Articles...
Mar 15 2008
Wales won their second Grand Slam and RBS Six Nations title in four seasons after record-breaker Shane Williams struck gold at the Millennium Stadium....
Mar 15 2008
“All Wales have to do is avoid defeat to France by 20 clear points to clinch the Six Nations Championship.”...
Mar 15 2008
WALES go into today’s Grand Slam-busting mission against France with captain Ryan Jones, declaring, “We are on the verge of a sensational achievement.”...
Mar 15 2008
MIKE PHILLIPS would like nothing more than to produce a repeat of his performance against France two years ago – with one difference. This time, he wants to win....
Mar 15 2008
IN WELSH rugby, some things never change. It’s 12 long years since Wales last beat France in a championship match in Cardiff....
Mar 15 2008
TOM SHANKLIN suffers from temporary memory loss when it comes to discussing Wales’ last Grand Slam....
Mar 15 2008
THE Millennium Stadium could have sold out three times over, while thousands of ticketless fans prepare to brave appalling weather conditions....
Mar 15 2008
Fans planning to watch the Grand Slam bid on the big screen being specially set up in Cardiff’s Civic Centre this afternoon can expect to get wet....
Mar 15 2008
FIVE choirs from all over Wales will go head-to-head today in a bid to inspire Warren Gatland’s men to victory....
Mar 15 2008
Especiallement for les visiteurs Français de this weekend, le fan de rugby Pays de Galles (that i.e. Wales!!!) Nigél Crowlé has written un guide essential de Cardiff – citie de beauty, tradition, et rugby of le Slam Grande…...
Mar 15 2008
WELSH rugby fans will naturally be delighted at the current run of success of their Welsh team in the Six Nations, but can this success be expected to touch others who wouldn’t normally see themselves as rugby fans ... and, if so, why?...
Mar 15 2008
CARDIFF will be filled with tens of thousands of people today for the big match, but if you’re not a fan of the rugby it could be the perfect time to hit the shops....
Mar 15 2008
A DEBUT try by wing John Phillips from Porthcawl was the only score of the second half as Aberavbon won 14-10 at Glamorgan Wanderers last night....
Mar 15 2008
WALES completed their Six Nations Championship campaign with a wonderful win over the French at Rodney Parade....
Mar 15 2008
WALES coach Patrick Horgan toasted his side’s success against France on Friday night and then promised to look at his side’s poor disciplinary record....
Mar 15 2008
WARREN Gatland and Shaun Edwards have already become the immortals of Welsh rugby....
Mar 15 2008
WARREN Gatland and Phil Bennett have predicted this evening’s encounter against France will be the biggest test of James Hook’s career....
Mar 15 2008
England 19 Wales 26: (Tries: L Byrne, M Phillips. Cons: J Hook 2. Pens: J Hook 4)...
Mar 15 2008
THE Millennium Stadium was unusually eerie yesterday....
Mar 15 2008
FRENCH scrum-half Jean Baptiste Elissalde has told his team-mates they have nothing to fear when they face Wales today....
Mar 15 2008
SHANE Williams is the overwhelming favourite to be named as the RBS 2008 Six Nations player of the year next Monday....
Mar 15 2008
WALES legend Gerald Davies believes modern-day wing wizard Shane Williams would have shone in any era of the game....
Mar 15 2008
WARREN GATLAND last night urged James Hook, the mercurial No 10, to face up to the most important match of his rugby career....
Mar 15 2008
FRANCE wing Vincent Clerc admits Shane Williams poses a major threat to Les Bleus’ hopes of clinching an Six Nations hat-trick – but has warned his team the winger is not the only man to fear in the Wales line-up....
Mar 15 2008
AS THE proudest of Welshmen, today’s Grand Slam decider against France would have been a momentous event in itself for Ray Gravell....
Mar 15 2008
COMETH the hour, cometh the men. So read the headline on the front page of the Western Mail three years ago this weekend....
Mar 15 2008
FRANCE star Jean-Baptiste Elissalde last night presented Wales with their team talk before today’s shoot-out for the Six Nations title by launching an astonishing attack on Warren Gatland’s charges....
Mar 15 2008
1908: THE first Slam was unique in Welsh history for the fact that they fielded a different captain in each of the four matches....
Mar 15 2008
Welsh legend PHIL BENNETT tells Echo rugby writer GARETH GRIFFITHS about his Grand day out in 1978...
Mar 15 2008
WELCOME to Cardiff. We always love to see you. You are our favourite England rugby fan. And today we might even make you an honorary Wales supporter....
Mar 15 2008
PHIL Bennett has declared that Grand Slam glory tonight would be a fitting reward for Wales’ comeback captain Ryan Jones....
