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Every season, there are breakthrough players, under-the-radar players and big-name players who, for whatever reason, need to remind everyone who they are. Here is our pick of the6 British and Irish players who could do with a standout 2018/19 season. British and Irish Lions players often find it hard to peak, after the heights of […] READ MORE
Wayne Pivac has named his side to face unbeaten France in Cardiff in round three of the Six Nations. Robert Rees has the latest news. Wales ready for Six Nations clash with France Wayne Pivac’s side to take on France; #WALvFRA TEAM ? Two changes to Wales’ starting XV with Gareth Davies and Ross Moriarty […] READ MORE
Chris Boyd’s Northampton Saints defeat Wasps despite a second-half comeback to edge out the home side 35-31 in a thrilling encounter. A competitive game with lots going on, here are the five main talking points from Saints’ bonus-point win. Final score : Wasps Rugby 31-35 Northampton Saints Saints super pack Wasps suffered a blow before […] READ MORE
The first round of European fixtures is complete. There have been some exceptional performances from some Welsh players in both the Champions and Challenge Cup and Robert Rees looks back at them. Welsh duo shine for Bristol Bristol kicked their Challenge Cup campaign off with a thumping 59-21 victory over Italian outfit Zebre. With the […] READ MORE
Wales are known for wanting to kick the ball in field, but against a counter attacking Fijian side it wasn’t always the right option or was badly executed. Robert Rees analyses why and where it went wrong and how they fixed it. Loose kicking allowed Fiji into game Wales opening ten minutes were amongst the […] READ MORE
The World Cup does funny things to players, it makes them abandon their training and do ‘strange things’. Noticing this increase in Rugby World Cup drop-goals appears to be a symptom of this pressure. Five-fold increase in Rugby World Cup Drop-Goals During the 2019 Six Nations, there was only one successful drop-goal attempt across 15 […] READ MORE
England and Wales played out a proper old-school test match in Cardiff on Saturday afternoon. So much for a ‘Friendly’ as both teams smashed into each other, that saw Wales edge England 13-6. As has been said many times, this result won’t mean much in the context of the World Cup. However, both sides would […] READ MORE
Following Wales’ dramatic victory over England at the Principality Stadium in round three of the Guinness Six Nations, Robert Rees looks over the performance and analyses the match. Dan Biggar’s arrival closed the game as a game of passive kicking swung the pendulum. Dan Biggar’s arrival closed the game Biggar’s immediate impact was felt all […] READ MORE
As soon as the fixtures were announced in July, fans have eagerly awaited the beginning of September for the season kick-off. The newly-named English Club rugby competition starts on Friday, and the 2018/19 Gallagher Premiership relegation battle will be centre-stage from game one. Many eyes will be fixed on Ashton Gate, as Bristol Bears take on […] READ MORE
Warren Gatland has named his matchday 23 to face Australia this Saturday, Robert Rees has the latest from the Wales squad announcement and takes a look at how they’ll go out to play against the Wallabies. Wales squad announcement TEAM NEWS ??????? Josh Adams, Adam Beard and Tomas Francis are the new names in […] READ MORE
Rugby journalist, specializing on all things Welsh rugby, United Rugby Championship, and the Gallagher Premiership. A freelance journalist published in The Rugby Paper, Telegraph, RugbyPass et al.
Robert has a BA in Sports Journalism from the University of Gloucestershire.
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