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Eight-try Ironmen pile on Llanelli misery

2 April 2023 0 comments

By ROB COLE Llanelli……………. 7 Merthyr………….50 A bad week for the Llanelli players ended in even worse fashion as they conceded eight tries in a […]

Young Guns: Leinster & Ireland U20s hooker Jack Boyle

26 March 2023 1 comment

After securing back-to-back Grand Slams in the U20s Six Nations, the future of Irish rugby is looking extremely bright, and Tyro Leinster hooker Jack Boyle […]

At last! Webb steps up to give Wales something to celebrate

12 March 2023 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON Italy………………………………. 17pts Tries: Negri 42, Brex 67 Conversions: Allan 43, 67 Penalties: Allan 15 Wales…………………………… 29pts Tries: Dyer 8, L Williams 17, […]

Young: Smaller squads will affect player welfare

5 March 2023 0 comments

Cardiff head coach Dai Young has concerns over player welfare as the Welsh regions prepare to have their squads severely reduced. Cardiff, Dragons, Ospreys and […]

Rees-Zammit won’t have to opt for club or country

5 March 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES George Skivington does not believe Wales reducing the cap threshold from 60 to 25 for players leaving the country without making themselves […]

Tompkins set for Wales recall

19 February 2023 1 comment

By JON NEWCOMBE Saracens DoR Mark McCall says he will be surprised if Nick Tompkins was available to him in the coming weeks after tipping […]

Ruddock leads way for Leinster

19 February 2023 0 comments

By TOM SHEEDY Leinster ………. 43 Dragons ………..14 Leo Cullen praised his men as their second string side maintained their perfect season with a 14th […]

Price is right for Black and Ambers

19 February 2023 1 comment

Premiership By ROB COLE Newport……………….33 Swansea……………..24 Walker Price made sure Newport got back to winning ways with a bonus-point victory. The Dragons academy wing raced […]

Double for Brown as Warriors charge on

29 January 2023 0 comments

By PAUL ROSS Dragons ……………28pts Tries: R Williams 15, Tomkinson 18, Basham 56, Coleman 80 Conversions: Hanrahan 16, 19, 57, 80 Glasgow…………. 42pts Tries: Forbes […]

Scarlets seal first Welsh victory over Bulls

29 January 2023 2 comments

By ROGER PANTING Scarlets …………37pts Tries: Davis 9, Mathias 16, G Davies 20, McNicholl 76 Conversions: Costelow 9, 16, 20, D Jones 76 Penalties: Costelow […]

Halfpenny’s boot proves the difference for Scarlets

15 January 2023 1 comment

By ROGER PANTING Scarlets ……….. 20pts Tries: Steff Evans 22, McNicholl 54 Conversions: Halfpenny 22, 54 Penalties: Halfpenny 10, 63 Cheetahs ……… 17pts Tries: van […]

Dragons end European drought

15 January 2023 1 comment

By ROB COLE Pau ……………….. 12 Dragons ……….. 21 DRAGONS took revenge on Pau to record a first win in European competition for more than […]

Challenge Cup Friday and Saturday preview

13 January 2023 0 comments

With two Welsh sides currently dominating both of the European Challenge Cup’s 12-team pools, it’s a busy Friday and Saturday as teams’ jostling for a […]

Heartbreak for Evans as Ospreys win Welsh derby

8 January 2023 0 comments

URC round-up First-half try: Dewi Lake scored for Ospreys JARROD Evans fell agonisingly short with the last kick of the game as Ospreys clinched a […]

Young Guns: Cardiff Met University lock Brandon Harvey

31 December 2022 0 comments

American second row Brandon Harvey was hurt by his country of birth’s failure to qualify for the 2023 World Cup but feels the sport will […]

Players in Wales face 50% pay cuts

18 December 2022 1 comment

By PETER JACKSON Welsh rugby’s cure to its financial crisis will include pay cuts of up to 50 per cent for some players employed by […]

Dragons denied at the death by TMO call

18 December 2022 1 comment

By ROB COLE Dragons …………. 21pts Tries: Roberts 28, 62 Conversions: Hanrahan 63 Penalties: Davies 3, 15, 17 Pau ………………….27pts Tries: Carol 32, Roudil 58, […]

McKenzie on top form and enjoying life at Harlequins

18 December 2022 1 comment

By BEN JAYCOCK Star signing: Arabella McKenzie in action for Australia at the World Cup PICTURE: Getty Images Australia fly-half Arabella McKenzie is flourishing in […]

Relief for Moriarty after he loses head

11 December 2022 2 comments

By MATT LLOYD Lions………………. 31pts Tries: Lombard 15, Ntlabakanye 30, van der Merwe 44, 48 Conversions: Lombard 10, 30; Hendrikse 44, 48 Penalties: Lombard 4 […]

Wainwright and Screech cause stir

20 November 2022 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Sam Wainwright and Matthew Screech have caused a massive stir with their respective moves to the Scarlets and Dragons. […]

Skiing trip prompted rapid rise to the top

13 November 2022 0 comments

MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER NOTTINGHAM, STADE FRANCAIS, WASPS, DRAGONS & NORTHAMPTON SCRUM-HALF CHARLIE DAVIES I WAS 16 and on a family skiing holiday […]

Happy Harri’s double lifts Keys

13 November 2022 0 comments

Championship round-up By ROB COLE WALES U18 centre Harri Ackerman made a big impression on his debut for Cross Keys as he romped away to […]

Dragon Lloyd brings up 150

23 October 2022 0 comments

Preview Dragons v Ospreys Today. 3pm PROP Lloyd Fairbrother makes his 150th Dragons appearance today – only the 11th player to achieve that feat. Back […]

Young Guns: Bristol Bears centre Joe Jenkins

9 October 2022 0 comments

Joe Jenkins made a huge impact on his professional debut last week scoring a brace for Bristol in the Premiership Cup and the outside centre […]

Williams injury doubt for Wales

9 October 2022 1 comment

Scarlets centre Johnny Williams is a doubt for Wales’ autumn internationals after suffering another calf injury against Benetton. The 25-year-old suffered the problem in the late stages […]

It’s a new generation of Welsh coaches

2 October 2022 0 comments

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Home-grown coaches have always been a big topic of debate in Wales. It could be argued we haven’t developed […]

Cuthbert a doubt for Wales’ autumn

2 October 2022 0 comments

ALEX Cuthbert is a doubt for Wales’ autumn international series with a shoulder injury. The 52-cap wing has enjoyed a rejuvenation at Test level since […]

Dyer ends long wait with superb winner

25 September 2022 0 comments

Dragons…………….23pts Tries: Dyer 72 Penalties: Hanrahan 10, 16, 23, 27, 35, 80+1 Munster ………..17pts Tries: Archer 37, Healy 40 Conversions: Healy 38, 40+1 Penalties: Healy 3 Rio Dyer scored a […]

Hughes a target for Dragons

25 September 2022 0 comments

Dragons are eyeing up a move for former Scarlets centre Steffan Hughes. Hughes has been a free agent since being released by the Scarlets at […]

Basham back for Dragons

25 September 2022 2 comments

Preview Dragons v Munster Today. Kick-off 3pm WALES flanker Taine Basham starts as Dragons looks to bounce from the 44-6 hammering at Edinburgh. He is […]

Darcy at the double as Dragons get blown away

18 September 2022 0 comments

By BRYN PALMER Edinburgh ……..44pts Tries: Vellacott 27, Young 35, Graham 42, 49; Hoyland 53, Kinghorn 61, Dean 63 Conversions: Bennett 28, 50, 64 Penalties: […]

URC chief keen to emulate US sports model

18 September 2022 0 comments

■By STEFFAN THOMAS MARTIN Anayi admits the United Rugby Championship does need to consider a restriction on player salaries and would like the cross-border competition […]

Bears leave it late to round pre-season off in style

4 September 2022 1 comment

Scarlets …………28pts Bristol …………..34pts By RICHARD PHELPS Bristol Bears rounded off their preseason campaign with another fightback victory. It was a high-scoring affair, like Bristol’s […]

Globe-trotter Hanrahan out to put drive back into Dragons

4 September 2022 0 comments

Determined: JJ Hanrahan in action for Clermont last season There have been several false dawns at Rodney Parade over the past decade, but JJ Hanrahan […]

Olowofela helps Nottingham see off Cambridge

28 August 2022 0 comments

Nottingham ……….29 Cambridge …………19 ■By ROB WILDMAN TWO first-half tries from new arrival Jordan Olowofela helped fire Nottingham to victory by five tries to three […]

Clark on a mission to prove his Test quality

21 August 2022 0 comments

By ROB COLE Wales have capped two former England U20 centres in the last few years and new Dragons recruit Max Clark is hoping to […]

From Moseley to a bar in Buenos Aires

21 August 2022 0 comments

MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER MOSELEY & CORNISH PIRATES FLY-HALF/FULL-BACK OLLIE THOMAS MY route to rugby was different from the modern-day route as my dad […]

I’m confident I can get back to my best – Hewitt

14 August 2022 0 comments

By ROB COLE Ashton Hewitt can still recall the brace of tries he scored in his last outing for the Dragons – some achievement given […]

Fans left at the bottom of the pile when it comes to kick-off times

7 August 2022 0 comments

PETER JACKSON A summer of sorrow over Llanelli draws towards a close, leaving the Scarlets to prepare for their 150th anniversary season without the most […]

‘New era’ dawns for re-named Dragons RFC

27 June 2022 4 comments

Newport-based Dragons are to rebrand as “Dragons RFC”, in a move to designed to build the identity of the club. Dragons, who finished second-from bottom […]

Flanagan takes the reins at Dragons

26 June 2022 0 comments

THE Dragons have appointed Scarlets backs coach Dai Flanagan as the new head coach, as part of a revamped coaching structure under director of rugby […]

European sides need to rise to the SA challenge

26 June 2022 0 comments

BY NEIL DE KOCK If you had said after the first six weeks of the competition that the Stormers would be playing the Bulls in […]

Bears chief Lam looks to avoid another stuttering start

12 June 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES PAT LAM is making sure that Bristol hit the ground running next season by arranging three warm-up matches, admitting they went into […]

Eclectic mix make the Pumas a force to be reckoned with

5 June 2022 0 comments

IT is far from ideal that Argentina no longer have a Super Rugby team but I have always maintained the true strength of the Pumas […]

Dragons hunt for new head coach

22 May 2022 2 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS THE DRAGONS are pondering a shake-up of their backroom team with a new head coach set to be appointed. TRP understands they […]

Out-of-puff Dragons fail to find home comfort

22 May 2022 0 comments

By DELME PARFITT Dragons …………..11pts Tries: Dyer 25 Penalties: Reed 37, 40 Lions ………………21pts Tries: Van der Merwe 34, Venter 45, Dreyer 53 Conversions: […]

Wales prop Rob Evans to swap Scarlets for Dragons

19 May 2022 1 comment

Wales prop Rob Evans will move to Dragons from Scarlets at the end of the season. The 30-year-old has made over 150 appearances at Scarlets […]

Welsh rugby ‘laughing stock’ and should reduce to three teams – says former WRU chief David Moffett

11 May 2022 0 comments

Former Welsh Rugby Union chief executive David Moffett feels that Wales’ four professional teams should be replaced by three teams. Last week, a report into […]

North takes centre stage in first start for 12 months

8 May 2022 0 comments

PREVIEW… Ospreys v Dragons Today. Kick-off 3pm, Swansea.com Stadium GEORGE North will make his first start in more than a year after being named at […]

Wainwright ruled out of Bok tour

8 May 2022 2 comments

BACK row Aaron Wainwright has been ruled out of Wales’ summer tour to South Africa through injury. The 24-year-old Dragons player, who has 36 caps, […]

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