Gatland names squad for World Cup warm-up

2011-07-29T14:30:46Z

Wales coach Warren Gatland has named a 39-man squad for his team's opening World Cup warm-up game against England at Twickenham next week.

Forwards Jonathan Thomas, Andy Powell, Scott Andrews

Veteran rugby flanker Williams axed by Wales

2011-01-23T19:30:32Z

Welsh flanker Martyn Williams, who has won 98 caps and featured on three British and Irish Lions tours, faced the end of his international career on Sunday after being axed for the Six Nations.

The 35-year-old made his debut in 1996 and was just two matches shy of becoming only the second Welsh player, after former skipper Enjoy This Live Game Here
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Wilkinson bidding for Euro glory with Toulon

2010-05-22T18:15:23Z

Jonny Wilkinson may have had an off-form season for England, for whom he was dropped during the Six Nations, but his on-field presence with Toulon could see him net his first club silverware in six years.

The Mediterranean club, bankrolled ...

Munster match falls victim to weather

2010-04-16T07:47:21Z

Irish province Munster's Celtic League match against Welsh region the Scarlets was called off on Saturday, a day before Sunday's kick-off, due to the freezing weather sweeping Britain and Ireland.

The pitch at Leinster's Munster powered into the European Cup semi-finals with a four-try 43-9 demolition of the Ospreys on Sunday to set up an all-Irish clash with Leinster for a place in the final.

Leinster edged Harlequins 6-5 at The Stoop in a gruelling, nail-biting quarter-final where the English side's hope...

Wales call up Peel as Cooper cover

2010-04-16T17:19:44Z

Defending Six Nations grand slam champions Wales added scrum-half Dwayne Peel to their squad after Gareth Cooper sustained a knee injury in training on Saturday.

Peel, controversially omitted from the original squad, will join up on Tuesday with the re...

Peel stripped from Wales rugby squad

2010-04-16T17:26:46Z

Dwayne Peel was dramatically dropped from Wales's squad for the Six Nations Championship announced here Monday.

British and Irish Lions scrum-half Peel, who has won 64 Wales caps, was a surprise omission from the reigning Six Nations champions' 28-man squad unveileved by Toulouse and Cardiff Blues remained unbeaten in the European Cup after securing pool wins on Saturday over Newport-Gwent Dragons and Biarritz respectively.

Toulouse - last season's beaten finalists - outscored the Dragons three tries to one to notch up their fourth win from as many games in Pool 5 but missed out on an attacking bonus point.

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Wales turn to Roberts as Peel sticks with Sale

2010-04-16T14:30:45Z

Wales' failure to secure the release of the Sale scrum-half Dwayne Peel for their final autumn international against Australia on November 29 has forced them to give Martin Roberts his first cap against Canada in Leigh Halfpenny watched Wales clinch the grand slam last March in a bar called Edwards, a hefty punt away from the Millennium Stadium. On Saturday, the 19-year-old will follow in the footsteps of 59 players, including arguably the greatest produced by th...

Hook, line and stinker - Gatland rings the changes after Welsh humbling

2010-10-21T10:15:45Z

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Sarries set for home clash

2010-10-16T19:42:13Z

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Blues stun Stade

2010-10-16T19:39:58Z

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2010-04-08T05:39:25Z

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2010-04-17T02:07:24Z

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