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Hook seals derby win for Ospreys

JAMES HOOK grabbed all 19 points as the Ospreys maintained their Magners League title hopes and all but ended those of the Scarlets.

Wed, 25 Apr, 2007

Streetwise Ospreys shatter Edinburgh’s title dreams

EDINBURGH’S dream of bringing the Magners League title to Scotland for the first time was clinically demolished by the streetwise Ospreys at Murrayfield.

Sat, 03 Mar, 2007

Betsen: Les Bleus wary of suffering England backlash

England face a France side gunning for the Grand Slam, after they followed up away victories over Italy and Ireland with a come-from-behind 32-21 win over Wales at the Stade de France on Saturday.

Mon, 26 Feb, 2007

Wales look for 6 Nations upset

Wales were looking to upset the form book in their RBS 6 Nations Championship clash with France tonight.

Sat, 24 Feb, 2007

Jones owns up over penalty that may cost Ospreys a cup place

WALES star Ryan Jones has accepted responsibility for conceding a last-gasp penalty that could ultimately cost the Ospreys a place in this season’s Heineken Cup quarter-finals.

Mon, 15 Jan, 2007

Leinster punish weak Ospreys

FOR Leinster, it was a welcome return to their spiritual home in the tidy surrounds of Donnybrook.

Mon, 08 Jan, 2007

Hook points way for Ospreys as Dragons fail to fire in try-less game

Neath-Swansea Ospreys 12, Newport-Gwent Dragons 6

Mon, 01 Jan, 2007

Hook clinches dramatic win for Ospreys

SALE suffered a dramatic defeat after the Ospreys staged a spectacular smash and grab raid at the Liberty Stadium to finish 17-16.

Sat, 21 Oct, 2006

Injuries may douse the Dragons’ fire

NEWPORT Gwent Dragons have delayed naming their team to face Munster amid a catalogue of injuries ahead of the Heineken Cup clash.

Thu, 08 Dec, 2005

James back as Ruddock shuffles deck

Dafydd James will win his first Wales cap in three years on Saturday after head coach Mike Ruddock announced sweeping changes for the Millennium Stadium clash with South Africa.

Wed, 16 Nov, 2005

Wales scrape one-point win over Fiji

Wales 11 Fiji 10

Fri, 11 Nov, 2005

All Blacks hammer out warning

Wales 3 New Zealand 41

Mon, 07 Nov, 2005

No excuses for painful defeat - Ruddock

Wales head coach Mike Ruddock offered no excuses for their record defeat to New Zealand but admitted it “hurts like hell”.

Sat, 05 Nov, 2005

Connacht pay the penalty as Connor seals Ospreys’ victory

Ospreys 18 Connacht 17

Sat, 15 Oct, 2005

Ospreys bounce back

Ospreys 15 Newport Gwent Dragons 9

Wed, 14 Sep, 2005

Leamy central to Munster hopes

DENIS LEAMY has been named in the centre alongside South African international Trevor Halstead for tonight's Celtic League clash with champions, the Ospreys (Musgrave Park, 6.pm).

Sat, 10 Sep, 2005

Kidney waiting on injured duo

MUNSTER coach Declan Kidney has delayed team selection for the Celtic League clash with champions Neath/Swansea Ospreys.

Fri, 09 Sep, 2005

McGeechan’s midweek marvels
IAN McGEECHAN’S midweek Lions dug deep to end their tour unbeaten with a passionate and committed performance at Eden Park against a talented but over-ambitious Auckland outfit.

Wed, 06 Jul, 2005

Auckland trio fit for Lions clash

Junior All Blacks Joe Rokocoko, Ben Atiga and Saimone Taumoepeau will start for Auckland against the British and Irish Lions today.

Tue, 05 Jul, 2005

Lions top 100 as Williams scores five

Shane Williams enhanced his Test credentials with a sparkling five-try performance as the Lions finally found some attacking form to rack up a century of points against Manawatu and claim their biggest ever win in New Zealand.

Tue, 28 Jun, 2005

Lions must impress for Test places

Test places are up for grabs today as the battered British and Irish Lions take on second-division provincial side Manawatu.

Tue, 28 Jun, 2005

Wales dismiss talk of Lions rift

Wales team manager Alan Phillips insists he is not in conflict with Clive Woodward over the Lions’ decision to overlook Brent Cockbain.

Tue, 07 Jun, 2005

Scarlets book Celtic Cup final place

Llanelli Scarlets 23 Neath-Swansea Ospreys 15

Sat, 07 May, 2005

Henry feels sorry for missing Welsh

The Lions squad announced by Clive Woodward yesterday held few surprises for New Zealand but All Black boss Graham Henry says Wales may feel aggrieved at their lack of numbers.

Tue, 12 Apr, 2005

Cockbain set for Wales Grand Slam glory
BRENT Cockbain has been one of the workhorses in the Welsh boiler room during a march through the Six Nations tournament that has brought them to within a game of their first clean sweep in 27 years.

Sat, 19 Mar, 2005

Irish are ready for party-pooping finale

EVEN in the professional era, with international players well remunerated for their efforts, the driving force for anyone worth his salt is the quest for trophies.

Wed, 16 Mar, 2005

Slam fever hits Wales
Scotland 22 Wales 46

Mon, 14 Mar, 2005

Stunning Welsh come of age in Paris

France 18 Wales 24

Mon, 28 Feb, 2005

Wales face credentials test v Italy

Wales are facing another testing examination of their RBS 6 Nations title credentials today at the Stadio Flaminio, mindful of the humiliation that haunted their last trip to Rome.

Sat, 12 Feb, 2005

Williams’ return to fitness as France ring changes

WALES have been given a major boost ahead of their opening Six Nations clash against world champions England with former skipper Martyn Williams declared fit to start.

Wed, 02 Feb, 2005

Williams boost for Wales

Wales tonight received a major boost when former skipper Martyn Williams was declared fit to face world champions England.

Tue, 01 Feb, 2005

Ospreys v Ulster teams

Neath-Sw’sea Ospreys v Ulster teams

Fri, 21 Jan, 2005

Munster v Ospreys teams

Munster v Neath-Sw’sea teams.

Sat, 08 Jan, 2005

Wales take Japan apart

Wales 98 Japan 0

Fri, 26 Nov, 2004

Boks coach barely wins race against time as Wales dig deep

SOUTH AFRICA coach Jake White has recalled the moment when he feared time might have run out on the Springboks’ Grand Slam bid.

Mon, 08 Nov, 2004

Neath-Swansea Ospreys v Munster teams

Heineken Cup Pool 4

Sun, 31 Oct, 2004

Cullen and D'Arcy on bench for Leinster

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Fri, 15 Oct, 2004

Cullen starts for Munster

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Fri, 03 Sep, 2004

Ruddock wants instant revenge

Wales coach Mike Ruddock has urged his players to take a leaf out of Lawrence Dallaglio’s book of rugby wisdom as they go in search of revenge against Argentina in Buenos Aires on Saturday.

Wed, 16 Jun, 2004

Wales humiliate Barbarians
Mike Ruddock’s Wales coaching reign began in winning fashion at Ashton Gate last night when they beat they Barbarians 43-0, but the victory was marred by an injury to star full-back Gareth Thomas.

Thu, 27 May, 2004

Munster lose as Ulster beat Connacht

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Fri, 16 Apr, 2004

Llanelli pass 50 against Leinster

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Fri, 16 Apr, 2004

Ospreys destroy the Borders

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Fri, 16 Apr, 2004

Ulster trail Connacht at the break

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Fri, 16 Apr, 2004

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