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Matthew Southcombe

@MattSouth7

2 years

Dan Biggar (unprompted) in his press conference... "I will say that we've loved South Africa. It's been an absolute pleasure to come here. Everyone has treated us with warmth and I hope that you've enjoyed having us here. We've loved the country." 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🤝🇿🇦

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5 years

Scenes. #RWC2019 #JPNvIRE

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5 years

Biggar stood at the mouth of the tunnel slapping the back of all the Wales players on the way off. Gives Patchell a hug and some words of encouragement. Biggest test of Patchell's career. #AUSvWAL #RWC2019

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3 years

Nick Tompkins feeling the full force of Alun Wyn Jones' left shoulder. You know, the one he dislocated 17 days ago. 📷: Huw Evans Agency

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4 years

Offers his empty Cardiff flat to the NHS staff. Then volunteers for the NHS after getting the last flight home from South Africa. Jamie Roberts is a good bloke.

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5 years

Warren Gatland took some flak for this comment last week... "We have seen in previous World Cups that teams sometimes play their final in semi-finals and don't always turn up for a final." Seems he was right... #RWCFinal #RWC2019

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@MattSouth7

3 years

Luke Pearce - How good? Best refereeing performance I've seen in a long time. Calmness, communication. Spot on.

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2 years

Dan Lydiate made 18 tackles tonight, eight more than the next best on the field according to the early stats. Most of those collisions were big South African men coming at speed as well. An absolutely monstrous performance from him.

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@MattSouth7

2 years

Class. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿😂

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2 years

Alex Cuthbert - nine carries, 117 metres. A shining light and the only Welshman England haven't been able to contain.

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3 years

Hang on a sec, let me run this by you. Tries scored in this 6N... Scotland 4, Italy 5, Ireland 8, England 10, France 11... Wales 17! That equals a Welsh 6N record with one game to go. 📸: Huw Evans Agency

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2 years

How will Dan Biggar celebrate leading Wales to a huge victory in his 100th Test match? DB: "I'm taking the little one to watch Sing 2 tomorrow. That's my afternoon plan. Really rock and roll."

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5 years

WRU should 100% cut the choir and the band during the anthem on Saturday and let the fans sing it out. FAW have done it at the CCS and it’s incredible. Imagine 74,000 at a sold out Principality 😱

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5 years

Leigh Halfpenny wasn't named in the 23 for the England game. As such, he did extra fitness yesterday followed by leg weights and a watt bike session in the altitude chamber this morning. Played the full 80 this afternoon at short notice.

Leigh Halfpenny left struggling to walk hours before he played against England

The full-back wasn't named in the 23 to face England but was thrust in after a late injury to Liam Williams

www.walesonline.co.uk

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Matthew Southcombe

@MattSouth7

5 years

Dylan Hartley very interesting on the Saracens scandal.

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@MattSouth7

2 years

Siya Kolisi admitted Wales got under SA's skin tonight. Dan Biggar doesn't know what the issue is. DB: “I don’t know what the referee expected us to do, just come here, lie down and give South Africa everything their own way?"

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5 years

Penned this on Gatland before his final game in Cardiff. Still stand by it. 'An entire generation of fans don’t know how good they’ve had it.' #RWC2019

The genius of Warren Gatland as Wales says goodbye today

Gatland heads into his final game in Cardiff as Wales boss today

www.walesonline.co.uk

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Matthew Southcombe

@MattSouth7

5 years

Full video on link below but just wanted to share this clip. Dan Biggar says 'arigato' after every signature and picture. It's the little things.

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10 months

Leigh Halfpenny has signed every autograph and taken every picture with fans by the team bus. Has gone to leave twice, been called back and duly obliged. All class.

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3 years

Wales fitness chief Paul Stridgeon, I shit you not, is in shorts and t-shirt. With wind chill, it's currently -7.

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11 months

Love him or hate him, rugby is going to miss Dan Biggar. Bangs 50:22 banana kick from almost his own 22 and gives it full beans to the crowd on the far side all the way down the pitch. Made for these occasions.

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2 years

Dewi Lake is just built for Test rugby. 📷: Ben Evans/Huw Evans Agency.

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2 years

Taine Basham Wales' top carrier (13), most metres made (83), most tackles (20). Big shift.

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11 months

Wales' defence stats are wild. 248 tackles made. Fiji's top tackler made 7. 15 Wales players made more than him, including second half replacements Costelow, Lewis, Reffell, Jenkins and Dee. Rowlands made 27 tackles without missing one.

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Matthew Southcombe

@MattSouth7

2 years

Referee has lost all control here. He's all over the place. Occasion has completely overwhelmed him.

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2 years

Dylan Hartley's analysis of the Dombrandt try was outstanding on BBC. Says WAL should never have thrown the ball into that lineout as ENG had already encroached significantly. Points out ENG did it all game and believes AWJ would have put a stop to it by alerting ref.

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2 years

On the way to the airport. Heard a few things about SA before travelling. I’ve found it to be a complicated but beautiful country. The energy of people who have been on hand in airports, taxis and hotels etc has been infectious. Would jump at the chance to come back 🇿🇦

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2 years

Dan Biggar on captaining Wales in Cardiff for the first time, as he earns his 100th Test cap... "My little boy is coming but I think he'll probably be on the iPad watching Paw Patrol. "I'd imagine his dad leading out Wales will come second." @WalesRugby

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Matthew Southcombe

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3 years

Leaving Liam Williams out of the side looked questionable earlier in the week, now it looks a huge mistake.

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2 years

Spoke to Gareth Anscombe in a quiet corner of the Free State Stadium last night. It's almost two years to the day since the surgery that saved his career. Says he's taken time to reflect on that this week. "That kick is a culmination of so many people's work."

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2 years

BREAKING: Alun Wyn Jones is joining up with Wales this week 'to continue his rehabilitation'. @WalesRugby

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5 years

Wales are on a day off today but Alun Wyn Jones, Ken Owens, Cory Hill and Robin McBryde went to visit a local junior school. They played games, gave demonstrations and answered questions for about an hour. It was hot and humid in the sports hall! #RWC2019

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2 years

BREAKING: 6N issue statement on SA reports. "Six Nations Rugby, comprising the six Unions and Federations and CVC, wish to confirm that they are not entertaining any discussion nor developing any plans to add or replace any participating Union." That's that, then.

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2 years

George North will equal Stephen Jones' record as Wales' most-capped back with 104 on Saturday. Only AWJ (152) and Gethin Jenkins (129) will have more than him. North is 30 years of age.

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7 months

Warren Gatland found out about Louis Rees-Zammit’s decision an hour ago. The winger was approached on Sunday about a potential move to the NFL International Player Pathway Programme.

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Matthew Southcombe

@MattSouth7

5 years

Now this lot know a thing or two. Spoke to Francois Pienaar, John Eales, Richie McCaw, John Smit and Bryan Habana about Alun Wyn Jones tonight. “He’s the best captain in the world” “The game of rugby owes him a lot”

Rugby greats honour Alun Wyn Jones as 'best captain in the world'

Four World Cup winning captains lead the tributes to Wales colossus Alun Wyn

www.walesonline.co.uk

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2 years

Cuthbert finished with 176 metres from 14 carries, according to the initial stats. That's so good it's laughable. Next best was Freddie Steward with 108 metres.

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@MattSouth7

2 years

Alex Cuthbert - nine carries, 117 metres. A shining light and the only Welshman England haven't been able to contain.

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5 years

Warren Gatland was asked if it was typical of Dan Biggar to perform so well in the face of the criticism. This was his response.

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2 years

The WRU will now face a tsunami of pressure to make changes. Wales have won 3 out of 11 this calendar year, home defeats to Italy and Georgia.

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5 months

Wales not endearing themselves to referee Mathieu Raynal. During a break, Neil Jenkins comes on. NJ: "Blue high tackle?" MR: "Your job is to bring the water on." NJ: "Your job is to referee the game." Jenkins very close to being, well, sent off.

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Matthew Southcombe

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4 years

Josh Adams was down clutching his shoulder moments ago. Got back into the defensive line. Opposite number Alex Wooton calls for the ball saying Adams is hurt. Adams (still clutching shoulder): "Come on then, lets have it." Ball does not arrive.

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Matthew Southcombe

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2 years

Ireland now collapsing their own mauls and getting penalties. Sensational.

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Matthew Southcombe

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2 years

Funny what you pick up second time around. Lawes, Itoje and Isiekwe taking it in turns to heckle Dewi Lake as he waits for a lineout to form in the 78th minute. Lake found his target and Wales scored shortly after.

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5 months

“Hold on, it will be one hell of a ride. Hold on.” George North’s message to that 18-year-old kid who scored two tries on his debut against South Africa. One hell of a ride it was. A key figure in a team that delivered remarkable success. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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3 years

Rhys Priestland's had to deal with a lot of nonsense in his career. So, yeah, he deserves this. 📷: Huw Evans Agency

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2 years

Porter drops the scrum, Peyper no interest. Beirne slipping up around Tompkins' head, Peyper no interest. This is going pretty much as expected but the man in the middle is having quite a day so far.

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3 years

Critical moment. Run out of superlatives for Tipuric.

Brett Igoe

@brettruganalyst

3 years

Massive moment in #WALIRE game. What an effort by Tipuric at nearly 83mins of rugby. #SixNations

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Matthew Southcombe

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2 years

Faf knocks on a quick tap but Mr Amashukeli just decides to call it back and give Boks the penalty anyway. Boks score. Interesting.

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2 years

History. They had no right to win that game, but history has just been made in Bloemfontein. Wayne Pivac's side become the first Welsh team to beat the Springboks on South African soil. Gareth Anscombe. Cajones.

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Matthew Southcombe

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2 years

We all know the impact Netflix has had on F1 and we'll no doubt see it with the PGA Tour when that doco comes out, given all the chaos unfolding there. It strikes me that World Rugby/RWC should be doing everything it possibly can to get Netflix interested in France 2023.

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Matthew Southcombe

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8 years

Eddie Jones did NOT enjoy all the questions about George Ford in the post-match presser!

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Matthew Southcombe

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2 years

Nobody cares more. Just an absolute winner.

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2 years

Question to Gethin Jenkins at yesterday's presser... "Does seeing Dan Lydiate chopping players down and Tommy Reffell getting in over the ball remind you of the way Dan and Sam Warburton used to work together?" His response... "Dan and ME, you mean?" 😂 📷: Huw Evans Agency

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10 months

Dan Biggar delivers his message to the young Welsh players that will take this team forward. He stopped our interview a few times to thank every Argentina player that walked past, which tells you a lot about the man, rather than the player @ITVWales

Dan Biggar's message to young teammates as he retires from Wales duty | ITV News

At 111 caps, Biggar has played his last match for his country and leaves behind a legacy as one of the best to ever don the red No.10 jersey. | ITV News Wales

www.itv.com

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Matthew Southcombe

@MattSouth7

3 years

A back row of Sam Simmonds, Tom Curry and Josh Navidi? Strap in.

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11 months

Wales scored four tries in five visits to Fiji’s 22 on Sunday. Purely anecdotal but I don’t recall seeing them that clinical in a long time. That, coupled with a RWC record amount of tackles. Now the dust has settled, those are two stats they can hang their hat on.

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2 years

Not the first time Dan Biggar has done something like this. His on-field antics can rub people up the wrong way but, as a person, he’s all class.

James Burridge

@James_Burridge

2 years

Halfway through our interview Dan Biggar stopped to pay a beautiful tribute to the Youngs family. #LEIvNOR

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Matthew Southcombe

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3 years

Peter O’Mahony - 3 week ban Zander Fagerson - 4 week ban (Six Nations over). This sport. 🤯🤯🤯

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2 years

The inimitable Lyn Jones on criticism Biggar has faced... "F***ing bulls**t. He might not side-step six people and score under the sticks from 80 metres but the '70s aren’t here anymore. “Dan makes things happen. His error count is dramatically low.”

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Matthew Southcombe

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11 months

Nick Tompkins is becoming one of the stories of the tournament from a Welsh perspective. He's like a different player under Warren Gatland.

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2 years

I liked Biggar's DG decision at the time and it ultimately won them the game. Strange that he is getting stick for it. Scotland's defence was unbelievable. Wales could have spent 10 minutes banging away at it, got nothing and FR is back on the field. Scores still level.

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2 years

Welsh players crowding around a tearful Neco Williams at full time. He looks devastated after leaving the game with what looked like a back injury.

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3 years

Six days after blowing a nine-point lead and the Springboks are STILL bleating about Nic Berry all while displaying a remarkable lack of self awareness. They're on the verge of embarrassing themselves now, regardless of tomorrow's result.

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1 year

Dmitri Arhip has just limped into the Vale Resort on crutches ahead of the players’ meeting with Welsh rugby bosses. He suffered an achilles injury on the weekend. Out for up to 12 months. Contract expires in 3. A sobering reminder of what’s at stake. @ITVWales

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10 months

So much is going to be written about Dan Biggar as he retires from Test rugby. He made no apologies for wearing his heart on his sleeve and gave everything whenever he wore red. He leaves a huge void and should be remembered as one of the greats.

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2 years

Taulupe Faletau was Wales' top tackler overall and top carrier in the pack. Hell of an effort across the 80 minutes given he's barely played in 7 months.

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2 years

Impact from Wales' bench noticeable today. Dewi Lake's throwing, under huge pressure, was top notch. Gareth Thomas defended superbly. Dillon Lewis with a vital 78th minute jackal. Jon Davies with two pivotal tackles in the closing stages.

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2 years

Sam Warburton and Jamie Roberts highlight the wider issue of the governance of the game in Wales leading to these defeats. WRU and regions have been butting heads over a new financial model for the best part of 12 months. Reap what you sow.

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Matthew Southcombe

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6 years

Ellis Jenkins is fulfilling charity commitments in Cardiff tonight despite what happened on Saturday. Tells you everything you need to know about him...

Ellis Jenkins just turned up at a charity event on crutches

He's facing a spell on the sidelines after a suspected ACL injury but still fulfilled his charity commitments just days after suffering the blow

www.walesonline.co.uk

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Matthew Southcombe

@MattSouth7

2 years

I don't want to keep going in on the referee here but Francis was out cold and did not move right next to the play. Game should have been stopped immediately. Only reason it did stop was because he gave another Bok penalty. Dangerous.

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5 years

Wales planned on singing Calon Lan at a welcome banquet last night... until local schoolchildren sung it better than they can! 😂 They went with Lawr Ar Lan Y Môr instead.

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3 years

This is how much Warren Gatland rates Adam Beard. The day Wales went to the 2019 RWC, AB required emergency surgery to have his appendix removed. WG kept him in the squad, flew him out when he was ready, spent a month getting him fit just to have him there for the knockouts.

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11 months

Dan Biggar has announced his retirement from Test rugby post-World Cup in his column for the Daily Mail. A man whose talents will only become apparent to some when they are no longer on display in a red shirt. A gritty, unflinching tactician. Leaves a huge void.

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3 years

If you're thinking about sliding into the mentions of an international rugby player to tell him he should have passed the ball (or worse), don't. Let's be better than that.

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@MattSouth7

4 years

I cannot emphasise this enough - WHAT A TACKLE from Leigh Halfpenny. That is outrageous.

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2 years

Welsh rugby's a bit of a rollercoaster, init? How gritty was that.

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5 years

Some lovely stuff from Alun Wyn Jones last night. Full story:

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2 years

BREAKING: Dan Lydiate returns to action for the Ospreys this weekend after over a year out with injury. On the bench for the trip to Leinster. @WalesRugby

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5 years

I mean, as rugby weekends go, this isn't bad. Saturday... England v Australia New Zealand v Ireland Sunday... Wales v France Japan v South Africa #RWC2019

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2 years

Taxi driver in Joburg: "I don't understand rugby but I love the physicality of it. You need to eat two whole chickens to play that game!" He gets it!

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@MattSouth7

2 years

Delighted to have started in my new role as @ITVWales ’ sports reporter last week. It’s a huge privilege to be taking on the position at an exciting time for Welsh sport. As always, reach out if there’s something you think we should be covering. DMs open.

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4 years

That's naughty from Quade Cooper. Real naughty.

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2 years

Wales came here after being embarrassed by Italy in their own backyard. They went toe to toe with the world champs over a cracking 3-Test series. A lot of pride back in the jersey over the last few weeks. Boks always likely to have too much but that was proper gusty tonight.

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3 years

EPCR have done the Ospreys and Scarlets dirty. Scarlets couldn't rearrange their fixture against Bristol last week. Ospreys forfeited their match less than 2 hours before other UK-Fra games were rescheduled. Behave.

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5 years

Things looking good on the injury front. - Jon Davies' scans came back clear. - Specialists happy with Biggar's condition. - North's ankle is okay. All 31 players expected in training next week #RWC2019

Wales offer hopeful injury update ahead of quarter-final

Warren Gatland is hopeful of a clean bill of health for the Rugby World Cup quarter-final against France

www.walesonline.co.uk

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Matthew Southcombe

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5 years

Don't buy this narrative that England are in a better position now. They've waltzed into the quarters without having to work for it. Australia, meanwhile, are battle-hardened after full-blooded Tests against Fiji and Wales #RWC2019

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2 years

Any building blocks put in place in South Africa just crumbled, emphatically. As powderpuff as I’ve seen Wales in a long time. Huge questions to be asked less than a year out from a World Cup.

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Matthew Southcombe

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3 years

A thought... Could the WRU put up Cardiff and Scarlets to quarantine at the Parkgate Hotel? CAP could be locked down and reserved as a training venue for both teams. Would reduce considerable cost of quarantining 100 players & staff, and could save the Euro fixtures.

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5 years

Leigh Halfpenny is playing his best rugby since the 2013 Lions tour. Probed Brad Mooar on how the Scarlets are getting him purring with ball-in-hand again. Averaged more metres per carry than everyone except Gareth Davies last night.

The quiet resurgence of Leigh Halfpenny

In the last three years, Halfpenny has lost his Wales jersey due to a perceived lack of attacking threat but he's rediscovered his mojo and is far from finished

www.walesonline.co.uk

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5 months

Sunday will be an emotional day for Elliot Dee. He's set to earn his 50th cap on Mother's Day. In 2016, his mum Lynn passed away following a short illness. "I’ve done a lot of stuff in my life that I would have liked for her to see." Full piece:

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5 years

A piece on the genius of Warren Gatland ahead of his final game as Wales boss in Cardiff. A whole generation of Welsh rugby fans don’t know how good they’ve had it in the last 11 years.

The genius of Warren Gatland as Wales says goodbye today

Gatland heads into his final game in Cardiff as Wales boss today

www.walesonline.co.uk

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Matthew Southcombe

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2 years

Seeing a few gripes about a 'plucky loser' narrative. I get that. But Pivac just asked basically the same 15 players to go three consecutive weeks against the Boks, two of them at altitude. I honestly don't think it gets more physically demanding than that.

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2 years

BREAKING: Taulupe Faletau called up by Wales ahead of England clash. @WalesRugby

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Matthew Southcombe

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3 years

One for the 'all Dan Biggar does is kick and tackle' brigade. He's a top distributor. Case and point 👇

Murray Kinsella

@Murray_Kinsella

3 years

Excellent double miss pass by Dan Biggar to get Wales into space, then Adam Beard executes the draw-and-pass. Biggar did loads of really good things for Wales again before making way for Callum Sheedy.

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5 years

Rhys Carre 👀 #RWC2019 #WALvFRA

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1 year

Welsh rugby players warned the WRU of possible strike action in November, around the team they were beaten by Georgia. They demanded a meeting with then-CEO Steve Phillips to get the WRU's side of the impasse. That meeting never took place.

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Matthew Southcombe

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1 year

Every pro rugby player in Wales has been invited to attend a meeting tomorrow with reps from the PRB. The stand-off over contracts will be front and centre. Huge day for Welsh rugby. Can’t recall all players being called to a meeting like this in my time covering the patch.

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Matthew Southcombe

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2 years

Biggar being trapped on the wrong side is a penalty. But there is no way it was cynical. Yellow is harsh.

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Matthew Southcombe

@MattSouth7

5 years

Wales received a remarkable reception at Kitakyushu Airport this lunchtime. Hundreds there to welcome them to the city. Story and video on @WalesRugby soon.

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5 years

For anyone doubting the conditions in Tokyo, Japan have had to wade through a flooded stadium to get to the pitch at training. Incredible. #RWC2019

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