All posts tagged "Dragons"
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoSuperkids keep Dan Robson on his toes at Wasps
Influential Wasps No.9 Robson discusses the emergence of Will Porter and Ben Vellacott keeping him on his toes, and his return...
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/ 4 years agoRearing Dragons’ kids could be costly for Dean Ryan
Dragons risk losing members of their next generation with WRU cuts projected to hit regions
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/ 4 years agoHarlequins aces point way for Cardiff Met Freshers
Rob Cole talks to Cardiff Met rugby director Danny Milton on successes of Alex Dombrandt and Luke Northmore
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/ 4 years agoScarlets 20-3 Dragons: Sione Kalamafoni slugs it out
Sione Kalamafoni continued his good form for Scarlets in a 20-3 victory over the Dragons
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoRoberts: New South Africa challenge is step up for PRO14
The Wales and British & Irish Lions centre talks about the new Rainbow Cup competition that will see four South African...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 years agoDragons 12-13 Cardiff Blues: Josh Turnbull try completes Blues’ late comeback
James Candy reports from Rodney Parade on a Boxing Day defeat for Dean Ryan's Dragons
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoWasps’ Academy gems get another chance to shine
By NEALE HARVEY Top prospect: Wasps forward Alfie Barbeary WASPS will again unleash their youthful No.8-9-10 axis of Alfie Barbeary, Will...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 years agoEx-Wales wing Aled Brew calls time after 17 years
FORMER Wales wing Aled Brew has retired from rugby at the age of 34. Brew’s short-term deal at Scarlets has come...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoArgentina prop Chaparro joins Bristol Bears
Capped 54 times by Los Pumas, tighthead Chaparro is set to move to Ashton Gate next month
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoUBB 47-8 Dragons: Matthieu Jalibert puts the boot into illness-hit Dragons
Les Bleus star Jalibert dampens Dragons' woes, as Dean Ryan contends with 16 unavailable players against the mite of Bordeaux-Begles
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Features
/ 4 years agoYOUNG GUNS
CHARLIEATKINSON WASPS FLY-HALF Charlie Atkinson’s first two Premiership games could hardly have been more different. After delighting in his Wasps debut...
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Features
/ 4 years agoMatera must face punishment insists horrified Hewitt
■By ALEX BYWATER ASHTON Hewitt has slammed World Rugby and the game in general for paying lip service to the issue...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoWasps complete woe of Covid-hit Dragons
■By ROGER PANTING WASPS took advantage of Dragons’ Covid-19 misfortunes to get their European campaign off to a bonus-point start in...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoBlackett: Players had option to pull out
WASPS’ director of rugby Lee Blackett questioned EPCR’s approach to the Covid situation in the Dragons’ camp. He said: “EPCR were...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoPumas pair set to switch clubs
LEICESTER Tigers fly-half Joaquin Diaz Bonilla is set to leave the club after only one season and join the Top 14....
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Features
/ 4 years agoPooler were Pross’ great gift to the local community he loved
BRENDAN GALLAGHER WITH HIS PERSONAL MEMORIES OF THE INIMITABLE RAY PROSSER WHO HAS DIED AT 93 SOMEHOW I always imagined Ray...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoPhil’s quest for coaching summit starts at Sidmouth
By NEALE HARVEY Player-coach: Phil Dollman FORMER Exeter star Phil Dollman has set his sights on a career in top coaching...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoAaron will remain a Dragon predicts Ryan
By ALEX BYWATER Staying: Aaron Wainwright DRAGONS director of rugby Dean Ryan is confident he will be able to hold on...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoDragons shut down for two weeks after coronavirus outbreak within squad
The next two PRO14 matches involving Dragons have been postponed after receving seven positive test results
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/ 5 years agoIronman Matt demands steel
■By ALEX BYWATER Up for the challenge: Dragons lock Matthew Screech LAST season’s PRO14 Ironman Matthew Screech will bring up a...
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/ 5 years agoRyan challenges fledglings to silence Coetzee
■By ROB COLE THE DRAGONS may not have Welsh internationals Ross Moriarty or Aaron Wainwright with which to try to blunt...
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Features
/ 5 years agoCostly cameo for Owens
WALES hooker Ken Owens will miss the autumn internationals after injuring his shoulder while playing for Scarlets against Glasgow. Uncapped flanker...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoMoriarty determined to put smiles back on Welsh faces
By ALEX BYWATER ROSS Moriarty has urged Wales to lift the spirits of a nation this autumn as Wayne Pivac’s side...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoWilliams column: Selection that offers new opportunities didn’t come without surprise
Shane Williams is intrigued by the young players named in head coach Wayne Pivac's squad for the autumn
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Features
/ 5 years agoPivac’s rewarded Callum’s consistency
In-form 10: Bristol fly-half Callum Sheedy PICTURE: Getty Images YOUcan see from his selection that Wayne Pivac has done his homework....
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 5 years agoDavies aims to get Dragons firing
SAM Davies has told the Dragons they need to hit their straps and quickly this season, but believes Dean Ryan’s exciting...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLeinster up and running but Sexton limps out
By DECLAN ROONEY DEAN Ryan’s Dragons got little change from a trip to face the PRO14 champions as Ashton Hewitt’s wonder...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoJackson column: Clive Griffiths is on his way back
Four months on from drawing an end to his long stay at Doncaster Knights, Peter Jackson talks to the former Wales...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoSurreal start for Noah Heward in Worcester’s fast lane
Another one off the Worcester block who has been getting a look in with England U20s and the Warriors first team
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoDragons slayed by ‘soft’ penalties
DRAGONS centre Jamie Roberts says ‘soft’ penalties cost his side dearly. “Tactically we were very good in the first 15 minutes...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoRegions would benefit from having Welsh leadership, says Robin McBryde
Leinster forwards coach Robin McBryde shares his view on no Welsh region having a Welsh head coach
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoStuart Hooper turns Bath fly-half search elsewhere
Bath's long-winded search for a No.10 goes on...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoTackling Radradra? I used to face Billy Vunipola in training, says Nick Tompkins
Dragons centre Nick Tompkins is already looking forward to the Challenge Cup quarter-final against Bristol Bears
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoFree agent Greg Bateman joins Dragons after Leicester exit
Only Kyle Eastmond remains unsigned out of the five Leicester players who rejected new contract terms in July
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/ 5 years agoOwens’ big day brings big win for his Scarlets
■ By ROGER PANTING SCARLETS’ skipper, Ken Owens, celebrated his 250th appearance for the region with a convincing bonus point win...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoWilliams column: Tipuric key to getting Ospreys back on top
I’ll be at the Liberty Stadium today hoping the Ospreys can find a way to get back on the winning trail...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoWilliams stars for Scarlets on debut
By ROB COLE Scarlets…………………………………32pts Tries: Kennedy 4, Evans 22, 43, Lousi 49, McNicholl 56 Conversions: Halfpenny 23, 50 Penalties: Halfpenny 32...
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Features
/ 5 years agoJamie should be back in time to tweak the Bears’ tail
WHAT a shame the first weekend of rugby in Wales since lockdown didn’t feature the return to action of Jamie Roberts....
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoDragons boss Dean Ryan won’t give up the ghost on Wasps’ Will Rowlands
A player the Dragons and WRU appear very keen on bringing to the PRO14
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Features
/ 5 years agoBlues go quiet on Roberts’ Dragons move
JAMIE Roberts talking to The Rugby Paper in late March: “I told myself as soon as I left Cardiff that I’d...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoJamie Roberts makes return to Wales with Dragons move
Jamie Roberts has made a sensational return to Welsh rugby by signing for the Dragons. The Wales and British & Irish...
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/ 5 years agoWelsh regions trying to fast-track wage cuts
By ALEX BYWATER WELSH rugby has been plunged into an even deeper crisis with all four regions desperately trying to negotiate...
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/ 5 years agoRuddock takes on new role at Ospreys
MIKE Ruddock has been appointed Ospreys development director on a three-year contract. The former Wales coach became the Welsh region’s performance...
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/ 5 years agoBaldwin staying at Dragons
DRAGONS have extended the loan of Worcester Warriors scrum-half Luke Baldwin until the end of the 2020-21 season. The 29-year-old moved...
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Featured
/ 5 years agoCardiff Met implore WRU to lead the fight against racism
Club chairman John Pugh has documented to WRU what needs to be done to eradicate racism in Welsh rugby
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoMultiple NRL clubs take interest in England head coach Eddie Jones
Eddie Jones has not coached in Australia since leaving the Reds for Saracens 13 years ago
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Miscellaneous
/ 5 years agoLead fight against racism, WRU told
By PETER JACKSON THE Welsh Rugby Union are being urged to spearhead a global movement within the sport under the banner...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoJohnny focused on starting at Scarlets
By JON NEWCOMBE Up for challenge: Johnny Williams in action for Newcastle against Wasps PICTURE: Getty Images JOHNNY Williams insists he...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoWelsh regions fret over government’s ban on scrums
The Welsh Assembly has issued a blanket ban on scrums from taking place due to fear of COVID-19 spike
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoJackson column: Aled still hoping to brew up business
Aled Brew is at the crossroads of his career after being released by Bath at 33