All posts tagged "Wales"
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: The eternal debate: King John or Benny?
The surest way to start an argument in any clubhouse is to ask one question and then step smartly out of...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain: Aussie man-mountain can Eclipse England
The Aussies are more inventive than most when it come to nick-names, and the one in the news most Down Under...
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/ 11 years agoExiles sign Saracens academy scrum-half
London Scottish today confirmed the signing of former Wales U18s scrum-half Ben Calder. The 19-year-old has put pen to paper on...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: Gerald Davies jinks in to put the record straight
Gerald Davies managed many an electrifying move in his time but none more so than the one that took him centre...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: Sorry Wales, but this is becoming inexcusable
And so for all their big-game heroics by the banks of the Crocodile River, somehow it still ended in tears as...
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/ 11 years agoJapan blossom into contenders
Brendan Gallagher charts the remarkable rise of Japan under coach Eddie Jones.
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/ 11 years agoMUST WATCH! – The Power of the Haka
Auckland Grammar and King’s College face off with their traditional haka ahead of the annual derby. Goose bumps guaranteed! Earlier this...
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English Championship
/ 11 years agoDoncaster Knights packing down with a Transatlantic accent
Doncaster Knights boss Clive Griffiths is close to finalising his forward pack for next season’s Championship campaign with a second Canadian...
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/ 11 years agoDan Parks retires from rugby
Dan Parks has today announced his retirement from rugby. The former Scotland fly-half, who won 67 Test caps in his time,...
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/ 11 years agoWales prop hit by five-week ban
Samson Lee has received a five-week ban for headbutting South African lock Flip van der Merwe last Saturday. The Scarlets tighthead...
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/ 11 years agoClifton College Rugby Course with Ryan Jones
The aim of the course is to improve the player in four aspects technical, physical, mental, tactical. Technically the course will...
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/ 11 years agoVIDEO: Wales U20s hooker performs the haka
Wales U20s hooker Elliot Dee has become an internet sensation after performing a haka in front of the Baby Blacks at...
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/ 11 years agoHandré Pollard handed Springboks Test debut
Baby Boks captain Handré Pollard will make his Test debut on Saturday after being named at fly-half by Heyneke Meyer to...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: Greatest Lions of all miss their lost mates
At a push, they could pass for a platoon of D-Day veterans rather than the only rugby team to survive three...
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/ 11 years agoWales drop Adam Jones for Springboks second Test
Adam Jones has been dropped by Warren Gatland ahead of Wales‘ second Test against South Africa in Nelspruit on Saturday. The British...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson’s verdict: Willie-o-the-wisp leads Wales up garden path
Wales were shaking their heads in bewildered search of some explanation for their torment when Willie le Roux rather let the...
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/ 11 years agoVictor Matfield to break Springboks record against Wales
Victor Matfield will become South Africa‘s most-capped Test player on Saturday when he leads the Springboks against Wales in Nelspruit. The veteran...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Yes, it’s time for All Blacks to end their Pacific shame
Guys, it’s not the dark side of the moon. No fewer than four airlines, including the national carrier Air New Zealand,...
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/ 11 years agoRugby legends return to Wimbledon
Legends Rugby is back this summer with its South London festival, combining high quality sport with fantastic entertainment. Taking place at...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Gory story of Welsh failure in South Africa
South Africa. The graveyard of Welsh rugby. Nowhere in the world, over the last 50 years, have Wales been put away...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: Victor Matfield’s return can help Wales come good
Wales made their first stand in the Southern Hemisphere 50 years ago in the place they used to call the last...
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/ 11 years agoWales’ Adam Jones to become a centurion against South Africa
Adam Jones will win his 100th international cap in Saturday’s first Test against South Africa. The Opsreys star has been named...
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/ 11 years agoMattfield to captain South Africa against Wales
Victor Mattfield will equal John Smit’s record on Saturday after being named in the South Africa team to face Wales in...
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/ 11 years agoWales start tour with Kings win
Wales began their tour of South Africa with a 34-12 win over Eastern Province Kings in Port Elizabeth last night. With...
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/ 11 years agoGloucester confirm James Hook signing
As revealed in The Rugby Paper on May 25, Gloucester secured the services of James Hook ahead of next season The...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: Yes, it all goes South when we head South
Every June the home countries fly south of the Equator in a battered state of semi-resignation to what awaits them. Almost...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher charts the career of Jonny Wilkinson, the player who has transcended the game
Talk about synchronicity. When confirmation of Jonny Wilkinson’s much-touted retirement was filtering through this week I was actually rummaging around my...
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/ 11 years agoBanned Owen Williams to miss Wales tour
Owen Williams will not tour South Africa with Wales after the he picked up a six-week ban. The Leicester fly-half was...
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/ 11 years agoSteve Borthwick to take up Japan role
Steve Borthwick will link up with former Saracens boos Eddie Jones after being named Japan‘s forwards coach. The Sarries captain, who will retire after...
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/ 11 years agoSouth Africa lose captain Jean de Villiers for Wales Tests
South Africa have suffered a huge blow with the news that Jean de Villiers is out of the June Tests against...
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Young Gun
/ 11 years agoYoung Gun: Jack Dixon – Dragons and Wales U20s centre
If it wasn’t for an untimely foot injury, Jack Dixon, 19, could have been preparing for a trip to South Africa...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Less use of the TMO? Then stop these ref witch-hunts
Hard to believe that it is just a week since Leicester‘s Richard Cockerill called for referees to be less reliant on...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: Warren Gatland’s Law takes a mauling from WRU!
Warren Gatland made a strange announcement last Tuesday over the resurrection of the Welsh trial match, buried long ago with other...
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Room 101
/ 11 years agoRoom 101: Barry Davies – Coventry and former Welsh international full-back
1. Poor service I eat out a lot. To be fair I don’t think I’ve cooked a meal for myself in...
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/ 11 years agoGareth Anscombe told to come now or miss World Cup
Warren Gatland has opened the door for Gareth Anscombe to play his way into Wales’ World Cup squad.
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/ 11 years agoWelsh regions join Premiership Sevens
Wales will stage the first leg of the Premiership Rugby 7s Series after it was announced the four Welsh regions will...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: A couple of England-Wales tickets, sir? That’ll be £630
The last England-Wales match at Twickenham grossed around £5m in ticket money. The next one will top £20m. For the World...
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/ 11 years agoAmbitious Bismarck du Plessis targets Welsh scrum
Wales beware, Bismarck du Plessis says the Springboks’ front row aims to be the most formidable in the world and will...
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/ 11 years agoGavin Henson not released for Wales trial
Bath will not release Gavin Henson and Paul James for the ‘Probables’ v ‘Possibles’ trial match on May 30. Under Premier Rugby...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott: Super George North can help Northampton Saints reach another Premiership final
The bridesmaid tag is an easy one to hang on Northampton, and it’s there because although they have attracted some big-name...
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/ 11 years agoGavin Henson called up for Wales trial
Gavin Henson could make his international return in South Africa after being named by Rob Howley in Possibles squad for the...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher: On the march with Trelawny’s Army, rugby’s great outsiders
So the European legislators, God bless, have finally caught up with the rugby world and officially recognised Cornwall as being very...
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English Championship
/ 11 years agoDoncaster Knights’ workhorse may need to lighten his load
Having become the first coach to bounce his side back into the Championship following relegation, Clive Griffiths is now busy with...
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/ 11 years agoWales to stage trial game on May 30
Wales will hold the first trial match in 14 years later this month with a Probables versus Possibles encounter at the...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain talks to three great English Lions to gather their views about the England back-row
Back-row expertise does not come with better credentials than that offered by Roger Uttley, Mike Teague and Peter Winterbottom. The trio...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: I’ll be back, says David Moffett as ceasefire is called
The hierarchy of the Welsh Rugby Union could have been excused for heaving a collective sigh of relief last Wednesday evening....
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/ 11 years agoWelsh in revolt at League changes
The Welsh Rugby Union are facing a revolt by more than 100 clubs in protest over the restructuring of their National...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: England stance is vital for developing young talent
The increasing call on the RFU to change its stance and pick players who choose to ply their trade in another...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: So, have the roaring 40s blown Brad Thorn off course?
Brad Thorn was saying only the other day how he planned to be playing ‘top level footy’ at 40, a long-distance...
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/ 11 years agoGK IPA Championship play-offs preview – part 1
Bristol Regular season With a strong squad at his disposal Andy Robinson has simply put the accent on piling up...
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