A record £3.5 million immediate cash injection into a range of new initiatives to improve rugby both on and off the field has been unveiled today by the Welsh Rugby Union.The new…
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Wales team to play Australia in first test
Wales have named a side to play Australia in Brisbane this weekend showing four changes from the team which sealed the Grad Slam in a 16-9 victory over France last March.In the…
Win tickets to the UK Super Sevens Series at Caerphilly RFC this Saturday
Rugby fans are in for a treat this Saturday as Caerphilly RFC is set to host the only Welsh leg of the UK Super Sevens Series.Featuring 12 UK specialist sevens teams including…
Cross Keys RFC’s Greg Woods named Principality Premiership Coach of the Year
Cross Keys’ Greg Woods has been named Principality Premiership Coach of the Year.Woods beat other shortlisted nominees including last year’s winner Dale McIntosh of Pontypridd and Llandovery’s Lyndon Lewis.Woods’ side overcame Pontypridd…
Cross Keys hooker Gerwyn Price named April’s Principality Premiership Player of the Month
Cross Keys hooker Gerwyn Price has been named April’s Principality Premiership Player of the Month after a hugely successful season for the Gwent side.The 27-year-old hooker has had an outstanding first season…
Welsh women’s rugby captain swaps scrums for scrubs to become nurse
The captain of the Welsh women’s rugby team, who is from Caerphilly, is aiming to prove she can pass medical exams as well as rugby balls by studying to become a nurse.Rhian…
Cross Keys RFC captain Robert Nash named Principality Premiership Player of the Month
Cross Keys captain Robert Nash has been awarded the Principality Premiership Player of the Month award for March after some excellent performances for his club.The 25-year-old back rower who joined Cross Keys…
Match report: Bedwas RFC 22 Aberavon RFC 33
Principality Welsh Premiership, Saturday April 14 2012. Match report by John Meredith and photography by Ian LovellBedwas slipped to their eighth successive defeat but victory for Aberavon maintained their push for league…
Cross Keys RFC to face Pontypridd in Swalec Cup final
Cross Keys are through to their first Swalec Cup final and will meet Pontypridd at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday, May 7.For the second time in the space of a week, Keys…
Match report: Bedwas RFC 12 Pontypool RFC 25
Principality Welsh Premiership, Saturday April 7 2012. Match report by John Meredith and photography by Ian LovellBedwas’s poor run of results continued with this defeat by Gwent rivals Pontypool in a feisty…