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Shingler primed for Wales comeback

4 August 2019 2 comments

By PETER JACKSON See you soon, injured Faletau tells his dejected supporters Smiling assassin: Kotaro Matsushima breaks to score Japan’s fourth try in their rout […]

Jackson column: Welsh regions need British & Irish League to attract fans

1 August 2019 0 comments

Peter Jackson shares his thoughts on how a British & Irish League would also help clubs who play in the second-string Challenge Cup

Welsh clubs need British League to attract fans

28 July 2019 1 comment

PETER JACKSON Ageless: Brock James at La Rochelle THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Ten years have come and gone since the last major Anglo-Welsh […]

England could axe Baa-Baas for another Wales Test

21 July 2019 2 comments

■By PETER JACKSON ENGLANDare considering squeezing yet another match against Wales into their schedule for what could be a fifth ‘Test’ between the neighbours in […]

Ellis blow as Wales head for the Alps

7 July 2019 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON Second op: Ellis Jenkins WALES head for the Swiss Alps this week amid renewed fears that one of their outstanding back row […]

Can Rabbit put Cheika back in the running?

7 July 2019 1 comment

THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW PETER JACKSON Early promise: A young James O’Connor playing for the Wallabies PICTURE: Getty Images James O’Connor never had […]

Alex Dombrandt almost quit rugby over two sucker punches

25 June 2019 0 comments

The Harlequins and England World Cup bolter was twice the victim of assault when playing in Wales

Dombrandt nearly quit over pitch assaults

23 June 2019 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON ENGLANDWorld Cup bolter Alex Dombrandt almost gave the game up because of two ‘dreadful incidents’ during his three-year apprenticeship in Wales. Twice […]

Lions give Gatland punch line

23 June 2019 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW WARRENGatland ‘joked’ on more than one occasion about the RFU not being able to afford him. With […]

World Cup hat-trick – yet Webbe had no idea

16 June 2019 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Unknowing hero: Glen Webbe in action for Wales Glen Webbe will forever be remembered as the first […]

Despite the knockbacks Evans is still delivering

9 June 2019 1 comment

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Consistently excellent: Dan Evans PICTURE: Getty Images One of the game’s more obscure tenth anniversaries came and […]

Jackson column: Callum Sheedy must pledge allegiance to one flag

6 June 2019 0 comments

England? Wales? Ireland? The Bristol Bears fly-half faces a predicament few others can claim

Leinster are still the fans’ favourites

2 June 2019 0 comments

PETER JACKSON compiles the numbers to reveal how many, or how few, watched Europe’s top leagues Pride of Ireland: PRO14 champions Leinster rule the roost […]

World Rugby to offer Six Nations a compromise with ‘World League’ plans

15 May 2019 0 comments

World Rugby trying to keep order with Six Nations over promotion and relegation system, amid £5bn investment in proposed World League

Eight-year waver on 6 Nations relegation

12 May 2019 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON THE Six Nations are being offered a stay of execution for up to eight years in their fight to avoid a system […]

Jackson column: Shaun Edwards will always be one of Wales’ own

8 May 2019 0 comments

A strange timeline of events and the outcome of Wales’ World Cup won’t impact regard for Edwards

WHO ARE YOUR RUGBY HEROES?

28 April 2019 0 comments

Flat out for Irish: Josh McNally has impressed to earn a move to Bath London Irish booked their return to the Premiership last weekend but […]

Alun Wyn is last man standing from 2007

28 April 2019 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Thirteen World Cup games: Alun Wyn Jones in action against Japan in 2007 PICTURE: Getty Images His […]

WHO ARE YOUR RUGBY HEROES?

21 April 2019 0 comments

Diamond: Tom Curry playing for England against Scotland Youth has had a wonderful season in rugby. In 20-year-old openside Tom Curry and 21-year-old wing Joe […]

This Welsh Brexit from Europe is shameful

21 April 2019 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW More than 50,000 will converge on Cardiff ‘s Superdome next weekend for the annual Judgement Day double-header […]

Now CVC bid £120m for a chunk of PRO14

21 April 2019 0 comments

■By PETER JACKSON PRO14 organisers are negotiating a £120m deal with the potential to change the face of the British and Irish game below Test […]

The Rugby Paper Awards 2019: Get voting and honour your rugby heroes

2 April 2019 0 comments

We are proud to announce the first Rugby Paper Awards will be held at the end of this season. It is ten years since the […]

Bristol lure Anscombe with £500k contract

31 March 2019 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON BRISTOL are waving the largest cheque book in the Premiership at Gareth Anscombe in a move that could jeopardise his presence at […]

HONOUR YOUR RUGBY HEROES

31 March 2019 0 comments

THE RUGBY PAPER AWARDS Feel the passion: Bristol win the Championship to gain promotion to the Premiership Lunch venue: Quins’ Twickenham Stoop WE ARE proud […]

Worrying divide is growing between Wales and Regions

31 March 2019 1 comment

ONE part of Peter Jackson’s excellent article “Regions need to find more Caped Crusaders” struck home in a very big way. This was the statement […]

World Rugby are ‘turning the game into a joke’

24 March 2019 3 comments

By PETER JACKSON WORLD Rugby stand accused today of turning the international game into ‘a laughing stock’ by allowing too many players to switch allegiance […]

Grandest of the Slammers

24 March 2019 0 comments

PETER JACKSON PICKS HIS BEST WELSH TEAM EVER WE asked Peter Jackson to pick his way through a subject even more complex and emotive than […]

2005 Slam? Mike had more fun at Swansea

17 March 2019 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Done it! Welsh scrum-half Dwayne Peel celebrates at the final whistle as Wales win the Grand Slam […]

High-speed Hadleigh has Cardiff in a frenzy as party time starts early

17 March 2019 0 comments

■ PETER JACKSON at Principality Stadium What a start: Hadleigh Parkes scores for Wales after 69 seconds PICTURES: Getty Images AND so it came to […]

Grand Slam hope stays alive as Wales overcome Scots’ defiance

10 March 2019 1 comment

By PETER JACKSON Almost there: Jonathan Davies dives in to score Wales’ decisive second try Tartan threat: Darcy Graham beats George North’s tackle to score […]

Ospreys battling to keep club alive

3 March 2019 1 comment

By PETER JACKSON ALUN-WYN Jones starts another Grand Slam week caught in the crossfire of a major political row between his beloved Ospreys and the […]

Wales have a way to go to emulate JPR’s record

3 March 2019 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Ferocious: JPR Williams on the Lions tour of 1971 The sideboards are still as long as when […]

Peter Jackson column: Glory days come with a big price for Dafydd

7 February 2019 0 comments

[quote] “Glory Days. Well they’ll pass you by, Glory Days In the wink of a young girl’s eye, Glory Days, Glory Days.” – Bruce Springsteen [/quote] […]

Jackson column: All-change Wales aim for Six Nations-RWC double

26 January 2019 0 comments

Nobody has won the Six Nations-Rugby World Cup double since England in 2003

All-change Wales aim for 6 Nations RWC double

20 January 2019 0 comments

THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW PETER JACKSON When Wales open the Six Nations in Paris on Friday week, their team will bear little resemblance […]

Peter Jackson’s New Year wishlist holds hopes for the Lions

3 January 2019 0 comments

Let’s put an end to excessive citings, writes Peter Jackson

Jackson column: Wales’ route to hitting expectations at the World Cup

3 January 2019 0 comments

Peter Jackson looks at how the northern hemisphere’s two in-form teams, Wales and Ireland, could meet in the RWC2019 semis

That was the year that was

30 December 2018 0 comments

Peter Jackson looks back at 2018 and reflects on 2019 Top try: Jacob Stockdale strikes against New Zealand PICTURES: Getty Images Meteoric rise: Ireland lock […]

Wales’ new belief makes them real World Cup hopes

30 December 2018 0 comments

THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW PETER JACKSON Dragons roar: Shane Williams scores Wales’ first try as they beat Ireland 22-10 at RWC2011 PICTURE: Getty […]

Secret of how French rugby stars dodged jail time in Wales

28 December 2018 0 comments

Peter Jackson’s column details the role of a French reporter in securing the release of three France players in Cardiff

Jackson column: Steve Hansen has known ups and downs like no other

20 December 2018 0 comments

Peter Jackson looks at Steve Hansen’s time at the WRU

Jackson column: Curse of knee injuries blindsides Wales

5 December 2018 0 comments

No.6s in short supply to Gatland ahead of Six Nations

Stats prove it: Ireland are the best

2 December 2018 0 comments

Peter Jackson chronicles the outstanding achievements of the 2018 season Ringmaster: Johnny Sexton New Zealand end the year clinging to the top of the global […]

Michael Lynagh has his say on what England-Australia rivalry means to the Wallabies

23 November 2018 0 comments

There’s plenty of history between the northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere giants

Jackson column: Wales must find more to beat the Springboks

22 November 2018 0 comments

Wales have put the fright on South Africa in their past three meetings, but things have changed

Jackson column: How Melon made a real prune out of Ronan O’Gara

7 November 2018 0 comments

A whopping 134 Tests epitomised by one moment of prop brilliance in 2005

How Melon madea real prune out of O’Gara!

4 November 2018 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Timeless: Gethin Jenkins playing for Wales PICTURE: Getty Images The longest-serving international prop of all reaches the […]

How Robin kick-started a revolution with his round-the-corner style

28 October 2018 0 comments

THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW PETER JACKSON ROBIN Williams probably did more to revolutionise the art of goalkicking than anyone. In doing so he […]

Bennett: Priestland my World Cup pick

21 October 2018 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON RHYS Priestland will be back in contention for a third World Cup despite his omission from Wales’ fourmatch Autumn series. Support for […]

Moriarty deserves chance says Ryan

14 October 2018 1 comment

By PETER JACKSON ROSS Moriarty is being given expert backing in his bid to step into the shoes of Taulupe Faletau. The recommendation for Moriarty […]

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