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Dwayne Peel Proud of His Eight-Strong Scarlets’ Wales Gang

Dwayne Peel Proud of His Eight-Strong Scarlets’ Wales Gang
Dwayne Peel says he’s delighted to see so many of his Scarlets receive “the greatest honour” of being selected by their country. Eight of his players have been named in the Wales squad for the autumn internationals, with the uncapped Blair Murray joined by fellow wing Tom Rogers, centre Eddie James, fly-half Sam Costelow, back rower Taine Plumtree, hooker Ryan Elias and props Kemsley Mathias and Henry Thomas.

Slow And Steady . . . Jess Fishlock Urges Calm Before Wales Try To Whip Up Euro Storm

Slow And Steady . . . Jess Fishlock Urges Calm Before Wales Try To Whip Up Euro Storm
Jess Fishlock insists Wales can make it to the Euro 2025 play-off final if they keep cool heads and clear minds when they take on Slovakia on Tuesday night. The Wales star - her country’s best player and inspiration for over a decade - is the potential saviour Wales will look to as they seek to overcome a 2-1 deficit from the first leg.

Llandovery Back On A Roll After Super Rygbi Cymru Wobble

Llandovery Back On A Roll After Super Rygbi Cymru Wobble
Llandovery head coach Euros Evans has praised his side for finding a way to win after their 33-26 weekend triumph at Aberavon in Super Rygbi Cymru took them up to fifth place. The Drovers held firm and eventually went on to seal a third straight victory following up on their win at Newport and the six-point home success against Swansea. The hat-trick of wins followed three defeats on the spin before that.

Omer Riza Refers All Cardiff City Job Questions To Those Upstairs

Omer Riza Refers All Cardiff City Job Questions To Those Upstairs
Omer Riza is forwarding all queries over the Cardiff City manager’s position to the club’s hierarchy. The Bluebirds interim manager is now unbeaten in five matches after a gritty performance eked out a 0-0 draw at West Bromwich Albion.

Newport County On Upward Curve But Nelson Jardim Left Wanting More

Newport County On Upward Curve But Nelson Jardim Left Wanting More
Two games, two clean sheets and four points – it wasn’t a bad week for Newport County, despite the frustration of missing a penalty in their goalless draw with Fleetwood at Rodney Parade at the weekend. Bryn Morris stepped up in the 25th minute only to see Fleetwood keeper David Harrington, who had moments earlier picked up a yellow card for conceding the spot kick after hauling down Aaron Wildig, save his shot with his legs.

I’ve No Answers: Luke Williams Admits He’s Struggling After 525 Minutes Without Swansea City Scoring

I’ve No Answers: Luke Williams Admits He’s Struggling After 525 Minutes Without Swansea City Scoring
Luke Williams has admitted he has yet to find a solution to Swansea City’s 525 minutes of football without scoring. The Swans head coach watched his team slump to a 1-0 home defeat to Millwall, meaning not only are they without a win in six matches, but they are without a goal in their last five

Callum Sheedy Leads Welsh Fightback In URC To Earn Best Weekend For Three Years

Callum Sheedy Leads Welsh Fightback In URC To Earn Best Weekend For Three Years
Welsh rugby enjoyed its most successful weekend in the league for more than three years amid a hat-trick of victories for the Scarlets, Ospreys and Cardiff. It’s the best return since all four regions won in March 2021. There have been three wins since then, but not all against teams from other countries. To hear Hymns and Arias echoing around Welsh grounds over the weekend was an indication of just how much the victories meant after some tough times.

Newport County Are Getting High On Hudlin

Newport County Are Getting High On Hudlin
One of the more eye-catching sights in Welsh football at present is Kyle Hudlin on the hoof. It’s not just that Newport County’s striker is the tallest outfield player in UK professional football at 6ft 9in.

Dwayne Peel Pleased With Scarlets Surge As They Win Three In A Row

Dwayne Peel Pleased With Scarlets Surge As They Win Three In A Row
Dwayne Peel declared himself satisfied as his Scarlets team secured a third successive win in the United Rugby Championship by beating Zebre Parma 30-8 in Llanelli. Tries from Tom Rogers, Macs Page, Blair Murray and captain Josh Macleod helped Scarlets recover from Ben Cambriani’s early score for the Italians to earn the bonus point.

Rhian Wilkinson Admits Wales Have A Big Job On Their Hands After Huge Euros Setback

Rhian Wilkinson Admits Wales Have A Big Job On Their Hands After Huge Euros Setback
Rhian Wilkinson has admitted Wales have “work to do” if they are to keep alive their dream of making Euro 2025 after a shock 2-1 defeat in Slovakia. Wales’ hopes of reaching their first women’s major tournament finals are on a knife-edge following a massively disappointing performance in a 2-1 play-off first-leg defeat in Poprad.

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Dai Watkins Tributes Paid After Dual Code Legend Dies Aged 81

David Watkins has been the subject of glowing tributes throughout Welsh rugby after the death of one of rugby’s cross-code greats at the age of 81. Blaina-born Watkins, known affectionately as “Dai”, played rugby union for Newport and was part of the team which famously beat the touring All... Read More

Tributes Paid To Tony Brown, The Man Who Brought The World’s Stars To Newport

Tony Brown, one of the greatest benefactors Welsh rugby has seen, had died at the age of 86. The owner and chairman of Bisley Office Furniture, his business acumen, vision and considerable financial backing for Newport RFC and then the Dragons allowed rugby fans in Gwent to experience some fantastic... Read More

Matt O'Brien Believes Newport Will Have To Be At Their Best Against RGC . . . As The Indigo Premiership Continues To Simmer

By Harry Corish Matt O’Brien insists his side must learn from mistakes made against Ebbw Vale but hopes they can get back to winning ways against a resurgent RGC side, to put themselves back in the top six of the Indigo Premiership. It is a huge game for both sides, with RGC... Read More

Tyron Morris Insists His Team Are Out For Revenge In The Gwent Derby . . . As Part Of The Indigo Premiership's Festive Showing

By Harry Corish Newport head coach Tyron Morris insists his team are now back to their best and expects his Black and Ambers to avenge their opening day defeat to local rivals, Ebbw Vale when they meet on Boxing Day. The big Gwent derby at Eugene Cross Park is one of four... Read More

Will Reed Returns From Dragons’ Stint to Take Newport to Finals Day Glory . . . Leaving Them One Step Closer To Historic Double

Young gun Will Reed returned from Dragos duty in South Africa to help Newport win the first leg of a potential historic league and cup double this season. The fly-half helped Newport to a 25-21 cup final win over Aberavon in the Indigo Premiership Cup, kicking 15 points off the... Read More

Welsh Rugby Union Community Chief Geraint John Hopes Clubhouses Will Be Packed Out. . . As S4C Agree Deal To Show The Indigo Premiership

By Tom Prosser Welsh Rugby Union Community boss Geraint John says he hopes S4C’s new broadcast deal to show the Indigo Premiership will pack out clubhouses up and down the country. “We have worked closely with S4C on a new and exciting plan for the Indigo Group Premiership which we hope will... Read More
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