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Name? Elliot Dee Position? Hooker What do your teammates call you? Shelby Go to coffee order? Double espresso What’s the first thing you do in the morning? Try and roll out of bed. First rugby memory? Training on the Welfare ground for Newbridge RFC U8s Are there any traditions or rituals you have before a […]
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Gwalia Lightning saw their title hopes falter after a 17-48 defeat to reigning champions and league leaders, Wolfhounds, in round nine of the Celtic Challenge at Ystrad Mynach this afternoon. Gwalia, unbeaten at home this season, found themselves pointless at half-time and down 39-0 after an impressive first half display by the Irish side. Replacement […]
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There will be no fewer than 15 Welsh international players lining up for the four teams in the PWR semi-finals this weekend – and one coach! New Wales women’s head coach Sean Lynn will be trying to lead his Gloucester-Hartpury into a third straight final to make it a hat-trick of titles before he switches […]
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The Rugby Football League has warned clubs that an attempt to sideline the sport’s governing body and replace its chair could have “catastrophic financial consequences” after taking legal advice to stave off a planned revolt.
Rugby league’s professional clubs will assemble in March to consider a proposal put forward by the Super League club Leigh Leopards and Championship side Batley Bulldogs, which calls for the immediate removal of Simon Johnson, after a purported loss of confidence in the direction of the governing body.
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Ebbw Vale will host Newport for the second weekend in a row at Eugene Cross Park, although this time it will be cup rugby. Last week’s 20-5 triumph sent The Steelmen back to the top of the Super Rygbi Cymru table and a similar result today would take them to the top of Pool B […]
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Wigan and Warrington meet as part of Sin City extravaganza and are hoping for same impact the NRL experienced
It started with a speculative email sent late at night almost a year ago but on Saturday evening, Kris Radlinski’s vision for Super League will become a reality live and in living colour in the bright lights of Las Vegas.
The Wigan Warriors CEO was at home, like so many others, watching the National Rugby League’s (NRL) inaugural venture into the United States at Allegiant Stadium just outside Las Vegas. His immediate thought: how does British rugby league muscle in on the opportunity? And so went the email that could potentially change the landscape of Super League for years to come: or at least, that is the tentative hope, anyway.
Continue reading...Slender victory against Scotland was met with criticism from former players but the prop believes free-flowing winning rugby is unrealistic
Ellis Genge has something to get off his chest. After a few pleasantries – his time off at the start of the week was a “nightmare” because his son has chicken pox – he soon finds his stride. The England prop cannot understand the negative reaction to last weekend’s one-point victory in the Calcutta Cup. England’s first win over Scotland in five years, and their second in a row in this year’s Six Nations, ensured they retain an outside chance of winning the title.
“It is difficult as a player to digest the fact that people were disappointed that we just won the Calcutta Cup back after five years,” Genge says. “We won the game and people are still upset about it. It blew my mind, to be honest. Ex-players, recently retired and long retired, and people from years and years ago, I just can’t believe how out of touch they are, the spiel that I’m reading from people saying how off it we are. We won two games on the bounce and you’re upset about it, I don’t get it. Let’s not be naive, you can feel that people were booing when we were playing. It’s the feeling at the moment, for whatever reason, it is the way it is.”
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Gwalia Lightning return home to face the Celtic Challenge league leaders and reigning champions Wolfhounds in Round 9 at Ystrad Mynach on Saturday, March 1st (KO: Midday). The Welsh side sit third in the table behind Irish sides, Wolfhounds and Clovers, with only four points between the top three sides in the league and two […]
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Brython Thunder hit the road to Scotland to face Glasgow Warriors in Round 9 of the Celtic Challenge at Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow, on Saturday, March 1st (KO:3:45pm). The Welsh side will be looking to bounce back and build on their Celtic Challenge campaign against a Glasgow Warriors side only two points ahead of them in […]
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Nathan Cleary says it’s “sad” Mary Fowler’s Matildas are still targeted with “unnecessary” trolling after a radio host was widely condemned for on-air comments about Australia’s women’s football team.
Marty Sheargold and Triple M mutually agreed to part ways earlier this week after a tirade during which he likened the Matildas to “year 10 girls” and said he would rather “hammer a nail through the head of [his] penis” than watch their Asian Cup campaign.
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Centre Hannah Jones will captain Wales during the Women’s Six Nations 2025 Guinness campaign. Jones will be joined by vice-captains Keira Bevan and Alex Callender in a new on-field leadership team appointed by new Wales Head coach Sean Lynn. Jones has been capped by Wales 60-times and has been Wales captain since being appointed for […]
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Dragons head coach Filo Tiatia has been given a long-term boost by the re-signing of centre Aneurin Owen and back row man Harri Keddie. The two former Wales U20 stars are both home-grown regional players who have become mainstays as senior players. The 24-year-old Owen had played in 14 of the 15 games to date […]
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The Wigan player will follow in the footsteps of his uncle and grandpa when he performs in Las Vegas on Saturday
By Gavin Willacy for No Helmets Required
When Wigan coach Matty Peet brings Tyler Dupree on to the field during their Super League clash with Warrington in Las Vegas on Saturday night, Dupree’s mother Jackie will greet his arrival with whoops. But his uncle Billy Joe Dupree – who played in three Super Bowls – will not even know his nephew is playing.
Billy Joe Dupree joined Dallas in 1973 and immediately established himself in Tom Landry’s fabled team, taking Mike Ditka’s No89 jersey. A Super Bowl win against Denver Broncos in 1978 was sandwiched between two defeats to Pittsburgh Steelers. Dupree smashed records galore in Dallas, going 11 seasons without missing a game. His nephew Tyler has won two Super League titles, a World Club Challenge and a Challenge Cup in less than two seasons with Wigan. Yet Billy Joe is oblivious to his success.
Continue reading...The NRL has defended the decision to invite Donald Trump to its Las Vegas fixtures after an anti-domestic violence charity severed ties with the league over what it called a “tone deaf” offer.
White Ribbon penned a letter to the NRL this week that ended a partnership dating back to 2008, citing the league’s decision to associate with “well-known perpetrators of abuse and violence against women”.
Continue reading...Ellis Mee, who would not have registered with many before this tournament, has been one of the shining stars so far
Sure, it’s still early days but Wales’s upbeat performance against Ireland showed how quickly perceptions can change. Even a few weeks ago the name Ellis Mee would not have registered with many Six Nations fans. Now, after an eye-catching debut last weekend, the lanky 21-year-old is being tipped by no less an expert than Jamie Roberts to become a regular fixture for Wales. Less than a year ago the 6ft 4in Mee was playing for Nottingham in the Championship – memo to the Rugby Football Union: there is plenty of untapped talent out there – and was scouted by the former Wales international James “Cubby” Davies while playing for Nottingham Trent University. Then, after just 10 professional games for Scarlets, he was parachuted into the national team as part of a productive back three alongside his similarly positive clubmates Blair Murray and Tom Rogers. Suddenly it’s all Mee, Mee, Mee …
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