Articles...
Mar 7 2008
COME tomorrow afternoon at Croke Park, we will be reminded – as we so often are on Six Nations weekends – that when push comes to shove in sport, talk is cheap....
Mar 7 2008
CARDIFF Blues will have to look elsewhere in their search for a successor to Wales backs coach Rob Howley, after first-choice Scott Johnson turned down a role at the Arms Park....
Mar 7 2008
MIKE PHILLIPS’ delight at finally competing on an even playing field is plain for all to see....
Mar 7 2008
GAVIN HENSON is ready to run a gauntlet of abuse at Croke Park tomorrow, but is vowing to have the last laugh for Triple Crown-chasing Wales....
Mar 7 2008
WARREN GATLAND’S instant success with Wales may have come as a surprise to some people, but not to the man who appointed him....
Mar 7 2008
FORMER Wales locks Gareth Llewellyn and Brent Cockbain will both appear in the dock on Monday after being accused of foul play....
Mar 7 2008
CRAWSHAY’S WELSH field five full internationals in their 22 for tonight’s clash with a powerful Leinster A team at Donnybrook, Dublin....
Mar 7 2008
SCOTT JOHNSON has turned down an offer from the Blues to take over from Rob Howley as their assistant coach for next season....
Mar 7 2008
WALES U20 coach Patrick Horgan has made seven changes, one positional, for tonight’s clash with Ireland in Athlone....
Mar 7 2008
WALES lineout guru Jonathan Thomas has warned about the threat of returning Irish second-row Paul O’Connell in Dublin tomorrow....
Mar 7 2008
VETERAN back rower Filo Tiatia – Osprey’s best player this season – has penned a new 12-month deal to stay at the Liberty Stadium....
Mar 7 2008
YANNICK JAUZION admits he is still getting to grips with the regime change in the France squad as he prepares to make his Les Bleus return after a five-month absence....
Mar 7 2008
ENGLAND head coach Brian Ashton has been accused of over-reacting after axing Danny Cipriani from the team to play Scotland for disciplinary reasons....
Mar 7 2008
WALES have made five changes, two positional changes, for tonight’s crunch women’s Six Nations clash with Ireland at St Mary’s RFC (7.30pm) in Dublin tonight....
Mar 7 2008
JAMIE HEASLIP may have adjusted to Test rugby with impressive ease, but the Ireland No 8 takes little notice of his growing band of admirers....
Mar 7 2008
TOM Shanklin has today warned his teammates Irish captain Brian O’Driscoll is a sleeping giant threatening to wake up against Wales at Croke Park tomorrow....
Mar 7 2008
WALES Under-20 Patrick Horgan is looking at the bigger picture ahead of tonight’s clash against Ireland at Athlone (7.30pm)....
Mar 7 2008
WALES team manager Alan Phillips has hit back at claims by Italy coach Nick Mallett that Warren Gatland’s men provoked Azzurri flanker Mauro Bergamasco into gouging Lee Byrne....
Mar 7 2008
TOM Shanklin today upped the stakes ahead of the Triple Crown showdown with Ireland and declared it WILL be a personal revenge mission for Warren Gatland....
Mar 7 2008
WALES will go into tomorrow’s Triple Crown clash against Ireland with shock accusations of dirty tactics hanging over their heads....