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Wales Women will tour Australia and play the Wallaroos in a two Test series during the British and Irish Lions tour against the Wallabies next summer. The tour will see Wales play against the Wallaroos in Brisbane on Friday, July 26th and in Sydney on Friday, August 1st. Wales’ second Test against the Wallaroos will […]
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Steff Emanuel became the most high-profile graduate of Super Rygbi Cymru when he made his senior debut for Cardiff Rugby in the EPCR Challenge Cup in Lyon in Round 1. A year ago, the 18-year-old had been playing for Millfield against Sedbergh in a schoolboy match, but such has been the impact he has made […]
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Due to structural damages at the Swansea.com Stadium caused by Storm Darragh, the Ospreys v Emirates Lions match scheduled for Sunday, 8 December has been relocated to Parc y Scarlets. After consulting with EPCR and thoroughly exploring all alternative venues, including St Helen’s and the Dunraven Brewery Field, Parc y Scarlets was selected as the most […]
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Following advice from The Met Office around Storm Darragh, which is set to affect large parts of the country, the Welsh Rugby Union has postponed all community rugby fixtures across all ages scheduled for Saturday 7 December. For clarity, the postponement and safety advice also applies to Super Rygbi Cymru Round 10 fixtures, which will now […]
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Wales U20s have confirmed two warm-up fixtures against Welsh Academies U23s for next month as preparations for their U20 Six Nations campaign gathers momentum. Richard Whiffin’s side will play Welsh Academies at Cardiff Arms Park on January 10 and a week later head to Llandovery’s Church Bank to play their second game against the combination. […]
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Continue reading...Darren Lockyer Road, Mal Meninga Drive, Arthur Beetson Way… either the game has really taken off in Juba, or someone’s having a laugh. We launched an investigation to find out
I was on the hunt for Darren Lockyer Road, in Juba, the capital of South Sudan.
This incongruous road nomenclature, half a world away from Queensland in Australia, where the rugby league great is a household name, first came to my attention via a tweet. Not just any tweet – an official government tweet.
Continue reading...The Dragons and Wales back row man Ollie Griffiths has been forced to hang up his boots at the age of 29 due to injury. A dynamic force with ball in hand and at the breakdown he won 10 caps fir Wales U20 in 2014 and 2015 and became the youngest captain in the history […]
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Jason Hyatt was delighted after Aberavon ended a run of four straight losses in Super Rygbi Cymru as they earned maximum points against RGC at the Talbot Athletic Ground. Full-back Scott Delnevo, hooker Luke Davies, wingers Cori Lewis-Jenkins and Felix Gilbert and outside centre Frankie Jones all scored for the Wizards. Outside half Ed Dunford […]
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Three tries in a seven-minute spell just after the hour mark ultimately secured the spoils for Newport as they saw off Carmarthen Quins 31-20. The Black & Ambers led 12-3 at the turnaround thanks to a try from Garin Harris – on his 150th appearance for the club – converted by outside half Carwyn Penny and […]
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Former Wallabies player Jordan Petaia will pursue his long-held dream of playing in the NFL after being handed a prized spot on the league’s international player pathway (IPP) programme.
The 24-year-old was announced as the first athlete of the programme’s 2025 class on Tuesday. Petaia will head out to the US in January for an exclusive 10-week training camp in Florida before he gets a shot to impress club scouts and win a place on an NFL roster.
Continue reading...Jordan Petaia has quit rugby union to chase his NFL dreams after the star outside back confirmed on social media that he has joined the 2025 international pathway program.
Australia’s women have bounced back from the pain of a disappointing Olympics campaign to open the new sevens series with a thrilling 28-24 win over New Zealand in Dubai as Maddison Levi showed once again why she’s the best player in the world.
Wallabies legends are all saying the same thing after the Aussies went close to outmuscling Ireland in Sunday morning’s Test in Dublin.
Ireland showed character to deny former coach Joe Schmidt a winning return to Lansdowne Road on Saturday by edging Australia 22-19 in a scrappy encounter in their one-off rugby Test.