Topic: Cardiff

Henson set for Cardiff ruby debut

Wales' Gavin Henson is set to make his Cardiff Blues debut in Friday's Celtic League clash at home to local rivals Newport Gwent Dragons after being selected at full-back.Best known as a centre, the 29-year-old Henson is looking to revive an injury-hit ...

Toulouse end Harlequins' winning run

Four-time champions Toulouse brought Harlequins' 14-match winning run to an end on Friday with a muscular and stylish 21-10 European Cup victory which nudged the French giants closer to the quarter-finals.Fijian winger Timoci Matanavou scored both of Toulouse's tries at the Twickenham ...
Harlequins, with 14 successive wins in all competitions this season, tackle four-time champions Toulouse on Friday on a European Cup weekend where the top two sides in each of the six pools clash.Harlequins, the English Premiership leaders, welcome the French Top 14 ...

All or nothing in Euro Cup final for O'Driscoll

Brian O'Driscoll has promised to pull out all the stops when his Leinster side face Northampton in the final of the European Cup at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium later this month.O'Driscoll was a try-scorer in the Irish province's 32-23 semi-final victory over defending ...

Johnson tells England to relish 'hostile' Cardiff

Martin Johnson has urged his players to embrace "the most hostile atmosphere in the Six Nations for an Englishman" when they begin their quest to win the tournament away to Wales on Friday.England's last three visits to Cardiff's Millennium Stadium have all ...

Wales' Gethin Jenkins out of Six Nations

Wales's Six Nations hopes suffered a setback when prop Gethin Jenkins was ruled out of the whole tournament with a toe injury on Monday.The 30-year-old Cardiff loosehead is due to have surgery on the long-standing problem on Wednesday, meaning he will be ...
Italian side Aironi recorded a famous victory in their maiden season of European Cup competition on Saturday when they beat last season's finalists Biarritz 28-27.French full-back Julien Laharrague's drop goal two minutes from time gave Aironi, comprising elements of the old Viadana ...
The Milleniun Stadium Cardiff is an icon of modern Wales. Although the stadium was? built for the 1999 Rugby World Cup and is the? home and essence of the Welsh Rugby Union it has been used by a wide range of sporting ...
Saracens could be facing a ??9,000 fine from Heineken Cup chiefs after captain Steve Borthwick failed to turn up at today's launch of this season's tournament in Cardiff. Cup organisers were privately "dismayed" at discovering early this morning in a phone call ...

Cardiff see off Toulon to claim Welsh rugby first

Cardiff Blues became the first Welsh side to win a European title when they beat French club Toulon 28-21 in the Challenge Cup final on Sunday.The cosmopolitan French club had dominated the first half but failed to convert massive possession and territorial ...
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