All posts tagged "LLanelli"
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Latest News
/ 7 days agoFrom Roman Roads to Rugby Fields: The Enduring Legacy of Cowbridge RFC
By Pete Ryan “Not the best place, but there’s diamonds in the mud.” Gerry Cinnamon’s lyrics capture the muddy, uncertain Welsh...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 1 week agoMerthyr march on but Pontypridd trip up
Premiership round-up CHAMPIONS Merthyr wrapped their campaign with a bonus-point win as they ran in seven tries to defeat Llangennech 45-22....
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoKen Owens eying a move into politics
Ken Owens, aka the Sheriff of Carmarthen, is planning to plunge into the whirlpool of politics as a Labour candidate at...
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Latest News
/ 2 weeks agoTRP
Probyn: The women’s game is not paying for itself Jones taking on desert walk to raise funds to fight cancer ■...
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Columnists
/ 4 weeks agoPeter Jackson: Where the ghosts of the greats still roam in Welsh Rugby
By Peter Jackson - The man truly in the know In the golden days when the sun never set on Welsh...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoPete Ryan: Bridgend’s College Pathway
By Pete Ryan For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 1 month agoPonty cut loose in cup triumph
Cup Finals round-up PONTYPRIDD ended their 11-year wait to taste glory again at the Principality Stadium after defeating Cross Keys 43-12...
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Miscellaneous
/ 2 months agoLaughton signed the best
NEVER in the once troubled conflict between the codes can anyone have made life so uncomfortably hot for the RFU and...
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Features
/ 5 months agoRemembering the days when Cardiff set the standard in club rugby
A new year beckons, one that will mark the 50th anniversary of the publication of Cardiff Rugby Club, modestly subtitled The...
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 months agoWales duo out for revenge
■ By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Scarlets v Black Lion Today. Kick-off 1pm, Parc y Scarlets WALES internationals Sam Costelow and Gareth...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 6 months agoQuins power past Bridgend
Super Rygbi round-up By CARL FIELD CARMARTHEN Quins director of rugby Steff Thomas was pleased to see his side bag their...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoFarewell Baler, the dedicated driver of our gang of misfits
SO farewell then Baler – Steve Bale – a prince among men as well as a most talented versatile wordsmith mainly...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 7 months agoScarlets on fire to send the Bulls to first defeat
By Simon Thomas Scarlets ............................ 23pts Tries: Macleod 11, Murray 41, Rogers 72 Conversion: Lloyd 12 Penalties: Lloyd 40, 52 Bulls.......................................
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International Rugby
/ 7 months agoA tribute to Jonathan Davies – One of Wales’ best ever
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports Wales said goodbye to another legend recently Jonathan Davies’ professional rugby career is over. It has...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoWelsh URC Weekly Roundup
Darren Powell reviews the weekend action involving the Welsh sides. Leinster put on a second-half show to slay the Dragons On...
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/ 8 months agoIwan Stephens enjoying life with Cardiff
By Simon Thomas Growing up, rugby league was very much the sporting love for Iwan Stephens, with his heroes being the...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoGopperth leads the way for old boys
YOU can’t keep a good man down. Or an old one, for that matter. Jimmy Gopperth, a couple of months into...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoBRITISH RUGBY FIXTURES
Saturday September 7 WELSH PREMIERSHIP Bargoed RFC v Llangennech 14:30 Cross Keys v Bonymaen 14:30 Neath v Merthyr RFC 14:30 Newbridge...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoAs fit as a Lion in the Congo
PETER JACKSON THEY stood outside a 7th century church perched above St Bride’s Bay for hours on Friday, the old Lions...
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Latest News
/ 10 months agoFearless beach boy who ran with Lions
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW PETER Morgan’s day would begin at the crack of dawn on a Pembrokeshire...
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Features
/ 10 months agoAll Black who was bristling with pride
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW On the front foot: Norm Hewitt leads the Haka before a match against...
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Features
/ 10 months agoEntertaining the crowds is not the only thing
Paul Rees says that, while attracting a new audience is important, the game must not ignore its core support Scott Robertson...
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Peter Jackson
/ 1 year agoJust listen, Leighton had ability to be rugby star
PETER JACKSON - THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Upon his death last month at the age of 71, Leighton James...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoNewcastle flyer signs for Cardiff
CARDIFF have signed Wales-qualified wing Iwan Stephens from Newcastle. Stephens, 22, is the son of former Llanelli and Wales fly-half Colin...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoScarlets pay price for lack of discipline
By SIMON THOMAS Scarlets .............. 20pts Tries: Tuipulotu 60, Lewis 67 Conversions: Costelow 61, 68 Penalties: Costelow 10, 26 Ulster ......................
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Peter Jackson
/ 1 year agoDavies the leading light in Welsh quartet
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Four international fly-halves took flight from Wales last year, understandably so given the...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoKok hat-trick swings nail-biter Sharks’ way
By SIMON THOMAS Scarlets ............27pts Tries: Elias 18, Mathias 51, Nicholas 76 Conversions: Costelow 19, 52, 77 Penalties: Costelow 3, 9...
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Peter Jackson
/ 1 year agoLion who enjoyed a taste of Italy
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW ANDREA Gazzi’s grave lies on the Inner Hebridean island of Islay, a long...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoWales legend Owens retires at 37
Former Wales captain Ken Owens has retired from professional rugby aged 37. The ‘Sheriff’ was the oldest ever-player to hold the...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoScarlets prop star Thomas set for Ospreys
PROP Steffan Thomas will leave Scarlets at the end of the season to join Ospreys. Thomas, 26, will join his cousin...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 1 year agoMcNicholl goes home
Wales back Johnny McNicholl has rejoined Crusaders for the remainder of the season after leaving Scarlets to return to New Zealand....
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My Life in Rugby
/ 1 year agoTo have played 41 times for Wales is a blessing
My Life in Rugby with Emyr Lewis - The former Wales, Llanelli & Cardiff No. 8 looks back on his career...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoLegend who had no wish to be one
Paul Rees says it was hard not to fall in love with rugby as a young boy, watching his hero play...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 1 year agoThe Grand Slam win in 2005 was a fairytale
My Life in Rugby with Mark Taylor - The former Wales, Ospreys, Sale, Swansea & Pontypool centre and now WRU performance...
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Challenge Cup
/ 1 year agoMercer in the right place for Gloucester
By BRYN PALMER Edinburgh...........20pts Tries: Young 22, Ashman 61, Vellacott 68 Conversion: Healy 69 Penalty: Healy 52 Gloucester ......... 21pts Tries:...
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Challenge Cup
/ 1 year agoChallenge Cup round three Friday and Saturday Preview
Round 3 of the Challenge Cup promises an array of exciting fixtures, featuring eight matches unfolding across Friday and Saturday with...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoProud men who graced the game
Brendan Gallagher recalls the achievements of those from across the globe that the world of rugby lost in 2023 Sydney Millar...
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Dream Team
/ 1 year agoDream Team with Damian Welch
The former Exeter Chiefs, Llanelli, Scarlets, Cardiff & Pontypridd second row, chooses the best XV he has played with or against......
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Challenge Cup
/ 1 year agoDreadful night for Scarlets
When they drank Llanelli dry the day the Scarlets beat New Zealand 51 years ago, the public houses to run out...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoNo room at the top for Welsh regions
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW AS Anglo-Welsh duels of the blood-and-guts variety go, one springs foremost to mind:...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 1 year agoHolders bow out as Vale set their sights
By CARL FIELD Premiership Cup round-up EBBW Vale, Swansea, Llandovery and Merthyr all booked their places in the Premiership Cup semi-finals....
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Challenge Cup
/ 1 year agoChallenge Cup round one Friday and Saturday preview
Gloucester will be looking to get their season back on track as they face Black Lion, with their opposition becoming the...
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Peter Jackson
/ 1 year agoDay Wales played a game of four halves
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW It’s built beneath the mountain, beneath the coal and clay, It’s where we...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoHow the £1m man found true love in Llanelli
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW THE sorrow of Trevor Francis’ sudden death extended beyond the cavernous theatres of...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoTomi aiming for top after switch back to Scarlets
By LUKE JARMYN Welsh flyer Tomi Lewis is adamant that moving back to his native land and working with head coach...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 2 years agoPonty end campaign on a high
Pontypridd..............29 Swansea................. 10 By PAUL HOPKINS Pontypridd ended one of their most miserable seasons on a high as they notched their...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWales prop Smith staying at Ospreys
NICKY Smith has signed a contract extension with Ospreys. The 29-year-old Wales loosehead had been touted as a possible recruit for...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 2 years agoBlack and Ambers show no mercy
By ROB COLE Llanelli..................... 19 Newport...................63 Ruthless Newport ran in a dozen tries as they put Llaneli to the sword after...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 2 years agoBlue & Blacks given a final workout
By GRAHAM HARDY Carmarthen Q..14 Cardiff RFC.......23 The Quins certainly saved their best until last as they got stuck into reigning...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoHarvey hat-trick sparks Ravens triumph
By NIGEL HARDY Llanelli.............. 12 Bridgend.......... 47 REPLACEMENT hooker Gareth Harvey notched a hat-trick of tries as his Bridgend Ravens side...
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