Topic: Stephen Jones
Ireland became the latest of the remaining teams at the World Cup to name their side for this weekend's quarter-finals on Wednesday as several intriguing showdowns started to take shape.But even though Samoa were knocked out last week, their Twitter-ranting centre Eliota ...
French side Perpignan crushed Welsh opponents Llanelli Scarlets 37-5 in their final European Cup Pool 5 clash on Sunday to ensure that there will be no representative from Wales in the quarter-finals.The 2009 French champions also guaranteed them top spot in the ...
Dan Carter broke Jonny Wilkinson's world Test points record at the Millennium Stadium as New Zealand completed their third Grand Slam tour of Britain and Ireland in six seasons with a 37-25 victory over Wales.. Wales gave New Zealand a real fright ...
Fiji fly-half Seremaia Bai kicked a last-gasp penalty to earn his side a deserved 16-16 draw against a mediocre Wales at the Millennium Stadium.. Although Wales wiped out the deficit and went ahead, Fiji fly-half Seremaia Bai gave his team a deserved ...
Wales cruised to a convincing 33-16 victory against Argentina at the Millennium Stadium here on Saturday.The Dragons touched down in either half through Stephen Jones and two tries from IRB World Player of the Year Shane Williams.While Jones capitalised on naive defending ...
European Cup superpowers Munster and Leicester put Italian opponents to the sword on Saturday as American winger Takudzwa Ngwenya grabbed a stunning hat-trick to steer Biarritz closer to the quarter-finals.Double champions Munster, defeated by Northampton in their opening Pool One clash, saw ...
A sparkling Shane Williams double helped the British and Irish Lions claim a comprehensive 28-9 victory in the third and final Test against South Africa at Ellis Park here on Saturday.The Springboks had already won the first two Tests, 26-21 and 28-25 ...
Morne Steyn hit a last-gasp 53-metre penalty to seal a dramatic 28-25 win for South Africa over the British and Irish Lions at Loftus Versfeld here on Saturday, sealing the three-match series 2-0.The Blue Bulls fly-half calmly slotted the kick after a ...
James Hook kicked a long-range penalty three minutes from full-time to give the British and Irish Lions a 26-23 triumph over Western Province in a tense tour match Saturday.Although looking the more likely winners for most of the Newlands contest, the tourists ...
Stephen Jones guided the tourists to a stunning 10-try demolition of the Golden Lions and then demanded an even better performance from the squad against the Cheetahs on Saturday. Although the Wales fly-half will not start that match - Ronan O'Gara is ...