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Vale’s title hopes fade as Quins rally to cause upset

7 April 2019 1 comment

By JOSH HARDING Carmarthen Q26 Ebbw Vale …18 EBBW VALE’S hopes of mounting a late challenge for the Principality Premiership title were laid to rest […]

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

31 March 2019 0 comments

STEVE WINN THE FORMER BRIDGEND, SWANSEA, NEWPORT GWENT DRAGONS & CORNISH PIRATES CENTRE Istill get mistaken for Tom Shanklin or Gareth Thomas, my first centre […]

Worrying divide is growing between Wales and Regions

31 March 2019 1 comment

ONE part of Peter Jackson’s excellent article “Regions need to find more Caped Crusaders” struck home in a very big way. This was the statement […]

Ospreys battling to keep club alive

3 March 2019 1 comment

By PETER JACKSON ALUN-WYN Jones starts another Grand Slam week caught in the crossfire of a major political row between his beloved Ospreys and the […]

Welsh rugby to keep status quo after crisis meeting in Cardiff between WRU and regions

25 February 2019 0 comments

Project Reset changes knocked back by regions in meeteings, but uncertainty remains

Wales to keep status quo after Cardiff crisis talks

24 February 2019 0 comments

By ALEX BYWATER Decision time: Gareth Anscombe THE Welsh Rugby Union and Wales’ four regions are poised to end months of uncertainty by agreeing to […]

Bradbury states case for French inclusion

17 February 2019 0 comments

By GARY HEATLY BLINDSIDEMagnus Bradbury put in a cracking performance after four months out to help Edinburgh keep their PRO14 play-off hopes well and truly […]

Cardiff keep up the heat with Bedwas success

17 February 2019 1 comment

By ROB COLE Cardiff …………35 Bedwas ……….17 CARDIFF kept up the pressure on league leaders Merthyr as they bagged a bonus point in a dressrehearsal […]

CVC step up plans to invest in the PRO14

10 February 2019 0 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS CVC Capital Partners – the private equity firm with a 27 per cent stake in Premiership Rugby – are set to expand […]

Carl fighting for chance to keep battling world’s best

3 February 2019 1 comment

■By NEALE HARVEY Support: Alan Solomons WORCESTER back rower Carl Kirwan has lifted the lid on the mental anguish of his two-year fight for fitness […]

Room 101: Former Dragons head coach and Ireland hooker Bernard Jackman

30 January 2019 0 comments

Don’t ask Bernard Jackman for tickets to a Six Nations game…

Dragons blow out after Lewis fires wide

27 January 2019 0 comments

By ALEX BYWATER DRAGONS caretaker head coach Ceri Jones refused to point the finger at rookie referee Ben Blain as his team came within an […]

Heartbreak again for Vale as Ironmen stage late fightback

27 January 2019 0 comments

By ROB COLE Merthyr 10 Ebbw Vale 9 A PENALTY try from the last play of the game, and with the scoreboard clock showing 92 […]

Regions should open talks with CVC – Moffett

20 January 2019 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA WALES’ four regions have been told to cut their losses and attempt to form an Anglo-Welsh league with the 12 Premiership clubs as […]

Prydie set for pivotal role at Scarlets

20 January 2019 0 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS TOM Prydie owes a great deal to the Scarlets and plans to repay them by getting their Champions Cup qualification hopes back […]

Dragons left feeling red after another hammering

20 January 2019 3 comments

■By ROGER PANTING DRAGONS’ deficiencies were ruthlessly exposed by a mightily impressive Clermont, who recorded a sixth bonus point win to top Pool 1 with […]

When JPR started at openside

20 January 2019 0 comments

■Andrew Trimble, one of a veritable battalion of ex-players to migrate from the dressing room to the commentary box, summed up the roar of a […]

Peter Jackson column: Battered Adam Hughes finds refuge as a referee after concussion agony

18 January 2019 0 comments

The former Exeter and Dragons wing talks in-depth about his shift from the team dressing room to the neurosurgeon’s office

Blues must find £1m before new PRA deal can be signed

13 January 2019 0 comments

By ALEX BYWATER CARDIFF Blues have called an emergency meeting for Monday following crunch talks between the WRU and their four regions over the new […]

Jackson column: Boxing Day derby ties would bring fans back to Welsh PRO14 clubs

9 January 2019 0 comments

Peter Jackson reflects on the attendances of Welsh clubs over the festive period

DREAMTEAM

6 January 2019 0 comments

PAT HOWARD, EALING AND FORMER SHARKS, STORMERS, MUNSTER, NORTHAMPTON AND DRAGONS CENTRE, CHOOSES HIS BEST XV PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST 1. Steven Kitshoff – Won […]

Pivac got it wrong with Hadleigh at fly-half

6 January 2019 0 comments

Negative move: Hadleigh Parkes is not a No.10 PICTURE: Getty Images IDON’T mind a pub quiz every now and again and at the start of […]

Dragons should wait until summer to select their new boss

6 January 2019 0 comments

I’VE BEEN very critical of the Dragons this season and I stand by those comments, but you also have to give credit where it’s due […]

Beard neck injury puts dampner on Ospreys win

6 January 2019 0 comments

By JAMES CANDY Explosive start: Scott Williams scores for Ospreys after just five minutes PICTURE: Huw Evans OSPREYS head coach Allen Clarke is praying Adam […]

Scarlets eventually exploit Dragons front row shortage

6 January 2019 0 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS WAYNE PIVAC slammed the refereeing of the scrum despite his side’s victory over the Dragons which lifted the Scarlets back into the […]

Jackman frustrated Dragons left derby win so late

6 January 2019 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON NEWS EXTRA SACKED Dragons boss Bernard Jackman insists that he has left the Rodney Parade region in a better place for his […]

Steelmen edge Quins thanks to late Jones kick

6 January 2019 0 comments

By MATT LLOYD Carmarthen….19 Ebbw Vale……20 RHYS Jones held his nerve to bang over a penalty five minutes from time to give Ebbw Vale victory. […]

Lippiett bags brace to prevent upset at Emlyn

6 January 2019 0 comments

By JAMES JOHNSON New’ Emlyn….21 Bargoed ……….36 LEWIS Lippiett’s brace helped Bargoed to fight off a strong Newcastle Emlyn side and progress to the second […]

Wainright’s flying high after whirlwind season

30 December 2018 1 comment

By ALEX BYWATER Impressive debut: Aaron Wainwright mixed with the Boks beasts in November IT HAS been a breathtaking 12 months for Wales flanker Aaron […]

Jones stars as Vale vault to comfortable win at Bedwas

30 December 2018 0 comments

By TIM LEWIS Bedwas ……….17 Ebbw Vale……38 RHYS Jones kicked 16 points to steer Ebbw Vale up to third place in the Principality Premiership as […]

Quins full of festive cheer after staging comeback

23 December 2018 0 comments

By JAY BAYFORD Cross Keys… 9 Carmarthen Q20 CARMARTHEN Quins felt the Christmas spirit as they recovered from a halftime deficit to secure an important […]

Past form counts for little – Francis

23 December 2018 2 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS Making his case: Tomas Francis scores for Wales against South Africa PICTURES: Getty Images TOMAS Francis expects no loyalty from Wales boss […]

Turner: Jackman deserved a lot better

23 December 2018 0 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS Critical: Paul Turner FORMER Dragons head coach and Wales fly-half Paul Turner has slammed the club for their treatment of sacked head […]

Dogged 14-man Dragons fall to last-gasp penalty

23 December 2018 0 comments

By ROGER PANTING GARETH Anscombe kicked a last minute penalty to rob Dragons of a deserved draw in a drab game at the Arms Park. […]

Shane Williams column: Ospreys pack must deliver carnage over Christmas

20 December 2018 0 comments

Shane Williams looks ahead to the Scarlets v Ospreys clash on Saturday

Dragons’ spirit keeps interim boss Ceri happy

16 December 2018 1 comment

■By ROB COLE INTERIM Dragons boss Ceri Jones saw his side end a tough week with a seven-try defeat at European giants Clermont Auvergne – […]

Jackson column: The numbers don’t lie, fans snub the regions in PRO14

14 December 2018 0 comments

Peter Jackson examines the drop in attendance figures among the four Welsh regions

Shaun Edwards in advanced talks to become new Dragons head coach

13 December 2018 0 comments

Already committed to moving to Wigan Warriors in 2020

Dragons and Bernard Jackman part ways

11 December 2018 0 comments

Forwards coach Ceri Jones will take interim charge of the struggling PRO14 club

Saints pile more woe on underfire Jackman

9 December 2018 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY Stop that! Taqele Naiyaravoro dives in for Saints PICTURE: Getty Images Down: James Fish tackles Dragons’ Richard Hibbard API Ratuniyarawa produced a […]

Pack will have to be at Test standard to beat Leinster, says Bath’s Ewels

5 December 2018 0 comments

England lock anticipating ferocious clash against kings of Europe

Jackson column: Curse of knee injuries blindsides Wales

5 December 2018 0 comments

No.6s in short supply to Gatland ahead of Six Nations

Hibbard: We must show pride at Saints

2 December 2018 1 comment

By JAMES CANDY RICHARD Hibbard believes the only tonic to heal from the hurt of their Leinster hammering is to somehow beat Northampton Saints in […]

Bolter Holmes has Lions pair in his sights

2 December 2018 0 comments

NEALE HARVEY WALES’ newcomer Jonah Holmes insists he will not consider himself a Test player until he is named in the Six Nations squad. Holmes, […]

Skelton gives up RWC for Sarries

25 November 2018 0 comments

Decision: Will Skelton will stay at Saracens WILL SKELTON has verbally agreed to stay with Saracens next season after turning down the chance to return […]

Amos off to Blues, will Adams and Evans follow?

25 November 2018 0 comments

HALLAM Amos is set for a move to Cardiff Blues – and Wales’ capital region are also looking at his fellow internationals Josh Adams and […]

Three in a row as Aberavon momentum continues

25 November 2018 0 comments

By JAY BAYFORD Cross Keys….19 Aberavon……..47 ABERAVON made it three wins in three with an impressive victory over Cross Keys at Pandy Park. The Wizards […]

Improving Russians fired up against Dragons

18 November 2018 2 comments

By HARRY GLOVER Dragons …38 Russia …24 DRAGONS edged out Lyn Jones’ Russia side in a closely-fought match which provided nine tries at Bedwas. The […]