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The Vandalism of Our Heritage: A Fifty-Year Lament for Welsh Rugby
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The Vandalism of Our Heritage: A Fifty-Year Lament for Welsh Rugby
For fifty years, much of my life has been measured in eighty-minute increments. My heart has quickened in the mud of Dave Parade; the biting cold west wind at Stradey, and the deafening, soul-stirrā¦
https://gwladrugby.wordpress.com/2026/02/04/the-vandalism-of-our-heritage-a-fifty-year-lament-for-welsh-rugby/
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Popeth Cymraeg
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Fory! Tomorrow!
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James Harrington
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The France squad for the Six Nations match against Wales in Cardiff. As expected, 2 changes in the starting XV, forming all-Pau midfield with Fabien Brau-Boirie winning his first cap alongside Emilien Gailleton. Lamothe, Flament, and another debutant, Stade Francais' Noah Nene, on a 6-2 bench
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An absolute corker of a letter to the Welsh rugby clubs from Hayley Parsons š„
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Tick tock
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One of those 5 questions is a lot bigger than the others
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Squidge Rugby
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A team with zero professional players, plucking players from the English amateur divisions vs World Cup regulars. Out of nowhere, Germany had the greatest day in their rugby history as they beat Romania in a tense encounter. We sat down to dissect it all-
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So Germany just spark the biggest upset of 2026- Here's how they did it
YouTube video by More Squidge Rugby
https://youtu.be/HShQST2apFk?si=rewXj9VEBvxRVCTB
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Richard T
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Tshiunza to Cardiff with Donnell to Ulster.
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https://archive.ph/2026.02.11-150536/https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/welsh-club-close-deal-bring-33402990
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Mik A
2 days ago
Don't say we weren't warned. Hard times ahead for Wales' peer group.
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Rugby News +
2 days ago
Jackman: Irish player pathway system creaking (āļø@RTErugby)
#IrishRugby
#PlayerPathway
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Jackman: Irish player pathway system creaking
Bernard Jackman believes IRFU high-performance director David Humphreys has a major job on his hands to address the player pathway system in the country that has failed to widen the playing pool.
https://www.rte.ie/sport/six-nations/2026/0209/1557591-jackman-irish-player-pathway-system-creaking/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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Josh Gardner
3 days ago
Funny seeing Brian Moore claim to be a "disinterested party" in his robust defence of the WRU leadership in the Telegraph this morning⦠At no point does he think to mention that his wife is the WRU's head of women's rugby and was hired by that same leadership 12 months ago. "Disinterested"!
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HAPPY MONDAY EVERYBODY! From Crowning Years to Frowning and Tears ā The Highs and Lows of Welsh Rugby
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From Crowning Years to Frowning and Tears ā The Highs and Lows of Welsh Rugby
For many, Saturdayās loss to England didnāt come as much of a surprise and neither did the subsequent reaction. The responses have run the full gamut of negative human emotions; from grief, via desā¦
https://gwladrugby.wordpress.com/2026/02/09/from-crowning-years-to-frowning-and-tears-the-highs-and-lows-of-welsh-rugby/
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Sei Williams
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"Eventually the words will run out, and all that remains is the evidence". Nathaniel Hale for Gwladrugby. Words Donāt Win Games
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Words Donāt Win Games
There are days when sport tells you the truth whether you want to hear it or not. Dan Biggar, standing there next to Johnny Wilkinson and Jamie Roberts pitchside on ITV afterwards did not lie eitheā¦
https://gwladrugby.wordpress.com/2026/02/08/words-dont-win-games/
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āIt was a day when Wales lost their identity and when the Six Nations lost a decent portion of its soul.ā
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Jamie Phillips
5 days ago
Yikes! Wales discipline stinking to high heaven under Tandy.
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Broussetās whistle has broken. This is beyond satire.
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The worst thing about this is that england havenāt even played that well. They havenāt needed to.
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Have the crowd fallen asleep?
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Rhys Knott
5 days ago
"Alex Mann" is actually Welsh for "Henry Pollock"
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DelMcG
5 days ago
When even Ben Earl isn't hooting & hollering like an MDMA-addled howler monkey, you know you've fallen from "hate" into "pity" and somehow that's even worse
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We are all Dewi Lake right now. Sitting disconsolately on a plastic garden chair.
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James Stafford
5 days ago
Want to brush up on your rugby history, new to the
#sixnations
or looking for a gift for a rugby friend (aged 8 to 80)? Why not try a book from my 'Illustrated History of Rugby' series. Histories of Wales, England and 'Rebels and Giant Killers'. From all good booksellers.
#ENGvWAL
#ITAvSCO
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I tried to think of a song to sum up my feelings about recent events which also seems appropriate for today. It had to be this one: Rewind the Film
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Manic Street Preachers - Rewind the Film ft. Richard Hawley
YouTube video by ManicStPreachersVEVO
https://youtu.be/PwwtOd3pMlk?si=-
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AYUP LADS, Fffffiona from the Traitors is on Jonathan!
6 days ago
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Great effort by the U20s there. Fair play to š“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ for fighting back with 14 men.
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Sei Williams
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"Removing an elite environment - because itās easier than fixing the problems that surround it - gets framed as bold decision-making, when really itās an admission that nobody knows how to make the existing system work". Nathaniel Hale for Gwladrugby.
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Welsh Rugby: Where nobody contemplates resignation except the fans
There is a straight line you can draw through Wales Rugby over the last decade, and it leads to a system where individual failure is absorbed, explained away, and ultimately rewarded. There is no pā¦
https://gwladrugby.wordpress.com/2026/02/06/welsh-rugby-where-nobody-contemplates-resignation-except-the-fans/
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I know you're all quietly thinking it, but I'm going to be bold and say it out loud: Is it now time for Ireland to think about cutting a region?
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I bloody love this guy
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Des coups de feu ont ƩtƩ tirƩs
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7 days ago
Ireland outclassed by rampant France in Six Nations opener: As it happened @beltel.bsky.social
#SixNations
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Ireland outclassed by rampant France in Six Nations opener: As it happened
Itās an unusual Thursday night start for Irelandās 2026 Six Nations campaign as the Boys in Green take on France in Paris.
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/rugby/six-nations/ireland-outclassed-by-rampant-france-in-six-nations-opener-as-it-happened/a679726058.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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England will have noticed that the French had a twenty minute sieste in the second half and nearly let Ireland back into a game which they were cruising
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Dickson never gives those
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James Ryan being James Ryan again I see
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THE RAMOS VOLLEY!!! š
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LBB is a āone-trick ponyā apparently š Fair play itās a fucking good trick
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What a beauty
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French pods are a bit messy - they keep getting in each others way
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I was about to say that Jalibert had been a bit quiet š
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French TV director did well to hide the angles there
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Gros is folding Clarkson like a fucking deckchair
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āThe World Cup final that never was.ā Jesus Christ I hate ITV
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Have just realised that I was present at each of Wales' worst three defeats to England at Twickenham. Another reason to be glad I don't have a ticket for Saturday.
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muniz replacement
7 days ago
As the Six Nations kicks off, a panel of former international players, doctors & researchers are calling for urgent action from World Rugby to better protect rugby players' (brain) health. You can watch the Big Rugby Debate here:
headforchange.org.uk/watch-the-bi...
#concussion
#tbi
#neurosky
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Watch The Big Rugby Debate - Head for Change
We brought together a panel of former players, coaches, and medical experts debate some of rugbyās most contentious issues at The Big Rugby Debate. Wales Grand Slam Winner Alix Popham was joined by En...
https://headforchange.org.uk/watch-the-big-rugby-debate/
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I am here for this. Comrade Pontyclun vs Lord Fauntleroy death match.
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No fly-half cover on the bench so don't be surprised to see Harri Deaves playing 10 as we look to close the game out in the final quarter.
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Rugby Broadcast
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Breaking: Virgin Media has secured exclusive broadcast rights to the new Nations Championship, which kicks off this year. The broadcaster will also show fixtures from the Summer Nations Series and the Autumn Nations Series.
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