wales

Racing 92 president Jacky Lorenzetti says Stade Francais merger is off

9 years ago by The Guardian

• Merger plans had been met with fierce criticism• ‘I have decided to give the beautiful project up,’ says LorenzettiA planned merger between Parisian rugby powerhouses Racing 92 and Stade Francais...

France’s prevailing dark arts against Wales offer rugby bloodgate reminder | Michael Aylwin

9 years ago by The Guardian

France engineered victory in Paris but at what price when considering the livid bite mark on the left arm of Wales’ George NorthWe could have another bloodgate on our hands. Whether you believe Dean...

Wales 'better than fifth' says scrum-half Rhys Webb

9 years ago by BBC Rugby News

Wales scrum-half Rhys Webb says the squad feel they are much better than their fifth place finish in the Six Nations shows.

Hartley adamant champions England can still improve

9 years ago by RBS 6 Nations

England might have recorded back-to-back RBS 6 Nations titles but Dylan Hartley has bad news for their rivals, with the captain adamant there is still plenty more room for improvement.

REPORT: Battling Wales give France a fright

9 years ago by Wales Rugby Team news

Rowland Phillips was left with plenty to ponder after a 39-19 defeat to France in Brive that made it four successive defeats in the 2017 Women's Six Nations campaign.

Wales blast 'cheating' France

9 years ago by Rugby 365

SIX NATIONS REACTION: France coach Guy Noves dubbed the 100-minute thriller against Wales "heroic and historic", but soon found himself in Welsh crosshairs amid accusations of cheating at the...

Irish Lions will make the difference

9 years ago by Irish Independent

When Warren Gatland popped into the Wales dressing-room after they beat Ireland a fortnight ago he could easily have congratulated Alun-Wyn Jones on nailing down a place on the Lions tour. Never in the...

Jim Hamilton: Young Scottish team has a bright future

9 years ago by The Scotsman

After huge excitement going into the Six Nations about what Scotland would do, I think they delivered a good championship. To win all three home games, one against a good team in Wales and the opener against...

Six Nations 2017: Was France v Wales the day rugby lost its head?

9 years ago by BBC Rugby News

There was plenty of material for pub quizzes of the future as Wales endured a chaotic defeat in Paris, writes Richard Williams.

Wales beaten in Women's Six Nations finale

9 years ago by BBC Rugby News

Battling Wales are unable to prevent France's women posting a bonus-point win over them in the Six Nations in Brive.