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Fiji Warm Up For Wales With Scotland Mission
Welsh fans will be able to join Warren Gatland and his squad in running the rule over next week’s opening opponents in the 2024 Autumn Nations Series when Fiji kick-off their tour with a clash with Scotland at Murrayfield this weekend. The side is drawn exclusively from their Super Rugby Pacifica team the Drua because the game falls outside the Test window.
Cardiff City Rule Out Talk Of Aaron Ramsey Comeback For Wales
Wales skipper Aaron Ramsey will miss his side’s push for promotion back to the top tier of the Nations League after being ruled out of their final two fixtures in Group B this month. The Cardiff City midfielder has already missed the last two games after picking up a hamstring injury after coming on as a replacement in the final 10 minutes of the 2-1 win in
Montenegro in the second round match in Niksic on 9 September.
We’re Not Sexist . . . Just Incompetent, Insist WRU
The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) has acknowledged it “needs to apologise” for threatening to pull the women’s team from competition, though the organisation denies any sexist intent behind its actions. According to a report by The Telegraph, the WRU allegedly warned the women’s team they could be withdrawn from the upcoming Rugby World Cup if they did not agree to new contract terms.
Tommy Reffell Happy To Face The Hairdryer Treatment For Leicester And Wales
Tommy Reffell insists he will have no problem if Warren Gatland gives out the hairdryer treatment in the Wales dressing room this autumn. Reffell was one of the Leicester players who took a full blast of hot air from Tigers coach Michael Cheika recently.
Swansea City “Edge” Forward As Luke Williams Looks To Carry The Fight
When football managers – and rugby coaches – talk about training sessions having “an edge” about them, it normally only means one thing. There’s been a fight. It may not have been full-on, fists swinging, bare-knuckle bruising. But someone, somewhere has over-stepped the mark and tempers have boiled over. Nine times out of 10, managers love this kind of thing. It proves their players are more like thin, hungry dogs, than fat, sleepy cats and they look forward to unleashing the hounds on Saturday afternoon.
In Praise of Jess Fishlock . . . Wales’ Big Fish in Whatever Size Pool
Has there ever been a more reliable Welsh footballer than Jess Fishlock? It’s a question worth considering after her country’s heroine once again came to Wales’ rescue late on Tuesday night.
Steve Cooper Facing Touchline Ban After Latest Yellow Card
Steve Cooper is facing a touchline ban for Leicester City’s Premier League fixture against Ipswich, having received his third yellow card of the season during the Foxes’ defeat to Manchester United. The Welsh manager’s protests over a potential offside in the lead-up to United’s second goal in their 5-2 Carabao Cup win led referee Andrew Madley to show him a yellow card, a move Cooper later claimed the official “enjoyed” giving.
Teddy Williams Gets Wales Call After Ben Carter Blow
Lock Ben Carter has been released from Wales’ Autumn Nations Series squad after suffering a knee injury and replaced by Cardiff’s Teddy Williams. Dragons skipper Carter was hurt during training, the Welsh Rugby Union said.
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
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.
Rob Cole
Wales In The 2020s Have Plenty To Live Up To
The first Wales international matches of the new decade are fast approaching, with Wayne Pivac’s opening Six Nations game against Italy on February 1. But can the next 10 years come close to the decade just gone? And how good was it when placed in historical perspective? Rob Cole sifts... Read More
Betty Gray . . . The Welsh Sporting Legend Who Outlasted Them All
One of Welsh sport’s greatest figures as a player, coach and administrator has passed away. Rob Cole pays tribute to the legendary Betty Gray, who began playing table tennis in the 1930s. They don’t make them like they used to! All the headlines in Welsh table tennis this year may... Read More
Wales . . . Land Of My Gareth Bale
Ten days on from Gareth Bale’s wonder goal for Real Madrid in the Champions League final and people around the world are still talking about Wales’ best known export. Rob Cole has been in America, where Mexicans, Armenians, Afghans and Bulgarians nod their heads appreciatively at the mention of Wales,... Read More
Wales And The Winter Climb That Topped The Olympics
Wales and medals at the Winter Olympics do not make a lengthy list, but they do have a disputed history. Rob Cole salutes Brigadier Charles Granville Bruce and Captain Geoff Bruce, who were honoured for reaching the highest climb of all. Wales may still be waiting for its first gold medal... Read More
Time For Sport Wales To Find A Chair In Proper Working Order
Here we go again! Having appointed, suspended and then sacked the last Chairperson of Sport Wales in the space of a hugely divisive 53 week period between 22 March, 2016 and 19 March, 2017, the Wales Government are now seeking a new candidate for the controversial position. Dr Paul Thomas... Read More
The All Blacks - Purveyors Of Fake News Since 1905
For those of you who thought ‘Fake News’ was a modern phenomenon, think again. Long before the Russians allegedly began meddling in foreign elections and Donald Trump began barking at the US media the All Blacks were at it on their first tour of the UK. How else do you... Read More
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