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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 […]

Peter Jackson: Lions legend Graham Price takes a prop shot at Adam Jones axe

13 February 2015 0 comments

As the only tighthead on the planet to have propped the Lions through 12 consecutive Test matches, Graham Price knows a bit about scrummaging and […]

Shane Williams: Warren Gatland knows how to get George North twinkling

12 February 2015 0 comments

Even the best players need a good size ten up the backside sometimes and George North is no different. George was singled out by Warren […]

Warburton to win Wales’ 50th cap against England

3 February 2015 0 comments

Warren Gatland makes two changes ahead of Six Nations opener.

Bad boy Dylan Hartley gets England all clear

27 January 2015 0 comments

England’s bad boy looks certain to start for England against Wales.

Dai Young said ‘no’ to national job to stay at Wasps

20 January 2015 0 comments

DoR turned down an international coaching offer before re-signing with Wasps to run their Coventry revolution.

Peter Jackson: Warren, it’s time to take leaf out of Irish book

18 December 2014 1 comment

Warren Gatland takes his first Southern Hemisphere scalp for six years and immediately talks about Wales winning the World Cup. Across the Irish Sea, another […]

Dan Lydiate joins the Ospreys on dual-contract

10 December 2014 0 comments

As expected, Dan Lydiate has joined the Ospreys to become the first player to join Wales Captain Sam Warburton on a National Dual Contract between […]

Jeremy Guscott: Joe Schmidt’s success lies in the simplicity of his method

10 December 2014 0 comments

Ireland have quietly moved into third place in the world rankings without any great fireworks or fanfare. Even their Kiwi coach, Joe Schmidt, is remaining […]

Wales v South Africa preview

28 November 2014 1 comment

Liam Williams will start on the left wing for Wales against South Africa on Saturday after George North failed to recover from concussion. The Northampton […]

Wales put five more on national contracts

6 November 2014 0 comments

Two Scarlets, two Ospreys and one Dragon on Gatland’s wishlist.

Peter Jackson: Dan Lydiate saga shows Warren Gatland has more to worry about than his squad’s fitness

31 October 2014 0 comments

The smoke signals coming out of Paris have different meaning for different people but one underlying fact cannot be disputed. Racing Metro have come to […]

Nick Cain: Good luck ‘Coventry Wasps’, the great club I joined is dead

23 October 2014 1 comment

This was the week when Wasps supporters and former players said farewell to their club. The London and home-counties based Wasps of the last 147 […]

Jeff Probyn: Expect Saracens to cash in on the World Cup wobbles

18 September 2014 3 comments

It’s great when the season restarts and the politics takes second place and we can get on to actually playing and watching the game. For […]

‘Angry-man’ Owen Farrell can fire World Cup success

29 August 2014 0 comments

All Black legend Earle Kirton backs England to go all the way behind their “angry young man”

Peter Jackson: Hair Bear goes on the endangered species list

8 August 2014 0 comments

At close of business on Friday, Adam Jones had spent another week out of work without a club to call his own. In a matter […]

EXCLUSIVE: Warren Gatland’s contract wish list

6 August 2014 0 comments

Warren Gatland has drawn up a hit list of ten Welsh-based players to be offered dual club-and-country contracts for the coming season.

Bradley Davies out to prove he is a big fish in England

31 July 2014 0 comments

New Wasps lock reckons spell outside the “goldfish bowl” of Wales will boost World Cup dream.

Nick Cain: Aussie man-mountain can Eclipse England

8 July 2014 0 comments

The Aussies are more inventive than most when it come to nick-names, and the one in the news most Down Under is the one coined […]

Peter Jackson’s verdict: Willie-o-the-wisp leads Wales up garden path

19 June 2014 0 comments

Wales were shaking their heads in bewildered search of some explanation for their torment when Willie le Roux rather let the cat out of the […]

Wales’ Adam Jones to become a centurion against South Africa

12 June 2014 0 comments

Adam Jones will win his 100th international cap in Saturday’s first Test against South Africa. The Opsreys star has been named at tighthead by Warren […]

Jeff Probyn: Less use of the TMO? Then stop these ref witch-hunts

23 May 2014 0 comments

Hard to believe that it is just a week since Leicester‘s Richard Cockerill called for referees to be less reliant on the TMO and already […]

Peter Jackson: Warren Gatland’s Law takes a mauling from WRU!

23 May 2014 0 comments

Warren Gatland made a strange announcement last Tuesday over the resurrection of the Welsh trial match, buried long ago with other traditional fixtures beneath the […]

Gareth Anscombe told to come now or miss World Cup

21 May 2014 0 comments

Warren Gatland has opened the door for Gareth Anscombe to play his way into Wales’ World Cup squad.

Wales to stage trial game on May 30

8 May 2014 1 comment

Wales will hold the first trial match in 14 years later this month with a Probables versus Possibles encounter at the Liberty Stadium on Friday, […]

Nick Cain: Gareth Anscombe approach proves Warren Gatland’s faith is dwindling

30 April 2014 1 comment

The news that 22-year-old New Zealand fly-half Gareth Anscombe is being lined up to play for Wales by Warren Gatland comes as no surprise. With […]

Barbarians match bid snubbed by Wales

22 April 2014 0 comments

The Barbarians have been snubbed by Wales after offering them a home match as preparation for their Test series in South Africa in June.

Jeremy Guscott: Gavin Henson’s coming back to best – and it’s great to see

16 April 2014 2 comments

Gavin Henson proved the other week against Brive what we have all known throughout his career: the guy can really play. He still has that […]

James Hook can freshen up Warren Gatland’s game-plan

4 April 2014 1 comment

Sonny Parker believes Wales are going stale under head coach Warren Gatland and calls for a return of James Hook.

Jeff Probyn: Is it coincidence that scrums become messy with Gethin Jenkins?

21 March 2014 1 comment

Well, well, well, what’s going on? The long held view that the front row is made up of men who are as tough as the […]

Peter Jackson: Warren Gatland’s Robocops must find new game

20 March 2014 1 comment

Heavy depressions hanging over Wales in between World Cups are not a new phenomenon even if the latest one may take some lifting. Doom and […]

Wales v Scotland preview

14 March 2014 1 comment

Dan Biggar and Mike Phillips will form a new half-back partnership as Warren Gatland makes six changes to his Wales team ahead of their game […]

Wales recall Lions duo for England clash

5 March 2014 1 comment

British and Irish Lions duo Jonathan Davies and Alun Wyn Jones will make their Wales return on Sunday to face England at Twickenham in the […]

My Life in Rugby: Simon Shaw – former lions, England & Wasps lock

25 February 2014 0 comments

In 1994 I went on the England tour to South Africa – the first post-Apartheid tour. That is a big highlight because it was not […]

Peter Jackson: James Hook plays the Invisible Man come hail or shine

20 February 2014 1 comment

The Invisible Man of the Six Nations could be seen down by the Mediterranean the other day, literally warming up for his club’s fight to […]

One of world’s best No.8s? I’m not even top in Wales, says humble Taulupe Faletau

13 February 2014 0 comments

Trying to make Taulupe Faletau sing his own praises, and watching him refuse to brand himself as one of the best No.8s in the world, is as painful as it is refreshing.

Scott Williams to miss rest of Six Nations

12 February 2014 1 comment

Wales’ Six Nations hopes have suffered a big blow with Scott Williams likely to be out for the rest of the campaign with a shoulder […]

Nick Cain: Sam Warburton could be the first casualty of Welsh war

7 February 2014 0 comments

Sam Warburton’s central contract with the WRU is threatening to become an unholy mess. When the news broke last weekend that the Wales captain had […]

Peter Jackson: The ancient battleground welcomes Warren Gatland again

6 February 2014 0 comments

So Warren Gatland has felt it necessary to make a pre-emptive strike aimed at reducing the hostility level towards him in Dublin next Saturday. The […]

Dai Young fears that weary Welsh Lions will suffer in Six Nations

31 January 2014 1 comment

Dai Young feels the after-effects of a gruelling Lions tour could hinder Wales’s chances of becoming the first side to claim three Six Nations titles in a row.

Warren Gatland signs on with Wales

16 December 2013 0 comments

Warren Gatland will remain as Wales head coach until the end of the 2019 Rugby World Cup after signing a new contract with the Welsh […]

Peter Jackson: The joke’s wearing thin for Warren Gatland

4 December 2013 0 comments

This is getting beyond a joke. The more Wales fail to answer needling jibes about their ‘mental barrier’, the more the Australians succeed in tripping […]

Wales v Australia preview

29 November 2013 0 comments

Dan Biggar and Alex Cuthbert have been named in Wales‘ starting XV to face Australia at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday. Cuthbert, who recovered from […]

Unconvincing Wales beat Tonga

22 November 2013 0 comments

Despite an average display, Wales claimed their second win of the Autumn with a 17-7 success over Tonga in Cardiff tonight. Blues‘ centre Owen Williams […]

Wales v Tonga preview

21 November 2013 2 comments

Hallam Amos will make Wales debut against Tonga on Friday as head coach Warren Gatland makes 11 changes from the team that thumped Argentina. The Dragons […]

Peter Jackson’s verdict: Wales know the precise problem

20 November 2013 0 comments

George North knew he needed something special to reassure the faithful shocked at the sight of Bryan Habana giving their gigantic wing the brush-off. Someone […]

Ton-up Warren Gatland chases a landmark success

20 November 2013 0 comments

He may have been denied a cap as a player, but on Friday Warren Gatland will become only the second coach in rugby history to take charge of 100 Tests.

Brendan Gallagher’s verdict on Wales

13 November 2013 0 comments

And still Wales can’t make the breakthrough the nation demands and expects and their talent warrants. For all their excellence on the European scene – […]

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