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Rugby Union: Millennium Stadium to host eight World Cup games in 2015

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium is to host eight games, including two quarter final matches, during the 2015 Rugby World Cup. The fixture schedule also confirms that Wales will play two pool matches at…

Rugby Union: McBryde names Wales training squad for Japan tour

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Wales have named a 32-man training squad to prepare for the forthcoming two-test tour of Japan.Head coach for the tour, Robin McBryde, has selected a squad that includes 15 players who formed…

15 Welsh players in Lions squad

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

The 37-strong party was unveiled by Tour Manager Andy Irvine and Head Coach Warren Gatland.The squad for the ten match, three-Test series is made up of 15 Welshmen, ten Englishmen, nine Irishmen…

Rugby League: South Wales Scorpions 30 Rochdale Hornets 28

Monday, April 29, 2013Monday, April 29, 2013

South Wales Scorpions won at home for the first time this season after being Rochdale Hornets 30-28 at The Gnoll in Neath on Sunday.

Rugby Union: Bedwas RFC 41 Llandovery RFC 43

Monday, April 29, 2013Monday, April 29, 2013

Principality Welsh Premiership, Saturday April 27 2013. Match report and photography by Ian Lovell.Llandovery edged past Bedwas in an 11 try fiesta which could have seen either side win the game but…

Rugby Union: Neil Jenkins to join Lions coaching staff

Thursday, April 25, 2013Wednesday, April 24, 2013

The Welsh Rugby Union are pleased to confirm that assistant coach Neil Jenkins will join the British and Irish Lions coaching team for the forthcoming tour to Australia.Jenkins joins fellow Wales coaches…

Rugby Union: Bedwas RFC 26 Pontypridd RFC 48

Monday, April 22, 2013Monday, April 22, 2013

During a fairly scrappy opening to the game, it was a Dai Flanagan penalty that opened the scoring for Pontypridd with two minutes gone. The visiting team maintained momentum by launching a wide attack from line out possession to send winger Owen Williams over for a try.

Rugby Union: Wales announces autumn series fixtures

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Wales will face South Africa, Argentina and Tonga in the three-match autumn series at the Millennium Stadium this year.The reigning RBS Six Nations Champions will face the Springboks on Saturday, November 9…

Rugby Union: Llanelli RFC 7 Bedwas RFC 6

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Bedwas earned a deserved bonus point from a hard fought game between two evenly matched teams.

Rugby League: Oxford 20 South Wales Scorpions 22

Monday, April 15, 2013Monday, April 15, 2013

Oxford Rugby League’s first ever home match turned out to be a classic, despite rain for the entire game making the ball slippery, as the Scorpions scraped to a 22-20 win in front of 352 boisterous fans.

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