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Rising tide of criticism closing in on Warren Gatland

17 November 2024 0 comments

By Peter Jackson – The man truly in the know Warren Gatland will spend another Sunday praying for deliverance from the landslide now threatening to […]

Cian Healy keeps rolling the years away

10 November 2024 0 comments

By Peter Jackson – The man truly in the know Just when the All Blacks thought they had finally seen the back of him, an […]

Farewell Baler, the dedicated driver of our gang of misfits

10 November 2024 0 comments

SO farewell then Baler – Steve Bale – a prince among men as well as a most talented versatile wordsmith mainly with the Neath Guardian, […]

Wales get set for big Sunday crunch…

3 November 2024 0 comments

By Peter Jackson – The man truly in the know One weekend five summers ago, Wales went to No.1 in the rankings based on a […]

Murray’s on a wing – and a prayer …

27 October 2024 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW BLAIR Murray began the week ‘in a state of shock’ at having gone from nowhere on one […]

Figures don’t add up

20 October 2024 0 comments

IN his column in a recent edition of The Rugby Paper, Peter Jackson states that the RFU are set to earn a whopping £16 million […]

French quick to dismiss ‘soft red’

20 October 2024 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW ONLY France could ban one of their most notorious agents provocateurs for life, then clear the way […]

High ticket prices for All Blacks cast dark shadow

13 October 2024 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW WHEN the RFU finished doing their sums for the autumn series of Twickenham’s centenary season, the revenue […]

I’ll play for Wales again, says Francis

6 October 2024 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Strong man: Tomas Francis scoring for Wales against Georgia at last year’s World Cup PICTURE: Getty Images […]

Ten years on and a handful still stand

29 September 2024 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Veteran: George Ford playing against Australia in November 2014 PICTURE: Getty Images NOVEMBER 8, 2014 and some […]

Maverick Shea the hardest of them all

22 September 2024 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW NEWPORT heralded the season with a birthday bash on a lavish scale, filling a dining room the […]

Magic of the Lions will attract record crowd

15 September 2024 0 comments

By Peter Jackson – The man truly in the know At the Melbourne Cricket Ground on July 25 next year, the Lions will shatter all […]

Nucifora shows the way forward

8 September 2024 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Master: David Nucifora will start work with Scotland in December PICTURE: Getty Images THE 1991 edition of […]

LETTER: England Rugby wrong to focus solely on money

1 September 2024 0 comments

Firstly, I agree with Colin Boulton in Peter Jackson’s column last week: so much has gone out of the game in the name of ‘professionalism’.

Price glad he played under old regime

1 September 2024 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW AT Pontypool Park on September 24, 1986, with the sweet chestnut trees in full autumnal regalia, the […]

Boulton’s respect for game he loves

25 August 2024 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW COLIN Boulton of Derby County stands astride the Himalayan peaks of Football League champions, the only uncapped […]

As fit as a Lion in the Congo

18 August 2024 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THEY stood outside a 7th century church perched above St Bride’s Bay for hours on Friday, the old Lions united in love for […]

Berry’s briefest of brief encounters…

11 August 2024 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW TEN summer Olympiads have come and all but gone since Marty Berry went off on a sprint […]

Fearless beach boy who ran with Lions

4 August 2024 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW PETER Morgan’s day would begin at the crack of dawn on a Pembrokeshire shore with his faithful […]

Wales in danger of a Lions wipe out

28 July 2024 0 comments

PETER JACKSON – THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW EVER since the ‘British Isles Rugby Union Team’ became the Lions 100 years ago this summer, they […]

All Black who was bristling with pride

21 July 2024 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW On the front foot: Norm Hewitt leads the Haka before a match against Llanelli at Stradey Park […]

Wales show defiance but the wait goes on

14 July 2024 0 comments

PETER JACKSON All week long the Red Dragon legions had planned their regimental mobilisation with just enough military precision to let them catch the action […]

Peter Jackson: Warrior Peter O’Mahony learns a brutal lesson

14 July 2024 0 comments

A Grand Slam winner last year, Peter O’Mahony backed it up by captaining Ireland to a second successive Six Nations title.

Lest we forget: The bravery of the fallen

14 July 2024 0 comments

PETER JACKSON It’s a long way from Maesteg to Mametz Wood, from a mining community in the Llynfi Valley to a place in Picardy forever […]

Wainwright stands out as Wales fail to impress

7 July 2024 0 comments

PETER JACKSON Political swings being all the rage, the sixth-best team in the Six Nations duly fell victim to one of their own making, a […]

Jack’s philosophy? Win today, win tomorrow…

7 July 2024 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Of all the enduring memories from Jack Rowell’s tumultuous time in charge of England, two stand out, […]

Penaud proves the ultimate in French flair

30 June 2024 0 comments

Peter Jackson adds up the points scored last season across all games and finds the French with much to celebrate Damian Penaud and Thomas Ramos […]

Gatland hits the 50-mark for Wales

30 June 2024 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Unless they change the habit of a lifetime in Australia over the next fortnight, Wales will be […]

Lake gives body and soul to lift Wales

23 June 2024 0 comments

PETER JACKSON Powerhouse: Dewi Lake, left, bursts over for Wales and Mason Grady, right PICTURES: Getty Images THE sixth best team in Europe against the […]

Etzebeth puts it on the line

23 June 2024 0 comments

PETER JACKSON Rising high: Peter O’Mahony, left, competes at the lineout with Eben Etzebeth PICTURE: Getty Images EBEN Etzebeth has never been one to throw […]

SpongeBob glad of his place in the Oldies XV

23 June 2024 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW TWENTY years ago this very week on the banks of the Clyde, New Zealand won the Junior […]

Hill’s recall flies in the face of loyalty

16 June 2024 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Cory Hill walked out of the Wales squad last summer, preferring to join a Japanese team nobody […]

The day Meredith made history

16 June 2024 0 comments

PETER JACKSON Courtenay Meredith spent the last 71 years of an exceptionally long life with something to shout about over what transpired on the Saturday […]

Shattering end to Iestyn’s dreams

9 June 2024 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Iestyn Harris had only just started to run with a rugby ball when two very large Tongan […]

Quins cashing in on Twickenham factor

9 June 2024 0 comments

Peter Jackson looks at how attendances have changed in the last 20 years and sees good news in the capital cities Fan favourite: Marcus Smith […]

Sorry, but we don’t need your cup, Wills

2 June 2024 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Of all the trophies dreamt up for international matches over the last 20 years, only one bears […]

Try tsunami sends a mixed message

26 May 2024 0 comments

Peter Jackson looks at an increase in points scored but suggests the figures may be hiding a problem for the Premiership. Over the last seven […]

What’s in The Rugby Paper: 26/05/24

24 May 2024 0 comments

This weekend sees one of the biggest fixtures in the domestic calendar take place as European heavyweights Toulouse and Leinster square off in the Champions […]

Just listen, Leighton had ability to be rugby star

19 May 2024 0 comments

PETER JACKSON – THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Upon his death last month at the age of 71, Leighton James bequeathed a treasure trove […]

Davies the leading light in Welsh quartet

12 May 2024 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Four international fly-halves took flight from Wales last year, understandably so given the alternative of staying put […]

Louis has sights set on Kansas gold rush

5 May 2024 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW The latest phase of his footballing reincarnation took Louis Rees-Zammit to a school run by an American […]

‘Ireland in blue’ will provide stiffest test

28 April 2024 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Phil Dowson and Leo Cullen first crossed paths in European action 10 seasons ago when Northampton did […]

Lion who enjoyed a taste of Italy

21 April 2024 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW ANDREA Gazzi’s grave lies on the Inner Hebridean island of Islay, a long way from the fishand-chip […]

The Sheriff will be sorely missed

21 April 2024 0 comments

PETER JACKSON The gods played a dirty trick in denying Ken Owens a farewell appearance for his beloved Wales and equally beloved Scarlets but […]

Rugby schedule has little to do with player welfare

14 April 2024 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW A roll of drums and a fanfare of trumpets late last summer heralded a new title sponsor […]

What’s in The Rugby Paper: 14/04/24

12 April 2024 0 comments

The Women’s Six Nations returns as a record Scotland crowd host England and Ireland look to end their long losing streak in the tournament against […]

The day Crane had final word at Cardiff

7 April 2024 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW The Millennium Stadium once staged a trio of penalty shoot-outs in four years as fondly remembered by […]

Gatland’s left with mountain to climb

31 March 2024 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW AN alternative Wales squad, one untainted by the Six Nations whitewash, is to be found scattered across […]

Wales look like missing out again

24 March 2024 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW As Wales ‘wails over the embarrassing state of its national sport’, a club coach raises an issue […]

Sorry end for North as Italy hand wooden spoon to Wales

17 March 2024 0 comments

SIX NATIONS 2024 By PETER JACKSON Wales……………………………. 21pts Tries: Dee 64, Rowlands 79, Grady 80+2 Conversions: Costelow 64, Lloyd 80, 80+2 Italy……………………………… 24pts Tries: Ioane […]

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