Wales Rugby News
Christmas has come early for Wales head coach Warren Gatland with both Dafydd Jenkins and Taulupe Faletau finally returning from injury to play in the second round of European competition. Hot on the heels of Josh Adams return for Cardiff Rugby against the Dragons two weeks ago, Exeter Chiefs lock Jenkins and Cardiff’s legendary No […]
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Wales U20s ran in five tries to record a 31-7 victory against Scotland Development U20s at a boisterous Merthyr Rugby Football Club. Local schools and colleges packed out the stadium at the Wern and although it was a crisp afternoon, they were treated to some clinical finishing by the home side. Wales scored two tries […]
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Head coach Catrina Nicholas-Mclaughlin has named the Gwalia Lightning squad for the new home and way Celtic Challenge 2024/25 campaign. The Lightning have named a squad full of Welsh internationals and a host of new young talent to play the best in Wales, Ireland and Scotland. The Lightning will play all their homes games at […]
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Head coach Ashley Beck has named the Brython Thunder squad for the new home and away Celtic Challenge campaign for 2024/25. Experienced Wales second row Natalia John is joined by fellow Wales internationals Niamh Terry, Hannah Bluck and Meg Webb in a new-look Thunder squad. Fifteen of the 30 players named are new to the […]
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The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU), the Welsh Rugby Players’ Association (WRPA) and World Rugby have today launched a new Brain Health Service to support former elite players in Wales. The WRU is one of the first to launch this new initiative, which is available free of charge, and follows services already available in Ireland and […]
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Referee Ben Connor may well take charge of Thursday night’s televised Super Rygbi Cymru clash at Carmarthen Park wearing longjohns given the change in climate from his last assignment to this fixture. Last weekend the young Welsh referee was in Cape Town officiating at the Cape Town Sevens, where he controlled the final between South […]
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Wales centre Kerin Lake has returned home and will play for Gwalia Lightning in the new expanded Celtic Challenge this season. Lake, who won her 50th Wales cap against Spain at Cardiff Arms Park in the summer, left reigning English champions Gloucester-Hartpury at the end of last season. She was part of the side that […]
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The Welsh Rugby Union held its first National Player Development Centre Skills Clinics at the National Centre of Excellence for the first intake of new players identified as prospective future internationals. More than 60 players attended two evening sessions as female players from the Player Development Centres (PDC’s) at Cardiff Met, Swansea University and RGC […]
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There is a familair ring to the try scoring charts in Super Rygbi Cymru with Cardiff winger Dewi Cross now installed at the top of the pile. The former Bridgend flier has been a regular contender near the top of the charts in recent years. It’s true, it has taken him longer to reach the […]
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Ben Connor’s career continues to flourish after being given the honour of refereeing the HSBC SVNS title decider in Cape Town in the second round of the global series on Sunday. In just his second event following his debut in Dubai a week earlier, the young Welsh referee impressed the adjudicators to earn his spot […]
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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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