Welsh Rugby Union news

• Warren Gatland reveals what he really thinks of Welsh regional and club rugby as he issues blueprint to sort it out

  20-11-2019 14:18 via WalesOnline - Rugby
  
  He says the Ospreys and Scarlets should merge and believes the Welsh Premiership should have just eight semi-pro teams in the top tier
  
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• The Wales rugby stars facing uncertain international futures after being left out by Wayne Pivac

  20-11-2019 12:11 via WalesOnline - Rugby
  
  Some players who would have been hoping for recalls have been omitted by Wayne Pivac. So what does the future hold for them?
  
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• Clarke strengthen’s Ospreys squad with Kiwi 10

  20-11-2019 11:21 via Welsh Rugby Union | Wales & Regions
  
  The Ospreys have signed former New Zealand Maori outside-half Marty McKenzie until the end of the season. Gareth Anscombe suffered a knee injury while on international duty with Wales and has been forced to sit on the side-lines for the duration of the season. In Anscombe’s absence the Ospreys have moved to strengthen their outside-half […]
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• The rugby morning headlines as Faf de Klerk taunts England star on return and Welsh region's backs coach quits

  20-11-2019 09:31 via WalesOnline - Rugby
  
  The latest rugby news from Wales and around the world
  
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• Wayne Pivac holds talks with Liam Williams about returning to Wales from crisis club Saracens

  20-11-2019 08:04 via WalesOnline - Rugby
  
  Warren Gatland's successor wants the full-back to join a Welsh region and says new Wales recruit Willis Halaholo has the dancing feet to evade a defender in a telephone box
  
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• Wayne Pivac pledges to sharpen Wales’s attacking game

  19-11-2019 23:03 via Wales rugby union team | The Guardian
  
  Johnny McNicholl and Willis Halaholo in on residencyPivac to come up against predecessor Warren GatlandWales start life without Warren Gatland at the end of the month when they face a Barbarians side coached by him in an uncapped match in Cardiff. His successor as head coach, Wayne Pivac, is a fellow New Zealander but one with a contrasting outlook on the game who has pledged to sharpen the side’s attack. He spent five seasons with the Scarlets.Gatland was appointed 12 years ago and in tha
  
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• Gavin Henson slams Johnny McNicholl and Willis Halaholo Wales call-ups

  19-11-2019 21:54 via WalesOnline - Rugby
  
  It is an issue that evokes strong opinions
  
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• The rugby evening headlines as English champions Saracens fined again and rising Welsh star cited

  19-11-2019 21:31 via WalesOnline - Rugby
  
  Another busy day in the rugby universe
  
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• 'Rules are rules and everyone else is picking overseas players, so why shouldn't Wales do the same?'

  19-11-2019 20:35 via WalesOnline - Rugby
  
  Wayne Pivac today named Willis Halaholo and Johnny McNicholl in his first Wales squad
  
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• Pivac relishing Wales debut

  19-11-2019 16:56 via Welsh Rugby Union | Wales & Regions
  
  Wayne Pivac is relishing his first game in charge of Wales and believes the building blocks are in place for a successful four years. Wales face the Barbarians at the Principality Stadium on November 30 with Warren Gatland in charge of the invitational side. With over 50,000 tickets having already been sold it proves to […]
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• The Wayne Pivac Q&A: Why I've selected new faces and what's going to change under my regime

  19-11-2019 16:50 via WalesOnline - Rugby
  
  Wayne Pivac talks style, new players and captaincy for the Barbarians match
  
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• Why Alun Wyn Jones is missing from the Wales squad and when you can expect to see him next

  19-11-2019 15:26 via WalesOnline - Rugby
  
  Jones has been afforded an 'extended break' from rugby to overcome niggles
  
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• These are the five new players in the Wales rugby squad and why they've been picked

  19-11-2019 14:16 via WalesOnline - Rugby
  
  Wayn Pivac has selected five players who have never played for Wales before
  
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• New Zealand-born pair named in Wayne Pivac's first Wales squad

  19-11-2019 14:02 via Wales rugby union team | The Guardian
  
  Johnny McNicholl and Willis Halaholo in on residencyPivac to come up against predecessor Warren GatlandThe new Wales head coach, Wayne Pivac, has named a 35-man squad for his first match in charge, against the Barbarians.Pivac’s group for the non-cap game in Cardiff on 30 November includes the New Zealand-born backs Johnny McNicholl and Willis Halaholo, who both qualify on residency. Three other uncapped players named are Ashton Hewitt, Shane Lewis-Hughes and Taine Basham, while 22 of the
  
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• The verdict on Wayne Pivac's first Wales squad as World Cup outcasts return amid some big headlines

  19-11-2019 13:14 via WalesOnline - Rugby
  
  Here are the main things to come out of the Wales squad announcement for the Barbarians match later this month
  
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• The full Wales squad to play Barbarians as Shane Lewis-Hughes and Taine Basham get shock call-ups

  19-11-2019 12:28 via WalesOnline - Rugby
  
  Here is the Wales rugby squad to face the Barbarians on November 30
  
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• Pivac picks his first Wales squad

  19-11-2019 12:05 via Welsh Rugby Union | Wales & Regions
  
  Wales head coach Wayne Pivac has named a 35-man squad to prepare for his first fixture in charge against the Barbarians at Principality Stadium on November 30. Wales will face the Baa-Baas as part of a double header with Wales Women and Pivac has selected a squad that includes 22 players who featured for Wales […]
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• Kiwis McNicholl and Halaholo in Pivac's first Wales squad

  19-11-2019 12:03 via BBC Sport - Welsh Rugby
  
  New Wales coach Wayne Pivac picks New Zealand-born backs Johnny McNicholl and Willis Halaholo in his first squad.
  
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• The brutal story of the most violent Welsh rugby match of the 1990s that was played 25 years ago

  19-11-2019 09:41 via WalesOnline - Rugby
  
  Had the game been a film it would have received a triple X certificate
  
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• Wales rugby squad announcement Live as Wayne Pivac names players for Barbarians match

  19-11-2019 08:32 via WalesOnline - Rugby
  
  Wayne Pivac names the first Wales squad of his reign today
  
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• Wales rugby squad announcement Live as Wayne Pivac names five uncapped players

  19-11-2019 08:32 via WalesOnline - Rugby
  
  Wayne Pivac has named his first Wales squad and it's full of surprises
  
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• Wales rugby squad announcement as Wayne Pivac names five uncapped players

  19-11-2019 08:32 via WalesOnline - Rugby
  
  Wayne Pivac has named his first Wales squad and it's full of surprises
  
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• The rugby morning headlines as Wales now without four key men for Six Nations and Warren Gatland collides with English

  19-11-2019 08:09 via WalesOnline - Rugby
  
  The latest rugby news from Wales and around the world
  
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• The rugby evening headlines as England fear Saracens stars may turn down Six Nations and Welshman branded 'best in the world'

  18-11-2019 20:58 via WalesOnline - Rugby
  
  These are turbulent times in English rugby
  
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• England head coach Eddie Jones admits regret over calling Wales a 'little s**t place'

  18-11-2019 20:11 via WalesOnline - Rugby
  
  The outspoken England coach had made his barbed comment at an event in Japan
  
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• Shane Williams urges Wales to cap rising number 10 star before England do

  18-11-2019 19:20 via WalesOnline - Rugby
  
  The Cardiff-born 24-year-old has been impressing all season
  
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• Wales suffer fresh injury blow with Tomas Francis set to miss the Six Nations

  18-11-2019 18:39 via WalesOnline - Rugby
  
  The Wales star suffered a nasty shoulder injury in the Rugby World Cup semi-final loss to South Africa
  
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• Becky James and George North are expecting their first baby

  18-11-2019 18:32 via WalesOnline - Rugby
  
  The news was announced via a gorgeous post from the Maldives on social media
  
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• Tomas Francis: Wales prop to miss start of Six Nations

  18-11-2019 18:21 via BBC Sport - Welsh Rugby
  
  Wales will be without Exeter prop Tomas Francis for the start of the Six Nations because of a shoulder injury suffered at the World Cup.
  
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• What Wales rugby fans can expect from Wayne Pivac's first squad announcement and the men who'll be missing

  18-11-2019 15:34 via WalesOnline - Rugby
  
  All the key questions answered about who will be picked to take on Warren Gatland's Barbarians when the squad is announced on Tuesday
  
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• Welsh rugby match abandoned and air ambulance called as teenager suffers horrific injury following collision with post

  18-11-2019 14:05 via WalesOnline - Rugby
  
  Sion Davies fractured his right femur amid distressing scenes
  
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• Welsh rugby's winners and losers as special teenager given standing ovation for unreal performance

  18-11-2019 13:39 via WalesOnline - Rugby
  
  It was a busy weekend for Welsh rugby as the battle for Europe began
  
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• Warren Gatland: ‘I would’ve gone into a final against England feeling we could win’

  18-11-2019 12:59 via Wales rugby union team | The Guardian
  
  The former Wales head coach on what might have been at the World Cup, looking forward to the Lions and whether he’ll one day coach the All Blacks“Absolutely,” Warren Gatland says when he is asked if he would still love to coach the All Blacks one day. “I went back and gave my reasons why I just couldn’t apply for the job right now. I’ve got it on my phone.”There is a long pause while the New Zealander, who has just completed 12 years as head coach of Wal
  
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• Gerwyn Price's staggering prize money over the past 12 months as former Welsh rugby player becomes darts superstar

  18-11-2019 12:44 via WalesOnline - Rugby
  
  The former rugby player has had a phenomenal year on the oche
  
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• Emotional Eddie Jones fills up with tears during live TV interview

  18-11-2019 12:06 via WalesOnline - Rugby
  
  Jones appeared on BBC Breakfast on Monday morning
  
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• Ross Moriarty being chased by host of English and French clubs targeting deal that would end Wales career

  18-11-2019 10:06 via WalesOnline - Rugby
  
  Moriarty is being linked with a host of clubs but would have to give up his Wales career as things stand
  
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• Gatland's doping suspicions, the Rob Howley investigation and much more - WRU boss responds to everything in wide-ranging interview

  18-11-2019 09:11 via WalesOnline - Rugby
  
  Chairman Gareth Davies addresses the big talking points in the game
  
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• The rugby morning headlines as Wales' 60-cap rule officially being reviewed and Scotland star slams Sonny Bill Williams

  18-11-2019 08:17 via WalesOnline - Rugby
  
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• WRU in regular Howley contact - chairman Davies

  17-11-2019 22:05 via BBC Sport - Welsh Rugby
  
  WRU chairman Gareth Davies says it is in regular contact with Rob Howley, who is under investigation over an alleged World Rugby betting breach.
  
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• Welsh darts star Gerwyn Price just won £125,000 and is officially the third best player on the planet

  17-11-2019 21:50 via WalesOnline - Rugby
  
  The former Welsh rugby player has reached a new high in his career
  
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• Gavin Henson offers WRU solution to Warren Gatland doping suspicion comments

  17-11-2019 18:54 via WalesOnline - Rugby
  
  Henson made the comments on social media on Friday evening
  
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• Wales ease to 17-3 win over Scotland

  17-11-2019 18:18 via BBC Sport - Welsh Rugby
  
  Wales beat Scotland away from home for the second time in eight months as a dominant first half did the damage at Scotstoun.
  
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• Wayne Pivac handed timely message from Wales warrior who’s just played one of his finest games

  17-11-2019 17:05 via WalesOnline - Rugby
  
  Stephen Jones and Byron Hayward were watching
  
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• Pro14: League agrees £120m CVC investment deal in principle

  17-11-2019 16:47 via BBC Sport - Welsh Rugby
  
  The Pro14 agrees a deal in principle to sell a 27% stake of the league to private equity firm CVC Capital Partners in return for almost £120m.
  
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• Biggar helps Saints hold off Lyon fightback

  17-11-2019 16:25 via BBC Sport - Welsh Rugby
  
  Northampton Saints resist Lyon's second-half comeback to start their Heineken Champions Cup campaign with a win.
  
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• Liza Burgess: Ex-Wales captain to join WRU board as first elected woman director

  17-11-2019 16:23 via BBC Sport - Welsh Rugby
  
  Ex-Wales captain Liza Burgess is set to become the Welsh Rugby Union board's first elected woman member.
  
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• Welsh rugby set for massive £35million windfall from CVC investment in Guinness PRO14

  17-11-2019 16:21 via WalesOnline - Rugby
  
  News of the cash boost was revealed at the Welsh Rugby Union’s AGM
  
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• Burgess to make history as Dennis Gethin signs off at AGM

  17-11-2019 15:33 via Welsh Rugby Union | Wales & Regions
  
  Chairman Gareth Davies has revealed, at the Welsh Rugby Union’s Annual General Meeting held at Principality Stadium this morning (Sunday), members are set to elect a first female candidate in 138 years of history to Board later this week. Liza Burgess, the celebrated former Women’s rugby trailblazer, player and decorated senior coach – who is […]
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• The question that has to be asked in Welsh rugby as Europe starts without Wales stars

  17-11-2019 14:15 via WalesOnline - Rugby
  
  They do things differently in England
  
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• Israel Folau preaches drought and bushfires are God’s punishment for abortion and same-sex marriage

  17-11-2019 13:11 via WalesOnline - Rugby
  
  He was filmed delivering a sermon at a church
  
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