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Czekaj agony exposes brutal danger of modern-day rugby

A WEEK on from the second Test against Australia and I still can’t get the sight of poor Chris Czekaj twisting into that excruciating injury out of my head. Read

Becks delivers a telling point for McClaren

THERE’S a saying which floats around the Boot Room when we’re feeling slightly smug: “I refer you to the column dated . . .” Read

Powell’s plight adds to Glam’s long list of woes

IT just seems to be going from bad to worse for Glamorgan at the moment. Read

Trip too far for Wales

IT was tough deciding who were the most relieved after Saturday’s final whistle – the Welsh fans or the Welsh players. Read

Ryan is taking leave of Wales much too soon

You would certainly have been forgiven for thinking so, but no, Wales were not simply saying goodbye to Ryan Giggs yesterday - they were also bidding farewell to yet another major championship. Read

Edwards: Cards stacked in Wallabies’ favour

EVERYBODY talks about the spirit of this Wales squad – and it’s about to be given a massive test. Read

Powell raps points deduction decision

EASY to kick a man when he’s down, isn’t it? You can just imagine how the Glamorgan boys felt when we were told we’d been docked eight points for an unprepared pitch at St Helen’s. Read

We should not be the only ones in the dock

TALK about being kicked when you’re down. If getting beaten inside two days last week wasn’t bad enough, the news that we had been docked eight points for the standard of the wicket was a particularly hard pill to swallow. Read

Rent-a-yob Campese got it all so very wrong

LET'S go back a few weeks, shall we? And while we're in the time machine why not direct it towards Brisbane and the Sunday of May 5? Read

‘Bones’ left Gloucester with plenty to chew on

IT has been quite a week for the novices. Read

IT was a good week for me on and off the field in Bristol last week.

As well as getting my first hundred in three years, I also got engaged to Lucy at Bristol Zoo when I proposed between the pandas and the lions. Read

IT was a good week for me on and off the field in Bristol last week.

As well as getting my first hundred in three years, I also got engaged to Lucy at Bristol Zoo when I proposed between the pandas and the lions. Read

Whinging Aussies

THE jumbo jet delivering the Welsh rugby team Down Under this week couldn’t land in Sydney because the city was shrouded in fog. Read

England challenge spurs me on

JUST a few weeks after the end of the World Cup and international competition resumes again in England tomorrow with the first Test against the West Indies. Read

IT was the turn of Simon Jones and Nicky Peng to drive the kit van to Sussex this week – and they nearly had some serious explaining to do.

After parking up at Hove and wandering off in search of a coffee, they returned to find the van – and everybody’s gear – about to be towed away to the local lock-up. Read

Washout ruined quest for victory

IT was never going to last. The Mediterranean summer gave way to more traditional British fare at the end of last week, scuppering our attempts to put our season back on the rails. Read

Return of 'Mr Teflon'

SO, the nightmare is complete; Glanmor Griffiths is back. Read

All Black day for club loyalty

WE should thank Justin Marshall for choosing to play for a vets XV rather than a XV chasing the Magners League title last night. Read

There's nothing like a dame

WHEN Dame Tanni Grey Thompson planned her valedictory dinner – a glittering event to say farewell to her athletics career ahead of her final race tomorrow – Tony Blair said he would be there. But then something came up. The Prime Minister had to go to his own retirement do on Thursday. Read