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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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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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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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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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This April, Welsh rugby fans will come together at Principality Stadium to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Judgement Day – JDX 2025. The iconic double-header event, the longest running professional club event in Wales which showcases the best of Welsh professional club rugby returns to Principality Stadium as the Ospreys face Cardiff and the Dragons […]
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Brython Thunder have named their team for Round 5 of the Celtic Challenge when they travel to face Wolfhounds at the UCD, Dublin on Saturday, 18th January, (KO:1.30pm). The Welsh side travel to Ireland to face the reigning Celtic Challenge champions and the top of the table Wolfhounds, looking for a first win of this […]
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Wales U20 head coach Richard Whiffin is expecting an even tougher test for his team against the Regional Academies XV at Llandovery’s Church Bank than they received at the Arms Park last week. For the second Friday night in a row the U20 team will face a heaver, older and more powerful side than themselves […]
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Harry Thomas and Isaac Young are teammates in the Scarlets Academy but they will be bitter rivals when Wales U20 takes on the Regional Academies XV at Llandovery’s Church Bank on Friday 17 January (7.30pm kick-off). Thomas has been handed the honour of captaining the Wales U20 side after being drafted in for round two […]
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It’s crunch time for the four Welsh pro clubs in Europe as they seek to secure tickets into the Round of 16 in the EPCR Challenge Cup. The Ospreys, quarter finalists last season, have already qualified for the knockout phase, but could certainly do with picking up a third win when they visit Pau this […]
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