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Mike Phillips Calls For Warren Gatland To Go After A Year Without Winning

Mike Phillips Calls For Warren Gatland To Go After A Year Without Winning
Mike Phillips has called for Wales to get rid of Warren Gatland as head coach. Former Wales and Lions scrum-half Phillips has claimed Gatland deserves to walk after going over a year – and 10 internationals – without winning.

Gareth Anscombe Insists Washed Up Wales Will Turn The Tide Against Australia

Gareth Anscombe Insists Washed Up Wales Will Turn The Tide Against Australia
Gareth Anscombe insists Wales can break their 10-match losing sequence this weekend – and maybe keep Warren Gatland in hi job. Wales are arguably at the lowest ebb in their 143-year international rugby history following Fiji’s 24-19 victory in Cardiff.

Ben Davies Hails Craig Bellamy For Providing Road Map For New Wales Journey

Ben Davies Hails Craig Bellamy For Providing Road Map For New Wales Journey
Ben Davies believes Wales can challenge the best with promotion to the top tier of the Nations League in their sights. Only Germany, with 17, have created more big chances in the competition than Wales’ 13 heading into the final round of fixtures.

It's 10 Defeats In A Row . . . And Now Wales Face Aussie Joe

It’s 10 Defeats In A Row . . . And Now Wales Face Aussie Joe
Winless Wales are already in the sights of Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii – the most exciting and hyped rugby talent in the world game. After equaling the worst run on their history – Wales’ defeat to Fiji at the weekend was their 10th on the bounce – Warren Gatland’s side now host Australia this Sunday.

Team Wales Star Aidan Heslop Becomes World Champion And Reveals: I Wanted To Finish With A Bang

Team Wales Star Aidan Heslop Becomes World Champion And Reveals: I Wanted To Finish With A Bang
Wales’ Aidan Heslop was full of pride after he was crowned cliff diving world champion on Sunday as the world's elite competed in a season finale in Sydney for the second time. Heslop finished fifth on the day but it was enough to see him clinch his first world championship title with 121 points, 14 ahead of James Lichtenstein of the United States.

Warren Gatland Not Worried About The Sack Despite 10 Defeats And A Year Without Winning

Warren Gatland Not Worried About The Sack Despite 10 Defeats And A Year Without Winning
Warren Gatland insists he is not worried about losing his job as Wales coach, despite watching his team lose 24-19 to Fiji on Sunday in what was a record-equalling 10th successive Test defeat. Wales had not lost 10 matches since the 2002-03 season and now face two tough weekends against Australia, energised by their victory over England on Saturday, and world champions South Africa.

Luke Williams Left Gutted By Last Gasp Swansea City Defeat

Luke Williams Left Gutted By Last Gasp Swansea City Defeat
Luke Williams admitted he was left “gutted” by a controversial penalty decision that brought Swansea’s City mini-revival to an abrupt halt. The Swans head coach was left doubting the call by referee David Webb, deep into injury time, that gave Burnley a penalty which Jay Rodriguez converted for a 1-0 win at Turf Moor.

After 400 Days Without Winning, Wales Coach Warren Gatland Calls For Patience (Again)

After 400 Days Without Winning, Wales Coach Warren Gatland Calls For Patience (Again)
Warren Gatland has told Wales fans they need to be patient – even though they have now been waiting over 400 days for a victory. In comments that will stretch credulity among most supporters, the Wales coach said his team needs more time, even though the latest defeat - a 24-19 loss at home  to Fiji – was the 10th in succession. Gatland may have led Wales to Grand Slams and Six Nations titles in his first spell in charge, but his second stint now includes ownership of the joint worst record of any Welsh coach.

Don't Ask Me, I've No Idea . . . Omer Riza Admits He's In The Dark Over Cardiff City Future

Don’t Ask Me, I’ve No Idea . . . Omer Riza Admits He’s In The Dark Over Cardiff City Future
Cardiff City interim manager Omer Riza has told fans they are going to have to wait for the board’s decision regarding his future after his side’s 3-1 loss to Blackburn Rovers. Despite his desire to get the job permanently, his future in the dugout is still uncertain with supporters starting to get restless about who will be their next permanent gaffer. A victory might have nudged Riza nearer towards having his name on the office door, but Cardiff went 2-0 down and although they pulled back a goal to suggest they might get something out of the game, they finished by conceding a third.

Waiting For Vincent . . . Time Drags For Omer Riza As Cardiff City Hit Pause

Waiting For Vincent . . . Time Drags For Omer Riza As Cardiff City Hit Pause
Omer Riza is a patient man and it appears if you work for Cardiff City owner Vincent Tan then you need to be. Tan seems to regard patience as a virtue, so long as it’s not him who is expected to show any.

regional rugby

Dan Lydiate . . . Doing It All Over Again, But This Time For Dad

Throughout his career, Dan Lydiate has demonstrated a driven determination to fight his way back from injury. After all, this is someone who broke his neck while playing rugby as a teenager and is still going strong some 16 years later. Yet his motivation for returning from his latest lay-off... Read More

We Were Split, But Now We Are Healed, Insists Wales Coach Warren Gatland

Warren Gatland has revealed that a threat of possible player strike action before Wales’s Six Nations game against England caused “quite a significant split” and “tension” within his squad. Wales head to Rome for a Six Nations appointment with Italy on Saturday after losing their opening three games. Another defeat... Read More

Dragons' Lair At Ebbw Vale Is A Loss Leader . . . But No Lost Cause

The Dragons are on the road. Next month they will take on Edinburgh in the Guinness Pro 14 at Ebbw Vale’s Eugene Cross Park, rather than at Rodney Parade. Geraint Powell says it will lose money – but gain fans and regional momentum. When the Dragons announced on 5 January... Read More

How to Make The Dregs From The British And Irish Cup Taste A Little Less Sour

The British and Irish Cup could be the most unloved tournament in rugby history, but Geraint Powell insists it doesn’t have to be this way. But, he argues, it requires a change of outlook as well as of the participating teams. “Events, dear boy. Events.” Harold MacMillan memorably described the greatest difficulty with... Read More

Time To Move On Past Regional Rugby's Naming Rights . . . And Wrongs

Regional rugby has been around for 13 years - soon to be 14 as we head towards 2017 - but the name-calling over names shows no signs of going away. Robin Davey says the label-obsessed regions tend to be those in the east of Wales, where the teams have been... Read More