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It’s time we delivered Alun Wyn tells Wales

7 February 2021 0 comments

By ALEX BYWATER Fit again: Alun Wyn Jones thunders into the Scots PICTURES: Getty Images A0e Six Nations. World record cap holder Jones, 35, is […]

Wales have plenty to replace me – Hadleigh Parkes

5 February 2021 0 comments

For so long Hadleigh Parkes was a reliable piece in Wales’ backline, so it has been no surprise to see his exit display a clear void

Pivac feels the need for speed in his 9-10 combo | Nick Cain

24 January 2021 0 comments

Nick Cain analyses Wayne Pivac’s Wales squad selection for the 2021 Six Nations

It’s better, but more to come from Ospreys says Booth

17 January 2021 1 comment

Toby Booth and Dan Lydiate comment on the Ospreys upturn in fortunes, with a resurgent George North key

Toby Booth has got my Ospreys playing with pride again | Shane Williams

8 January 2021 0 comments

Shane Williams sees a much more empassioned demeanour about the Ospreys since Booth’s arrival

Ospreys 14-16 Scarlets: Super sub O’Brien swings it to Scarlets

27 December 2020 2 comments

Roger Panting reports from Parc y Scarlets as the Scarlets come back to edge their Welsh rivals

North try completes Ospreys’ fightback

20 December 2020 0 comments

By ROGER PANTING Dangerman: George North offloads out of Billy Searle’s tackle PICTURE: Getty Images WORCESTER’S European hopes hang by a thread after Ospreys won […]

Whatever the criteria, Maro Itoje makes my best XV

13 December 2020 2 comments

Brendan Gallagher analyses the World Rugby Team of the Decade and argues Maro Itoje was a glaring omission

George North to start at centre for Wales in final match of Autumn Nations Cup

2 December 2020 0 comments

North replaces Tompkins for his first start for Wales since the opening round of the 2020 Six Nations

Reproduce that second half display says Booth

1 November 2020 1 comment

By ROB COLE Proud: Toby Booth Promoted: Duncan Jones WHATEVER Toby Booth said to his Ospreys players at half-time last weekend did the trick as […]

Dupont at the double in French high five

25 October 2020 0 comments

By ALEX BYWATER France ………………….38pts Tries: Baille 13, Dupont 31, 35, Ollivon 66, Thomas 73 Conversions: Ntamack 14, 32, 36, 67, 74 Penalties: Ntamack 48 […]

Llandovery’s supply line pre-dates WRU

4 October 2020 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Monkey fight: Llandovery do battle with Christ College Brecon in 1961 defeat IT says much […]

Adams isn’t the quickest in Wales but he’s most deadly

4 October 2020 1 comment

By ROB COLE JOSH Adams is confident of scoring whenever he gets the ball, but he would still never back himself in a foot race […]

Williams column: Tipuric key to getting Ospreys back on top

27 August 2020 0 comments

I’ll be at the Liberty Stadium today hoping the Ospreys can find a way to get back on the winning trail against the Dragons. Just […]

‘Tips’ is key to getting Ospreys back on top

23 August 2020 0 comments

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Fearless: Ospreys skipper Justin Tipuric PICTURE: Getty Images I’ll be at the Liberty Stadium today hoping the Ospreys can […]

Forget protein, players need shrinking pills!

28 June 2020 0 comments

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Human Bowling Ball: England’s Manu Tuilagi PICTURE: Getty Images When it comes to progress, rugby stands on the brink of herd […]

Williams column: What a thrill to see Ospreys’ new chance

20 May 2020 0 comments

Shane Williams shares his view on how the takeover of the Ospreys can invigorate his old club

Williams column: Enforced rest period will boost Wales team

6 May 2020 0 comments

The downtime in rugby will be welcome to players who toured with the Lions in 2017, with rest hard to come by in rugby’s intensity

George must stop being twit

29 March 2020 2 comments

GEORGE North has been living the dream for the last ten years, not that it seemed readily apparent from recent interviews bemoaning his treatment on […]

Lydiate is crucial to Ospreys’ revival

22 March 2020 0 comments

Key signing: Ospreys blindside Dan Lydiate PICTURE: Getty Images DAN Lydiate could prove to be the signing of next season for the Ospreys. In these […]

Cain column: Manu Tuilagi ban is a travesty and insult to courage

17 March 2020 0 comments

Nick Cain says rugby risks losing its definition as a contact sport if a red card is what was warranted to Manu Tuilagi

It deserved a red but where’s consistency?

15 March 2020 0 comments

High tackle: Hadleigh Parkes stops Manu Tuilagi by any means necessary PICTURE: Getty Images THE very high tackle on Manu Tuilagi during last week’s game […]

Tuilagi ban is a traversty and an insult to courage

15 March 2020 0 comments

NICK CAIN Impact: Manu Tuilagi crashes into George North as the Wales winger is tackled by Henry Slade PICTURE: Getty Images READ HIS EXPERT OPINION […]

Joe Marler deletes Twitter account after being hit with 10-week ban

13 March 2020 0 comments

A ban which effectively ends Marler’s season

Wales v Scotland: WillGriff John and Rhys Webb to start for hosts

12 March 2020 0 comments

Wayne Pivac and Gregor Townsend offer their thoughts ahead of the final round of the Six Nations for Wales and Scotland

Eddie: It was 13 against 16 out there!

8 March 2020 0 comments

EDDIE Jones fiercely defended Manu Tuilagi after the hard-hitting star saw red at Twickenham as England celebrated a Triple Crown. The head coach, whose team […]

Williams column: Recalling Liam Williams and Josh Navidi would be a panic move

3 March 2020 0 comments

Wales want to avoid a third successive defeat at Twickenham, but Shane Williams writes why they shouldn’t rush two of their stars back from injury

Jackson column: Escape from the Nazis got Olly Kohn his Welsh cap

26 February 2020 0 comments

The extraordinary story of how Olly Kohn’s Slovakian ancestors escaped a train bound for Auchwitz and found their way to Shropshire

Williams verdict: Shaun Edwards is the difference between Wales and France

25 February 2020 0 comments

Shane Williams analyses France’s first win in Cardiff for a decade

Storm Ciara Halts Jonny May’s Try Scoring Surge

24 February 2020 0 comments

As Scotland got their Six Nations Calcutta Cup match underway in testing conditions, it was telling that the first kick of the game went high […]

Romain holds glory in his gifted hands for France

23 February 2020 0 comments

By NICK CAIN Power: Paul Willemse scores France’s second try ANY lingering doubts that France are on their way back as a formidable force were […]

North looked magnificent – for 11 minutes!

23 February 2020 1 comment

PETER JACKSON VERDICT He came blasting out of the tunnel like a man on a mission as if nothing would stop him putting an emphatic […]

Heartbreaker Shaun is the difference

23 February 2020 0 comments

WALES AND LIONS LEGEND SHANE WILLIAMS Crunch: George North collides with Gael Fickou PICTURE: Getty Images Flashback: Emile Ntamack of France beats Colin Charvis to […]

Jackson column: Advent of Josh Adams puts North at big risk

19 February 2020 0 comments

Josh Adams is showing his true Test class for Wales, writes Peter Jackson

Williams column: Don’t drop George North for France clash

19 February 2020 0 comments

Shane Williams urges Wayne Pivac to stick with North for this week’s clash with France

Williams column: So many mistakes by Wales, but lessons will be learnt from Ireland loss

11 February 2020 0 comments

Nick Tompkins impressed in his first start, but there were too many errors from Wales in Dublin

So many mistakes, but lessons will be learnt

9 February 2020 1 comment

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Colossus: CJ Stander tries to batter his way through Storm Ciara might not have arrived in time for the […]

Two big TMO calls put Pivac and Wales down for count in Dublin

9 February 2020 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON WALES had come from so far behind so often on enemy territory as to suggest that their ideology revolved around something one […]

Nick Tompkins must start for Wales, says Shane Williams

4 February 2020 0 comments

Nick Tompkins is a must-start for Saturday’s trip to Ireland after impressing on debut

There’s still lots to work on, stresses Wayne

2 February 2020 0 comments

By ALEX BYWATER ALUN Wyn Jones and Wayne Pivac told Wales the real challenge is around the corner after this opening win in Cardiff. Defending […]

Williams column: Give George North a run out at 13 for Italy game

15 January 2020 0 comments

Jonathan Davies’ injury for Wales springs a selection dilemma on head coach Wayne Pivac

Gloucester whizz-kid Louis Rees-Zammit can speed into Six Nations

9 January 2020 0 comments

Like many others at Gloucester, their rise gathered pace at Hartpury College

Whizz kid Rees-Zammit is speeding into Six Nations

5 January 2020 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY WING sensation Louis Rees-Zammit has the talent and mental strength to take a Wales call-up in his stride, says his former academy […]

The Rugby Paper’s team of the 2010s

27 December 2019 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher has watched a lot – and we mean, a lot – of rugby this decade. So we asked him to pick a team of the decade

Sherratt: Ospreys will be back for Christmas

22 December 2019 1 comment

■By STEFFAN THOMAS MATT Sherratt knows all about the “carnival” of Welsh rugby after a stint at Cardiff Blues and a move to the Ospreys […]

Ospreys kids spread their wings in Paris

15 December 2019 1 comment

By ALEX BYWATER Can’t hold him: Racing captain Henry Chavancy breaks a tackle to score TEAMS RACING 92: Zebo 6; Dupichot 7, Vakatawa 7 (Klemenczak […]

Gatland’s high praise means so much to me

15 December 2019 0 comments

I WAS hugely honoured to be name checked by Warren Gatland as the best player he coached during his time with Wales. For someone like […]

Williams column: Mike Ruddock can revive ailing Ospreys

12 December 2019 0 comments

Shane Williams believes the addition of Mike Ruddock is just one of the key changes needed at his old club Ospreys

SHANE WILLIAMS

8 December 2019 1 comment

Ruddock can revive the ailing Ospreys WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Winner: Mike Ruddock with the Six Nations trophy after leading Wales to the Grand Slam […]