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The reasons Welsh rugby’s mass player cull is happening as coaches forced to break shattering news

It’s always a time of sad farewells at this point in the year, with players leaving clubs at the end of the season. But never before has Welsh rugby’s departure…

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Welsh rugby’s winners and losers as luckless star is everywhere and duo lose the plot

If the rugby weekend was a quiet one in Wales as the campaign heads towards a close, sparks were still flying in the derby between the Dragons and Cardiff at…

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Welsh rugby’s form giant justifies Gatland’s shock decision three years on from the hype

Some three years after being fast-tracked into the Wales set-up, Rhys Carre is now really repaying the faith shown in him. That’s the verdict of his Cardiff boss Dai Young,…

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Rugby’s new wonderkid just scored the try of the season and he qualifies for Wales

London Irish’s teenage full-back Henry Arundell is being hailed as “world-class” after dancing through defenders to score a “remarkable” try against Toulon. The 19-year-old replacement, who is qualified to play…

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Welsh rugby’s full-blown crisis explained: The dramatic options for change being considered and what happens next

Welsh rugby is coming to terms with a proposal in a new report which floats the idea of cutting the number of professional regional teams in Wales from four to…

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Rugby’s ‘fastest try in history’ leaves millions gobsmacked

There have been some right old speedsters in rugby down the decades, but have you seen anyone quite so fast as Fiji star Alasio Naduva? He recorded an astonishing speed…

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Welsh rugby’s winners and losers as Wales rookie is immense and star endures sad day

Three regions may have lost, the light may have gone out on any hopes of Wales having a representative in the United Rugby Championship play-offs and Wales’ Six Nations ended…

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Rugby’s most emotional video ever watched by 10 million people as haka gesture made amid tragedy

It is one of the most remarkable moments witnessed on a rugby pitch, and it all happened before kick-off. When four Maori All Blacks stepped forward from their haka formation…

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The outrageous lock dubbed one of Welsh rugby’s best overseas signings

This week saw the continuation of a long-running cliche in Welsh rugby. When Highlanders centre Sio Tompkinson was announced as the latest signing by the Dragons, the usual ‘won’t somebody…

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Welsh rugby’s ‘baby-faced assassin’ backed for big future by Wales star amid moment of magic

“The trouble with Welsh rugby is that Dai Jones scores a try for someone or other on a Saturday and before you know it everyone’s singing his praises and he’s…

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Welsh rugby’s crisis uncovered: The problems, solutions and why the WRU now has to be overhauled

It was just about the worst weekend for Welsh rugby that most of us can remember. Wayne Pivac’s senior side became the first team to lose a Six Nations game…

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It’s hard for Wayne Pivac to come back from this, but he shouldn’t be the sole scapegoat for Welsh rugby’s problems – Ben James

There was always something a little ironic about the screening of BBC’s Slammed shortly before the Six Nations. Heading into the tournament as defending champions, you could understand the timing…

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The making of Welsh rugby’s new valleys ‘rock star’

It was a grim old day for Welsh rugby last Saturday, but there was one club where there was plenty of cheer to be found. Up at Talywain RFC, there…

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Rugby 22 review: Rugby’s best video game in 15 years is let down by frustrating off-field flaws – Ben James

It has long been a bone of contention that rugby union hasn’t had a decent video game in a long, long time. For many, Jonah Lomu Rugby, released in 1997,…

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Welsh rugby’s winners and losers of 2021 as axed Test star comes roaring back and WRU face uncomfortable questions

If 2020 was the year we’d all rather forget – both in terms of rugby and the wider world – then 2021 was the year of the false dawn. Just…

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Welsh rugby’s winners and losers as unsung coach pulls it all together and Scarlets and Ospreys stitched up

Here are this weekend’s winners and losers amid heroics, chaos and not as much rugby as we would have hoped for. Gruff Rees Cardiff’s academy manager has been a bit…

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Scarlets v Bordeaux team news as Liam Williams sits out but Welsh rugby’s unluckiest player returns

Josh Macleod will draw a line under 10 months of misery when he lines up for the Scarlets at home against Top 14 leaders Bordeaux-Begles in round two of the…

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Welsh rugby’s winners and losers as unheralded player inspires but Wales’ regions are being failed

A hat-trick of losses and an unavoidable forfeit wouldn’t have prompted too much popping of champagne corks on the Welsh professional rugby circuit at the weekend. It leaves the regions…

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Welsh rugby’s winners and losers as axed Wales prop plays ‘game of his life’

Players from at least one Welsh region were said to have raised a dressing-room glass or two as they headed into the United Rugby Championship’s autumn recess. Fair enough. It’s…

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Welsh rugby’s winners and losers as duo respond to Pivac snub and surprise package emerges amid Scarlets mauling

It was an up-and-down weekend for the Welsh regions, with two chiselling out wins and the other two falling to defeats. The Dragons fell away in the second half after…

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