The Ireland team to play Wales in the RBS 6 Nations Championship on Sunday, February 5th in Aviva Stadium has been named. There are three changes to the side that lined out against the same opposition in Ireland’s last game in the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Keith Earls will start at centre alongside Gordon...
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Llanelli full back Jordan Williams has earned himself November’s Principality Premiership Player of the Month award after an exciting month on the field. The versatile back is the third winner of the rugby award this season and Llanelli Principality Building Society Senior Customer Adviser manager Dean Roberts presented Jordan with his award. Jordan said:...
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The Ospreys have confirmed the signing of South African centre Stefan Watermeyer. 23-year old Watermeyer arrived in the region this week to complete a move from Currie Cup side Blue Bulls on a deal that runs initially to the end of the season with an option to extend. Born in Nelspruit in the Mpumalanga...
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Sam Warburton will continue as national captain for Wales’ Dove Men Challenge clash with Australia at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday, 3 December (2.30pm)– and he leads a 28-man squad which retains the majority of Wales’ much heralded 2011 Rugby World Cup side. Shane Williams, who has announced his retirement from international rugby, plays...
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Shaun Edwards will be retained as the Wales national squad assistant coach for at least the next four years, the Welsh Rugby Union confirmed today after concluding negotiations to re-sign its highly sought after defence coach. Edwards will remain at the side of head coach Warren Gatland up to and including the 2015 Rugby...
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Aberavon’s visit to London Welsh on Saturday in the British & Irish Cup is sure to conjure more than a few nostalgic memories for Exiles head coach Lyn Jones, not least because his father Peter scored 100 tries for the Wizards. A flanker like son Lyn, Peter Jones played for Aberavon from 1955 to...
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A strong Qantas Wallabies touring party, collectively boasting 634 Test appearances, will head to Twickenham on November 26 to take on the Barbarians for the Killik & Co Cup. The 26-man playing group is composed almost entirely of players who recently competed in the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, where Australia beat Wales...
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England will face two familiar opponents and one wildcard side on the opening day of this season’s HSBC Sevens World Series. They have been drawn against Scotland, Wales and Tonga in Pool D of the Gold Coast Sevens in Australia on November 25-26 – the first stage of the nine-event global campaign. Last season’s...
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Cardiff Blues strengthen front row options with new signings With the news that Gareth Williams is being forced to retire due to neck injury and T Rhys Thomas undergoing knee surgery, Cardiff Blues have looked to strengthen their options in the front row. The Blues have signed former Western Force hooker Ryan Tyrrell and...
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Reflections on the Rugby World Cup campaign – a Welsh view OPINION: The blame game is a fruitless quest, because it has no merit in a team sport like rugby union. On the field of play, the team is either more, less or equal to the sum of its parts. The big question about...
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