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I Want To Carry On, Insists Wales Coach Warren Gatland As He Faces Winless Year
Warren Gatland says he “absolutely” has the desire to continue in his role as Wales head coach. Speculation continues to rage about Gatland’s future after a record run of 11 successive Test match defeats. World champions South Africa are next up for Wales on Saturday, with the Springboks overwhelming favourites to emphatically extend that losing sequence.
South Africa head coach Rassie Erasmus has insisted that under-pressure Wales counterpart Warren Gatland has not become "bad" overnight. Gatland has overseen a Welsh national team record of 11 straight Test defeats, with losses in November to Fiji and Australia after claiming the wooden spoon in last season's Six Nations.
Lauren Price Vows To Prove She Is World’s No.1 With First Title Defence
Lauren Price is set to defend her WBA welterweight world championship for the first time, facing Bexcy Mateus on December 14 in a fight that will be broadcast live on Sky Sports. The event’s main attraction features Natasha Jonas unifying the IBF and WBC welterweight belts against Ivana Habazin.
Craig Bellamy Shuts Down Lunatic Fringe In Six Games With No Defeats And One Promotion
Craig Bellamy hopes his success in leading Wales to Nations League promotion will convince his doubters he is not “the lunatic” some of them believe. The Wales boss - in as forthright and free-flowing a mood as his players had been - extended his unbeaten run to six games to make it the best start by a Wales manager as his side recovered from conceding an early goal to beat Iceland 4-1 in Cardiff.
Craig Bellamy Insists It’s All About Winning Now For Wales . . . Not Some Point In The Future
Craig Bellamy has discarded various Nations League permutations facing Wales by declaring his solitary focus is on beating Iceland in their final group fixture. Wales can still secure automatic promotion to League A by beating Iceland on Tuesday night if leaders Turkey lose to bottom-placed Montenegro.
Gareth Protheroe Is Confirmed As Wales’ Newest World Champion
Wales has a new world champion and a first in the sport of boat sea angling in Pembrokeshire’s Gareth Protheroe – but only after an anxious wait. The 41-year-old from the village of Cold Inn was part of the Welsh team that competed at the 59th edition of the World Senior Boat Angling Championships staged last month in Crosshaven, County Cork, Ireland.
Wales v Australia . . . The Review
Australia used their power and panache to outclass Wales in a difficult afternoon in Cardiff which left Warren Gatland questioning his own future as coach. But Wales actually battled valiantly from 19-0 down to score 13 points and put some scoreboard pressure on the Wallabies at half time.
Having Crushed Wales, Australia And Joe Schmidt Anxious About Real Test To Tour Dream . . . Scotland
Australia coach Joe Schmidt insists there will be no talk of a Grand Slam tour until they are over the big challenges – Scotland and Ireland. Having disposed of England and Wales, the Wallabaies chief was not getting carried away by thoughts of a sweep of the home nations just because his team thrashed Wales 52-20 in Cardiff on Sunday.
Warren Gatland To Consult With Family Before Deciding Whether To Stay On As Wales Coach
Warren Gatland will talk to his wife and family before deciding whether or not to stand down as Wales coach. Gatland is reviewing his position at the helm of the team after they slumped to a 52-20 defeat to Australia on Sunday to register their worst run of results.
Leeds United And Wales Star Joe Rodon Is Bloodied But Unbowed
Joe Rodon will win his 50th Wales cap on Tuesday after being battered, bruised and cut during the Nations League draw with Turkey. Rodon produced a player-of-the-match performance to shut out the Euro 2024 quarter-finalists in a bruising 0-0 stalemate in Kayseri.
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Lee Trundle Sets Sights On Golden Age Of Goalscoring
Lee Trundle used to score goals for fun in his pomp for Swansea City and he is still hitting the back of the net at the age of 47. An ambassador for the Swans these days, Trundle says he wants to carry on playing until he is at least 50... Read More
Former Swansea City Hero Lee Trundle Still Banging In The Goals Every Week At The Age Of 47
The golden boot of 47-year-old... Read More
Welsh Football Cannot Demonise FAW Club Licensing - But Process Must Change
By Matthew Burgess
The FAW’s annual club licensing announcement has been met with mixed emotions after the Cymru South’s two leading promotion candidates both failed to achieve the necessary criteria to enable them to compete in the Cymru Premier.
Cymru South leaders Llantwit Major and title rivals Pontypridd Town can appeal the... Read More
Ammanford United . . . The Swansea City Old Boys' Club With A Heart Of Gold
Ammanford AFC enjoyed a thumping 5-2 win over Undy Athletic in the JD Cymru South League at the weekend. A vital three points for the home side, taking them up to 12th place in the 16-team table and 10 points clear of their visitors who are one spot off the... Read More
Tier 2 Season Cancelled: Cymru North & South Denied ‘Elite Status’
The JD Cymru North and JD Cymru South - which form the second tier of men’s domestic football in Wales - have had the 2020/21 officially cancelled, following an announcement from the FAW last night.
Under Welsh Government restrictions, neither league had been able to start the season and had been... Read More
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