All posts tagged "Warren Gatland"
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Shane Williams
/ 10 years agoShane Williams’ column: Chopping Richard Hibbard will leave Wales exposed
Warren Gatland has wielded his axe and cut some really prominent players from his World Cup squad after last week’s heavy...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson’s column: Mike Phillips axe gives Gareth Davies a glimpse of redemption
Gareth Davies changed the course of history in Rome on Super Saturday, albeit not in the way he would have wanted...
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/ 10 years ago‘Reject’ Tomas Francis ready to step on to world stage
Tomas Francis is ready to make the leap from regional reject to World Cup star. Warren Gatland will hand his hopefuls...
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Shane Williams
/ 10 years agoShane Williams’ column: I’m proof that bolters can earn a late RWC call
Some people may question the need for warm-up games before a World Cup but I am living proof of how they...
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20 Questions
/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Tom James – Cardiff Blues and Wales wing
Must be delighted to be back in the Wales camp? Definitely. It’s been five years since my last cap so I’m...
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Shane Williams
/ 10 years agoShane Williams’ column: Liam Williams’ loss gives the likely lads a chance
There’s no hiding from the fact that losing Liam Williams would be a major blow to Wales. It would have been...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson’s column: If ‘Gatland’s Law’ is not upheld there’s no point in being loyal to Wales
Warren Gatland‘s eponymous law has been further exposed by his refusal to rule Jamie Roberts out when the good doctor lines...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson’s column: Poachers at work on both sides of Severn
One day long ago during a break from curing toothache at his dental practice in Newbridge, Derek Morgan found himself asked...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson: Can’t blame Callum Sheedy for keeping his options open
Callum Sheedy is already eligible to play international rugby for Wales and Ireland. Soon the teenaged fly-half will be further spoilt...
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Shane Williams
/ 10 years agoShane Williams: Judgement Day will act as Warren Gatland’s World Cup trial
Warren Gatland might not be there in person but next week’s Judgement Day could be just that for so many Wales...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher’s column: Clermont reap benefits from hunting cleverly
Money invariably encourages envy and bad-mouthing but money per se has never guaranteed success in any sport. Winning is much more...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson: Lions legend Graham Price takes a prop shot at Adam Jones axe
As the only tighthead on the planet to have propped the Lions through 12 consecutive Test matches, Graham Price knows a...
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Shane Williams
/ 10 years agoShane Williams: Warren Gatland knows how to get George North twinkling
Even the best players need a good size ten up the backside sometimes and George North is no different. George was...
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/ 10 years agoWarburton to win Wales’ 50th cap against England
Warren Gatland makes two changes ahead of Six Nations opener.
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/ 10 years agoBad boy Dylan Hartley gets England all clear
England's bad boy looks certain to start for England against Wales.
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoDai Young said ‘no’ to national job to stay at Wasps
DoR turned down an international coaching offer before re-signing with Wasps to run their Coventry revolution.
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson: Warren, it’s time to take leaf out of Irish book
Warren Gatland takes his first Southern Hemisphere scalp for six years and immediately talks about Wales winning the World Cup. Across...
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/ 10 years agoDan Lydiate joins the Ospreys on dual-contract
As expected, Dan Lydiate has joined the Ospreys to become the first player to join Wales Captain Sam Warburton on a...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott: Joe Schmidt’s success lies in the simplicity of his method
Ireland have quietly moved into third place in the world rankings without any great fireworks or fanfare. Even their Kiwi coach,...
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/ 10 years agoWales v South Africa preview
Liam Williams will start on the left wing for Wales against South Africa on Saturday after George North failed to recover...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 10 years agoWales put five more on national contracts
Two Scarlets, two Ospreys and one Dragon on Gatland's wishlist.
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: Dan Lydiate saga shows Warren Gatland has more to worry about than his squad’s fitness
The smoke signals coming out of Paris have different meaning for different people but one underlying fact cannot be disputed. Racing...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain: Good luck ‘Coventry Wasps’, the great club I joined is dead
This was the week when Wasps supporters and former players said farewell to their club. The London and home-counties based Wasps...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Expect Saracens to cash in on the World Cup wobbles
It’s great when the season restarts and the politics takes second place and we can get on to actually playing and...
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/ 11 years ago‘Angry-man’ Owen Farrell can fire World Cup success
All Black legend Earle Kirton backs England to go all the way behind their “angry young man”
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: Hair Bear goes on the endangered species list
At close of business on Friday, Adam Jones had spent another week out of work without a club to call his...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 11 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Warren Gatland’s contract wish list
Warren Gatland has drawn up a hit list of ten Welsh-based players to be offered dual club-and-country contracts for the coming...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoBradley Davies out to prove he is a big fish in England
New Wasps lock reckons spell outside the “goldfish bowl” of Wales will boost World Cup dream.
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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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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 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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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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/ 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 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: Gareth Anscombe approach proves Warren Gatland’s faith is dwindling
The news that 22-year-old New Zealand fly-half Gareth Anscombe is being lined up to play for Wales by Warren Gatland comes...
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/ 11 years agoBarbarians match bid snubbed by Wales
The Barbarians have been snubbed by Wales after offering them a home match as preparation for their Test series in South...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott: Gavin Henson’s coming back to best – and it’s great to see
Gavin Henson proved the other week against Brive what we have all known throughout his career: the guy can really play....
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/ 11 years agoJames Hook can freshen up Warren Gatland’s game-plan
Sonny Parker believes Wales are going stale under head coach Warren Gatland and calls for a return of James Hook.
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Is it coincidence that scrums become messy with Gethin Jenkins?
Well, well, well, what’s going on? The long held view that the front row is made up of men who are...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: Warren Gatland’s Robocops must find new game
Heavy depressions hanging over Wales in between World Cups are not a new phenomenon even if the latest one may take...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoWales v Scotland preview
Dan Biggar and Mike Phillips will form a new half-back partnership as Warren Gatland makes six changes to his Wales team...
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/ 11 years agoWales recall Lions duo for England clash
British and Irish Lions duo Jonathan Davies and Alun Wyn Jones will make their Wales return on Sunday to face England...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Simon Shaw – former lions, England & Wasps lock
In 1994 I went on the England tour to South Africa – the first post-Apartheid tour. That is a big highlight...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: James Hook plays the Invisible Man come hail or shine
The Invisible Man of the Six Nations could be seen down by the Mediterranean the other day, literally warming up for...
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/ 11 years agoOne of world’s best No.8s? I’m not even top in Wales, says humble Taulupe Faletau
Trying to make Taulupe Faletau sing his own praises, and watching him refuse to brand himself as one of the best...
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/ 11 years agoScott Williams to miss rest of Six Nations
Wales’ Six Nations hopes have suffered a big blow with Scott Williams likely to be out for the rest of the...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain: Sam Warburton could be the first casualty of Welsh war
Sam Warburton‘s central contract with the WRU is threatening to become an unholy mess. When the news broke last weekend that...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: The ancient battleground welcomes Warren Gatland again
So Warren Gatland has felt it necessary to make a pre-emptive strike aimed at reducing the hostility level towards him in...
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/ 11 years agoDai Young fears that weary Welsh Lions will suffer in Six Nations
Dai Young feels the after-effects of a gruelling Lions tour could hinder Wales’s chances of becoming the first side to claim...
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