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Rhys Jones Already Had His Gold Medal Moment As He Relishes Prospect Of Commonwealth Games Hat-Trick
Rhys Jones has described being selected for a third Commonwealth Games as his “gold medal moment”. Anything else he achieves on the Alexander Stadium track in Birmingham this summer will be a bonus, says the para sprinter.
So, the Ryan Giggs Wales era has officially ended. It was an announcement which almost certainly represents a full-stop conclusion to the strained 30-year association between the Cardiffian and his national football team. The word “officially” is important here: in both practical and emotional terms Robert Page is already Wales manager.
Gareth Bale Backs FAW Pledge To Put World Cup Profit Into Better Pitches
Profits made from Wales qualifying for the World Cup – expected to be around £4m - will go into improving grassroots facilities, the Football Association of Wales have pledged. The overall commercial revenue from Wales reaching their first finals of the tournament for 64 years could be at least £10m, it has been estimated. But the guaranteed part of that income – which comes from the FIFA prize money pot – will go straight into benefitting the game at lower levels.
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Adam Beard Insists Alun Wyn Jones Is "The Ultimate Professional . . . As Wales Face Daunting South African Test
Adam Beard has described his second-row colleague Alun Wyn Jones as “the ultimate professional” ahead of Wales’ South Africa tour.
Jones has made a world record 162 Test match appearances for Wales and the British and Irish Lions.
A shoulder injury and two operations hampered him this season, though, and he has... Read More
Dragons Announce Dai Flanagan As New Head Coach . . . With Dean Ryan To Stay As Director Of Rugby
By Harry Corish
The Dragons have appointed Dai Flanagan as their new head coach as part of a coaching restructure, with Dean Ryan staying on as Director of Rugby.
The reshuffle will mean that Ryan will continue on the Dragons’ board, but the coaching responsibilities will now rest in the hands of... Read More
Sam Wainwright A Surprise Inclusion In The Welsh Camp. . . As He Faces The Daunting Task Of Taking On The 'Bomb Squad'
By Steffan Thomas
Sam Wainwright has spent 12 years fighting against the odds and has no plan to stop his hard work anytime soon as he is scheduled to meet with the Wales squad at their Vale of Glamorgan training base in two weeks’ time.
His inclusion, a replacement for the injured... Read More
Georgia Evans Makes Successful Return From Injury . . . As She Puts Her Hand Up For World Cup Consideration
By Rob Carbon
Georgia Evans is back in the mix for World Cup consideration after coming back with a bang for Saracens in the Allianz Premier15s final at Sixways last weekend.
Thirteen weeks after breaking her arm so badly in a league game at Bristol Bears there were fears she could lose... Read More
Welsh Football Is Breaking Wales Free Of Its Shackles . . . As Years Of Hard Work Is Rewarded With World Cup Qualification
By Rob Carbon
Welsh football is finally breaking free of the shackles and emerging from the shadow of Welsh Rugby.
The UEFA survey all but confirms that football is taking centre stage in Wales’ sporting theatre, with the recent result against Ukraine and the incredible atmosphere on Sunday night emphasising football's new... Read More
Leon Brown Fails To Recover In Time For Summer Tour . . . As Sam Wainwright Is Brought In To Face Frightening South African Pack
By David Williams
Uncapped Saracens prop Sam Wainwright has been called into Wales’ South Africa tour squad as replacement for Leon Brown.
The Welsh Rugby Union said that Brown had failed to recover from a nerve issue suffered on club duty.
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And his place in Wayne Pivac’s 33-man squad has gone to 24-year-old... Read More
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