Dan Biggar and Liam Williams have joined Wales’ injury list ahead of the Six Nations. Flyhalf Biggar will miss the opening three matches of the Six Nations with a shoulder injury, which he suffered in the Ospreys’ loss to Clermont on the weekend. The 28-year-old joins flyhalf Rhys Priestland on the sidelines, leaving coach Warren Gatland with a headache at… Read more →
Wales’ 39-man squad for the 2018 Six Nations features two uncapped players in flank James Davies and wing Josh Adams. Davies (27) plays for the Scarlets and has also represented Wales Sevens and Great Britain Sevens at the 2016 Commonwealth Games. Adams (22) has scored nine tries for the Worcester Warriors, making him the top try-scorer in the English Premiership this… Read more →
Wing George North may miss Wales’ Six Nations opener against Scotland after sustaining a knee injury in the English Premiership last weekend. The injury will likely require four weeks of rehabilitation, putting North in doubt for the match against Scotland on 3 February. North joins a host of experienced Welsh internationals on the injury list. Wales are without Dan Lydiate,… Read more →
The Springboks could face Wales in Washington on 2 June next year. Wales are looking for an additional fixture ahead of their two-Test tour of Argentina. ‘We are probably going to have an extra fixture on the summer tour next year in the US,’ said Welsh Rugby Union chief executive Martyn Phillips. ‘We are pretty close to getting that done.’ BBC… Read more →
Taulupe Faletau has been ruled out for three to four months after suffering a grade three medial knee ligament injury. Faletau sustained the injury during Bath’s European Champions Cup match against Toulon last Saturday. ‘It’s obviously a bit of a blow,’ said Bath coach Todd Blackadder. ‘I spoke to him after four big games for Wales about how he was… Read more →
What Nick Mallett, Naas Botha and Breyton Paulse had to say after the Springboks’ 24-22 loss to Wales.
What the Welsh newspapers are saying on Sunday about the Test against the Springboks. Wales beat the Boks 24-22 on Saturday. The result marked the Dragons’ third successive win against the Boks in Cardiff, and the first time they have managed back-to-back victories against the South Africans. Today’s local papers have celebrated the result as well as the emergence of… Read more →
The Springboks must embrace a new culture that prizes winning and brutal honesty above all else in the wake of Allister Coetzee’s inevitable departure, writes JON CARDINELLI. Can you believe it? Late on Saturday night, after South Africa’s damning loss to Wales, I learned that there was some doubt regarding Coetzee’s future as Bok coach. Coetzee has presided over 11 wins… Read more →
Allister Coetzee has confirmed that he won’t step down after yet another disappointing season at the helm of the Springboks. JON CARDINELLI in Cardiff reports. The Boks lost 24-22 to Wales on Saturday to finish their tour to the northern hemisphere with two wins from four matches and their 2017 season with seven wins from 13. Overall, Coetzee’s side has won 11 out of 25… Read more →
JON CARDINELLI on South Africa’s undercover rugby stars, cold weather to make grown men cry, and the rock-festival atmosphere at the Millennium Stadium. A light rain was falling as I exited Cardiff Central Station. The wind came at me like Juan Smith at the gainline. Welcome to Cardiff, I thought, as I dragged my luggage up the wet cobblestones of Mill… Read more →
