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With the tournament over and Wales claiming the Grand Slam the talk has begun on who the best players were. Alun Wyn Jones took the title of Player of the Tournament, but Robert Rees gives us his 2019 Six Nations team of the tournament. Rob Evans The Scarlets loosehead was part of the Welsh scrum […] READ MORE
Warren Gatland initially named a 39-man squad for this tournament but, in the end, he only used 31 players – exactly the amount he will have available to him in at the Rugby World Cup. Here are the player ratings for those involved. Front row: Rob Evans – 8 Good in the scrum, good in […] READ MORE
Wales’ Grand Slam chances roll on following the victory over Scotland at Murrayfield. A lot was made on how Warren Gatland’s men attacked England in the previous game, but round four was firmly based around their defence. Welsh defence settling platform for victory isn’t a fresh moniker, but Robert Rees takes a look at just […] READ MORE
A brace of tries from George North and a man of the match performance from Hadleigh Parkes places Wales second behind Ireland in the 6 Nations race. After the Irish have already wrapped up the Natwest Six Nations title, second place is 'up for grabs' between four other teams. READ MORE
Hadleigh Parkes stars as Wales defeat South Africa 24-22 in their final Autumn International Test. The debuting center scored two tries that helped Wales across the line. Parkes Stars in Early Wales Attack Wales opened the game up early on scoring two tries in under 10 minutes through centres Scott Williams and Hadleigh Parkes. South […] READ MORE
Hadleigh Parkes debuts in a squad stricken by injury and absent of most of it’s English based players. Warren Gatland has made five changes to the side that faced New Zealand as he battles with plenty of absentees. Notable Absentees Jake Ball and Justin Tipuric were released by Wales following a shoulder and quadraceps injury […] READ MORE
Warren Gatland has announced his 36 man squad for the Autumn Internationals. These players will feature throughout the four Test series in Cardiff starting 11th November. There are five new faces, with a few huge omissions. Wales Autumn Squad Forwards There are three new caps amongst the forwards. Prop Leon Brown and hooker Elliot Dee […] 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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