"It is unclear whether the WRU bosses were watching the Boxing Day derbies" The fact this is unclear is damning about the WRU AND Welsh rugby journalism. @gwladrugby.bsky.social BBC News - URC: Scarlets 19-26 Ospreys - Visitors soar to bonus-point win - BBC Sport www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-...

Crazy that the WRU actively wants this to be the last-ever set of Boxing Day derbies, legitimately the thing Welsh club rugby is built around.

Took my boy (newly 5) to Cardiff game. He's in his 1st year going to rugby training. We went with his Taid, who is here for Xmas. He waved a flag. He went on the pitch. He met Alun Lawrence (who asked if he'd had a nice Xmas, what a gent) Fan for life IF it continues. What a thing to throw away.

HE WEARS A MAGIC HAT

Fair play, Mrs M has absolutely dialled in my two main loves with the t shirt she got me for Christmas

Nadolig Llawen Merry Christmas #RuckTheWRU

With the Welsh derbies upon us, the teams from a programme from a Wales trial match in the early 1950s. Two Llanharan boys, both of whom played for Wales and the went North to Halifax @gwladrugby.bsky.social @iestyn21.bsky.social

Cardiff Rugby No 8 Alun Lawrence has made more carries and tackles than any other player in the BKT URC this season – and is setting himself further targets for both club and country ✍️Simon Thomas

On 15th December 1917, a Cardiff Ladies XV put together by "Ma" Rosser (in the hat) ran out at the Arms Park. This is the earliest known photo of a womens rugby team. We understand one of the bidders for Cardiff rugby are keen to reintroduce a womens team. Hint: It isn't Y11.

our festive episode is here, w @joshgardner.bsky.social We've even chucked in a song...

A Christmas message to Y11. We're aware that you're bidding for our club. But the day you buy Cardiff will be the first day of the campaign to get rid of you. You're not wanted. Keep your hands off. Do one.

Lawyers representing hundreds of former rugby players who allege they have suffered brain injuries during their careers have lost a bid to challenge orders that could lead to their High Court claims being thrown out

New pod! 🔵⚫️ Dan, Simon & Tony aren’t exactly full of festive cheer after a frustrating Friday night loss against Scarlets, but there’s hope from the Rags and a chance for Cardiff to bounce back on Boxing Day. m.youtube.com/watch?v=VBW5...

60-odd minutes into the match, and he’s a 115kgs of loosehead prop. I mean.

I was just thinking I haven't seen enough of wingers deciding to back their pace on the outside much recently and Rio Dyer has brought it back beautifully tonight

"Scrap Dragons, scrap Dragons, pointless, pathetic team."

I am so looking forward to wol and scrum v and Foxy all singing dragons praises as they overtake scarlets and ospreys in the table

Great evening at CAP. Nearly 12000 and it was bouncing from start to finish. The officiating was infuriating and really spoilt the flow of the game. And at the death a 🧠 💨 of astronomical proportions. Scarlets deserved winners - they just let Cardiff have the ball and waited for the mistakes to come

11728 crowd - ARE YOU WATCHING ANDY HOWL???

Let's not forget that in this new £160k job as "Dave Reddin's Bitch" the successful applicant will also be required to step up into Dave's job once he has fucked off before the 6 Nations. Dai Young and Kingsley Jones the front runners. Mr Ambassador, with these choices you are really spoiling us!

So, WRU have a shortlist of 2 to buy Cardiff which may or may not include Y11. If anyone other than Y11 buys them, the new owners will go into a tender with no guarantees of winning it? After spending up to £16m for the team?

So for all of the Ospreys/Cardiff merger chat that has dominated the Welsh media for the last month…. WalesOnline reporting Y11 aren't even in the final two bidders, if they even bid at all. A cynic might wonder if, for certain members of the media, creating that damaging narrative was the point?

The URC returns tonight! 🙌 Three rounds of fixtures over the festive period and plenty to look forward to 🏉🎄 And after an encouraging European window, @iestyn21.bsky.social shares his thoughts on what’s coming up next for the Welsh regions 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿👇 www.talkingrugbyunion.co.uk/urc-back-for... 📸 Inpho

Gutted for Ellie. 🥈 😢

Nice to see a bit of player power in action

The experience of 2014 should be enough to teach us that getting the numbers to call an EGM means nothing without significant and widespread support, but we seem set for a pretty febrile end of the year. www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/...

gwladrugby.wordpress.com/2025/12/16/a... “Welsh rugby often behaves as though reality were optional. Warning signs ignored. Decisions delayed. Problems discussed endlessly, so long as they were never properly addressed.”

Why is there so much negativity around central contracts and being employed by the WRU? Is it the NDAs? Is it the institutionalised misogyny? Is it the sexism? Maybe the toxic and vindictive culture? Or the homophobia? Puzzling ... isn't it?

"You can choose to ignore reality. Youcannot choose immunity from reality. Reality, unlike WRU governance strategies, is not pending or subject to external consultants". Nathaniel Hale for Gwladrugby. gwladrugby.wordpress.com/2025/12/16/a...

Merry Christmas! Our biggest load of stuff ever.

These annual selection boxes are becoming as much a staple of Christmas viewing as the double issue Radio Times. Bravo, the squidges.

President Trump’s comments about Rob Reiner go against everything the great office of FIFA Peace Prize Winner stands for.

Dear Dave Reddin, RCK, Abi Tierney and the WRU Board, Please stop "striving." It's not helping. Just go. All of you. If you have any sense of dignity you would resign now. You're doing a terrible job. We told you this. Listen. Go. Now.

Jac Morgan and Dewi Lake going to Gloucester is a kick in the teeth for Welsh Rugby. Two genuine top class players. It just feels self destructive to the fabric of the game domestically

Toulouse handed a two-point penalty in the #Top14, with a further two suspended They've also been fined €45,000, with €15,000 of it suspended

Creating the right environment = We'll tell you who you have to play for; we'll set your salary; we'll decide which position you play; we'll decide how often you play .... and there's bugger all you can do about it. Alternatively, ignore all that and play in the Prem. Tough choices.

So that's the spine of the Welsh pack for the next 5 years. The three most recent captains of their country. All now playing outside Wales. And another two of the autumn squad now playing in England. Well played, WRU. No, really now. Well played.

Morgan has been one of the few positives about Welsh rugby recently. A pretty damning indictment of the WRU that he feels the need to leave.

A favour to ask - if you're going to be on the South Terrace at CAP on Friday night (Cardiff, Scarlets or whoever) - pls get in touch.

Jac Morgan the first sacrifice to keep the gravy train moving at all costs. Every key decision the WRU have taken since professionalism has been arrogantly wrong. The latest will prove to be no exception. Couldn’t organise a pub crawl in St Mary Street

Jac has made it clear he'd rather have stayed in Swansea. This isn't about money, or opportunity – it's about the WRU deliberately putting the Ospreys in a position where any new contract offer comes with a huge dose of uncertainty. So he's gone. An act of pure vandalism we will never forget.

Jac is not a believer in Dave Reddin's vision.

We’ve given up on #RoadToWRUin. There’s just too much bad news to keep up with. Gloucester have confirmed the signing of Jac Morgan from the Ospreys. 😔