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Derby day double act for regions

24 December 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Fixtures: Tuesday December 26: Cardiff v Dragons, Kick-off 3pm Scarlets v Ospreys, Kick-off 5.15pm Boxing Day action sees back-to-back Welsh derbies as […]

Cycling from Land’s End all the way to Twickenham

24 December 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Former Premiership player Ed Jackson and his trusty companion Ross Stirling have travelled more than 500km this week, synchronised pedalling their way […]

Another player to call time on URC

17 December 2023 0 comments

By NEIL FISSLER Dragons flanker Aaron Wainwright could be the latest Wales international to leave the URC when his contract runs out at the end […]

Late drama as Dragons denied at the death

17 December 2023 0 comments

By DAVID JOHN DRAGONS were denied back-to-back Challenge Cup victories in the final play of the game as Pau registered their first win of the […]

Challenge Cup round two Friday and Saturday preview

15 December 2023 0 comments

Having got their campaign underway with victory last week, Gloucester are now back to nearly full strength for a crucial match against Clermont under the […]

Bears set to splash cash for Lovejoy

10 December 2023 0 comments

By NEIL FISSLER Bristol have launched a massive recruitment drive for next season, with Harlequins tighthead Lovejoy Chawatama set to become their first recruit. The […]

Lions set to ring the changes

10 December 2023 0 comments

■By BEN JAYCOCK Preview… Perpignan v Lions Today. 1pm LIONS head coach Ivan van Rooyen will be banking on the strength of his squad as […]

Pau no match for powerful Sharks

10 December 2023 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON Sharks ……….. 45 Pau ………………… 5 LUKHANYO Am and Eben Etzebeth scored two tries apiece as the Sharks launched their maiden Challenge […]

Dyer at the double to seal victory for Dragons

10 December 2023 0 comments

By SIMON THOMAS Dragons………… 24pts Tries: Hewitt 43, Davies 74, Dyer 77, 80 Conversions: Reed 44, 80 Oyonnax………….. 7pts Tries: Treilles 22 Conversions: Soulan 23 […]

No room at the top for Welsh regions

10 December 2023 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW AS Anglo-Welsh duels of the blood-and-guts variety go, one springs foremost to mind: a humdinger of a […]

URC star Matthews scoring for fun at all levels

10 December 2023 0 comments

By SIMON THOMAS URC top try-scorer Johnny Matthews is proof there’s more than one path to rugby stardom. The hooker was 26 before he signed […]

Davies enjoying life in a new lake

10 December 2023 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN SWAPPING Dragons for a new challenge at Grenoble – and the lens of Welsh rugby for relative anonymity in southeast France […]

Challenge Cup round one Friday and Saturday preview

8 December 2023 0 comments

Gloucester will be looking to get their season back on track as they face Black Lion, with their opposition becoming the first Georgian team to […]

14-man Lions too good for Dragons

3 December 2023 0 comments

By HAMISH Lions……………… 49pts Tries: van Wyck 11, Horn 28, 70; van der Merwe 43, 77; van der Berg 57 Conversions: Nohamba 29, 44, 53, […]

Georgia happy to be joining the party

3 December 2023 0 comments

The Challenge Cup is being used to widen boundaries. A Georgian side, Black Lion which will play its home matches in Tbilisi, has been included […]

World Cup winners control it for Sharks

26 November 2023 0 comments

By SIMON THOMAS Sharks ……………69pts Tries: Fassi 12, Mapimpi 21, Kok 40, Etzebeth 47, Williams 54, Buthelezi 61, Labuschagne 64, Williams 71, Fassi 75, Am […]

Lively Lions on the prowl

26 November 2023 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON Lions ……………. 61 Zebre…………….. 19 HENCO van Wyk and Edwill van der Merwe claimed two tries apiece as the Lions recorded their […]

Winger Walker revelling in the freedom of his new Park life

26 November 2023 0 comments

By EDDIE MCATEER With 16 tries from ten games, Rosslyn Park winger Charlie Walker is thriving in National One this season. Walker retired from a […]

What’s in The Rugby Paper: 26/11/23

24 November 2023 0 comments

Following a consequential round of derby action in the Premiership, the league continues with four more reports and a preview in The Rugby Paper this Sunday. […]

Dragons surprise

19 November 2023 0 comments

AMPTHILL head coach Paul Turner is to make a surprise return to Dragons as a part-time consultant for the rest of the season. The 63-year-old […]

Derby day double up

19 November 2023 0 comments

WELSH rugby’s Judgement Day double-header will be held at Cardiff City Stadium on June 1 – the final weekend of the URC regular season – […]

Flanagan: We threw off all the shackles

19 November 2023 0 comments

By SIMON THOMAS Dragons……………. 20pts Conversion: Evans 39, 66 Penalty: Evans 24, 30 Ospreys………………5pts Tries: Roberts 38, Dyer 65 DRAGONS claimed their first URC win […]

Hanekom chews over Wales option

19 November 2023 0 comments

By ROB COLE His elder brother was the first to dip his toe into Welsh rugby and now the Bulls No.8 Cameron Hanekom is mulling […]

Jonny hit with three week ban

19 November 2023 0 comments

GLOUCESTER wing Jonny May has been banned for three games after being cited for a dangerous tackle against Bath. The 33-year-old was cited for a […]

Dragons call on Wales cavalry

12 November 2023 0 comments

■By BEN JAYCOCK Preview: Dragons v Leinster Today. Kick-off 1.15pm DRAGONS head coach Dai Flanagan has made nine changes ahead of today’s encounter with Leinster […]

Litterick learned prop trade through Jones

12 November 2023 0 comments

By SIMON THOMAS Rising star: Rhys Litterick AS a young tighthead learning the ropes, new Cardiff Rugby prop Rhys Litterick could hardly have had a […]

Welsh trio back in harness to lead fight for Cardiff

29 October 2023 0 comments

PREVIEW…Dragons v Cardiff (Today, Kick-off 2.30pm) By BEN JAYCOCK Cardiff welcome back a trio of internationals from the Rugby World Cup as they head to […]

Upset day in Rugby World Cup. Part I. Argentina

25 October 2023 0 comments

Wales was clear favorites with the bookies. The Red Dragons were favored at around 1.5, while the Los Pumas victory was quoted at 3.00. Good […]

Paying the price of a lopsided draw

22 October 2023 0 comments

BRENDAN GALLAGHER And there, ladies and gentlemen, we can see the mortal danger of having such a lopsided draw. We may have spent all last […]

Walsh sparks Ospreys

8 October 2023 0 comments

URC Friendlies THE Ospreys continued their pre-season preparations with a slender 28-26 victory over Cardiff. Cardiff led at half-time thanks to tries from Liam Belcher […]

Steelmen keep up pressure on Drovers

1 October 2023 0 comments

By ROB COLE Premiership round-up EBBW Vale kept up the pressure on table-topping Llandovery in the Indigo Premiership as they picked up a full set […]

Welsh aiming for 10-team elite division

27 August 2023 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON The Welsh Premiership will be replaced in the 2024-25 season by a “finishing school” for rising talent with the number of teams […]

Wales squad player Evans joins Dragons

16 July 2023 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA DRAGONS have signed Wales squad member Cai Evans from Ospreys. Evans has played at full-back in recent times having also played at fly-half. […]

Dragons get their man

10 July 2023 0 comments

The Dragons have won a three-way battle royale to land Ospreys full-back Cai Evans, who was named in Warren Gatland’s World Cup training squad earlier […]

Dragons to go private

2 July 2023 0 comments

Dragons RFC will return to private ownership this summer after a takeover deal for the Newport-based region was agreed on Friday with a consortium led […]

Georgia and Israel in line for Challenge Cup

2 July 2023 1 comment

By JON NEWCOMBE Teams from Georgia, Israel and South Africa are in the running to fill the two vacant spots in the 2023/24 European Challenge […]

Cardiff in fight for Thomas

11 June 2023 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Gloucester have been linked with a move for highly-rated Cardiff coach T Rhys Thomas. The former Wales hooker, 41, […]

Trio complete an incredible journey

28 May 2023 0 comments

Ben Jaycock talks to Ed Jackson, the former Wasps forward who took up mountaineering after hurting his back. Having been forced into retirement from rugby […]

Fish is my kind of player – reliable and committed

14 May 2023 0 comments

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND I WAS gutted when I read that Dan Fish is going to miss Cardiff ’s Premiership semi-final clash with […]

James steps up as Cardiff take on the Black & Ambers

14 May 2023 0 comments

Premiership semi-finals By ROB COLE PREVIEW… Cardiff v Newport Today. Kick-off 5.30pm, Arms Park Llandovery v Merthyr Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, Church Bank WALES U20 cap […]

Chiefs keen to add Boyle to their roster

7 May 2023 0 comments

NEIL FISSLER Exeter Chiefs are in the bidding to bring young Leinster prop Jack Boyle to the Premiership this summer when his contract with the […]

Wales prop Smith staying at Ospreys

7 May 2023 0 comments

NICKY Smith has signed a contract extension with Ospreys. The 29-year-old Wales loosehead had been touted as a possible recruit for Exeter, who have signed […]

Toulouse look set to lead from the front

30 April 2023 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN As the French Top 14 takes a week’s break for the Champions and Challenge Cup semi-finals, here’s a look at the […]

Biarritz lead chase for Webb

23 April 2023 0 comments

BY NEIL FISSLER Biarritz are on the verge of completing a deal for Wales and Lions scrum-half Rhys Webb as the exodus of players from […]

Dragons take chances to stun Scarlets

23 April 2023 0 comments

By ROGER PANTING Scarlets …………14pts Tries: Hardy 23, Tuipulotu 71 Conversions: Costelow 23, 71 Dragons…………. 31pts Tries: Dee 4, J Williams 6, Tomkinson 14, Hughes […]

Dragons swoop in for Scarlets No.9 Blacker

16 April 2023 0 comments

DRAGONS have signed Wales squad scrum-half Dane Blacker from Scarlets. The 24-year-old will be reunited with former coach Dai Flanagan at Rodney Parade for the […]

Watson goes on tour at Castres

9 April 2023 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER England winger Anthony Watson has moved a step closer to moving to France next season after being given a […]

Bevan to swap US for Wales

9 April 2023 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA THE WRU has appointed Huw Bevan as its interim performance director. He replaces Nigel Walker, who became interim chief executive in January following […]

Knights fighting hard despite their half rations

9 April 2023 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE After doing a “Leicester City” in 2021/22, Doncaster have found it tough to back up last year’s second-place finish in the current […]

Newport homing in on play-off race

9 April 2023 0 comments

Premiership By SIMON HOGG Newport……………….33 Merthyr………………..27 NEWPORT made it three wins in nine days as they beat Merthyr to move closer to the play-off picture. […]

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