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Williams column: New Zealand crowds show they back the players

24 June 2020 0 comments

Shane Williams is pleased to see barely any empty seats in the crowds in Super Rugby Aotearoa

All Black-slayer Carwyn deserved better than this

21 June 2020 1 comment

WHAT Carwyn James achieved during successive seasons had never been achieved before, nor since. He coached three teams to celebrated victories over the All Blacks: […]

Phillips wants rebirth of Ospreys galacticos

21 June 2020 0 comments

By ADAM ELLIS Glory days: Kristian Phillips playing for the Ospreys PICTURES: Getty Images KRISTIAN Phillips hopes the takeover of the Ospreys by an Asian […]

Highlanders’ Bryn Gatland crushes Chiefs hopes of victory

13 June 2020 0 comments

Warren Gatland’s Chiefs condemned to defeat by son Bryn’s last-minute heroics

So Super that rugby is back on the box!

7 June 2020 0 comments

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Back on home soil: New Blues signing Dan Carter PICTURE: Getty Images Forget about the Premier League coming back, […]

Rob Howley opens up on the gripping darkness which led to his gambling

1 June 2020 0 comments

“When my thoughts went towards my sister, betting on rugby was an escapism” – Howley sheds light on grief

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 […]

Coltish O’Driscoll oozed class right from the start

17 May 2020 0 comments

Iconic Rugby Pictures: PART 9 Brian O’Driscoll makes his World Cup debut October 2 1999 Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, […]

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 […]

My Life in Rugby: Wasps openside flanker Paul Volley

28 April 2020 0 comments

The No.7 talks Jon Newcombe through his time at Wasps, Castres, Harlequins and London Scottish

This test of strength can sway the series

19 April 2020 0 comments

2021 LIONS A YEAR TO GO NICK CAIN LOOKS AT THE CONTENDERS FOR EACH POSITION THIS WEEK… TIGHTHEAD Rock of ages: Ireland prop Tadhg Furlong […]

Gatland’s plan for Lions to play at Twickenham ‘nonsense’, says Willie-John McBride

15 April 2020 0 comments

“I think it’s scandalous that the Premiership clubs in England are dictating the future of the sport” – Lions legend McBride

Gatland’s All Blacks tiebreak plan is not so daft after all

12 April 2020 0 comments

WARREN Gatland loves to bowl us a googly from time to time and was having fun with the New Zealand media this week by suggesting […]

Ring: Patchell can plug the Parkes gap in midfield

12 April 2020 0 comments

By ALEX BYWATER Physical fly-half: Rhys Patchell RHYS Patchell is tipped to be the man to get Wales’ backline moving, but from inside-centre rather than […]

Gap’s just too big, Warren

12 April 2020 1 comment

WARREN Gatland’s suggestion of a ‘decider’ between the Lions and the All Blacks before the tourists leave for South Africa is a bit of a […]

Gatland: ‘I loved beating Eddie Jones’

8 April 2020 0 comments

Warren Gatland has spoken of his time in charge of Wales and the showdowns with Eddie Jones in the media

Lions must be ready, these Boks will only get better

29 March 2020 0 comments

THE 2021 Lions tour of South Africa will be harder to win than the one I was on in 1997 because at five weeks, and […]

Will Greenwood picks more Scots in Lions 2021 XV than Welsh or Ireland

26 March 2020 0 comments

The shockingly low number of Scotland players to have started a Test for the Lions since 1997

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 […]

Wales face ace Tomas staying at the Chiefs

22 March 2020 0 comments

Dilemma: Tomas Francis on the rampage for Exeter PICTURE: Gettty Images WALES prop Tom Francis fears coronavirus will force him into choosing between club and […]

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

Tuilagi gameplan is like Warrenball

8 March 2020 0 comments

THE English mercilessly criticised Warren Gatland for his ‘Warrenball’ tactics of having a big, strong centre (Jamie Roberts) powering his way over the gain line […]

Jackson column: Alun Wyn Jones needs to walk tall at Twickenham

4 March 2020 0 comments

Wales need their captain and Ken ‘The Sheriff’ Owens to be on point for their Six Nations clash against England

Jackson column: Escape from the Nazis got Olly Kohn his Welsh cap

26 February 2020 0 comments

The extraordinary story of how Olly Kohn’s Slovakian ancestors escaped a train bound for Auchwitz and found their way to Shropshire

Williams verdict: Shaun Edwards is the difference between Wales and France

25 February 2020 0 comments

Shane Williams analyses France’s first win in Cardiff for a decade

Escape from Nazis got Olly his Welsh cap

23 February 2020 0 comments

THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW The Six Nations has never been short on journeys of a miraculous nature but this one might just trump […]

Banks leads the way for resurgent Aussies

23 February 2020 0 comments

By ADAM ELLIS HEAD coach Dan McKellar is determined to make sure his Brumbies side ‘buck the trend’ of Australian rugby’s decline following their impressive […]

North looked magnificent – for 11 minutes!

23 February 2020 1 comment

PETER JACKSON VERDICT He came blasting out of the tunnel like a man on a mission as if nothing would stop him putting an emphatic […]

Heartbreaker Shaun is the difference

23 February 2020 0 comments

WALES AND LIONS LEGEND SHANE WILLIAMS Crunch: George North collides with Gael Fickou PICTURE: Getty Images Flashback: Emile Ntamack of France beats Colin Charvis to […]

Jackson column: Lions eye 2021 tour warm-up in Cardiff

12 February 2020 0 comments

The Lions plan on facing the Barbarians on home soil before jetting off to South Africa in 2021

Gatland sets pace

9 February 2020 0 comments

EARLY days, but Warren Gatland is beginning to put pressure on his old Waikato teammate Ian Foster. The new All Black coach has not fired […]

Lions eye warm-up in Cardiff

9 February 2020 2 comments

The Lions will decide at a board meeting this week whether to transfer their next fixture from Twickenham to Cardiff rather than Edinburgh or Dublin. […]

There’s still lots to work on, stresses Wayne

2 February 2020 0 comments

By ALEX BYWATER ALUN Wyn Jones and Wayne Pivac told Wales the real challenge is around the corner after this opening win in Cardiff. Defending […]

Rugby Matters: Can lieutenant Andy Farrell cut it as head honcho?

30 January 2020 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher on why Andy Farrell should be wary of the trap of being labelled a No.2

Jackson column: No bumps in the road for Wayne Pivac in his first match

29 January 2020 0 comments

As Wales prepare to face Italy in the Six Nations, Peter Jackson looks at how Pivac’s predecessors fared in their first matches in charge

Who would open their books for scrutiny?

26 January 2020 0 comments

Academy boys: Owen Farrell and Maro Itoje PICTURE: Getty Images Saracens, Saracens, Saracens, it seems that’s all this season has been about as every week […]

Rugby Matters: New Broom Galthie has the leeway to go for broke with France

23 January 2020 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher writes how a new-found desire to nurture homegrown talent in the Top 14 has allowed Fabien Galthie to rewrite the rhetoric

Jackson column: Mystery of James Hook and the Wales No.10 shirt

23 January 2020 0 comments

Peter Jackson ponders why James Hook was rarely considered to play at outside half for Wales under Warren Gatland

Williams column: Wayne Pivac has shocked a few and I am glad

22 January 2020 0 comments

Shane Williams praises the shrewd picks of Nick Tompkins and Will Rowlands in the Wales squad for the Six Nations

No big-match jitters for strongman John

19 January 2020 1 comment

By STEFFAN THOMAS Rave reviews: WillGriff John is hoping to impress the Wales selectors PICTURES: Getty Images ON the eve of his first Six Nations, […]

New broom Galthie has the leeway to go for broke

19 January 2020 0 comments

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Golden generation: Frace win the 2019 Junior World Cup The great thing […]

Evans is the future in Wales 10 shirt – Hook

19 January 2020 0 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS JAMES Hook backs Jarrod Evans to be Wales’ long-term No10 and believes Stephen Jones is the man to get him firing at […]

England World Cup star George Kruis set to exit Saracens

8 January 2020 0 comments

A big name departure could be on the cards for Saracens and the England lock department

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

5 January 2020 0 comments

THE FORMER WASPS AND LEINSTER PROP WILL GREEN WHEN I’m asked if I miss rugby, I always say I don’t miss getting beaten up, but […]

Samson looks strong for Six Nations recall

5 January 2020 0 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS Dropped: Samson Lee SAMSON Lee has been backed to return to his dynamic best for the Six Nations after being snubbed for […]

Charteris: ‘Incredible’ Stooke now Test ready

5 January 2020 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY Leading from front: Elliott Stooke in action against Quins PICTURES: Getty Images ELLIOTT Stooke’s durability in an improving Bath pack can push […]