Matthew Rees has today (Tuesday) been appointed as the Wales captain for the Invesco Perpetual Series 2010 opener against Australia at the Millennium Stadium a week on Saturday. Rees, the current Scarlets captain who has 39 caps to his name and was the starting hooker for the British & Irish Lions in the 2nd...
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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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Wales and Scarlets hooker Matthew Rees is likely to require surgery on the groin tear which saw him carried off on a stretcher against Australia at the Millennium Stadium last Saturday in the final clash of the Invesco Perpetual Series of 2009. Ospreys wing Shane Williams, who withdrew with a hamstring injury early in...
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The Scarlets team has been announced as the squad prepare for their first Welsh derby of the season and their first visit to the new Cardiff City Stadium this weekend (Saturday, September 26, 6.30pm). The starting XV against the Blues shows one change from last weekend’s line-up at home to Munster – Richie Pugh...
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