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Series 3, Episode 21: Rees-Zammit quits rugby, Six Nations squads and Portugal’s 2024 with Francisco Isaac

18 January 2024 0 comments

In a fascinating week in European rugby, amidst Six Nations and Women’s British and Irish Lions announcements, Welsh rugby superstar Louis Rees-Zammit has announced that […]

Sharks confirm they are keen on Wales flyer

14 January 2024 0 comments

Sale have confirmed they have spoken with Wales wing Mason Grady, a target for up to four English clubs. The 21-year-old, below, is out of […]

Proud men who graced the game

31 December 2023 1 comment

Brendan Gallagher recalls the achievements of those from across the globe that the world of rugby lost in 2023 Sydney Millar CBE (Ballymena, Ireland, Barbarians, […]

Gloucester close in on deal for Atkinson

24 December 2023 0 comments

By NEIL FISSLER Gloucester are in talks to do a deal that will see them sign former Wasps fly-half Charlie Atkinson from Premiership rivals Leicester […]

Dreadful night for Scarlets

24 December 2023 0 comments

When they drank Llanelli dry the day the Scarlets beat New Zealand 51 years ago, the public houses to run out of beer included The […]

No room at the top for Welsh regions

10 December 2023 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW AS Anglo-Welsh duels of the blood-and-guts variety go, one springs foremost to mind: a humdinger of a […]

Davies enjoying life in a new lake

10 December 2023 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN SWAPPING Dragons for a new challenge at Grenoble – and the lens of Welsh rugby for relative anonymity in southeast France […]

British Rugby Legends: Unveiling the Titans Who Shaped the Game

19 November 2023 0 comments

Rugby, a sport steeped in tradition and raw physicality, has a rich history in Britain. Over the years, countless individuals have risen to legendary status, […]

Derby day double up

19 November 2023 0 comments

WELSH rugby’s Judgement Day double-header will be held at Cardiff City Stadium on June 1 – the final weekend of the URC regular season – […]

Hanekom chews over Wales option

19 November 2023 0 comments

By ROB COLE His elder brother was the first to dip his toe into Welsh rugby and now the Bulls No.8 Cameron Hanekom is mulling […]

WRU braced for another rough ride

19 November 2023 0 comments

The Welsh Rugby Union will be braced for another rough ride today, its annual meeting coming hot on the heels of the governing body being […]

Welsh record £4.3m loss

12 November 2023 0 comments

THE Welsh Rugby Union recorded a £4.3m loss with a turnover of £101.3m for the year ending June 2023. Former chief executive Steve Phillips, who […]

Fond farewells to Griffiths and Gethin

5 November 2023 0 comments

THE hearse carrying Glanmor Griffiths on his final journey made a detour through central Cardiff allowing the cortege to stop outside the Principality Stadium. Traffic […]

Fall in player numbers

29 October 2023 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA By PAUL REES A BBC documentary has uncovered worrying participation trends in Welsh rugby, revealing a drop off at both youth and senior […]

Joyce keeps her Olympic dream alive

3 September 2023 0 comments

By ROB COLE Jazz Joyce doesn’t believe taking up a full-time contract with the Welsh Rugby Union will jeopardise her dream of winning a sevens […]

Tierney set to be first female CEO at WRU

20 August 2023 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON The Welsh Rugby Union has appointed its first female chief executive in Abi Tierney. Tierney has been director general of the HM […]

So sad to see WRU still living in the past

13 August 2023 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW IT TOOK both sides at The Battle of the Big Little Horn 50 years to bury the […]

Dragons to go private

2 July 2023 0 comments

Dragons RFC will return to private ownership this summer after a takeover deal for the Newport-based region was agreed on Friday with a consortium led […]

Champions but without a trophy

28 May 2023 0 comments

CARDIFF RFC won the Welsh Premiership championship by six points, but they won no trophy because somebody in the Welsh Rugby Union in their wisdom […]

Gatland can get Wales on top again

7 May 2023 0 comments

CHRIS HEWETT Few people on God’s earth know more about professional Welsh rugby than Warren Gatland, who successfully coached the Test side through three World […]

Risca cut down to make it 16 on the bounce

9 April 2023 0 comments

Division One round-up NEWBRIDGE booked their ticket to the home of Welsh rugby last weekend with a 43-35 win over Ammanford to maintain their unbeaten […]

Regions agree six year deal

2 April 2023 0 comments

A new six-year deal between the Welsh Rugby Union and the nation’s four professional teams has been signed. The deal involving the governing body, Cardiff, […]

Time to stop the rot that is dragging WRU down

26 March 2023 2 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Had Shakespeare been around to rewrite Hamlet as a footballing fiasco, a tiny tweak to one of […]

I’m 100% with the players, says Davies

26 February 2023 1 comment

NEWS EXTRA By CAM STEPHENS JONATHAN Davies heavily criticised the Welsh Rugby Union’s handling of players’ contracts following the threat to strike ahead of Wales’ […]

Cardiff ride luck to stay in the race

19 February 2023 1 comment

By ROGER PANTING Cardiff …………….. 30pts Tries: Lane 2, 6; Ratti 49, Thomas 80 Conversions: Thomas 49, 80 Penalties: Thomas 13, 28 Benetton …………. 13pts […]

Delight for Peel as Scarlets romp home

19 February 2023 1 comment

By ROB COLE Scarlets ……….. 42pts Tries: Conbeer 5, 46; Fifita 11, Evans 30, Davies 49, James 75 Conversions: Costelow 6, 13, 32; Jones 47, […]

WRU now the laughing stock of world rugby

19 February 2023 0 comments

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Oh, what a week that was! I felt the pain along with every other Welsh rugby lover seeing our […]

When the boys of ’68 were set to strike

19 February 2023 0 comments

PETER JACKSON Only two world wars have interrupted the annual England-Wales fixture since its inception on Mr Richardson’s Field in the London suburb of Blackheath […]

League leaders surge on in the cup

19 February 2023 1 comment

Division One Cup round-up By ROB COLE NEWBRIDGE and Nant Conwy ensured their unbeaten records this season rolled on as they both took a step closer […]

Thirsty fans prepare for opening time

22 January 2023 0 comments

The whiff of the Six Nations is blowing on the wind, its imminent arrival heralded by proclamations in Dublin and Cardiff reassuring the thirsty that […]

22 January 2023 0 comments

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Players in Wales face 50% pay cuts

18 December 2022 1 comment

By PETER JACKSON Welsh rugby’s cure to its financial crisis will include pay cuts of up to 50 per cent for some players employed by […]

How baseball kept Bish on right track

18 December 2022 0 comments

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Ken Poole, the head of economic development for Cardiff City Council, has […]

WRU set to send SOS to Gatland

27 November 2022 0 comments

Wayne Pivac remains adamant he will take Wales to the World Cup but the Welsh Rugby Union are lining up a sensational move to bring […]

Wainwright and Screech cause stir

20 November 2022 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Sam Wainwright and Matthew Screech have caused a massive stir with their respective moves to the Scarlets and Dragons. […]

No surprise to see more trouble

13 November 2022 1 comment

PETER JACKSON ANOTHER match at the world’s biggest pub and another outbreak of crowd trouble, this one over a fight between two younger men which […]

Classy Treorchy take the derby honours

2 October 2022 1 comment

Welsh Division One round-up ■By ROB COLE TREORCHY came out on top in their local derby with Mountain Ash at The Oval as they inflicted […]

Hughes a target for Dragons

25 September 2022 0 comments

Dragons are eyeing up a move for former Scarlets centre Steffan Hughes. Hughes has been a free agent since being released by the Scarlets at […]

Return to Wales brings the best out of Cuthbert

25 September 2022 0 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS When Alex Cuthbert left Welsh rugby for Exeter in 2018, very few people would have expected to see the big wing represent […]

Eddie was the true voice of Six Nations

18 September 2022 1 comment

SHANE WILLIAMS Like everyone else in Wales, I was extremely shocked and saddened upon hearing the legendary Eddie Butler had passed away. Eddie was a […]

WRU ban on trans women

11 September 2022 1 comment

THE Welsh Rugby Union has banned transgender women from competing in female-only matches. The move follows similar decisions by the English and Irish unions. The […]

WRU join English and Irish unions in banning transgender women

8 September 2022 0 comments

Welsh rugby‘s governing body the WRU has become the latest union to ban transgender women from playing all forms of rugby. They join the England’s […]

Globe-trotter Hanrahan out to put drive back into Dragons

4 September 2022 0 comments

Determined: JJ Hanrahan in action for Clermont last season There have been several false dawns at Rodney Parade over the past decade, but JJ Hanrahan […]

Five-year deal will give Cup boost – Grainger

21 August 2022 1 comment

By JON NEWCOMBE Steve Grainger, RFU director of rugby development, is confident the new five-year partnership between England Rugby and Papa Johns pizza company will […]

Decision makers must put rugby first

21 August 2022 1 comment

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Pick a number, any number – 9, 14, 10, 12. This lottery of Welsh rugby self-interest is put ahead […]

Now WRU lists brain warnings to players

7 August 2022 1 comment

By PETER JACKSON The Welsh Rugby Union has issued its 51,229 registered players a health warning over the dangers of concussion causing brain damage. Their […]

Respect! Anscombe the hero as Wales get it right this time

10 July 2022 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON South Africa ….12pts Penalties: Pollard 6, 44, 52, 59 Wales………………13pts Tries: Adams 78 Conversions: Anscombe 79 Penalties: Biggar 1, Anscombe 66 WHEN […]

Mystery still over Amanda Blanc affair

26 June 2022 0 comments

THE Amanda Blanc Affair will remain unresolved until the Welsh Rugby Union get round to answer questions raised by her abrupt resignation more than six […]

Fleming aims to help Chiefs go one better next season

19 June 2022 0 comments

■ By BEN JAYCOCK BALANCING life as a physiotherapist and a semi-professional rugby player, Wales international Abbie Fleming has played a key part in Exeter […]

Brown: Sam’s the right man for Pivac

12 June 2022 1 comment

By STEFFAN THOMAS FORMER Scotland star Kelly Brown believes the brutal nature of Saracens training will stand new Wales prop Sam Wainwright in good stead […]

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