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Patchell proves why he must be starter at 10

20 May 2018 1 comment

SWASBUCKLING, sizzling, sensational! Now it’s time for the Scarlets to make it back-to-back titles and cement their status in Welsh rugby history. Glasgow have been […]

Wilson’s just reward for playing it like the All Blacks

13 May 2018 1 comment

THE COMEBACK kings! What an achievement it was for Cardiff Blues to claim Challenge Cup glory against Gloucester. The manner of the victory had me […]

Thomas’ plight puts injuries into perspective

6 May 2018 1 comment

Welsh warrior: Rhys Thomas Rhys Thomas began the season waiting for a heart transplant at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham. He finished it, against […]

Navidi all the way

6 May 2018 1 comment

POLLING in the election of Welsh Player of the Year, as voted for by the Welsh Rugby Writers’ Club, closes on Wednesday. In my humble […]

Jackson column: Fans bring the glory days back to Pooler

3 May 2018 0 comments

Pontypool’s unbeaten season is being celebrated with a trophy tour after winning 22 games out of 22

Williams column: George North can bring good times back to Ospreys

2 May 2018 0 comments

Shane Williams believes the incoming signing can lift the mood at the Liberty Stadium

Judgement Day must be moved to Easter weekend

29 April 2018 0 comments

JUDGEMENT Day is the highlight of the Welsh rugby calendar and I’m fully supportive of the concept. I think it’s been a welcome addition, but […]

McIntosh: League restructuring doomed to fail

29 April 2018 0 comments

WELSH rugby’s new toptier league structure will ‘fall flat on its face’ says a leading coach. The 2018/19 campaign will see the introduction of regional […]

Players test their skills ahead of resuming Judgement Day rivalries

26 April 2018 0 comments

With Welsh Rugby‘s big calendar date, Judgement Day, just around the corner, the team at Crabbie’s Alcoholic Ginger Beer have sat down with players from […]

Quinnell: Scarlets can do a Liverpool

19 April 2018 0 comments

Scott Quinnell looks ahead to the weekend’s clash at the Aviva Stadium between Leinster and his old team Scarlets

Davies urges Ospreys to reclaim their place at top of Celtic league

15 April 2018 3 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS BRADLEY Davies has challenged Ospreys to retake their place as Welsh rugby’s standard bearers after a poor campaign. The Swansea-based region have […]

Hadleigh parks bride for La Rochelle date

25 March 2018 0 comments

STEFFAN THOMAS catches up with Wales’ new midfield star Hadleigh Parkes Euro bid: Hadleigh Parkes PICTURE: Getty Images HADLEIGH Parkes will spend his Good Friday […]

Alun-Wyn gets the ideal deal

18 March 2018 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Staying in Wales: Alun-Wyn Jones is mob-handed by England PICTURE: Getty Images A COMMUNIQUÉ issued by the […]

Alun Wyn Jones commits to Wales and Ospreys with new deal

16 March 2018 0 comments

Ospreys second row commits to region with Japan World Cup on the horizon

Davies loses his fight to streamline Welsh rugby

4 March 2018 1 comment

GARETH Davies has been forced to admit defeat in his plan to modernise the governance of Welsh rugby. The WRU chairman had hoped to reduce […]

Six epic encounters on Irish soil

18 February 2018 0 comments

Nerveless: Leigh Halfpenny celebrates after kicking the winner in the 2012 thriller 1914 Ireland 3 Wales 11 Wales were gathering a mighty team before World […]

Newport ensure ‘Monkey’ sits at the top of the tree at last

11 February 2018 1 comment

EVEN now virtually 100 years after his death, Arthur ‘Monkey’ Gould retains a unique place in the Welsh rugby pantheon. He is the only player […]

Gatland set to give kids a run at Boks in US capital

24 December 2017 1 comment

By ALEX BYWATER WALES believe their oneoff clash with South Africa in Washington next year will have significant benefits both on and off the field […]

Pivac: I’d say yes to following Gat

24 December 2017 0 comments

RUGBY SHORTS SCARLETS head coach Wayne Pivac would consider the chance to succeed fellow New Zealander Warren Gatland as Wales head coach. Gatland will leave […]

Rennie factor would help Wales develop – Elliot

17 December 2017 0 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS DAVE Rennie is the “perfect fit” to succeed Warren Gatland as Wales head coach according to Former All Blacks hooker Hika Elliot. […]

Vunipolas in cash boost for Welsh kids

5 November 2017 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON WELSH rugby has found inspiring new sponsors – England’s Vunipola brothers. Their financial support for the grass-roots game in the town where […]

YOUNG GUNS

15 October 2017 0 comments

JARED ROSSER DRAGONS WING Jared Rosser is one of the bright young stars the Dragons hope can fire them into a new era. The 19-year-old […]

Williams column: Losing one is unfortunate, losing two may be catastrophic

11 October 2017 0 comments

Shane Williams on the situation at Ospreys with Biggar and Webb set to leave

Henson intensity driving Dragons recovery

8 October 2017 0 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS HALLAM Amos hopes Bernard Jackman’s band of brothers can guide Dragons to success. The Rodney Parade outfit have won their last two […]

Pivac keen to bring in Moriarty

8 October 2017 1 comment

STEFFAN THOMAS SCARLETS are planning a double swoop for Wales forward duo Ross Moriarty and Seb Davies. Gloucester back rower Moriarty is out of contract […]

Come back Lions, the Ospreys need you says Dan

17 September 2017 0 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS OSPREYS full-back Dan Evans hopes his side’s returning British & Irish Lions can boost Steve Tandy’s men following a tough start to […]

Welsh rugby ticket prices are a tweeting disgrace

10 September 2017 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Ever since William Webb Ellis did his runner at Rugby School, there have been obvious differences between […]

Northampton confirm Biggar signing

6 September 2017 0 comments

Northampton have today confirmed that Dan Biggar has signed a contract to join the East Midlands club in the summer of 2018. The fly-half has […]

WRU and Ospreys statement on Dan Biggar

6 September 2017 0 comments

Dan Biggar has informed his employers of his intention to leave Welsh Rugby to join Northampton Saints next season. Biggar is under National Dual Contract […]

We should back this grassroots initiative from Ryan

3 September 2017 1 comment

I WAS fascinated to see my old team-mate Ryan Jones launch a new initiative through the Welsh Rugby Union to try to get more second […]

The green, green grass of home is down to Max

27 August 2017 0 comments

PETER JACKSON Max Boyce casts his mind back to the early Sixties and runs through his playing career at Glynneath. It does not take long. […]

Kings will be the whipping boys in the new PRO 14

27 August 2017 0 comments

EVERY PRO14 coach will be taking a look at the South Africas Kings and revelling at the chance of increasing their points difference or simply […]

Wizards weaved magic on field and off it too

6 August 2017 1 comment

EVERY club has its share of characters but only one can lay claim to a Labour life peer as president (Baron Heycock of Taibach), two […]

Saints leading charge for Biggar

23 July 2017 1 comment

NORTHAMPTON SAINTS are ready to spend out around £600,000 a season to tempt Welsh No.10 Dan Biggar to Franklin’s Gardens for the 2018-19 season. Biggar […]

Dragons renamed

25 June 2017 0 comments

NEWPORT Gwent Dragons’ name has been changed to Dragons following their takeover by the Welsh Rugby Union. The decision means only one Welsh region, Cardiff […]

Shane Williams: We need Bomb back coaching OUR props

25 May 2017 0 comments

I’ve always had a lot of time for Adam Jones, but he didn’t strike me as a potential coach, not initially at least. That said, […]

Nick Cain: McCafferty cannot be allowed to cage Lions

3 May 2017 0 comments

Mark McCafferty is making a serious mistake in trying to push the Lions into a five-week cage while, at the same time, attempting to extend […]

McCafferty cannot be allowed to cage Lions

30 April 2017 0 comments

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK MARK McCafferty is making a serious mistake in trying to push the Lions into a five-week cage […]

Peter Jackson: Tale of two rugby cities could not be starker

7 April 2017 0 comments

On a wintry Friday night by the Clyde, Glasgow Warriors and Newport Gwent Dragons played out a 16-all draw. So few turned up that they […]

Wales will veto cut to 6 Nations

2 April 2017 0 comments

WALES will take a stand in Dublin this week against England’s call for the Six Nations schedule to be shortened by seven days. By voting […]

Dragons’ sale will hit backers for £5m

26 March 2017 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON THE two oldest benefactors in British rugby are resigned to a loss of up to £5m as their sacrifice to save Newport […]

Arms Park is shrinking

12 March 2017 0 comments

THE Cardiff Blues no doubt have many sound reasons of an almost exclusively financial nature behind their joint plan with the Welsh Rugby Union to […]

Battling Beddau edged out by Ebbw in gritty

19 February 2017 0 comments

By ELGAN ALDERMAN Beddau 3 Ebbw Vale 7 EBBW Vale had to dig deep to hold off a spirited Beddau side and progress to round […]

Ben Ryan heading to Wales

18 January 2017 0 comments

Fiji’s Olympic 7’s gold medal winning coach Ben Ryan has joined the Welsh Rugby Union in a consultancy role with immediate effect. After coaching England […]

Young Gun: Dylan Moss – Wellington College full-back

16 December 2016 0 comments

Dylan Moss might have a confidence-boosting contract with the Ospreys awaiting for next season but he is under no illusion the step up to senior […]

Move Six Nations to the summer says Gerald Davies

31 August 2016 0 comments

Gerald Davies today makes an impassioned plea for the Six Nations to be taken out of its winter habitat and rescheduled at the end of […]

WRU in talks to take over the Cardiff Blues

31 August 2016 0 comments

Welsh Rugby Union bosses are considering a shock take-over of Cardiff Blues. Blues chairman Peter Thomas has held talks with the WRU’s top brass over […]

Peter Jackson: Yes-No interlude for Shaun Edwards

29 July 2016 0 comments

Shaun Edwards could have been forgiven for not knowing whether he was coming or going in recent weeks, an observation which had nothing to do […]

Just £25k would have stopped Bath signing Taulupe Faletau

15 December 2015 0 comments

Bath would have missed out on Taulupe Faletau had the Welsh Rugby Union been willing to pay an extra £25,000-a-year. Newport Gwent Dragons believe they […]