George North has gained a dramatic recall to the Welsh starting lineup to face France following the withdrawal of mercurial wing, Shane Williams. Also recalled is prop Adam Jones, despite only having 20 minutes of action for the Ospreys since recovering from an arm operation. Both changes have been enforced through injury with Ospreys...
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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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Richard Fussell has revealed that his ambition to play for Wales was behind his decision to sign a two-year contract with the Ospreys. The 25-year old Newport Gwent Dragons wing has penned a deal that will see him arrive at the Ospreys in the summer after five years at Rodney Parade, and he says...
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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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Wales coach Warren Gatland has handed Scarlets centre Jonathan Davies his first Millennium Stadium start for the visit of Argentina in the Invesco Perpetual Series clash on Saturday (Kick-off 2.30pm). The facial injury suffered by Tom Shanklin in the victory over Samoa gives Davies his chance with Gatland otherwise reverting to the starting line-up...
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Wales have made five changes to the starting line-up who faced New Zealand last Saturday for the visit of Samoa to the Millennium Stadium in the Invesco Perpetual 09 Series clash on Friday night (Kick-off 7.30pm). Ospreys fly-half Dan Biggar wins his fourth cap when he starts at half back with Dwayne Peel (Sale...
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