Cardiff Blues hooker Gareth Williams has been forced to retire from the game due to neck injury “Basically, the neck was damaged during the pre season friendly against Bath,” explained Gareth. “I damaged some more discs in the neck close to where I had the operation last year, which are now fused together.” “If...
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Wales physio Mark Davies today confirmed Matthew Rees, Gethin Jenkins and Gareth Williams will not be available for selection for the RBS 6 Nations clash with France at the Millennium Stadium a week tomorrow (kick-off 8.00pm) Scarlets hooker Rees has failed to recover from a groin problem, Blues prop Gethin Jenkins has a calf...
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The Wales national squad management team has confirmed back row forward Andy Powell will be removed from the Welsh 35-man RBS 6 Nations squad with immediate effect, following his arrest by South Wales Police on Sunday morning and has since been charged with drink driving and, after discussions with the player himself, it has been...
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Wales have made two changes from the starting line-up defeated by England at Twickenham in the RBS 6 Nations opener last weekend for the visit of Scotland to the Millennium Stadium on Saturday (kick-off 2.00pm). In the second row Osprey Jonathan Thomas reforms his regional partnership with Alun-Wyn Jones at the expense of Dragons...
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Cardiff Blues Director of Rugby David Young has selected his side for Sunday afternoon’s LV=Cup game away to Gloucester, 3.00pm kick off. Speaking ahead of the match Young said, “The players are certainly looking forward to the Gloucester match.”
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