tom James and Justin Tipuric ahev all been included in Wales’ starting XV for their Six Nations opener against Ireland in Dublin on […]

Champions Cup round 6 teams

22 January 2016 0 comments

Pool 1 Ulster v Oyonnax Ulster: Jared Payne; Andrew Trimble, Darren Cave, Luke Marshall, Craig Gilroy; Paddy Jackson, Paul Marshall; Kyle McCall, Rob Herring (Capt.), […]

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 […]

Peter Jackson column: Dan Biggar is the man to lead Ospreys on glory run

26 November 2015 0 comments

Dan Biggar goes to work this afternoon in a place surrounded by volcanic mountains, a suitable location for an Osprey who has taken his trade […]

Shane Williams World Cup XV

6 November 2015 0 comments

15. Ayumu Goromaru (Japan): The Brave Blossoms deserved more after three wins and he was key against South Africa. 14. Nehe Milner-Scudder (NZ): Habana got […]

Dan Biggar set to sign on for 2019 World Cup

3 November 2015 0 comments

Welsh fly-half is finalising a new deal to stay in Wales for another crack at the World Cup.

World Cup quarter-finals teams

15 October 2015 0 comments

Australia v Scotland Australia: Kurtley Beale; Adam Ashley-Cooper, Tevita Kuridrani, Matt Giteau, Drew Mitchell; Bernard Foley, Will Genia; Scott Sio, Stephen Moore (Capt.), Sekope Kepu; Kane […]

Morgan in midfield for Wales against South Africa

15 October 2015 0 comments

Tyler Morgan will start at outside centre in Wales‘ World Cup quarter-final against South Africa at Twickenham on Saturday. The twice-capped 20 year-old got the […]

Justin Tipuric to start for Wales against Wallabies

8 October 2015 0 comments

Justin Tipuric has been named in the Wales starting XV as Warren Gatland is looking to answer fire with fire in the Pool of Death […]

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 […]

Wales forced to change three against Fiji

30 September 2015 0 comments

Injuries have forced Wales to make three changes to their starting XV ahead of their game against Fiji on Thursday. With Scott Williams and Hallam […]

Peter Jackson’s verdict: Who needs Leigh Halfpenny when you’ve got Dan Biggar?

29 September 2015 0 comments

They paid £20,000,000 to be ringside at Twickenham last night, a suitably monstrous sum for a neighbourly battle billed as the Monster Bash of this […]

Shane Williams’ comment: Dan Biggar was the man and not just for his boot

29 September 2015 0 comments

What a performance and what a result. It certainly wasn’t pretty but no Welsh fan will care when England are beaten in the World Cup […]

Peter Jackson’s column: Let’s hope Warren Gatland won’t take a kicking

18 September 2015 0 comments

Wales went into their semi-final at the last World Cup fully loaded with goalkickers – a veritable arsenal of weaponry providing enough ammunition for every […]

Sam Warburton returns to lead Wales

3 September 2015 0 comments

Sam Warburton returns to the Wales starting line-up to lead his side against Italy in their final World Cup warm-up on Saturday. Warburton is part […]

Shane Williams’ column: Absolute honour to play with a true great like Ryan Jones

26 August 2015 0 comments

Of the hundreds of memories I cherish from playing with Ryan Jones for the Ospreys, Wales and the British & Irish Lions, there is one […]

Lions trio dumped by Wales

13 August 2015 0 comments

James Hook, Mike Phillips and Richard Hibbard will not play in the World Cup after being cut by Warren Gatland today. The British & Irish […]

Shane Williams’ column: Gentle giant Jerry Collins made Ospreys into true Galacticos

10 June 2015 0 comments

Jerry Collins was a typical south-sea islander – a monster on the pitch but a gentle giant off it. I remember clearly the day we […]

Shane Williams: Judgement Day will act as Warren Gatland’s World Cup trial

23 April 2015 1 comment

Warren Gatland might not be there in person but next week’s Judgement Day could be just that for so many Wales hopefuls. The Wales coach […]

Peter Jackson’s column: Rory Watts-Jones was too brave for his own good

6 March 2015 0 comments

There was a time when Rory Watts-Jones rubbed shoulders with the brightest and best of his generation on an equal footing. Ten years ago in […]

Fears over Warburton and Biggar eased

3 March 2015 0 comments

Sam Warburton and Dan Biggar are expected to be fit to face Ireland on March 14 despite injury concerns after Wales‘ win in France on […]

Wales recall George North for France Test

24 February 2015 0 comments

George North has been recalled by Wales to take on France in the third round of the Six Nations on Saturday. The Northampton wing, who […]

Jeremy Guscott’s verdict: Fitness tells and so do Jonathan Joseph’s twinkle toes

11 February 2015 1 comment

England‘s victory over Wales in Cardiff was about energy, discipline and defence, and they proved that when those three elements come together it becomes a […]

Warburton to win Wales’ 50th cap against England

3 February 2015 0 comments

Warren Gatland makes two changes ahead of Six Nations opener.

Guinness Pro12 round 13 teams

9 January 2015 0 comments

Cardiff Blues v Leinster Cardiff Blues: Joaquin Tuculet; Alex Cuthbert, Cory Allen, Gavin Evans, Lucas Amorosino; Gareth Anscombe, Tavis Knoyle; Gethin Jenkins (Capt.), Kristian Dacey, […]

Guinness Pro12 round 10 teams

19 December 2014 0 comments

Cardiff Blues v Scarlets Cardiff Blues: Joaquin Tuculet; Alex Cuthbert, Cory Allen, Adam Thomas, Lucas Amorosino; Gareth Anscombe, Lewis Jones; Gethin Jenkins (Capt.), Kristian Dacey, […]