Scarlets spread Christmas cheer at Glangwili The Scarlets were guests of honour Cilgerran Children’s Ward, Glangwili Hospital last week, as they spread some festive cheer to the patients on the ward. Scarlets stars including Carmarthen’s very own Rhys Priestland and Ken Owens, Wales stars Jake Ball and Samson Lee and the region’s vice-captain Scott Williams […]
ENGLAND WINGER MARTIN OFFIAH IS NEW ANTI-BULLYING CHAMPION He joins fellow rugby great Gareth Thomas at Balls to Bullying Rugby great Martin Offiah’s post-playing career has taken a new turn with his appointment as an anti-bullying champion for national campaign Balls to Bullying. The campaign, set up by leading teacher recruitment agency Prospero Teaching, has […]
PROFESSIONAL in everything but name. Professional everywhere but pocket. Long-standing entries into the GAA vernacular but irritating and, let’s be honest, inaccurate too. While it was encouraging to see Gaelic inter-county players stand up for themselves in the wake of Stephen Hunt’s comments, they just aren’t professional. Let us rephrase that — they aren’t just […]
Yokahama added to list of bids to stage RWC 2019 matches In a further boost to preparations for Rugby World Cup 2019, the iconic 72,000-seater stadium in Yokahama has been added to the list of bidders seeking to become venues for rugby’s pinnacle tournament. The late application, which came from Yokahama and the Kanagawa Prefecture, […]
The Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour finishes the year in Shanghai After seven months of taking the Webb Ellis Cup around the globe, the Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour has finished the year in Shanghai. The Trophy Tour is visiting 15 countries over 12 months as part of a celebration of Rugby in the lead […]
WOODEN SPOON: The Arctic Rugby Challenge Team Announcement Next April, Wooden Spoon ambassadors and former Rugby Union Internationals Tim Stimpson formerly of England and Leicester Tigers along with Ollie Phillips ex England 7s and Gloucester winger will lead two teams of brave individuals on a pioneering expedition to the Magnetic North Pole. Former England and […]