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The Welsh Rugby Union is proud to announce the appointment of Sean Lynn as the new Wales Head coach for the Wales Women’s senior side. Lynn has signed a three-year contract with the WRU and brings a wealth of rugby and coaching experience to the role. Swansea-born Lynn masterminded Gloucester-Hartpury’s back-to-back Premiership Women’s Rugby titles […]
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Principality Stadium has announced its iconic roof will close for all Wales’ international fixtures for the next two years. Fans will be invited to bring their voice and show why there is no better atmosphere to experience an international rugby match than when Wales play at home; this includes upcoming sold-out Senior Men’s fixtures against […]
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England have been hit by the loss of their vice-captain, Jamie George, for their Six Nations opener against Ireland on 1 February, with Alex Mitchell also a doubt for the Dublin showdown. Hooker George suffered a hamstring injury in Saracens’ Champions Cup defeat by Castres on Sunday.
The Northampton scrum-half Mitchell sustained a knee problem against Munster on Saturday but could yet feature against Ireland after being taken to the squad’s pre-championship training camp in Girona to continue his rehabilitation.
Continue reading...Eddie Jones will cast a critical eye over England’s make-or-break Six Nations campaign with the former head coach signed as an ITV pundit for the forthcoming championship.
Jones was sacked as England head coach in late 2022 and was lined up for a TV job for the 2023 Six Nations, only to agree to an ill-fated spell in charge of Australia. Having left the Wallabies in November 2023, he returned to Japan for a second term at the helm of the Brave Blossoms but will join the ITV team for this year’s competition.
Continue reading...The Welsh Rugby Union is proud to announce the appointment of Sean Lynn as the new Wales Head coach for the Wales Women’s senior side. Lynn has signed a three-year contract with the WRU and brings a wealth of rugby and coaching experience to the role. Swansea-born Lynn masterminded Gloucester-Hartpury’s back-to-back Premiership Women’s Rugby titles […]
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The Ospreys will host Scarlets in the Round of 16 in the EPCR Challenge Cup after both sides came up with wins in their final pool matches at the weekend. It took a late burst from the Ospreys in Pau to snatch a dramatic 31-28 victory that pushed them up to second place in Pool […]
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Euros Evans was pleased to see his Llandovery side climb to the top of the Super Rygbi Cymru table after seeing off 38-27 Pontypool at Church Bank to make it nine consecutive victories. Drovers No 8 Nathan Hart bagged a first half brace, while hooker Taylor Davies marked his 50th appearance with a try – all […]
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The Scarlets launch the defence of their Academy U18 Championship title when they take on Cardiff Rugby at Llandovery’s Church Bank ground (Sunday, 19 January). Head coach Tom Phillips has 15 players back from last season and is hoping for a repeat performance. With a host of Llandovery College and Coleg Sir Gar players in […]
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Ex-Wallabies skipper Michael Hooper said Monday he was “excited” about coming out of retirement to play for a Japanese team under former All Blacks coach Steve Hansen.
Heavy defeats during the pool stage suggest Premiership teams lack the power of the best French and Irish sides
Five English clubs have made it beyond base camp in the Champions Cup this season, but scaling the distant summit already feels like an impossible dream. While Northampton, Saracens, Leicester, Sale and Harlequins have all secured qualification for the last 16, they will need something truly special if they are to make any kind of impact at the sharp end of the competition.
The sight of Leicester, one of the Premiership’s handful of pool survivors, enduring a record annihilation in Toulouse was just another stark reminder that the bigger French and Irish sides continue to be the tournament’s dominant forces. The last English club to win the title was Exeter in 2020 and there are few obvious signs of the gap closing.
Continue reading...The Scarlets launch the defence of their Academy U18 Championship title when they take on Cardiff Rugby at Llandovery’s Church Bank ground (Sunday, 19 January). Head coach Tom Phillips has 15 players back from last season and is hoping for a repeat performance. With a host of Llandovery College and Coleg Sir Gar players in […]
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Steve Borthwick has revealed he is giving strong consideration to shifting Marcus Smith to full-back and deploying Freddie Steward on the wing as he plots a course to England’s Six Nations opener against Ireland in Dublin.
Smith has started England’s last seven Tests at fly-half and was their most eye-catching performer during a disappointing autumn in which Borthwick’s side were beaten by New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. With George Furbank injured, however, Borthwick sees merit in moving Smith to the No 15 jersey, which would pave the way for either Fin Smith or George Ford to start at fly-half.
Continue reading...Brython Thunder went down to a 57-5 defeat to reigning champions and league leaders, Wolfhounds, in Round 5 of the Celtic Challenge At UCD, Dublin this afternoon. The Welsh side had been given a tough fixture list with back-to-back games against a team packed with Irish internationals. The visitors were still waiting for their first […]
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Ioan Emanuel was at it again for Wales U20 as he scored two tries in 28-24 win over the Regional Academies XV at Llandovery’s Church Bank ground. The Bath prop, back for a second season with the U20 international side, had scored twice in the 42-21 triumph at the Arms Park a week earlier and […]
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Scarlets and Wales wing Steff Evans is set to take his first steps back into rugby after a lengthy Achilles heel injury when he turns out for Llandovery in their Super Rygbi Cymru clash with Pontypool at Church Bank. The former Wales wing suffered his injury against Benetton Treviso last March and has been forced […]
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