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WRU hand out first full-time Wales Women contracts

12 January 2022 0 comments

The first full-time Wales Women players have been contracted by the Welsh Rugby Union. 12 players have accepted contracts – two more than originally announced. […]

Welsh Rugby Union considering playing home games in England

6 January 2022 1 comment

The Welsh Rugby Union is considering playing home Six Nations games in England because of Covid crowd restrictions in Wales. First Minister Mark Drakeford imposed […]

McNicholl double downs Ospreys

2 January 2022 0 comments

By ROGER PANTING Scarlets …………22pts Tries: Davies 9, S Evans 52, McNicholl 65, 77 Conversions: Jones 10 Ospreys …………..19pts Tries: Webb 19, 56; L Morgan […]

Time for Amanda to break silence

19 December 2021 0 comments

PETER JACKSON IN THE Forbes’ list of the world’s 100 most powerful women, Amanda Blanc from Treherbert in the Rhondda ranks just behind the President […]

All Blacks’ Halloween show pulls in the cash

31 October 2021 2 comments

By PETER JACKSON Wales………………16 pts Tries: J Williams 60 Conversions: Priestland 60 Penalties: Anscombe 6, 40+2; Priestland 52 New Zealand ..54 pts Tries: B Barrett […]

Rugby Stars Who Enjoy Poker

28 October 2021 1 comment

For a very long time, people have been enjoying poker games and playing them has been a whole lot of fun. But the reality is […]

Pleased to have left Welsh politics behind

10 October 2021 0 comments

STEFFAN THOMAS talks to former Cardiff coach Jason Strange about his switch to Rugby League JASON Strange has always been someone who likes to put […]

Rugby Players and their Day Jobs

18 September 2021 1 comment

As with all professional sports, a rugby career doesn’t exactly go hand in hand with longevity. As many of today’s top players will say, rugby […]

Sanderson calls in the SAS for a pre-season boot camp

12 September 2021 2 comments

By NEIL FISSLER ALEX Sanderson has sent his Sale Sharks on a pre-season camping trip with members of the SAS. Sharks winger Marland Yarde says […]

In action at last, and Woods can’t wait!

12 September 2021 1 comment

By ALEX BYWATER GREG Woods has spent 18 months away from coaching and that is why he is convinced both he and his Ebbw Vale […]

Mrs gets a fine for Owens

18 July 2021 0 comments

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER KEN Owens has revealed that the Lions players’ committee has already fined him for bringing his wife on […]

Old-school Barrie Thomas had the ear of superstars | Peter Jackson

4 July 2021 0 comments

BACK in the day of thriving local newspapers and soaring sales in the Welsh communities they served, each and every one had its own rugby […]

Free to view games vital for rugby’s resurgence | Shane Williams

20 June 2021 0 comments

AFTER a horror year or more of Covid-19 we all know rugby has its financial challenges. We also know the way our sport is being […]

Dai ‘years away’ from being a head coach

13 June 2021 0 comments

Preview… Scarlets v Edinburgh Today. Kick-off 1pm INTERIM head coach Dai Flanagan will take charge of Scarlets for the final time today after admitting he […]

It’s ruthless but Booth can’t afford to gamble | Shane Williams

30 May 2021 0 comments

Shane Williams reacts to the release of club stalwart Scott Williams and Cory Allen by Ospreys this week

Preview: Josh Adams looks to fine-tune in time for Lions take-off

9 May 2021 0 comments

JOSH Adams has no thoughts about wrapping himself in cotton wool over the next few weeks after his selection for this summer’s Lions tour. […]

Tier 2 in Wales set for crunch talks over funding

2 May 2021 2 comments

Reduced funding set to be a fierce area of debate in meeting between Welsh Premiership clubs this week

Alun Wyn Jones deal lets him go to World Cup

25 April 2021 0 comments

Signed to a new deal at the WRU and Ospreys this week, a contract clause could take the Wales captain through to the 2023 World Cup

Only threat to AWJ hitting high five is AWJ himself

25 April 2021 0 comments

I’M FED up of blowing smoke up Alun Wyn Jones’ you-know-what, but I’ve got no doubt he can go on and make a fifth World […]

Alun Wyn Jones signs one-year deal to stay in Welsh rugby

20 April 2021 0 comments

Wales captain Jones taking things one year at a time two years out from the 2023 Rugby World Cup

Hope the Lions do John Dawes proud | Shane Williams

18 April 2021 1 comment

I’D LIKE to send my condolences to the family of John Dawes after the sad news of his death. John was a Welsh rugby legend. […]

Butcher praying for a big May Day turnout

4 April 2021 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA By ALEX BYWATER WELSH Rugby Union chairman Rob Butcher admits he cannot be sure if the country’s rugbymad population will come back to the […]

Les is still waiting for his ticket offer from WRU | Peter Jackson

28 March 2021 0 comments

A FORTNIGHT ago this column highlighted the plight of Wales supporters whose 50-year debentures expired at the start of this month without the offer of […]

Uninsured Unions to lose big money if tour folds

28 March 2021 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON THE home unions will be uninsured for any financial losses if the British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa does […]

Patchell set for return as Scarlets chase top table

21 March 2021 0 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS PREVIEW… Scarlets v Connacht Monday. Kick-off 8pm, Parc y Scarlets GLENN Delaney admits budgetary uncertainty is making life difficult for the Scarlets, […]

From amateur to pro: George is ready for his club trial

14 March 2021 1 comment

Kyran Bracken reports on his progress of transforming Wanstead scrum-half George Hardy, 28, into a professional inside 12 months We are reaching the crucial stages […]

Dark cloud over Cardiff despite losing the Blues

7 March 2021 4 comments

By ALEX BYWATER CARDIFF Blues – who will officially become Cardiff Rugby from August 1 – have admitted they are hugely concerned for their future […]

Pivac could use some of Warren’s mindgames | Shane Williams

31 January 2021 0 comments

Shane Williams delves into how Warren Gatland made the ‘underdogs’ tag work for Wales in their endeavour to win the Six Nations

Williams fears for a lost generation of Wales U20s

24 January 2021 0 comments

TRP Probyn: Saracens must stay down for two seasons By ALEX BYWATER Promise: Wales U20 beat France last season WALES U20 head coach Gareth Williams […]

WRU set for £40m bailout

17 January 2021 1 comment

THE Welsh Rugby Union are set to receive priceless financial support from the Welsh Government funding this week. The WRU believe they have lost more […]

Steve Phillips isn’t right man for the top WRU job insists Moffett

13 January 2021 0 comments

Current WRU chief executive doesn’t hold the acumen to turn things around in the long-term, according to ex-Welsh rugby boss

Rearing Dragons’ kids could be costly for Dean Ryan

10 January 2021 0 comments

Dragons risk losing members of their next generation with WRU cuts projected to hit regions

Cain column: Irish prudence poses more questions to the RFU

6 November 2020 0 comments

Now is the time that unions are releasing their financial accounts – Nick Cain looks at the numbers and finds disparity between the RFU and IRFU

Irish prudence poses RFU more questions

1 November 2020 1 comment

NICK CAIN Major contsruction: Ireland’s Aviva Stadium PICTURE: Getty Images RUGBY Union is fourth in the pecking order of popular team sports in Ireland, behind […]

Williams column: Gethin Jenkins is a great fit for Sam’s sizeable shoes

23 October 2020 0 comments

Shane Williams says that if you are to lose Sam Warburton from your staff, Gethin Jenkins is an ideal replacement

Queen’s Birthday Honours for rugby quartet

11 October 2020 2 comments

WALES captain Alun Wyn Jones, former skipper Gareth Thomas, ex-head coach Warren Gatland and former England captain Sue Day are among the recipients of the […]

Exclusive: The 30 Welsh clubs fighting to be saved from extinction

29 September 2020 0 comments

Peter Jackson reports on the toll the pandemic is taking on Wales’ vulnerable clubs

Wales 7s star Luke Treharne to turn to XVs to keep Olympic dream alive

12 September 2020 0 comments

A Team GB veteran from the Rio Olympics four years ago, the suspension of funding for Wales 7s has Treharne plotting a new route

Tackling Radradra? I used to face Billy Vunipola in training, says Nick Tompkins

3 September 2020 0 comments

Dragons centre Nick Tompkins is already looking forward to the Challenge Cup quarter-final against Bristol Bears

Irked Broad takes aim at WRU governance

16 August 2020 1 comment

WRU chairman Gareth Davies and chief executive Martyn Phillips are to blame for the problems the game is facing in Wales says Aberavon Harlequins secretary […]

Ieuan Evans joins race to be the next chair of WRU

4 August 2020 0 comments

Incumbent WRU chairman Gareth Davies faces challenges from Ieuan Evans and Nigel Davies

Pay row must be sorted out quickly

2 August 2020 0 comments

WE ALWAYS seem to be lurching from one crisis to another in a Welsh drama. As a nation we never seem happy unless there is […]

Welsh regions trying to fast-track wage cuts

2 August 2020 1 comment

By ALEX BYWATER WELSH rugby has been plunged into an even deeper crisis with all four regions desperately trying to negotiate last-minute salary cuts with […]

Rugby world now smelling the coffee

26 July 2020 1 comment

Alex Bywater talks to WRU board member Julie Paterson about changing landscapes Chief exec: Martyn Phillips Passionate: Julie Paterson JULIE Paterson still laughs at the […]