On Saturday (17th of March), Wales won the 2012 6 Nations Grand Slam, beating France 16-9 in a tense match in Cardiff. Although it was not billed as such, it was sweet revenge for France beating Wales 8-7 in the semi finals of the recent 2011 World Cup in October. This is the 3rd Grand [...]
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A new “Golden Era”?
Posted in History, News, Rugby, Sport, Wales, Welsh history, tagged England, Grand Slam, JPR Williams, Rugby, Sam Warburton, Wales, Warren Gatland, Welsh Rugby on 23/03/2012 | 3 Comments »
Wales win the 2012 Triple Crown at Twickenham
Posted in History, News, Rugby, Sport, TV, Wales, tagged 6 Nations, England, Grand Slam, Rugby, Triple Crown, Twickenham, Wales on 27/02/2012 | Leave a Comment »
On Saturday (25th of February) Wales went up to the home of English rugby, Twickenham, to play England in their annual 6 Nations fixture. Wales were in the unusual position of being favourites for the game which, given that Wales have only won there once (in 2008) since 1988, was not something we Welsh are [...]
The state of the Union
Posted in Rugby, Sport, Wales, tagged Martin Johnson, RFU, Rugby, Shaun Edwards, Six Nations, Twickenham, Warren Gatland, WRU on 17/11/2011 | Leave a Comment »
The state of the Rugby Football Union, the governing body of English rugby, is not good. Thankfully for the Welsh, the state of the Welsh Rugby Union is very good, so I am not going to lose too much sleep over the state of the game in England. In fact, I look forward to, hopefully, [...]
