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Blair Murray Brushes Up On His Welsh Anthem . . . With Some Help From His Mum

Blair Murray Brushes Up On His Welsh Anthem . . . With Some Help From His Mum
It may be the “Land of his Mother” but new Wales squad member Blair Murray will be doing all he can to learn the words of “Land of my Fathers” ahead of his potential first Wales cap next week. The 23-year-old Scarlets wing has made such an impact since arriving in Wales in June that he found himself being chosen by Warren Gatland as one of two uncapped players in his 35-man squad for the November clashes with Fiji, Australia and South Africa.

Salt Keen To Join Pepper In Adding Special Flavour To England Batting

Salt Keen To Join Pepper In Adding Special Flavour To England Batting
Phil Salt is optimistic Brendon McCullum can get the best out of him when the England Test head coach also assumes control of the white-ball sides. The parallels between them as ultra-aggressive opening batter-wicketkeepers were remarked upon during Welsh star Salt’s stint this year with Kolkata Knight Riders, the Indian Premier League franchise McCullum previously played for and coached.

Jess Fishlock Drags Wales To The Brink Of History . . . But Rhian Wilkinson Knows They Must Improve

Jess Fishlock Drags Wales To The Brink Of History . . . But Rhian Wilkinson Knows They Must Improve
Ceri Holland finally settled Wales’ near fatal anxieties with the goal that puts her team on the edge of history. After missing countless chances in a one-sided second leg of their play-off semi-final at home to Slovakia, Holland scored the crucial goal eight minutes from the end of extra-time.

It’s Time We Had Some Wins, Admits Wales Coach As Autumn Series Looms

It’s Time We Had Some Wins, Admits Wales Coach As Autumn Series Looms
The Wales coaches and players arrived in camp ahead of the three-match Autumn Nations Series this week, all with the same blunt message in mind - "we've got to start winning matches". Warren Gatland's men may have wound-up their summer tour to Australia with a 36-35 win over Queensland, but the hard facts show they have lost their last nine internationals and haven't tasted victory in a meaningful match since beating Georgia 43-19 at last year's World Cup on 7 October.

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

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Dai Greene Needs Wild Card Shot To Make Doha As Welsh Trio Come Up Just Short

A trio of Welsh athletes have fallen agonisingly short in last gasp bids to achieve the World Athletics Championships qualifying standards. Dai Greene, Bethan Davies and Ieuan Thomas, all needed to gain the qualifying times by midnight on Sunday in order to meet British Athletics' selection criteria for the Doha... Read More

Evan Hoyt Talks Wimbledon, Wildcards, And Learning The Winning Habit

As he prepares for his senior debut at Wimbledon, Evan Hoyt tells Owen Morgan how his doubles campaign can help fuel his ambition for continuing the climb up the world rankings. Still reeling from defeat in the biggest singles match of his senior career, Welsh tennis number one Evan Hoyt... Read More

Evan Hoyt's Wimbledon Dream Now Rests With Doubles Wild Card

Evan Hoyt’s dream of playing in the men’s singles at Wimbledon this year is over. Wales’ number one lost in straight sets to Brazil’s Rogerio Dutra Silva in the opening round of qualifying at Roehampton. But it was a desperately close battle which went against 24-year-old Hoyt as he lost 7-6,... Read More

Evan Hoyt Wins Wimbledon Shot . . . And Is Three Wins From Round One

Evan Hoyt has been given a wildcard into Wimbledon men’s singles qualifying for the first time. The Welsh number one has been given entry to play in next week’s event at Roehampton from where he could make the All England Championships for the first time as a senior. Hoyt has... Read More

Etheridge, Manga and Hoilett On Long-Haul Flights For International Duty

Goalkeeper Neil Etheridge, centre-half Bruno Manga and winger Junior Hoilett have travelled far and wide for the international break. They are among 13 Cardiff City players called up by their national teams. Etheridge, Manga and Hoilett travel more than 30,000 miles between them before arriving back in Cardiff for City's Championship... Read More