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DAN BIGGAR ON…

31 May 2020 0 comments

…Gareth Anscombe’s arrival spurring him on I made a joke and said I was happy coming off the bench last season, and then when Gareth […]

Givvons spun them a golden yarn in Oldham

31 May 2020 1 comment

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Star man: Alec Givvons, bottom row, third left, with the Oldham team of 1934-35 and, inset, with […]

Battered captain Brooks calls time at Drovers

17 May 2020 0 comments

■By ROB COLE LLANDOVERY captain Richard Brooks is leaving the club after nine seasons in the Welsh Premiership. No.8 Brooks, 31, remains convinced the Premiership […]

Wales make it painful viewing for Red Rose

3 May 2020 1 comment

KICKING off at 9pm this Friday (May 8), S4C will fill the rugby void by rerunning the first of three Wales-Eng- land matches, all of […]

‘The Bish’ deserved so much more

12 April 2020 1 comment

I THOROUGHLY enjoyed Brendan Gallagher’s piece about wasted talents, especially about David Bishop. I followed the All Whites during the 80s and witnessed several defeats […]

Jackson column: Muscleman Chris Jones rates power of prayer now

1 April 2020 0 comments

Peter Jackson journeys back to the Vale in the 1980s by having a chat with Treorchy’s ‘Hatchet prop’ Chris Jones

Muscleman Chris rates power of prayer now

29 March 2020 0 comments

Back in the day when the hatchet men ruled the roost in both football codes, Chris Jones ran a reign of terror in the name […]

Lydiate is crucial to Ospreys’ revival

22 March 2020 0 comments

Key signing: Ospreys blindside Dan Lydiate PICTURE: Getty Images DAN Lydiate could prove to be the signing of next season for the Ospreys. In these […]

Jackson column: Mr Prickly Alun Wyn Jones leads the world for grumpy PR

20 March 2020 0 comments

Peter Jackson analyses the poker face of Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones through his years sat in front of the media

Oscar strikes late as RGC snatch away victory

1 March 2020 0 comments

Premiership ■By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea ………24 RGC ………………25 A LAST-GASP Oscar Lennon try saw RGC battle back from behind to clinch victory at St Helen’s. […]

Bristol Bears’ Welsh exile Mat Protheroe signs for Ospreys

26 February 2020 0 comments

A player capable of making the move into Test rugby by playing under Wayne Pivac’s nose?

White wall keeps Wizards at bay

23 February 2020 0 comments

By ROB COLE Premiership Swansea ……………13 Aberavon ……………10 SWANSEA staged a remarkable defensive display in injury time to repel a 50-phase attack from the Wizards […]

Champions rocked by first-minute Whites try

16 February 2020 1 comment

By PAUL HOPKINS Merthyr …………5 Swansea ……..10 SWANSEA earned a shock victory over champions Merthyr as The Wern took a storm battering. The conditions did […]

Newport away from danger

9 February 2020 1 comment

Welsh Premiership Newport …………………………17 Swansea………………………0 NEWPORT’S steady climb to safety continued with a win at Rodney Parade. They are now 15 points clear of basement […]

Blues ride luck after triple yellow

22 December 2019 0 comments

By ALEX BYWATER Decisive: Jarrod Evans scores for Blues PICTURE: Huw Evans CARDIFF Blues sealed a first league win at the Liberty Stadium since 2005 […]

Webster would not have been in the pink

22 December 2019 1 comment

THROUGHOUTa distinguished career for Swansea, Wales and the Lions, Richard Webster never lost sight of his oldschool values. They served him well as a coach, […]

Plumtree served his time well

22 December 2019 1 comment

NOBODY can accuse John Plumtree of cutting corners during his apprenticeship for a position among the All Black coaching elite, one that began in Swansea […]

Ravens secure crucial victory to ease fears

22 December 2019 1 comment

By PAUL HOPKINS BRIDGEND eased their relegation concerns with a determined win over regional rivals Swansea. In the opening exchanges a clever Matt Aubrey grubber […]

All Blacks confident Mooar will leave Scarlets

22 December 2019 1 comment

By SAM JACKSON NEW Zealand coach Ian Foster is ‘really confident’ Scarlets boss Brad Mooar will become part of his coaching team. The All Blacks […]

Jackson column: Days of romance, song and drama with Lions

11 December 2019 0 comments

Peter Jackson looks back on the 1955 British & Irish Lions tour of South Africa, when attitudes were different but the rugby just as dramatic

Days of romance, song and drama with Lions

8 December 2019 1 comment

PETER JACKSON Miss: Van der Schyff hangs his head No touring team in any theatre of global sport can match the Lions for outrageous storylines, […]

British & Irish League ‘coming in 2022’ says club owner

3 December 2019 0 comments

Stakeholders CVC are driving a merger between the Premiership and PRO14

Ospreys’ boss: Losing our coach is just a blip

1 December 2019 0 comments

■By STEFFAN THOMAS Tough times: Rob Davies Coaches? Carl Hogg and Mark Jones Stood down: Allen Clarke PICTURES: Getty Images CRISIS? What crisis? You lose […]

Suddenly Davies has joined the ‘bad guys’

24 November 2019 0 comments

AS CHIEF executive of Cardiff RFC pre-regionalisation, Gareth Davies defied the WRU and put them in the English Premiership alongside Swansea. After one season, the […]

Drovers make it 18 in a row over Whites

24 November 2019 3 comments

By PAUL HOKPINS Swansea ……14 Llandovery …16 A BERIAN Watkins try kept up Llandovery’s hoodoo on Swansea as they made it 18 wins in a […]

Cronin late try so vital for Irish

17 November 2019 0 comments

MUNSTER head coach Johann van Graan stressed the importance of Munster’s lastminute try which secured them a winning bonus point. Replacement hooker James Cronin touched […]

RGC bounce back for victory after a lean spell

17 November 2019 0 comments

By PAUL HOPKINS Premiership RGC 1404 ……..21 Swansea ……….3 A POWERFUL display by the RGC pack was enough for victory. After a frenetic start, the […]

Jackson column: Kamikaze man ‘Shiggy’ has made real impact

16 October 2019 0 comments

Peter Jackson charts role of Shigeru Konno as one of the forefathers of Japanese rugby

It’s Cardiff’s day as the errors mount up

13 October 2019 0 comments

By PAUL HOPKINS CARDIFF maintained their excellent start to the season in an error-strewn affair at the Arms Park. James Davies and Gareth Thompson traded […]

Nagy in the points as All Whites put on a show

8 September 2019 0 comments

■ By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea ………33 Llanelli ……………5 TWO Max Nagy tries helped Swansea to a perfect start to the season with a resounding bonus […]

Students rally to tame Lions

1 September 2019 0 comments

Loughborough…40 Leicester L……29 KIERAN Curran helped Loughborough Students start the seven-day countdown to the new season on a winning note. The No.8 put the Students […]

No Peter, so my job gets harder

11 August 2019 0 comments

PRESS officers have long been redefined in my trade as prevention officers, notorious for blocking access to the more interesting interviewees at their clubs. The […]

Grasshoppers joined Wasps as rugby insects

28 July 2019 0 comments

LIKE many a good idea, the formation of Preston Grasshoppers came about during a meeting in a pub, The Bull Hotel, on September 28, 1869, […]

Cardiff Uni lose Davies to Bridgend

14 July 2019 1 comment

By ROB COLE CARDIFF University are looking for a new director of rugby following the departure of Alun Wyn Davies to Indigo Group Premiership side […]

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 […]

Second-half Whites magic stuns Wizards

12 May 2019 0 comments

By JOHN MURPHY Swansea ……..24 Aberavon……..14 SWANSEA finished with a midweek win as Aberavon let their early lead, and scrum dominance, slip through their fingers. […]

The Great Escape is still a possibility for Bedwas

5 May 2019 1 comment

■ By PAUL HOPKINS Bedwas …28 Swansea …25 BEDWAS kept alive their hopes of Premiership survival with a tense bonus point victory. Swansea took an […]

Bedwas hit six but know victory may not be enough to survive

28 April 2019 0 comments

By ROB COLE Aberavon ……19 Bedwas ……….38 BEDWAS hit the Wizards for six as they kept alive their hopes of Premiership survival. They took firm […]

World-wide bidding war starts for fly-half Sam

21 April 2019 0 comments

Wanted: Sam Davies OSPREYS fly-half Sam Davies has got four clubs from around the world looking to lure him away from the Liberty Stadium this […]

Ratti impresses as Whites dent Cardiff’s title ambitions

14 April 2019 0 comments

By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea …20 Cardiff …17 CARDIFF’S Premiership title hopes were dented after they suffered a narrow reverse against Swansea at St Helen’s. It […]

Nightingale swoops to keep Bulls’ survival hopes alive

7 April 2019 1 comment

By PAUL HOPKINS Bargoed …31 Swansea …26 BARGOED kept their faint hopes of Premiership survival alive with a thrilling bonus-point victory over old foes Swansea. […]

Whites find true colours as Jeffries bags winner

31 March 2019 0 comments

■By PAUL HOPKINS Carmarthen Q…19 Swansea …21 ALEX Jeffries’ last-gasp try secured victory for Swansea in a Carmarthen Park thriller. It was a difficult start […]

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 […]

Rampant Pury put Trent to the sword

17 March 2019 1 comment

■ By JOE BYRNES BUCS ROUND-UP A FINAL bit of league action was completed on Wednesday with two rearranged games confirming the cup quarter-finals. Hartpury’s […]

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 […]

Late Jones penalty at St Helen’s a cruel blow for Keys

24 February 2019 1 comment

By JOHN MURPHY Swansea… 13 Cross Keys… 5 PHIL Jones put the boot into Cross Keys’ hopes of Premiership survival as he snatched what would […]

Pooler make it 40 in a row to stay clear

17 February 2019 0 comments

Welsh Championship round-up By JAY BAYFORD PONTYPOOLremain eight points clear at the top of the Championship after claiming their 40th consecutive league victory. Pooler ran […]

Whites’ winning run ended as Ponty punish ill-discipline

17 February 2019 1 comment

By CARL FIELD Pontypridd ….31 Swansea ……19 PONTYPRIDD maintained their title push with a bonus-point triumph over Swansea at Sardis Road – a result that […]

Swans recover from slow start to glide past the Steelmen

10 February 2019 1 comment

By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea ……..29 Ebbw Vale ……15 SWANSEA made it eight wins in a row with a thrilling victory over Principality Premiership high-flyers Ebbw […]

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] […]

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