Anscombe returns for Treviso away test
1 decade ago by Cardiff Blues newsFly half Gareth Anscombe returns to the starting line-up for Cardiff Blues as they face Benetton Treviso in a crucial Guinness PRO12 fixture at Stadio Monigo in Italy on Friday evening (kick-off 8.05pm...
Benetton Treviso Team Announcement
1 decade ago by Benetton Treviso newsGuinness PRO12 is back at Monigo Stadium tomorrow night, with the fifteenth round and the game between Benetton Treviso and Cardiff Blues.
Gareth Thomas: how my secret life took centre stage
1 decade ago by The Telegraph"You can ruck and maul with me any day, baby. What’s your favourite position?” Last month I sat in a matinée audience in Cardiff as camp innuendos sailed clean over the heads of several hundred...
Nick Easter transforms from England rugby hero to coach of Wimbledon hours later
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsAfter the celestial experience of scoring his first England try for almost seven years in the victory over Italy at Twickenham last Saturday, Nick Easter relished a return to the mud of grass-roots...
Rugger Man the stubborn creature who ignores medical advice to play on despite risk of long-term injury
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsThe finest sports documentary you have never heard of is BBC Wales’s We Beat the All Blacks, a beautifully understated homage to the 1972 Llanelli team who conquered the All Blacks 9-3 at the...
Saints bring in Paterson as Manoa replacement
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumLock Michael Paterson will join Northampton from Sale Sharks this summer as the Saints bid to offset the loss of Toulon-bound Samu Manoa. Paterson, a former New Zealand Under-21, travelled on England's...
Sale lock Paterson to join Saints
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsNorthampton Saints have signed Sale lock Michael Paterson for next season. The 29-year-old New Zealand-born forward was in the England squad to tour his native country last summer,...
Wednesday Round-Up
1 decade agoEnd of road for Robin: Munster no.8 Robin Copeland will miss the remainder of the current season. after the Irish province confirmed their back rower would require surgery to repair damage to a troublesome...
Watts-Jones's 'behaviour changed'
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsCardiff Blues flanker Rory Watts-Jones was advised to retire due to a concussion-related injury after his family noticed his behaviour change. The 26-year-old suffered a number of "concussive...
Watts-Jones opts to retire
1 decade ago by Sky Sports RugbyCardiff Blues flanker Rory Watts-Jones has been forced to retire from professional rugby on medical grounds.
