Wales name unchanged XV for Ireland
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumWarren Gatland has named an unchanged XV for their Six Nations clash against Ireland in Cardiff at the weekend. Gatland has kept the faith with the team that started their victory in France but has...
Unchanged Wales team to face Ireland
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsSam Warburton will lead an unchanged Wales team against Ireland in the Six Nations Championship in Cardiff. Flanker Warburton, 26, captains Wales for a record 34th time, overtaking Bristol forward...
Six Nations 2015: Wales names team to play Ireland
1 decade ago by The Rugby BlogWarren Gatland has named an unchanged Wales starting XV to take on Ireland in their crucial Six Nations encounter in Cardiff this weekend. Sam Warburton captains Wales for a 34th time, surpassing the...
Wales v Ireland: the tetchy Celtic rivalry that could set the Six Nations 2015 alight
1 decade ago by The Telegraph“A very proud day for me . . . an unbelievable memory winning my first Welsh cap. One I will remember forever!” This was Jonathan Sexton, the Ireland fly-half, in jocular mood after the...
Halfpenny: 2013 title inspires Wales
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsLeigh Halfpenny says Wales' 2013 Six Nations title can inspire them to another Championship this year. Having lost to England on the opening weekend, Wales are back in contention...
Wales must not repeat England's mistakes if they are to beat Ireland
1 decade ago by The TelegraphIt is only right that we start with the biggest fixture of the fourth round of the Six Nations and that is in Cardiff where Wales face the unbeaten Irish. The Millennium holds no historic terrors for...
Tommy Bowe: 'The opportunity to sling the ball out wide ... that would be better'
1 decade ago by The TelegraphAs a wing in Joe Schmidt's rigidly-drilled, defence-minded Ireland team, Tommy Bowe does not enjoy the luxury of seeing the ball very often. On the one occasion that they displayed some latitude against...
Tommy Bowe: 'The opportunity arose to sling the ball out wide ... that would be better'
1 decade ago by The TelegraphAs a wing in Joe Schmidt's rigidly-drilled, defence-minded Ireland team, Tommy Bowe does not enjoy the luxury of seeing the ball very often. On the one occasion that they displayed some latitude against...
The Team Of The Six Nations So Far (Statistically Speaking)
1 decade ago by In The LooseAccenture have calculated the best players in the Six Nations based on stats like line breaks, metres made, defenders beaten, successful tackles, ones which are missed, turnovers won, penalties conceded...
Six Nations 2015 Round 3: Team of the Week
1 decade ago by The Rugby Blog15. Leigh Halfpenny (Wales) Metronomic boot again proved the difference. While Lopez was struggling at the other end, Halfpenny was cooly slotting almost everything asked of him. Solid under the...
