All posts tagged "Swansea"
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 1 year agoNew year but same old Exeter at the top
BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS BUCS Super Rugby returned with a bang on Wednesday with six changes in the league table....
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 1 year agoHartpury up to third with Notts left in big trouble
BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS After five weeks, BUCS Super Rugby has finally returned with Hartpury capitalising on their game in...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 1 year agoLlandovery edge past rivals Ebbw
Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD LLANDOVERY clung on to beat Ebbw Vale 17-15 in the battle of the Welsh Premiership’s top...
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Challenge Cup
/ 1 year agoFull-back Hopkins is star of the show as fans pay tribute to JPR
By SIMON THOMAS Ospreys.............25pts Tries: Hopkins 40, 50, Giles 63 Conversions: Edwards 51, 64 Penalties: Edwards 34, 43 Perpignan........... 3pts Penalties:...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 1 year agoJones leads the way for Merthyr
Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD A STUNNING hattrick from full-back Ben Jones inspired Merthyr to a magnificent seven-try 50-32 win over...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoLloyd making the most of life in the capital
By BEN JAYCOCK Garin Lloyd made the move from the small town of Neath, Wales to the hustle and bustle of...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoEx-Gloucester boss takes charge at Ospreys
Ospreys have appointed former Gloucester boss Lance Bradley as their new chief executive. Bradley, below, who spent four years in charge...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoCabango’s out to leave injury woes behind him
By ROB COLE Speed merchant: Cardiff flyer Theo Cabango THEO Cabango is hoping his New Year’s wish comes true and he...
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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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Welsh Rugby
/ 1 year agoSymes looking to impress in Wales
By BEN JAYCOCK After excelling in Australia, tyro fly-half Jacob Symes has returned to Wales to link up with Welsh Premiership...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoDerby day double act for regions
By BEN JAYCOCK Fixtures: Tuesday December 26: Cardiff v Dragons, Kick-off 3pm Scarlets v Ospreys, Kick-off 5.15pm Boxing Day action sees...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoExeter in pole position to do the double
BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS BUCS Super Rugby is now on a five-week break. We’re 11 rounds, 54 games, and 2,987...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 1 year agoBath boys blow race wide open in pursuit of Exeter
BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS Bath defeated Loughborough 31-17 in a result that could have huge ramifications in the final Super...
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Challenge Cup
/ 1 year agoFour-try Lake guides Ospreys safely home
■By ROB COLE Ospreys ............................. 43pts Tries: Lake 7, 26, 46, 56; Thomas 17, Morris 76 Conversions: Williams 8, 19, 27,...
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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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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 1 year agoChamps Exeter fall to first defeat of season
BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS EXETER finally suffered their first loss of the season away to an inspired Hartpury side 31-17,...
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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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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoA case of third time lucky for Neville
RUGBY MATTERS - A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Sport is full of sliding doors moments,...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 1 year agoBattling Met stand up to be counted
BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS The mid-table madness continued as Cardiff Met completed a momentous week for the university with a...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoAfter only seven games, hooker Elias is happy to be back in the running
By SIMON THOMAS Ryan Elias has played just seven games of rugby in 2023 – yet among those have been some...
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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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Features
/ 1 year agoReturning from the ‘dead’ to play again
Jon Newcombe talks to Morgan MacRae, the Welsh hooker determined to resurrect his career HAVING gone into cardiac arrest and having...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 1 year agoL’borough decimate Swans by scoring 15 tries
BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS Loughborough decimated Swansea 95-8 to record one of the biggest wins in BUCS Super Rugby history...
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Peter Jackson
/ 1 year agoThe day that Jonah paid his £3 to play
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Aberavon Naval Rugby Football Club exists in name only, an enduring exercise in...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 1 year agoSeven-try Bath gear up for big clash with leaders
BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS Bath thrashed Nottingham 43-0 to continue their excellent form ahead of next week’s clash against unbeaten...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 1 year ago‘Back then, there were a lot of quality fly-halves’
My Life in Rugby with Tony Clement: The former Wales and Swansea back talks about his life in the game Taking...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 1 year agoUnbeaten Exeter set for tough road test in Cardiff
BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS IT was a quiet week at the summit of university rugby, with a bye week in...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 1 year agoFront row powers Exeter in to eight point lead
By TOM JEFFREYS Exeter extended an eight-point lead at the helm of the table after a 38-29 win over Cardiff, whilst...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 years agoFirst win for Bath in tough game v Cardiff
BUCS RUGBY By OLLY PINHEY BATH secured their first win of the BUCS Super Rugby season in their annual Anniversary Game...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 years agoBrilliant Exeter are far too hot to handle
BUCS RUGBY By BEN JAYCOCK Reigning Cup champions Exeter University became new leaders on Wednesday as they destroyed Loughborough 57-26 at...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 years agoHat-trick hero in Cardiff derby
BUCS RUGBY By BEN JAYCOCK Josh Carrington scored a hat-trick as Cardiff Met beat Cardiff 50-28 in a Welsh capital derby...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoTop Cat: charisma, sermons and style
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW IF ONLY Mark Twain had been born half a century later, on the...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoHumphreys backing Plumtree to play major role for Wales
By BEN JAYCOCK Wales forwards coach John Humphreys says that new signing Taine Plumtree from New Zealand could play a big...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoOspreys agree deals with five players
NEWS EXTRA OSPREYS have agreed new contracts with five players for next season. Former Wales U20s fly-half Luke Scully has signed...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoWe are not going anywhere, say Ospreys
By PETER JACKSON Ospreys are adamant they will be open for business as usual in Swansea next season despite talks about...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoAfter this, Prince Harry could be calling AWJ
PETER JACKSON Alun Wyn Jones continues to treat ‘the media’ with such contempt that it may be but a matter of...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years agoFolau call was TV turn-off for Gareth
By NICK POWELL Gareth Thomas “refused” to watch the Barbarians vs World XV match last month due to the “contradiction” of...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoBob right to break barriers
THAT was an excellent letter/article by Bob Reeves in last Sunday’s TRP. I have heard from friends involved in grassroots rugby...
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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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Welsh Premiership
/ 2 years agoDodd’s late show clinches Swans’ thriller
By WILLIAM SPARKES Swansea.................32 Bridgend.................. 31 Swansea held on to defeat Bridgend by a single point in a thriller at St...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 2 years agoDrovers stay on course for top spot
Premiership By HUW S THOMAS Llandovery.............52 Swansea.................24 THE Drovers did everything they needed to do to hold onto the top spot...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 2 years agoWilliams leaves it late to add bonus point
By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea................... 8 Cardiff......................29 Cardiff's charge towards the Indigo Premiership top spot gained momentum with a bonus-point victory over...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoBob Burrows, the man who opened door for Living with Lions
PETER JACKSON Bob Burrows joined the BBC from Fleet Street via the Yorkshire Post during the heady days of late summer...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 years agoTitcombe steers Loughborough to first title
BUCS SUPER RUGBY By CAMERON STEPHENS Loughborough were crowned BUCS Super Rugby champions for the first time ever after their dramatic...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 2 years agoDrovers get back on track
Welsh Premiership Swansea................... 9 Llandovery.............35 The Drovers responded to Merthyr overtaking them in the table to move into second place by...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoBarton’s penalty keeps Exeter in the hunt
BUCS RUGBY By CAMERON STEPHENS REIGNING champions Exeter ensured the race for the BUCS Super Rugby title will go to the...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 years agoResilient Notts stay in play-off race with Bath win
BUCS RUGBY By CAM STEPHENS Newcomers Nottingham secured their place in BUCS Super Rugby next season with a 24-19 victory over...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 2 years agoLast-gasp Young secures Vale comeback
By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea.................24 Ebbw Vale............... 31 A dramatic late try by Lewis Young completed an incredible comeback from Ebbw Vale...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 years agoHartpury cement place at the top
BUCS RUGBY By CAM STEPHENS Hartpury women’s head coach Mo Hunt hailed the character of her squad after they lifted the...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 2 years agoPrice is right for Black and Ambers
Premiership By ROB COLE Newport...................33 Swansea.................24 Walker Price made sure Newport got back to winning ways with a bonus-point victory. The...
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