Person: Dai Young

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Former Wales coach Rob Howley pictured left with former Wales head coach Warren Gatland during a training session at Principality Stadium Cardiff.

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Former Wales coach Howley opens up on how sister’s death led to gambling issues

Former Wales coach Rob Howley has opened up about the grief over his sister’s death that led to him being sent home from the World Cup after long-term gambling issues.

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Declan Kidney praises London Irish's 'heroic defence' on Premiership return

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Leinster set-up Champions Cup quarter-final with Ulster; Munster will travel to Edinburgh

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Rampaging Leinster swat weak Wasps aside

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Geordan Murphy: 'The game's gone too PC. We need to start picking players under five foot'

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'I don't know what's happened to rugby': James Haskell leaving 'pathetic sport' at the right time

English flanker forced to retire due to freak judo injury

"It's not the first time I've known a player retire through an injury, but Sam's situation has really hit me hard," Wasps boss Dai Young said.

Thu, 29 Mar, 2018

James Haskell could miss Six Nations opener after Champions Cup dismissal

James Haskell is in danger of missing the start of England's 6 Nations title defence after being sent off in Wasps' dramatic 33-28 Champions Cup defeat by Harlequins.

Sat, 13 Jan, 2018

Former Munster coach relishing switch to Wasps

Former Munster assistant Ian Costello is relishing the chance to further his coaching career with a move to English Premiership big guns Wasps next season.

Fri, 15 Dec, 2017

Undeniable cloud hanging over English rugby

A decision to extend the English rugby season has been met by a wave of disapproval, writes Simon Collings.

Tue, 05 Dec, 2017

Uini Atonio with Kieran Treadwell 22/10/2017

Mixed emotions as Tommy Bowe enters record books

La Rochelle 41 Ulster 17: Tommy Bowe moved into joint fourth place on European rugby’s all-time try-scoring lists - but that was about as good as it for Ulster as they were beaten 41-17 in La Rochelle.

Mon, 23 Oct, 2017

Jonathan Joseph rewarded for Wales torment with Lions berth

Jonathan Joseph was included in the Lions squad for New Zealand after Warren Gatland decided a player who has caused Wales so much torment on his watch could not be overlooked.

Thu, 20 Apr, 2017

You want the buzz of victory or entertainment?

Simon Zebo has not lost that sense of dicing with the devil, and he never should, writes Ronan O’Gara.

Fri, 07 Apr, 2017

Leinster take show on the road after victory against Wasps

Leinster 32 Wasps 17

Mon, 03 Apr, 2017

The eight who will make the Champions Cup quarter-finals great

Simon Lewis on the key gamebreakers in the four Champions Cup quarter-finals.

Fri, 31 Mar, 2017

Premiership far stronger than the PRO12, claims Jimmy Gopperth

We’re just over 10 years removed from Ronan O’Gara’s famous swipe at the English Premiership, but the debate on the relative merits of that league and the PRO12 will zoom back into focus on Saturday when the respective league leaders clash in a Champions Cup quarter-final in Dublin.

Thu, 30 Mar, 2017

Young rejects comparison to Kevin Keegan’s Entertainers

Having scored 73 tries in 18 Aviva Premiership matches and conceded 49, it is perhaps unsurprising to learn that Wasps are being labelled as rugby’s answer to Kevin Keegan’s Entertainers.

Wed, 29 Mar, 2017

Leinster coach Lancaster says Wasps are better than last year

Stuart Lancaster is emphatic when he declares that the Wasps team facing Leinster in Saturday’s Champions Cup quarter-final are a better outfit than the one that hit the province for 84 points and nine tries last season.

Tue, 28 Mar, 2017

Toulouse to revisit scene of 2014 drubbing

Toulouse captain, Thierry Dusautoir, says they will be striving to erase the bad memory of their last visit to Thomond Park, in 2014. They are returning to Limerick to face Munster in the Champions Cup quarter-finals.

Mon, 23 Jan, 2017

Bundee Aki out to ruin Wasps’ party

The level of conversation between players after matches is minimal at the best of times and even less so in these December double dates, but a snippet of information picked up by Connacht after Sunday’s 32-17 loss to Wasps has been thrown about the changing room in the Sportsground quite a bit this week.

Sat, 17 Dec, 2016

Where there’s life there’s hope for Connacht

Wasps 32 Connacht 17: This was an opportunity lost by Connacht but they will get little time to dwell on it.

Mon, 12 Dec, 2016

New Italy coach Conor O'Shea won't be able to count on Andrea Masi

Italian back Andrea Masi has been forced to retire from rugby following medical advice on an Achilles tendon injury.

Wed, 22 Jun, 2016

European round-up: Mark McCall admits Saracens had to dig deep for win

Mark McCall admitted Saracens had to dig deep in their 29-20 Champions Cup quarter-final victory over Northampton at Allianz Park.

Mon, 11 Apr, 2016

Dai Young: Premiership move won’t harm Marty Moore’s Ireland career

Marty Moore will not harm his Test career with Ireland by moving to Aviva Premiership club Wasps next term, according to Dai Young.

Wed, 27 Jan, 2016

Wasps boss: Marty Moore's move abroad will not harm Ireland career

Ireland’s performance director David Nucifora has warned the country’s top stars will be at a “disadvantage” for international selection if plying their trade abroad.

Tue, 26 Jan, 2016