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Six Nations agony for Anscombe

11 December 2022 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON Gareth Anscombe will miss the entire Six Nations tournament for the third time in four seasons. The full extent of the damage […]

WRU set to decide on Pivac

4 December 2022 1 comment

By PETER JACKSON Wales will decide this week whether to sack Wayne Pivac and re-appoint Warren Gatland through to the World Cup. The fate of […]

No change as Pivac is next in the firing line

4 December 2022 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW At home on Lake Wanaka half a world away from his former employers, Sir Steve Hansen knows […]

Classy All Blacks show how it should be done

4 December 2022 1 comment

PETER JACKSON Two days before they began their European tour by taking Wales to the cleaners, eight All Blacks turned up at a junior club […]

Another collapse leaves Pivac on the edge

27 November 2022 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON Wales……………………………. 34pts Tries: Morgan 10, 47; Faletau 22, Dyer 52 Conversions: Anscombe 11, 23, 48, 53 Penalties: Anscombe 19, 28 Australia………………………. 39pts […]

After that shambles, AWJ must surely start

20 November 2022 1 comment

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Hand up for selection: Alun Wyn Jones PICTURE: Getty Images By making an almighty mess of Wales, […]

How Kevin kept 1991 pioneers on right track

13 November 2022 1 comment

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW KEVIN O’Brien grew up within walking distance of Cardiff docks, round the corner from the street where […]

Sinfield shows he’s in a class of his own

13 November 2022 3 comments

PETER JACKSON THERE are an elite group of impressive men involved in English rugby and then there is Kevin Sinfield, the former Great Britain superstar […]

No surprise to see more trouble

13 November 2022 1 comment

PETER JACKSON ANOTHER match at the world’s biggest pub and another outbreak of crowd trouble, this one over a fight between two younger men which […]

Irish referee Brace kept Itoje in line

13 November 2022 0 comments

PETER JACKSON MARO Itoje had a lot to say for himself during England’s non-performance against Argentina last Sunday. His verbosity extended to giving Andrew Brace […]

When Ray set records back in the glory days

6 November 2022 1 comment

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Ray Glastonbury spent most of his sporting life unaware that he belonged to a squadron of wings […]

How Jake managed to keep it in the family

6 November 2022 2 comments

PETER JACKSON IN 25 Tests for the Wallabies over a period of eight years, Greg Cornelsen scored four tries. They all came in the same […]

England’s awkward encounter

6 November 2022 1 comment

PETER JACKSON NO Greek team can have borne quite as many gifts to a World Cup as their Rugby League lads brought to Bramall Lane […]

Priestland is the last kicker standing

23 October 2022 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON Wales are in the throes of a goal-kicking crisis barely a fortnight before their date with the All Blacks in Cardiff. Leigh […]

The man who kept Wasps on the road

16 October 2022 1 comment

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Malcolm Sinclair holds the distinction of being Wasps‘ first full-time professional, an appointment made as the indirect […]

Cardiff’s faithful still being kept in the dark

16 October 2022 1 comment

PETER JACKSON YET another Chancellor of the Exchequer has been and gone and still not a peep from Cardiff Rugby Club on its investigation into […]

England and Wales lift ban on cameras

9 October 2022 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON England and Wales have lifted their life-long ban on television cameras from filming inside their respective dressing rooms. Their historic decision will […]

Wales set to take on SA again

25 September 2022 1 comment

By PETER JACKSON The Rugby Paper can reveal that the Springboks will be back in Cardiff on August 19 for what will be the 11th […]

The Butler did it! Day Eddie was in the dock

25 September 2022 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW AT the crack of dawn on Thursday, September 6, 2001, the highest-powered disciplinary tribunal ever assembled in […]

Room, finally, for Billy

25 September 2022 0 comments

PETER JACKSON At the first post-Covid dinner staged by the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame in Cardiff the other night, Wales got around at long […]

Time for the game to credit Littlejohn

25 September 2022 0 comments

PETER JACKSON MAYBE one day those responsible for deeming who is worthy of World Rugby’s Hall of Fame and who is not, will consider Dick […]

Elvis still has a few more hits left in him

4 September 2022 0 comments

By Peter Jackson Old rock ‘n’ rollers dusting down their blue suede shoes for the new season will rejoice at the revelation that Elvis is […]

France set to rock with the best league in the world

28 August 2022 1 comment

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW French flair: La Rochelle may be champions of Europe but they finished fifth in their league PICTURE: […]

Remembering DK, the speedster who made a name for himself

28 August 2022 0 comments

PETER JACKSON KEN Jones died last Wednesday, barely a fortnight after his 82nd birthday and some 60 years after becoming the first of a rare […]

Davies brings curtain down on his 30-year service with Wales

21 August 2022 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON Mark Davies is to end one of the longest careers in Test rugby – 30 years unbroken service with Wales treating casualties […]

In this week’s Rugby Paper – available on Sunday

19 August 2022 1 comment

Though it might seem this has been something of a quiet week for rugby with the new season yet to get underway, there’s plenty still […]

Delight for Wales as Tipuric is fit again

14 August 2022 2 comments

By PETER JACKSON Justin Tipuric has finally been given the all-clear to begin playing again after a 14-month fight to save his career. The Ospreys’ […]

Ikey fights to save life of his only daughter

14 August 2022 1 comment

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW In his line of duty for Wales and the Lions, Ian ‘Ikey’ Stephens went toe to toe […]

Sullivan, the soccer player …

14 August 2022 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THIS column’s plaintive cry for the city 0 Cardiff to recognise Jim Sullivan has prompted admirers to delve into a treasure-trove of stories […]

One day,two defeats for All Blacks

14 August 2022 1 comment

PETER JACKSON THAT New Zealand once lost six international matches in a row is a fact but there is more to this story than meets […]

Now WRU lists brain warnings to players

7 August 2022 1 comment

By PETER JACKSON The Welsh Rugby Union has issued its 51,229 registered players a health warning over the dangers of concussion causing brain damage. Their […]

Hare’s world record keeps on growing

7 August 2022 1 comment

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Dusty Hare retired more than 30 years ago and yet his world points record keeps going up. […]

The silent treatment for Hansen

7 August 2022 0 comments

PETER JACKSON The mucky stuff really hit fans all over New Zealand last week when Sir Steve Hansen said what he thought of those responsible […]

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 […]

Lawsuits for injuries may carry on rising

31 July 2022 3 comments

By PETER JACKSON Another acclaimed Wales international has cited his own alarming reasons for taking legal action over rugby‘s brain injury crisis. His plight, following […]

Ford, Hadley return

24 July 2022 1 comment

LAST week, Peter Jackson wrote an interesting article about Regan Grace returning from Rugby League to play Union once more. In it, he says this […]

Wales fall at the last but head for home with pride restored

17 July 2022 2 comments

By PETER JACKSON South Africa ….30pts Tries: Pollard 14, Mbonambi 38, Kolisi 53 Conversions: Pollard 16, 39, 54 Penalties: Pollard 5, 78, 80 Wales …………….14pts […]

Ken Kennedy, a Lion whose impact on top sport lasted a lifetime

17 July 2022 0 comments

Peter Jackson The Lions have lost another of their Invincibles in former Ireland hooker Ken Kennedy. His sudden death at the age of 81 on […]

Respect! Anscombe the hero as Wales get it right this time

10 July 2022 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON South Africa ….12pts Penalties: Pollard 6, 44, 52, 59 Wales………………13pts Tries: Adams 78 Conversions: Anscombe 79 Penalties: Biggar 1, Anscombe 66 WHEN […]

What price for a jersey famous the world over?

10 July 2022 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW One of the game’s most treasured jerseys has reappeared alongside its revered owner for the first time […]

Evergreen Parisse set to join the 500 club

3 July 2022 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Amassing 500 matches among the European elite requires surviving an endurance test of brutal longevity: at least […]

Experts call for 28-day recovery for concussion

26 June 2022 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON World Rugby is being urged to give victims of head injuries greater protection from more serious damage by imposing a minimum 21-day […]

Au Revoir, Arrivederci, Hywl Fawr, Goodbye…

26 June 2022 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW At close of business on Friday, 40 Test players boasting a collective stack of 1,368 caps had […]

Boks will show Wales no mercy says Wiese

19 June 2022 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON A GIGANTIC old South African foe is warning Wales that the Springboks will show no mercy during next month’s demanding Test series. […]

There has never been another quite like ‘Benny’

19 June 2022 3 comments

Peter Jackson pays tribute to Phil Bennett, one of the all-time greats for Wales and the Lions During those golden days when he led the […]

Baa-baas working to Galthie’s Grand Plan

12 June 2022 1 comment

By PETER JACKSON You’re in: Dylan Cretin has received a Baa-baas call THE Barbarians have chosen three more of France’s all-conquering squad as part of […]

Welsh fan power has shifted to round ball

12 June 2022 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Shortly after noon on Monday, April 14, 1969, a bus joined the queue at Checkpoint Charlie pending […]

Tyro Tiger Reffell set for Test baptism

15 May 2022 22 comments

By PETER JACKSON WALES are all set to pick Tommy Reffell this week in readiness for the ultimate baptism of fire in South Africa this […]

Lions trio fighting to save their careers

24 April 2022 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON WALES must wait another six months to discover whether three of their all time greats can save their international careers. Ken Owens, […]