All posts tagged "Welsh Rugby"
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Welsh Rugby
/ 1 year agoBig two will meet in Cup final
Championship round-up By CARL FIELD BARGOED and Ystrad Rhondda will contest this season’s WRU Championship Cup final at the Principality Stadium...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 1 year agoVermeulen open to England offer
ON THE BLINDSIDE By GRANT SHUB Jacques Vermeulen, who is eligible for England having been in the UK since 2019, has...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoLegend who had no wish to be one
Paul Rees says it was hard not to fall in love with rugby as a young boy, watching his hero play...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoSeries 3, Episode 23: Six Nations latest and remembering Barry John with Jonathan Davies
The opening round of the 2024 Six Nations threw the script out the window as Scotland almost let a 27-point lead...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoWales great John dies at 79
Wales and the British and Irish Lions‘ legendary former fly-half Barry John has died aged 79. Widely considered an all-time great...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoWhy you don’t give up on your dreams
SIX NATIONS 2024 BRENDAN GALLAGHER It's been said before but needs reiterating on a regular basis but there is no sporting...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year ago50 years ago, and it’s a different world
RUGBY MATTERS - BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points IT’S funny how some things 50 years...
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Peter Jackson
/ 1 year agoClouds of confusion hang over Evans
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW At the end of a week when the clouds of confusion thickened over...
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Six Nations
/ 1 year agoGatland: You write us off at your peril
Six Nations team-by-team previews: Wales Paul Rees finds the coach in bullish mood about his team’s chances in the coming weeks...
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Schools / Universities
/ 1 year agoExeter College top 10 in Devon
SCHOOLS REPORT By TOM JEFFREYS Tens season is upon us and the first such tournament took place in the south-west with...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoSeries 3, Episode 21: Rees-Zammit quits rugby, Six Nations squads and Portugal’s 2024 with Francisco Isaac
In a fascinating week in European rugby, amidst Six Nations and Women’s British and Irish Lions announcements, Welsh rugby superstar Louis...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoSharks confirm they are keen on Wales flyer
Sale have confirmed they have spoken with Wales wing Mason Grady, a target for up to four English clubs. The 21-year-old,...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoProud men who graced the game
Brendan Gallagher recalls the achievements of those from across the globe that the world of rugby lost in 2023 Sydney Millar...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 1 year agoGloucester close in on deal for Atkinson
By NEIL FISSLER Gloucester are in talks to do a deal that will see them sign former Wasps fly-half Charlie Atkinson...
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Challenge Cup
/ 1 year agoDreadful night for Scarlets
When they drank Llanelli dry the day the Scarlets beat New Zealand 51 years ago, the public houses to run out...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoNo room at the top for Welsh regions
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW AS Anglo-Welsh duels of the blood-and-guts variety go, one springs foremost to mind:...
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James Harrington
/ 1 year agoDavies enjoying life in a new lake
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN SWAPPING Dragons for a new challenge at Grenoble – and the lens of Welsh rugby for relative...
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Guest Blogs
/ 1 year agoBritish Rugby Legends: Unveiling the Titans Who Shaped the Game
Rugby, a sport steeped in tradition and raw physicality, has a rich history in Britain. Over the years, countless individuals have...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoDerby day double up
WELSH rugby’s Judgement Day double-header will be held at Cardiff City Stadium on June 1 – the final weekend of the...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoHanekom chews over Wales option
By ROB COLE His elder brother was the first to dip his toe into Welsh rugby and now the Bulls No.8...
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Peter Jackson
/ 1 year agoWRU braced for another rough ride
The Welsh Rugby Union will be braced for another rough ride today, its annual meeting coming hot on the heels of...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoWelsh record £4.3m loss
THE Welsh Rugby Union recorded a £4.3m loss with a turnover of £101.3m for the year ending June 2023. Former chief...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoFond farewells to Griffiths and Gethin
THE hearse carrying Glanmor Griffiths on his final journey made a detour through central Cardiff allowing the cortege to stop outside...
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News Extra
/ 2 years agoFall in player numbers
NEWS EXTRA By PAUL REES A BBC documentary has uncovered worrying participation trends in Welsh rugby, revealing a drop off at...
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Women's International
/ 2 years agoJoyce keeps her Olympic dream alive
By ROB COLE Jazz Joyce doesn’t believe taking up a full-time contract with the Welsh Rugby Union will jeopardise her dream...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoTierney set to be first female CEO at WRU
By SAM JACKSON The Welsh Rugby Union has appointed its first female chief executive in Abi Tierney. Tierney has been director...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoSo sad to see WRU still living in the past
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW IT TOOK both sides at The Battle of the Big Little Horn 50...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoDragons to go private
Dragons RFC will return to private ownership this summer after a takeover deal for the Newport-based region was agreed on Friday...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoChampions but without a trophy
CARDIFF RFC won the Welsh Premiership championship by six points, but they won no trophy because somebody in the Welsh Rugby...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoGatland can get Wales on top again
CHRIS HEWETT Few people on God’s earth know more about professional Welsh rugby than Warren Gatland, who successfully coached the Test...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoRisca cut down to make it 16 on the bounce
Division One round-up NEWBRIDGE booked their ticket to the home of Welsh rugby last weekend with a 43-35 win over Ammanford...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoRegions agree six year deal
A new six-year deal between the Welsh Rugby Union and the nation’s four professional teams has been signed. The deal involving...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoTime to stop the rot that is dragging WRU down
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Had Shakespeare been around to rewrite Hamlet as a footballing fiasco, a tiny...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoI’m 100% with the players, says Davies
NEWS EXTRA By CAM STEPHENS JONATHAN Davies heavily criticised the Welsh Rugby Union’s handling of players’ contracts following the threat to...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoCardiff ride luck to stay in the race
By ROGER PANTING Cardiff ................. 30pts Tries: Lane 2, 6; Ratti 49, Thomas 80 Conversions: Thomas 49, 80 Penalties: Thomas 13,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoDelight for Peel as Scarlets romp home
By ROB COLE Scarlets ........... 42pts Tries: Conbeer 5, 46; Fifita 11, Evans 30, Davies 49, James 75 Conversions: Costelow 6,...
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Shane Williams
/ 2 years agoWRU now the laughing stock of world rugby
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Oh, what a week that was! I felt the pain along with every other Welsh...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoWhen the boys of ’68 were set to strike
PETER JACKSON Only two world wars have interrupted the annual England-Wales fixture since its inception on Mr Richardson’s Field in the...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoLeague leaders surge on in the cup
Division One Cup round-up By ROB COLE NEWBRIDGE and Nant Conwy ensured their unbeaten records this season rolled on as they both...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoThirsty fans prepare for opening time
The whiff of the Six Nations is blowing on the wind, its imminent arrival heralded by proclamations in Dublin and Cardiff...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoWelsh Rugby
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/ 2 years agoPlayers in Wales face 50% pay cuts
By PETER JACKSON Welsh rugby’s cure to its financial crisis will include pay cuts of up to 50 per cent for...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoHow baseball kept Bish on right track
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Ken Poole, the head of economic development for...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 years agoWRU set to send SOS to Gatland
Wayne Pivac remains adamant he will take Wales to the World Cup but the Welsh Rugby Union are lining up a...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoWainwright and Screech cause stir
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Sam Wainwright and Matthew Screech have caused a massive stir with their respective moves to...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoNo surprise to see more trouble
PETER JACKSON ANOTHER match at the world’s biggest pub and another outbreak of crowd trouble, this one over a fight between...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 3 years agoClassy Treorchy take the derby honours
Welsh Division One round-up ■By ROB COLE TREORCHY came out on top in their local derby with Mountain Ash at The...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoHughes a target for Dragons
Dragons are eyeing up a move for former Scarlets centre Steffan Hughes. Hughes has been a free agent since being released...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoReturn to Wales brings the best out of Cuthbert
By STEFFAN THOMAS When Alex Cuthbert left Welsh rugby for Exeter in 2018, very few people would have expected to see...
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Shane Williams
/ 3 years agoEddie was the true voice of Six Nations
SHANE WILLIAMS Like everyone else in Wales, I was extremely shocked and saddened upon hearing the legendary Eddie Butler had passed...
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