All posts tagged "Wales"
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/ 7 hours agoGB to cut its sevens project
GREAT Britain will cease to run full-time sevens programmes at the end of July. Players will still meet up to train...
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/ 7 hours agoDate for Rugby World Club Cup revealed
THE first Rugby World Club Cup will be held in 2028 after “unanimous” agreement from the relevant leagues and unions. The...
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/ 7 hours agoBath pair lead awards shortlist
BATH duo Finn Russell and Thomas du Toit are among five nominations for this season’s Premiership player of the season award....
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/ 7 hours agoBalmain ‘excited’ to sign for Worcester
SARACENS prop Fraser Balmain will join Worcester at the end of the season. Balmain previously played for Leicester, where he won...
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/ 7 hours agoHamer-Webb to quit Cardiff
CARDIFF wing Gabriel Hamer-Webb will leave the club this summer with Leicester favourites to sign him. Welsh-qualified Hamer-Webb, 24, joined Cardiff...
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/ 7 hours agoAnthony Watson: Bath may be favourites but it’s too close to call
Bath may be the favourites to win the Premiership after dominating the regular season, but Anthony Watson will never forget what...
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/ 7 hours agoThursday kick-off for Six Nations
IRELAND will travel to defending champions France in the first-ever Thursday night fixture in Six Nations’ history when the 2026 tournament...
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/ 7 hours agoMacleod all set for Leinster challenge
■ By SIMON THOMAS JOSH Macleod is proof positive of the virtues of patience and perseverance. It was back in 2020...
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/ 7 hours agoSherratt backs experience for Japan
■ By SIMON THOMAS WALES coach Matt Sherratt has revealed how the absence of recent captains Jac Morgan and Dafydd Jenkins...
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/ 7 hours agoFor many big names, it’s the end of the road
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Golden oldie: Ma’a Nonu in action for Toulon PICTURE: Getty Images ONE by...
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/ 7 hours agoMark Jones, the battler who fought for Neath, dies aged 59
WHEN the original All Blacks dared to be the last Welsh team to go the distance with the New Zealand version,...
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/ 7 hours agoBorthwick is spoilt for choice on the wings
Q&A Ben Jaycock talks about the state of the game to Tom Varndell, the former England, Wasps, Bristol and Leicester winger...
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/ 7 hours agoI’ve achieved way more than I thought I would
MY LIFEIN RUGBY TOMMY TAYLOR THE FORMER ENGLAND, SALE SHARKS AND WASPS HOOKER I KNOW most people probably thought I had...
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/ 7 hours agoAn uphill battle for Champ winners
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME AM I the only person who thinks the idea of the Championship...
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/ 7 hours agoJoyce-Butchers is expecting a baby
Mother-to-be: Alisa Joyce-Butchers WALES flanker Alisha Joyce-Butchers is expecting a baby with wife and teammate Jasmine Joyce-Butchers, below. The 27-year-old was...
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/ 7 hours agoLloyd hits top form to start Newport party
Super Rygbi Cymru Trophy Final Winner: Jac Lloyd Newport............27 Ebbw Vale........18 JAC Lloyd stole the show as Newport rounded off their...
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/ 4 days agoRhys Patchell on the Market: Is a UK Return Next?
Sensational talents have worn the number 10 jersey for Wales—carrying legacy, pressure, and hope on their shoulders. Names like Stephen Jones,...
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/ 5 days agoMatt Sherratt to resume Wales interim head coach role for Japan tour in July
Matt Sherratt will resume interim head coach duty for Wales’ two-Test Japan tour in July. Cardiff boss Sherratt took charge for...
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/ 5 days agoPete Ryan: Lee Byrne’s storied journey to becoming one of Wales’ greatest ever fullbacks
The agonising wait was over. Last Wednesday, players sat down and worked their way through the alphabet, hoping Ieuan Evans would...
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/ 6 days agoLeon Brown – A player who gave everything to the cause
“To pull wild mountain thyme, all around the bloomin’ heather.” The lyrics of this age-old Scottish stanza give you a real...
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/ 1 week agoConral Hendricks dies at 37
Former South Africa winger Cornal Hendricks has died at the age of 37. SA Rugby said in a statement that Hendricks...
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Letters
/ 1 week agoModern day warriors deserve far better
IT IS high time rugby union realised ignoring the past is the preserve of the ignorant, shown by the fact today...
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Premiership
/ 1 week agoNumber nine Danny makes history on his swansong
■By SAM JACKSON Farewell: Danny Care DANNY Care will make his farewell to Twickenham Stoop this afternoon with special dispensation to...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 week agoLions late show makes it sad finale for Ospreys
■ By BEN JAYCOCK Lions...................29pts Tries: van der Merwe 10, Visagie 31, 54; van Wyk 71, Dobela 82 Conversions: Dobela 32,...
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/ 1 week agoDragons swoop for Wyn
WALES loosehead Wyn Jones will join Dragons from Harlequins at the end of season, joining fellow prop Dillon Lewis in swapping...
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Challenge Cup
/ 1 week agoEuropean Finals Preview: Northampton Saints and Bath shape up to face the French
Paul Rees sets the scene ahead of this weekend's grand finale to European competition in Cardiff As the Premiership hacks through...
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Features
/ 1 week agoOllie Hoskins: London Irish faith helped me to fulfil my Wallaby dream
Ollie Hoskins, the former Wallabies, Western Force, London Irish and Saracens prop, discusses his life in rugby after announcing his retirement...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 week agoBrendan Gallagher: European Cup’s given us some real pearlers
So this weekend in Cardiff will be the 30th European Cup Final, a pearl anniversary of sorts. Where did the time...
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/ 1 week agoWilliams and Burns hunt for new clubs
WALES full-back Liam Williams will leave Saracens at the end of the season. The 34-year-old has not played since injuring his...
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/ 1 week agoWales’ star backs in fitness race to make JWC
■ By ROB COLE Rapid: Tom Bowen WALES U20 are sweating on the fitness of two key back line players ahead...
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/ 1 week ago‘Mongrel’ Plumtree craves Wales recall
■ By SIMON THOMAS TAINE Plumtree says his father’s example has rubbed off on him when it comes to his life...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 1 week agoI was thrilled to finally receive my Lions cap
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME IT’S funny how at a time when the game is looking forward...
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/ 1 week agoU20s star signs for Scarlets
NEWS EXTRA WELSH-qualified U20s World Cup winner Ioan Jones is joining the Scarlets from Gloucester. Full-back Jones, part of England’s winning...
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/ 1 week agoNewport battling in honour of ‘BJ’
PREVIEW: Super Rygbi Cymru Trophy Ebbw Vale v Newport 2.30pm ■By ROB COLE NEWPORT skipper Ben Roach has two big reasons...
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/ 1 week agoBritain’s first European king on trip down memory lane
■By ROB COLE Champ: Tony Rees with the European Cup in 1997 TONY Rees and Alain Penaud will share a moment...
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/ 2 weeks agoFrom Roman Roads to Rugby Fields: The Enduring Legacy of Cowbridge RFC
By Pete Ryan “Not the best place, but there’s diamonds in the mud.” Gerry Cinnamon’s lyrics capture the muddy, uncertain Welsh...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 weeks agoVaea Fifita’s commanding presence has Scarlets pushing for URC play-off spot
By Peter Ryan It has been a grim season for Welsh rugby this year. From poor performances on the international stage...
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International Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoTouring Japan with Wales is my goal says Dan Edwards
By Simon Thomas Having had a first taste of international rugby this season, Dan Edwards is now eager for more as...
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/ 2 weeks agoFilo Tiatia: It’s a struggle to be so far away from my family
By Simon Thomas Dragons boss Filo Tiatia has opened up on just how tough it’s been for him this season being...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 weeks agoGareth Anscombe on his way to Bayonne
By Sam Jackson Wales fly-half Gareth Anscombe will leave Gloucester to join French Top 14 club Bayonne next season. The 33-year-old...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 weeks agoNick Cain: Andy Farrell still at 6s and 7s in his British and Irish Lions back row conundrum
While Henry Pollock is the talk of the town, and deservedly so following his meteoric rise and selection for the 2025...
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/ 2 weeks agoLouis Schreuder: There’s still gas in the tank
By Jon Newcombe Bath scrum-half Louis Schreuder returned to the scene of his only Springbok cap yesterday, insisting he still has...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 weeks agoLeigh Halfpenny is tempted by Beziers move
By Sam Jackson Harlequins full-back Leigh Halfpenny is being linked with a move to ambitious French second-tier club Beziers when his...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 weeks agoPeter Jackson: How British and Irish Lion Bobby Windsor found a nice little earner…
Win or lose, the Lions, as identified beneath what used to be the Millennium Dome, will be paid circa £100,000-a-man for...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 weeks agoLions vs Scarlets Preview: Destiny is in our hands, says Dwayne Peel
Preview Lions v Scarlets By Ben Jaycock Today. 2pm Dwayne Peel has urged his Scarlets to make the most of the...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 weeks agoStormers 48-12 Dragons: Hosts put on a show to give bottom side brutal lesson
By Sam Jackson Stormers ......... 48pts Tries: Simelane 2, 80, Senatla 36, Ungerer 49, Willemse 56, Hartzenberg 74, De Wet 79...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 weeks agoSharks 29-10 Ospreys: Siya Kolisi praises ‘true warrior’ Jac Morgan
By Simon Thomas Sharks ...............29pts Tries: Jenkins 10, Esterhuizen 33, Hooker 51, Buthelezi 65 Conversions: Masuku 11, 66, Fassi 34 Ospreys...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 weeks agoAndy Farrell’s big British and Irish Lions test – How four unions can play as one
Paul Rees looks at the challenges ahead for the Lions as they journey into the unknown When rugby turned professional, there...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 weeks agoRaring to roar: Brendan Gallagher dissects the chosen 38 for the British and Irish Lions
Backs BACK THREE Blair Kinghorn (Scotland and Toulouse): Age 28: Scotland caps 60. Rangy outside back, a quick and versatile player...
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/ 2 weeks agoTaking on Boks with my brothers was so special
MY LIFEIN RUGBY TUSI PISI THE MANU SAMOA HEAD COACH AND TOYOTA INDUSTRY SHUTTLES ASSISTANT COACH, WHO PLAYED FLY-HALF FOR THE...
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