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The Return Of The Regions . . . Same Theme Tune, But Hopefully A Different Plot
The Welsh regions emerge, bleary-eyed, back into the autumn sunshine this weekend but it would be wrong to think they have been in hibernation. According to Dragons head coach Dai Flanagan, it was far more dramatic than that.
Brennan Johnson Answers Critics By Rescuing Spurs And Ange Postecoglou
Brennan Johnson and his Tottenham teammates earned the praise of manager Ange Postecoglou after the Wales striker struck with a 93rd minute winner to avoid an embarrassing Carabao Cup exit at Coventry City. The Wales striker delivered just a day after his manager had defended him in the wake of social media abuse over recent performances.
Colin Ingram Is Best In Class. . . But That’s Unlikely To Save Glamorgan
Colin Ingram’s innings of 82 made him the highest run-scorer in County Championship cricket so far this season - but that failed to satisfy the Glamorgan captain after his team lost the initiative in their match at home to Yorkshire. The visitors took a significant step towards a return to Division One by taking control of Glamorgan’s penultimate Division Two fixture, despite a late fightback from the home tail in saving the follow-on.
‘Jockey’ Finally Feels Comfortable In The Saddle At Cardiff
For Matt Sherratt, there’s the sense of a new beginning as he embarks on his second season as Cardiff’s head coach. It’s been a summer of major change at the Arms Park both on and off the field and he is hoping that will now extend to his team’s results as they look to turn those narrow defeats into victories - starting with Friday night’s BKT URC opener at home to Zebre Parma.
Leighton Jones Quits Pontypool After One Game Of New Season
Leighton Jones has stood down as head coach at Super Rygbi Cymru club Pontypool after just one game of the new season. Tom Hancock has been installed as the interim head coach for this weekend’s game against Bridgend at the Brewery Field. Pooler lost on the opening night of the season when they were beaten at home by reigning Premiership champions Llandovery, 21-18.
The Gareth Bale Champion Is . . . Alicia Kelly
Abergavenny’s Alicia Kelly became the first girl to win the Gareth Bale Championship at Celtic Manor, dominating the field to earn a seven-shot victory.
Beating the boys in such a prestigious competition is a boost for girl’s golf with less than a year to go before hosting the biggest female sporting event ever held in Wales when the AIG Women’s Open takes place in Royal Porthcawl next summer.
Former Scarlets Chief Simon Easterby Ready To Answer Ireland’s Call
Former Scarlets coach and captain Simon Easterby will take over as interim Ireland head coach during Andy Farrell's time in charge of the British and Irish Lions. Farrell is set to oversee autumn Tests against New Zealand, Argentina, Fiji and Australia in Dublin before temporarily departing his role to lead next year's Lions tour against the Wallabies.
Owen Watkin Targets 50-Cap Mark For Wales . . . But Knows It Starts With The Ospreys
Owen Watkin is relishing his new found responsibility for club and country as he sets his sights on a major career milestone. The Ospreys centre started both Tests on Wales’ summer tour of Australia to take his tally of caps up to 41 as he took on a key role for Warren Gatland’s team.
Wrexham Boss Phil Parkinson Tells Birmingham City: There’s A Long Way To Go
Phil Parkinson has warned Birmingham City there is a long way to go after the Tom Brady-backed club won the battle of the League One headline-grabbers against Wrexham. Parkinson’s Dragons remain top of the table, but suffered their first defeat of the season at St. Andrew’s as they went down, 3-1 in the match billed as the “Hollywood derby.”
Ioan Cunningham Keeps Faith With New Faces As Wales Face Make-Or-Break South Africa Mission
New faces Alaw Pyrs, Maisie Davies and Rosie Carr have all held their places in Ioan Cunningham’s Wales squad for the WXV2 tournament in South Africa. The trio made their senior debut appearances in the recent defeat to Scotland, but have stayed in a new-look squad to compete in South Africa at the end of September.
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Bob Fowden Chased Hard For Welsh Supremacy On Tour Of Epynt
By Simon Gronow
It’s been a busy start for competitors in the JD Tyres Welsh National Tarmacadam Championship as they faced their third event in a month when they tackled Port Talbot Motor Club’s Nigel Ferguson Fabricators Tour of Epynt.
Held over the daunting Epynt range, crews faced seven special stages totaling... Read More
Matt Edwards Scores A Historic Rallynuts Stages Victory
By Paul Evans
Matt Edwards put in a truly cracking performance to win the hotly contested historic section of the Motorsport UK Pirelli Ravenol Welsh Rally Championship by an incredible 40 seconds on last weekend’s Rallynuts Stages Rally.
Co-driven by Hamish Campbell, the triple British champion got off to a shaky start... Read More
Bumper Entries See Rallying Thrive As Two Major Welsh Championships Begin This Weekend
By Paul Evans
Rallying is thriving in Wales. That’s the encouraging post-pandemic prognosis based on the quality and quantity of competitors for this weekend’s two big rallies, with a total of almost 140 cars entered for the opening rounds of Welsh forest and asphalt championships.
And that’s in addition to the 86... Read More
It's No Mirage For Tom As Llewellin Moves Up For Gravel Rally Season
Tom Llewellin will move up into a powerful four-wheel drive car this year and contest the MRF Tyres BTRDA Rally Series – and most, if not all, the Motorsport UK Pirelli Welsh Rally Championship – in a Mitsubishi Mirage. The 20-year old Pembrokeshire driver has been the young sensation of... Read More
Career Boosting R5 Rally Car Test Offered To This Year’s Welsh Junior Champion
The winning junior driver in this year’s Motorsport UK Pirelli Welsh National... Read More
Llewellin Heads For The British Historic Rally Championship
Tom Llewellin will move up to the British Historic Rally Championship this season – and the 18-year old driver will be a force to be reckoned with if his warm up outing on last weekend’s Visit Conwy Cambrian Rally is anything to go by. Using the opening round of the... Read More
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