By Tom Walker | Head of Sport With his appointment as WalesÔÇÖ women’s team, Warren Abrahams has become the first ever black coach within the Welsh Rugby Union. He will be responsible for both the 15s and sevens programmes. The South African will take over from Rowland Phillips, after Chris Horsman had held the reins in his absence. Abraham had been preparing the USA womenÔÇÖs … Continue reading Warren Abrahams becomes WRUÔÇÖs first Black coach
By Ben Lovell-Smith┬á| Sport Editor On November 1st 2019 after Wales had fallen to defeat to New Zealand in the third place play off at the Rugby World Cup, Warren Gatland handed over the reigns as Wales Head Coach to fellow Kiwi Wayne Pivac. A year has passed since then and a lot has changed.┬á With five defeats in six test matches, and a calamitous … Continue reading WayneÔÇÖs world: PivacÔÇÖs first year in charge
By Tom Walker | Head of Sport Despite the heavily disappointing Welsh performance and result for Wales in the Six Nations finale against Scotland, the day was marked by Wales captain Alun Wyn JonesÔÇÖ record breaking 149 Test match appearances. Jones surpassed the record of All-Black great Richie McCawÔÇÖs 148 who retired in 2015.┬á His 14 year-long career has been marked with a long list … Continue reading Is Alun Wyn Jones Wales’ greatest ever player?
By Ben Lovell-Smith┬á| Sport Editor On Tuesday, Wales coach Wayne Pivac announced his 38-man autumn squad for the upcoming internationals. Jonathan Davies, Tomas Francis and Rhys Patchell return from injury to bolster an exciting squad. Whilst there is a particular eye on the future, with seven uncapped players named. Including electric winger Louis Rees-Zammit and Bristol’s ace fly half Callum Sheedy. Ospreys hooker Sam Parry, … Continue reading New faces as Pivac announces Wales squad for Autumn Internationals
by Felix Bolton Its fair to say that this yearÔÇÖs Six Nations has been somewhat less orthodox than in recent times. The destructive role the coronavirus pandemic played towards the tail end of the tournament leaves many questions to be answered and fixtures still to be played. This issue stands out as the main talking point, often taking centre stage ahead of the exciting and … Continue reading Six Nations: Where do we go from here?
by Ben Lovell-Smith Wales international centre Nick Tompkins is the latest Cardiff Blues signing to be announced for the 2020/21 season. Tompkins, who has started three out of five of WalesÔÇÖ Guinness Six Nations matches so far, had been expected to sign with the Scarlets. But, he has instead opted for the Capital where he will not have to fight into a World Cup semi-final … Continue reading Nick Tompkins latest international to sign for Cardiff Blues
By Reece Chambers and John Jones┬á How do you select a team of the decade that includes three Six Nations titles, two Grand Slams and three Rugby World Cup campaigns? Head of Sport, Reece Chambers, and John Jones, contributor, have their ultimate starting XV. There are certainly some contentious positions, but this XV would definitely take some beating.┬á 1 – Ken Owens – Not just … Continue reading Wales rugby’s team of the decade
By Reece Chambers After starting in crucial Rugby World Cup knockout matches, young Welsh prospect Owen Watkin has described the tournament in Japan as a ÔÇÿonce in a lifetime opportunity.ÔÇÖ┬á The 23-year-old was one of three centres selected by Warren Gatland, but injury to Jonathan Davies gave Watkin his chance to showcase his ability on world rugby’s biggest stage.┬á ÔÇ£To represent your country at a … Continue reading Exclusive: Starting in the Rugby World Cup ÔÇÿa dream come trueÔÇÖ – says Watkin
By John Jones They say itÔÇÖs the hope that kills you. Going into the World Cup off the back of a historic Grand Slam, Wales knew that their chances of getting their hands on the Webb Ellis Cup had never been better. The players believed. Warren Gatland and his coaching team believed. Back home, from Bangor to Barry, Welsh supporters believed. Yet those expectant hearts … Continue reading RWC 2019 review: A breakdown of Gatland’s final campaign
by Luke Wakeling Cardiff UniversityÔÇÖs Amy Dyer won gold at the BUCS Surf Championships in Newquay on the weekend of the 18-20 October in what was the inaugural BUCS Championship event of the year. The first year student won with a score of 9.20 in the final after making it through three rounds competing against the best surfers from universities across the country. The BUCS … Continue reading Amy Dyer wins gold at BUCS Surf Championships 2019
by John Jones ÔÇ£If we play as well as we have for the last year, then we can bring home the World CupÔÇØ. These were the words of Welsh coach Warren Gatland after his sideÔÇÖs remarkable Grand Slam victory earlier this year. Though a rather unconvincing showing in their summer warm-up fixtures ÔÇô winning one out of four matches against England and Ireland and losing … Continue reading Rugby World Cup: Wales preview
by Reece Chambers at the Principality Stadium┬á A huge defensive effort from Warren GatlandÔÇÖs Wales saw them defeat England 13-6 at the Principality Stadium on Saturday. After last weekÔÇÖs disappointing performance at Twickenham, Wales will be happy to have defeated an impressive England side. With over 79,000 fans packed into the Prinicipality Stadium, SaturdayÔÇÖs game felt much less likely a warm-up match and much more … Continue reading Wales vs England: 3 lessons learnt
