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The British and Irish Lions performance tonight was perhaps marginally better than the tour opener, but they succumbed to their first loss of the tour. Ihaia West’s phenomenal late try gave the Auckland Blues a thoroughly deserved 22-16 success at Eden Park. On the ground where the British and Irish Lions will play the first […] READ MORE
The Highlanders handed the British and Irish Lions their second defeat of the tour, with a thrilling 23-22 victory in Dunedin. A late penalty from Marty Banks gave the South Islanders a famous victory, after tries from Waisake Naholo and Liam Coltman put them into a winning position. The visitors held a slender advantage, before […] READ MORE
The signing of Rhys Webb on a short-term deal was always going to raise eyebrows and expectations. Although the Welshman impressed in his first outing for Bath Rugby he had to watch on as his side were ground out by an excellent Bristol side. Blistering Bears Start Rhys Webb began brightly enough with some quick-thinking […] READ MORE
Toulon and Wales International scrum-half Rhys Webb is set to leave the club after agreeing to mutually end his contract early, according to reports in his home country. According to Wales Online, Webb has reached an agreement with the Top 14 club to end his stay with French team earlier than expected. The 31-year-old, who […] READ MORE
Gatland has announced his 42-man Welsh training squad for the upcoming Rugby World Cup in Japan. There might not be many surprises but a close look suggests plenty of takeaways for fans – of both Wales and rival teams. ??????? Here is Wales’ 42-man training squad for the 2019 @rugbyworldcup, which includes two uncapped players in […] READ MORE
Wales’ Head Coach Warren Gatland and WRU CEO Martyn Phillips have today announced that ‘Gatland’s Law’ has been ended and Wales will be introducing a new selection policy. The updated law states that a player can play for a club outside of Wales and still be considered for selection providing they have 60 caps to […] READ MORE
After a calamitous start to their Autumn campaign, one player, at least, made a decent fist of it against Australia. Moriarty’s Debut at Number Eight a Gallant Effort Amongst Failure It was ironic that the roof was left open at The Principality Stadium on Saturday as Wales welcomed Australia to Cardiff. So often these days […] READ MORE
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