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England and Lions great David Duckham dies aged 76

England great David Duckham has died aged 76. Duckham won 36 caps from 1969 to 1976, initially as a centre before going on to make his mark as a dynamic wing who brought flair to an otherwise conservative side. He retired as the nation’s second ...

10 Jan 2023 at 21:52

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Wales to play home match at Twickenham as Taylor Swift kicks them out of Cardiff

Wales will face world champions South Africa at Twickenham in June due to Taylor Swift’s Principality Stadium concert. The Springboks’ first game since their World Cup triumph in France will take place on June 22 as Wales prepare for their ...

21 Feb 2024 at 18:16

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Gareth Edwards hoped he had the legs to round off rugby union’s ‘greatest try’

It is widely-acclaimed as rugby union’s greatest try – but Sir Gareth Edwards’ solitary hope on the dash for glory 50 years ago was that his hamstrings remained intact. Edwards also recalls his final instruction to Barbarians team-mate ...

26 Jan 2023 at 13:27

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Top rugby player Api Ratuniyarawa facing jail after admitting sexual offences

Top rugby player Api Ratuniyarawa is facing jail after admitting a series of sexual offences committed days before he was due to play for the Barbarians. The 37-year-old Fiji international appeared before Cardiff Crown Court and ...

04 Dec 2023 at 15:55

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Rugby player Api Ratuniyarawa jailed for sexually assaulting three teenagers

Rugby player Api Ratuniyarawa has been jailed for nearly three years after admitting sexually assaulting three teenagers in a bar days before he was due to play for the Barbarians. The 37-year-old Fiji international had been in ...

09 Jan 2024 at 18:09

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Jac Morgan handed captaincy as Wales name squad to face Barbarians

Jac Morgan will captain a team containing 12 Rugby World Cup squad members when Wales tackle the Barbarians in Cardiff on Saturday. Wales head coach Warren Gatland fields four players who started the World Cup quarter-final ...

02 Nov 2023 at 12:04

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Welsh rugby still has deep-rooted issues that need to be sorted – Alun Wyn Jones

Alun Wyn Jones hopes Wales making the last eight of the Rugby World Cup in France “does not paper over the cracks” in the game nationwide. Jones – world rugby’s most capped player – will captain the Barbarians against ...

01 Nov 2023 at 15:28

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Eddie Jones: Marcus Smith is a very good player – but he is not a full-back

Eddie Jones insists Marcus Smith is “not a full-back” and England must utilise the Harlequins talent at outside-half to get the best out of him. England deployed Smith at full-back in during the World Cup in France, ...

01 Nov 2023 at 17:58

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Warren Gatland urges Wales players to stake claim for Six Nations spot

Wales head coach Warren Gatland believes that players can put down a Six Nations selection marker in Saturday’s clash against the Barbarians. Gatland fields 12 of Wales’ Rugby World Cup squad among his starting XV ...

03 Nov 2023 at 11:59

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Welsh rugby bids fond farewell to celebrated trio with 352 caps between them

Warren Gatland reflected on an “incredibly special” occasion as Welsh rugby said farewell to three of its biggest names in the sport’s professional era. Alun Wyn Jones, Justin Tipuric and Leigh Halfpenny, who won ...

04 Nov 2023 at 19:09

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George North not thinking about international retirement

George North says he is not contemplating following the likes of fellow Wales stars Leigh Halfpenny and Dan Biggar into international retirement. Halfpenny, Alun Wyn Jones and Justin Tipuric are the centre of ...

03 Nov 2023 at 15:12

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Much-capped Wales trio given rousing send-off in victory over Barbarians

Decorated trio Alun Wyn Jones, Justin Tipuric and Leigh Halfpenny enjoyed a fitting send-off from international rugby as Wales beat the Barbarians 49-26 in Cardiff. The Wales stars, who won 352 caps between ...

04 Nov 2023 at 16:51

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