Welsh Rugby Union news

• Manu Tuilagi quits after refusing to take a pay cut

  01-07-2020 22:10 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  He's left Leicester Tigers amid a row over pay cuts sparked by the ongoing pandemic
  
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• Wales U20s captain targets career in England after being ditched by Welsh rugby

  01-07-2020 21:16 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Will Jones hopes to prove the Ospreys wrong after they let him go
  
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• Welsh rugby club ban fan for criticising Black Lives Matter protests

  01-07-2020 19:26 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The chairman of Pontypool RFC insisted he will 'personally ensure' a ticket is never sold to the fan again
  
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• Welsh rugby's five most intriguing signings of the summer announced so far

  01-07-2020 18:12 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Cardiff Blues, the Ospreys, Scarlets and Dragons have been active in the transfer market, making a number of eye-catching captures
  
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• Wales-qualified giant Joe Maksymiw joins Welsh rugby from Ireland

  01-07-2020 15:58 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  He's signed for the Dragons on a long-term deal
  
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• Phillips lights the way in latest WRU Status Update

  01-07-2020 15:35 via wru.wales
  
  CEO Martyn Phillips says club rugby is preparing for ‘the greatest of comebacks’ as he predicts post-pandemic progress ‘through a lens of hope’ in the latest Welsh Rugby Union Status Update – plus a new £600,000 fund is announced and much, much more: There is no doubt the pandemic has presented challenges, sacrifices, heartache and […]
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• Dragons sign Welsh-qualified lock Maksymiw

  01-07-2020 14:51 via wru.wales
  
  Dragons have announced giant second row Joe Maksymiw is to join them from Connacht Rugby. The lock – who is Welsh-qualified – will link-up with Dean Ryan’s men with immediate effect having signed a long-term contract at the region. “We’re really pleased to bring Joe, a Welsh-qualified player, to the region and look forward to […]
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• The PRO14 derby matches that will see the return of rugby in Wales

  01-07-2020 14:19 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Cardiff Blues, the Ospreys, Scarlets and Dragons are set to resume playing in August after a five-month break
  
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• 1000 Words: Round One

  01-07-2020 11:51 via wru.wales
  
  They say a picture speaks a thousand words, so we’ve scoured the archives to bring you a selection of the best images from Welsh Rugby history. In the coming weeks, over the course of five rounds, we’re asking you to vote your favourite images to the top – and tell us what they mean to […]
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• Springbok Chiliboy Ralepelle gets eight-year ban after latest doping offence

  01-07-2020 11:17 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  It's the second time the hooker has been banned for failing a drugs test
  
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• Rugby morning headlines as Maro Itoje addresses 'Swing Low, Sweet Chariot'

  01-07-2020 10:03 via walesonline.co.uk
  
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• Glenn Webbe: Former Wales wing backs rugby players taking the knee

  01-07-2020 08:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Wales wing Glenn Webbe supports rugby players following other sportspeople by taking a knee before games.
  
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• Glenn Webbe: Ex-Wales wing against banning singing Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

  01-07-2020 08:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ex-Wales wing Glenn Webbe believes England players taking the knee and singing Swing Low, Sweet Chariot would prove more powerful than banning the song.
  
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• New life of Emyr Lewis, the popular Wales player rescued from bitterness

  30-06-2020 20:43 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Barnstorming back-rower Emyr Lewis played 41 times for Wales and enjoyed triumphs for both club and country
  
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• Carré to rejoin Cardiff Blues

  30-06-2020 20:42 via wru.wales
  
  Cardiff Blues have confirmed Rhys Carré will make a sensational return to Cardiff Arms Park this summer. The Wales prop left his home region at the end of last season to join European and English Premiership champions Saracens. But he will now move back to the Welsh capital early after penning a long-term contract with […]
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• Rhys Carre: Wales prop returns to Cardiff Blues from Saracens

  30-06-2020 20:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wales prop Rhys Carre returns to Cardiff Blues from Saracens after almost one season with the English club.
  
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• Rhys Carre returns to Welsh rugby just a year after leaving for Saracens

  30-06-2020 20:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The young loosehead prop has parted company with Saracens following their relegation to the Championship over wage cap breaches
  
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• Northampton Saints: Lawes, Biggar & Hutchinson among 19 to sign new deals

  30-06-2020 17:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Courtney Lawes, Dan Biggar and Rory Hutchinson are among 19 players to sign new contracts with Northampton Saints.
  
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• Dan Biggar rules out France move and announces he's staying in England

  30-06-2020 17:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Biggar has put pen to paper on a new Northampton deal after being heavily linked with Beziers
  
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• Dragons boss Dean Ryan relishing Champions Cup chance

  30-06-2020 15:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dragons director of rugby Dean Ryan says he is relishing the "daunting" task of playing Champions Cup rugby next season.
  
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• Wales set to play in new eight-team tournament

  30-06-2020 13:25 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  An expanded Six Nations is on the cards as Japan and Fiji are asked to join Wales, England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Italy
  
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• Wales' leading players send warning over more pay cuts amid higher virus risk

  30-06-2020 10:56 via walesonline.co.uk
  
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• Joe Marler breaks silence on grabbing Alun Wyn Jones' genitals

  30-06-2020 10:19 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The England prop has opened up about the incident which dominated the aftermath of England v Wales back in March
  
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• Early finish for World Rugby Sevens Series 2020

  30-06-2020 10:02 via wru.wales
  
  The remaining rounds of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2020 have been cancelled due to the ongoing and dynamic global nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, bringing the 2020 Series to an early conclusion. Wales’ men’s team had been due to compete in London, Paris, Singapore and Hong Kong as they sought to climb back […]
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• New life of the rookie plucked from nowhere to play on Wales' darkest day

  29-06-2020 21:30 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  He featured in Welsh rugby's worst defeat 22 years ago but wasn't seen on a Test field again
  
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• John Dawes at 80, the Welsh legend who's lived a rugby life like no other

  29-06-2020 20:28 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  He remains the only man to have captained the Lions on a triumphant tour of New Zealand
  
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• Coronavirus: Welsh players warn against 'arbitrary pay cuts' as talks continue

  29-06-2020 19:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wales' leading players are in talks about the possibility of further pay cuts as the WRU counts the cost of the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Nick Tompkins and the Wales star he can't wait to play alongside

  29-06-2020 19:24 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The centre has joined Dean Ryan's team on a one-year loan from Saracens
  
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• Wales Women's rugby team players break lockdown rules for party

  29-06-2020 17:05 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Three Welsh internationals can be seen appearing to break social distancing rules in images posted on social media
  
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• Tompkins relishing start at Dragons

  29-06-2020 16:33 via wru.wales
  
  Nick Tompkins can’t wait to get cracking at the Dragons this week after his one-year loan deal from Saracens was confirmed. Four-cap Wales centre Tompkins is set to be available for the Dragons’ two upcoming Guinness PRO14 clashes in August as well as their Challenge Cup quarter-final with Bristol. He will train with Dean Ryan’s […]
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• Rhys Webb available for Ospreys' Welsh derbies as announcement made

  29-06-2020 16:21 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Webb played just 63 minutes for Bath during a stay that was cut short by the coronavirus
  
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• Nick Tompkins: Wales centre joins 'exciting' Dragons after talks with all regions

  29-06-2020 15:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wales centre Nick Tompkins says he held talks with all four Welsh regions but chose to join Dragons as they were the most "exciting" option.
  
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• Twenty experts picked their Lions XVs and the most rated players emerged

  29-06-2020 15:21 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  We looked at 20 predictions for the side Warren Gatland will go with against the Springboks
  
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• Charvis looks back on Bermuda farewell

  29-06-2020 13:16 via wru.wales
  WRU Council member Colin Charvis vividly remembers the day when he realised Old Father Time had caught up with him in Bermuda. The former Wales captain – still Wales’ fifth highest all-time try scorer, and way out on his own as the leading forward, with 22 from 94 caps – was a regular visitor to […]
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• Calls for rugby union and league to combine to compete with football

  29-06-2020 13:08 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Following reports of a All Black v Kangaroos match, one of the stars of the original cross-code clash has offered some bold views
  
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• 'Significant' Welsh rugby signing Brandon Nansen announces he's left

  29-06-2020 12:06 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Brandon Nansen only played 42 minutes under Dean Ryan
  
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• James Hook poised for new coaching job after retirement from rugby

  29-06-2020 11:13 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  He officially called time on his on-pitch career earlier this month but is set to stay involved in rugby
  
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• Two Wales teams set to be scrapped and merged with England and Scotland

  29-06-2020 10:05 via walesonline.co.uk
  
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• The match-winner Wales have just lost and why it isn't only sad for him

  28-06-2020 18:26 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  In a perfect world he would have won far more caps than he's managed
  
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• Glut of Wales stars snubbed as England duo pick their Lions XV

  28-06-2020 16:25 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Warren Gatland's British and Irish Lions head to South Africa next year
  
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• Adam Jones and Gethin Jenkins snubbed from greatest props list

  28-06-2020 13:47 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The pair are widely-regarded as the best props of their era
  
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• Delicate pay negotiations taking place to stop Welsh rugby descending into chaos

  28-06-2020 12:56 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The coronavirus pandemic has plunged the game here into serious trouble
  
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• Meet Alecs Donovan, Wales centre and yoga teacher

  28-06-2020 11:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wales centre Alecs Donovan tells BBC Sport Wales about how she became a yoga teacher and the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on her ambitions.
  
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• The rugby morning headlines as Wales superstar linked with shock French move

  28-06-2020 10:02 via walesonline.co.uk
  
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• Eddie Butler at 63, the Wales rugby captain who walked away for a new chapter

  27-06-2020 20:44 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Pontypool No 8 Butler captained Wales, retired at 27 and has gone on to have a successful career in the media. This is his story
  
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• Wales' new centre partnership is obvious and it should be one of the best yet

  27-06-2020 16:30 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  There's a spot up for grabs in the Wales midfield, but Wayne Pivac will know which duo he wants in his midfield
  
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• Saturday's rugby headlines as 'freak' New Zealander may choose England

  27-06-2020 13:07 via walesonline.co.uk
  
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• Ospreys make James attack coach

  27-06-2020 12:29 via wru.wales
  
  New Ospreys boss Toby Booth has added the former Clermont Auvergne outside half Brock James to his back room staff at the Liberty Stadium. He will become the Welsh region’s attack coach for the new season. James is replacing Worcester Warriors-bound Matt Sherratt, who had the title of backs coach at Liberty Stadium. The Aussie […]
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• New Zealand player Caleb Clarke breaks down in tears during live TV interview

  27-06-2020 12:16 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The Auckland Blues winger pointed to the sky after scoring against the Highlanders
  
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• Nigel Owens says it may be time for summer rugby but not for the amateur game

  27-06-2020 10:01 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  A decision is looming on restructuring the season, but there is lots of disagreement
  
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