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Jeremy Guscott comment: Billy Vunipola must be at his best to halt charging cousin Taulupe Faletau

2 March 2016 0 comments

It’s a shame we didn’t see more expression from the Welsh team but the win overrides that and momentum is all that will interest the […]

Shane Williams’ verdict: Livewire Gareth Davies is the Welsh gamebreaker but he must learn quickly it’s not all about try glory

2 March 2016 0 comments

Gareth Davies sums up Wales right now – plenty of effort but lacking that final crucial touch. Davies was named man of the match and […]

Shane Williams: So good to see mighty George back among tries

18 February 2016 0 comments

Watching Wales win is great but seeing George North in that sort of form is even better. George gave everyone a reminder of just what […]

My Life in Rugby: Ayoola Erinle – Former Wasps, Leicester, Biarritz, Nottingham and England centre

16 February 2016 0 comments

Wasps really were avant-garde under the coaching of Warren Gatland, Shaun Edwards and Craig White, and I count myself very fortunate to have been playing […]

Peter Jackson column: Graham Henry was right, Wales: Start using your brains!

12 February 2016 0 comments

In the relentless search for a psychological edge, Wales could have done worse than given their backs a jolting reminder of what one Kiwi thinks […]

Dan Biggar fit to start against Scotland

11 February 2016 0 comments

Dan Biggar has recovered from his ankle injury and will start at fly-half for Wales‘ Six Nations match against Scotland on Saturday. The Ospreys star […]

Peter Jackson column: Irish get set for Storm Gatland to blast Dublin

5 February 2016 0 comments

The deep depression hanging over Ireland has nothing to do with Storm Gertrude and everything to do with Wales landing in Dublin this coming weekend. […]

Wales name team for Six Nations opener

3 February 2016 0 comments

Rob Evans, Tom James and Justin Tipuric ahev all been included in Wales’ starting XV for their Six Nations opener against Ireland in Dublin on […]

Warren Gatland just kidding about Ireland, he knows Wales have strength to win – Shane Williams

29 January 2016 0 comments

Wales are in a great position to win the Six Nations. I was already confident that Wales could do well in this year’s Championship after […]

Shane Williams’ column: Lions need Warren Gatland but where are our guys?

22 January 2016 0 comments

Warren Gatland would be my choice right now to lead the Lions to New Zealand in 2017, but where have all the British coaches gone […]

Warren Gatland goes for experience in Wales Six Nations squad

19 January 2016 0 comments

Warren Gatland has named a 37-man squad for the Six Nations that features one uncapped player in scrum-half Aled Davies and squad recalls for Tom […]

My Life in Rugby: Ross Reynolds – former Wallaby No.8 and Rotherham, Australia and Brumbies coach

12 January 2016 0 comments

Having won Premierships in Australian club rugby as both a player and a coach with Manly, Gordon and Sydney University, it is a pity I […]

Blues bring in Matthew Morgan

7 January 2016 0 comments

Matthew Morgan will leave Bristol at the end of the season after signing a two-year deal with the Cardiff Blues. The 23-year-old was named the […]

Shane Williams column: Ireland match holds the key to another Wales Grand Slam

7 January 2016 0 comments

No sooner have we all welcomed in the New Year than the Six Nations is upon us. It all kicks-off in the Aviva Stadium for […]

Shane Williams column: Alex Cuthbert finding form at just the right time

1 January 2016 0 comments

Christmas derbies… there’s nothing else like them in Welsh rugby. As a player I loved this time of year. Now, as a punter, it’s even […]

Sam Warburton: Let Leigh Halfpenny play for Wasps if he wants

30 December 2015 0 comments

Leigh Halfpenny should be free to play where he chooses according to Wales captain Sam Warburton. Halfpenny is wanted by Wasps and would join exiles […]

Peter Jackson column: BBC snub lets bigots back into the game

17 December 2015 0 comments

On their biennial visit to Cardiff over three decades from the early Sixties, England played the role of the compliant guest to perfection. They never […]

Jeremy Guscott column: Taulupe Faletau can become best No.8 in the world at Bath

16 December 2015 0 comments

Taulupe Faletau’s decision to join Bath next season means that they have acquired a 25-year-old who is not only a world-class No.8, but who also […]

Shaun Edwards pens new four-year Wales deal

10 December 2015 0 comments

Shaun Edwards will not be part of Eddie Jones’ new England coaching staff after the former Rugby League great agreed a new four-year deal with […]

Twickenham clash worth £2m for Welsh rugby

8 December 2015 0 comments

RFU will end up paying Wales £2m when they line up for the final act of their HQ trilogy in May.

Peter Jackson column: Is George North’s new deal really such a delight?

4 December 2015 0 comments

George North proclaims himself “massively delighted” to be extending his stay at Northampton beyond this season. Head coach Jim Mallinder, a down-to-earth Yorkshireman, contents himself […]

Shane Williams column: So, could Dai Young and Rob Howley work together?

3 December 2015 0 comments

Rob Howley and Dai Young could be the dream ticket to succeed Warren Gatland. Wales will need a new head coach after the 2019 World […]

Peter Jackson – If Warren Gatland intends to stay why not say so?

18 November 2015 0 comments

The Welsh Rugby Union deny that their long-term contract with Warren Gatland contains a clause allowing another country to buy him out for £1.5 million. […]

Dream Team: Jack Yeandle – Exeter captain and former Doncaster hooker

17 November 2015 0 comments

1. Cian Healy – What he does on the international scene is pretty impressive. A very strong ball carrier. Ben “the Truffle Pig” Moon deserves […]

Wales bid to keep Shaun Edwards from RFU

17 November 2015 0 comments

Wales have presented Shaun Edwards with a brand new contract and asked him to sign on for four more years. The Red Dragons’ favourite Englishman […]

Shane Williams column: Taulupe Faletau veto good news for Wales and regions

5 November 2015 0 comments

Taulupe Faletau’s transfer saga may have been a mess but hopefully it could prove a turning point for Welsh rugby. For too long it has […]

Taulupe Faletau move will NOT happen

27 October 2015 0 comments

Taulupe Faletau’s reported move out of Wales has hit the dust after Warren Gatland refused to grant permission to the Dragons for a possible transfer […]

Get Warren Gatland in and sort RFU mess says Mike Friday

27 October 2015 0 comments

RFU chiefs must pay whatever it takes to buy Warren Gatland out of his Wales contract, according to former England 7s coach.

Bristol’s risen Phoenix Gavin Henson is enjoying his revival

17 October 2015 0 comments

The one good thing about hitting rock bottom is that the only way is up – but as Gavin Henson can testify, the climb back is a lot slower than the free fall.

Wales give moneybags England a £1.2m hand-off over Warren Gatland

14 October 2015 0 comments

Wales have issued a ‘hands-off’ warning to England over Warren Gatland. England have been urged to do everything they can to prize the Kiwi from […]

Nick Cain column: Kiwi coaches rule – and that’s good for game

9 October 2015 0 comments

Wales have done it with Warren Gatland, and so have Ireland with Joe Schmidt, and Scotland with Vern Cotter. However, England‘s only foray into the […]

Shane Williams column: Finally, Wales are learning from Wallaby heartbreaks

7 October 2015 0 comments

Warren Gatland should have the last 20 minutes of the game against England on repeat in the Wales team room this week to break their […]

Peter Jackson’s verdict: Who needs Leigh Halfpenny when you’ve got Dan Biggar?

29 September 2015 0 comments

They paid £20,000,000 to be ringside at Twickenham last night, a suitably monstrous sum for a neighbourly battle billed as the Monster Bash of this […]

Hat-trick hero Allen ruled out of World Cup

22 September 2015 0 comments

Wales have been hit by injury yet again as their hat-trick hero Cory Allen has been ruled out of the rest of the World Cup […]

My Life in Rugby: Dennis Hickie – former Leinster and Ireland wing

15 September 2015 0 comments

Overall I have to be very thankful for what I was able to achieve in rugby with the help of great team-mates and some excellent […]

Nick Cain: Trim bench to five to keep players healthy

4 September 2015 0 comments

The timing of Warren Gatland‘s comment that “one or two more serious knocks” could end George North‘s career, made on the eve of Wales‘ away […]

Sam Warburton returns to lead Wales

3 September 2015 0 comments

Sam Warburton returns to the Wales starting line-up to lead his side against Italy in their final World Cup warm-up on Saturday. Warburton is part […]

Hair Bear Adam Jones hungry for Harlequins starting jersey

25 August 2015 1 comment

Former Wales star has “nothing to prove” at Harlequins.

Shane Williams’ column: Chopping Richard Hibbard will leave Wales exposed

19 August 2015 0 comments

Warren Gatland has wielded his axe and cut some really prominent players from his World Cup squad after last week’s heavy defeat at home to […]

Peter Jackson’s column: Mike Phillips axe gives Gareth Davies a glimpse of redemption

19 August 2015 0 comments

Gareth Davies changed the course of history in Rome on Super Saturday, albeit not in the way he would have wanted – a dropped pass […]

‘Reject’ Tomas Francis ready to step on to world stage

5 August 2015 0 comments

Tomas Francis is ready to make the leap from regional reject to World Cup star. Warren Gatland will hand his hopefuls their first chance to […]

Shane Williams’ column: I’m proof that bolters can earn a late RWC call

5 August 2015 1 comment

Some people may question the need for warm-up games before a World Cup but I am living proof of how they can change your life. […]

20 Questions: Tom James – Cardiff Blues and Wales wing

8 July 2015 1 comment

Must be delighted to be back in the Wales camp? Definitely. It’s been five years since my last cap so I’m loving every minute of […]

Shane Williams’ column: Liam Williams’ loss gives the likely lads a chance

2 July 2015 0 comments

There’s no hiding from the fact that losing Liam Williams would be a major blow to Wales. It would have been hard to imagine saying […]

Peter Jackson’s column: If ‘Gatland’s Law’ is not upheld there’s no point in being loyal to Wales

21 May 2015 1 comment

Warren Gatland‘s eponymous law has been further exposed by his refusal to rule Jamie Roberts out when the good doctor lines up for Harlequins post-World […]

Peter Jackson’s column: Poachers at work on both sides of Severn

15 May 2015 2 comments

One day long ago during a break from curing toothache at his dental practice in Newbridge, Derek Morgan found himself asked how a Welshman from […]

Peter Jackson: Can’t blame Callum Sheedy for keeping his options open

23 April 2015 2 comments

Callum Sheedy is already eligible to play international rugby for Wales and Ireland. Soon the teenaged fly-half will be further spoilt for choice when he […]

Shane Williams: Judgement Day will act as Warren Gatland’s World Cup trial

23 April 2015 1 comment

Warren Gatland might not be there in person but next week’s Judgement Day could be just that for so many Wales hopefuls. The Wales coach […]

Brendan Gallagher’s column: Clermont reap benefits from hunting cleverly

16 April 2015 0 comments

Money invariably encourages envy and bad-mouthing but money per se has never guaranteed success in any sport. Winning is much more complicated than that. Some […]