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Australia defeated New Zealand today and with the rugby world cup imminent, questions will be being asked about form and whether NZ can three-peat this time around in Japan. This was a competitive match (unlike the northern hemisphere warm up games which will be strongly contested but have no points or trophies up for grabs) […]
Wales’ current defensive coach will work with France once this year’s Rugby World Cup is over. Shaun Edwards has held the position of Welsh defensive coach for eleven years and has been part of a very successful period in Welsh rugby. Will he, Gatland and Howley get the fairy tale ending in Japan that Welsh […]
Wales’ emphatic victory over Ireland secured a famous Grand Slam Six Nations win, one that never looked like a possibility at half-time during the tournament opener against France. Warren Gatland’s men started off slowly in the Six Nations but they certainly got up to speed very quickly and came out victorious in all five matches played. […]
Liam Williams v Rob Kearney Williams has been excellent under the high ball in this tournament and is brave in defence which does make him susceptible to injuries. With ball in hand, he offers a threat from just about anywhere on the field. Kearney is vastly experienced and like Williams is also superb under the […]
This is the match where Ireland got some of their swagger back. Without being exceptional they dominated the first half, going into the dressing room 19 points to the good. The pick of the first half tries being their second with Sexton going over for a well-worked try. Their first try of the game had […]
Wales keep marching on. That’s thirteen wins on the bounce now. They were the best side in the first half but Scotland came back into it in the second period and ultimately had a chance to defeat Wales. The opportunity for a Scottish win came about through an improvement in their performance and Wales possibly […]
Both Scotland and Ireland provide big but not insurmountable hurdles in Wales’ tilt at the Six Nations title. Scotland. Scotland although not in fantastic form have some good backs who can do damage, especially with the home crowd behind them. In recent times the Scottish domestic game has improved. Evidence of this is supplied by […]
A real bruising encounter between two good teams. England came out of the blocks well and were much the better side in the first half. At half-time, there were only seven points in it, which didn’t really reflect England’s superiority. As the game wore on England perhaps kicked too much ball away or at least […]
Gareth Anscombe v Owen Farrell. If selected, Gareth Anscombe provides more subtle attacking weapons than Dan Biggar would. He’s perhaps the riskier selection of the two but it’s the right one if Wales want to play a more varied and fluid game. Anscombe is dependable from the tee, although without the range of Biggar. Defensively […]
Wales v England February 23rd 2019. Principality Stadium 16.45. This should be a match to savour. Both teams have two wins from two going into the third round of games. Based on form in this years Six Nations so far, England are favourites. They also have won their last two fixtures against Wales in the […]
So Wales are now two wins from two. Italy were spirited in defence at times and got over the try line more than once in defeat. Wales would have hoped for better a performance, however, with not too many obvious injuries and some decent individual performances, they will be happy enough. Wales tried out a […]
Wales v Italy Preview The Welsh team have been holed up in Nice on the Cote d’azur since last Friday evening’s fixture with France. A decent place to be as they build up to this Saturday’s game with Italy. The location for their training base being the result of how this years Six Nations fixtures […]