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Big Beasts Cardiff Met Admit Derby Day Clash With Cardiff Uni Was A Real Scare
Cardiff Met have maintained their status as the big beasts of student rugby in Wales but coach Danny Milton has admitted they were given a scare by Cardiff University. The Met’s 34-19 victory may look comfortable enough, but their win at the Arms Park – where 3,000 fans inhaled some festive spirit of one kind of another – was anything... Read More
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Lauren Has Eyes On $70,000 Prize To Leave Mum And Dad Smiling
Lauren Williams is on course for a $70,000 (around £54,000) jackpot after coming... Read More
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Wales Prop Nicky Smith Gives Six Nations Injury Scare
Wales prop Nicky Smith may struggle to be fit in time for the Six Nations after suffering an ankle injury playing for the Ospreys.
The loose-head prop – who has become his country’s first choice in recent months – was forced off during his region’s 51-20 European Challenge Cup victory over Stade Francais at the Liberty Stadium.
Ospreys coach Allen Clarke admitted... Read More
John Mulvihill Urges Cardiff Blues To Stay In the Contest . . . And Steal The Spotlight
Cardiff Blues coach John Mulvihill has told his players to put themselves in the spotlight by eclipsing Saracens on their own patch on Sunday afternoon. The Blues travel to Allianz Park to take on the English champions – a team that are unbeaten this season and are many pundits’ tip to retain their European crown. The Blues have won in... Read More
We Have No Excuses, Says Wayne Pivac As Scarlets Crash In Europe
Wayne Pivac has offered no excuses after the Scarlets lost for the third successive time in the Heineken Champions Cup to end any realistic hopes of making the knockout stages. A narrow 25-24 home defeat to Ulster on Friday night means the region are still without a win at the halfway mark of the pool stages. The Scarlets needed a... Read More
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North Wales Rivals Meet In Welsh Cup Draw
North Wales coast rivals Bangor City and Caernarfon Town have been drawn together in what is the stand-out tie of the JD Welsh Cup fourth round draw.
The two sides will face each other at Bangor City’s Nantporth Stadium in front of what is likely to be a bumper crowd on the weekend of 25/26 January.
The last-16 tie is the fourth... Read More
Harrison Hails Nomads Turnaround As Holders Enter Fourth Round Draw
Connah's Quay first-team coach Craig Harrison praised his team's response after the JD Welsh Cup holders were given a scare at Cymru Alliance side Guilsfield.
The Nomads, along with eight other JD Welsh Premier League clubs, rubber stamped their place in this evening's fourth round draw.
Bala Town also enter the draw with their third round tie yet to be played after... Read More
Prosser And Traylor Lead The Goals Trail For Martyrs
Ryan Prosser scored his 163rd goal for Merthyr Town in their 1-1 EvoStik Southern League draw against Kings Langley at the MetCoaches Stadium.
Former Ton Pentre centre-forward Prosser signed for the Martyrs during 2010-11 and has made 322 appearances.
Even with his impressive tally, Prosser is only second on the club’s goalscoring list, five behind team-mate Ian Traylor.
It was ‘Traylz’ who provided... Read More
Bring On The Dragons Say Flynn's Hurting Exiles
Wrexham watch out. Newport County are hurting after their 2-1 defeat at Swindon Town - and are aiming to bounce back in Tuesday’s Emirates FA Cup replay at Rodney Parade.
County dropped to sixth in League Two and manager Michael Flynn says: “I want a reaction the players.
“We were the better team in the second half, but overall it wasn’t good... Read More
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Cardiff Devils Too Hot For Flyers - Now They Are Seeing Stars At The Viola Arena In Cardiff Bay
Cardiff Devils hit back with a vengeance at the Fife Flyers Arena in Scotland.
The Welsh team were 2-0 down midway through the Elite League match before scoring seven successive goals and powering to an eight-goal victory.
Man of the match Gleason Fournier played a key role, while Mike Hedden scored two goals.
“It was a great win in a quality hockey match,”... Read More
Cardiff-Born D-Man Callum On Phantoms' Mission
Welshman Callum Buglass is within reach of winning a first trophy in senior ice hockey.
Cardiff-born Buglass is in the Peterborough Phantoms team who play Sheffield in the National Hockey League Autumn Trophy final.
The first leg is in South Yorkshire next Wednesday (December 5) with the return at Planet Ice, Peterborough on Friday, December 14.
Buglass, aged 22, says: “I’m super-excited for... Read More
Ex-Devils Ace 'Smitty' Appointed New Fire Head Coach
Former Cardiff Devils defenceman Mark Smith is the new coach for National Ice Hockey League club Cardiff Fire.
Canadian Smith, whose brother Kenton also played for Devils, takes charge for this Saturday’s NIHL home match against Romford Raiders at the Viola Arena in Cardiff Bay (6.30pm).
Fire’s director of hockey Mark Cuddihy decided to make a coaching change after the team made... Read More
Fire Prepare To Repel Raiders In Final 2018 Fixture
Cardiff Fire return to ice hockey action this Saturday when Romford Raiders are visitors to the Viola Arena in Cardiff Bay (6.30pm).
Captain Alan Armour and his Fire team won a bruising, physical battle 7-3 against Swindon Wildcats in their last fixture despite having Swedish defenceman Viktor Langseth thrown out on a match penalty for slashing.
Wildcats had goalie Tyler Perrer dismissed... Read More
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Wales Star Amanda Varey Leaves Celtic Dragons To Go Back To Bath
Wales international Amanda Varey has left the Celtic Dragons to rejoin Team Bath and could face her old teammates in the opening match of the new Vitality Superleague season. Varey – who spent last season with the Dragons – has returned to Bath, where she won Superleague titles in 2010 and 2013. The wing-attack switched to the Dragons last season... Read More
Features
Bernard Jackman . . . What He Got Wrong (A Fair Bit) And What He Got Right (Not So Much In This Column)
The Dragons have yet to confirm it, but Bernard Jackman has been sacked as head coach following poor results, a public rap over the knuckles from the Welsh Rugby Union for criticising a referee last month, and then an embarrassing home thrashing against a Leinster team full of kids. Jamie Phillips says Jackman had to take responsibility, but he also... Read More
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