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Wales expect running battle at Twickenham
5/2/2010 - Shane Williams reckons England plan to blitz Wales with electrifying pace in Saturday's RBS Six Nations opener. England boss Martin Johnson has named speed merchants Delon Armitage, Matthew Tait and Ugo Monye in an att...

Cardiff clash of titans at Newcastle
5/2/2010 - Fourth-placed Cardiff are looking to continue their impressive recent run at Newastle United tonight by ending the only unbeaten home record in the Championship - a win that would propel the Bluebirds back into the race f...

Swans must turn draws into wins
5/2/2010 - Swansea City boss Paulo Sousa has called for his side to turn draws into victories ahead of tomorrow's early kick-off against Preston (1pm). The Swans have drawn four of their last five Championship outings and Sousa i...

James and Gill called in as prop Jenkins withdraws
4/2/2010 - Wales prop Gethin Jenkins has withdrawn from the RBS 6 Nations clash with England at Twickenham on Saturday after failing a fitness test this afternoon (Thursday) on a calf problem picked up in training. Jenkins will ...

Lee Byrne is over the moon
3/2/2010 - Lee Byrne intends to hit the ground running at Twickenham leaving all thoughts of the 16th-man controversy way behind him. "I'm absolutely over the moon, to be honest," he said this afternoon. " I'm just glad to p...

I was naive over Bloodgate, says Welsh ref
3/2/2010 - It was the scandal that rocked the rugby world to its core in 2009 - and Welsh referee Nigel Owens was at the centre of it. In a special documentary, Nigel Owens, broadcast on S4C on Friday this week (8.25pm), the re...

Lee Byrne plays and Williams wins hooking berth
3/2/2010 - Lee Byrne is reprieved to play and Gareth Williams will make his third start for Wales when Warren Gatland's side travel to Twickenham to face England on Saturday (kick-off 5.00pm) in the RBS 6 Nations opener. The Card...

Swans won't let Angel go for nothing
3/2/2010 - Swansea City chairman Huw Jenkins says he is disappointed with reports that he has blocked Angel Rangel's chance to further his career with a transfer to Fulham. Rangel claimed Fulham had met Swansea's "high" valuatio...

Sing a song of rugby
3/2/2010 - If the Six Nations tournament was about singing the Welsh would probably win it every year. A new handy companion will be published this week with the words to all the songs that will be sung in buses, pubs and stadi...

Byrne beats ban and ready for England
3/2/2010 - Wales full back Lee Byrne will be available for selection for Saturday's RBS 6 Nations international against England after an appeal committee cleared him of misconduct when he entered the field as the Ospreys16th man la...

Cardiff City can sell land to help pay big tax bill
2/2/2010 - Cardiff Council's Executive has agreed to allow Cardiff City Football Club to sell undeveloped land around the new stadium in Leckwith. The sale of the land for £1.8m could help pay off the club's £2.7m tax bill and ...

Trading standards probe Cardiff City
2/2/2010 - Cardiff Trading Standards is aware of some controversy relating to Cardiff City Football Club’s ‘Golden Ticket’ offer and is urging concerned consumers to get in touch. Councillor Judith Woodman, Cardiff Council...

Rhondda Six Nations fun day
2/2/2010 - As the Six Nation’s championship kicks off this SaturdayGarth Olwg Lifelong Learning campus, Pontypridd, is creating the perfect family environment to cheer on our boys and keep the kids entertained at the same time, pl...

England v Wales side for 6 Nations
2/2/2010 - Delon Armitage (London Irish), Riki Flutey (CA Brive) and Nick Easter (Harlequins) are back in the England starting line-up for the opening game of the 2010 RBS 6 Nations against Wales at Twickenham Stadium (5pm). Full...

Lee Byrne appeals against England ban
1/2/2010 - Lee Byrne has lodged an appeal to Heineken Cup organisers ERC against the sentence he received after pleading guilty to misconduct during an independent Disciplinary Committee hearing on Friday. Byrne was banned from...

Chelsea tickets sell out in 40 minutes
1/2/2010 - Cardiff City have sold all their tickets for the FA Cup fifth round tie at FA Cup holders and Premier League leaders Chelsea on Saturday, February 13 - after fans started queueing at the stadium at 1am today Monday. Ca...

Free race tracks for the troops
1/2/2010 - Chepstow , Hereford and Ffos Las racecourses are offering free tikets to service personnel. Northern Racing was instrumental in the expansion of the Value for Valour campaign inspired by a serving captain in the Royal...

Watchurst captains Wales U20s
1/2/2010 - Wales Under 20 head coach Phil Davies has named Dragons academy prop Dan Watchurst and Ospreys outside half Matthew Jarvis as his captain and vice captain for the first two games of his side's Under 20 Six Nations campaig...

Gatland waits for Byrne appeal decision
30/1/2010 - Naming of the Wales team ahead of the RBS 6 Nations opening clash with England at Twickenham on Saturday 6th February is to be rescheduled. Head coach Warren Gatland had intended to name his side tomorrow, Sunday 31st...

Lee Byrne may appeal England match ban
29/1/2010 - The Wales RBS 6 Nations squad member, Lee Byrne, is today reviewing the decision of an independent disciplinary committee to ban him from playing for two weeks up to and including Friday, 12 February. It will mean the ...

Ridsdale says sorry to fans for no new players
29/1/2010 - Cardiff City chairman Peter Ridsdale today apologised to supporters who feel let down over the club's announcement that no new players will be arriving during the January transfer window. And he brushed aside suggestio...

Sousa asks Swans for bigger push
29/1/2010 - Paulo Sousa has called for a reaction from his players ahead of tomorrow's clash at Watford (3pm). After seeing his side frustrated by Coventry in the goalless draw on Tuesday the Portuguese manager is hoping that his ...

Rees back for Scarlets at Wasps
29/1/2010 - British Lions and Wales hooker Matthew Rees starts for the Scarlets against London Wasps this Saturday away at Adams Park after being released by Wales to build up game time before the start of the Six Nations, following ...

Ferrie Bodde hopes for return to Swans
28/1/2010 - Swansea City midfielder Ferrie Bodde says he is feeling fit and strong as he edges nearer to a full return from injury. The Dutchman has been out of action for four months following a reoccurrence of the knee ligament ...

Steve Tandy century for Ospreys
28/1/2010 - The Ospreys are without many of their Wales players as the RBS Six nations approaches and that has given them the opportunity to hand Steve Tandy his 100th start for the region in the LV= Cup match against the Newport Gwe...

Cardiff six-shooters win top award
28/1/2010 - Cardiff City have won the F&C Investments Performance of the Week award for Tuesday's brilliant 6-0 win at Bristol City. The League Managers Association five-man Performance of the Week panel, comprising LMA Chairman H...

Cardiff City in takeover talks
27/1/2010 - Cardiff City's board said this afternoon that they have had a number of groups of potential investors in discussions with the club. These parties were looking at both partial investment as well as a potential takeover. ...

High noon at Chelsea
27/1/2010 - After their 6-0 thumping of Bristol City last night, Cardiff City's FA Cup fifth round tie at Chelsea will be played on Saturday, February 13, kick off 12 noon. Manager Dave Jones hailed the Chelsea effect after seeing...

Byrne and Ospreys charged in 16th man row
27/1/2010 - Lee Byrne and the Ospreys have today been charged with misconduct and must attend a hearing on Friday after Byrne came on the field as the 16th man during the second half of the Heineken Cup match between the Ospreys and ...

Wales plan to stifle Jonny Wilkinson
27/1/2010 - Wales will target Jonny Wilkinson to derail England's Six Nations bid as the 30-year-old fly-half ace is set to make his first championship start in nearly two years in the Anglo-Welsh clash at Twickenham next weekend. ...

Top class bowls rolls into Swansea
27/1/2010 - Top class bowls is rolling into Swansea later this week. Some of the best bowlers in the world will be competing at Plasmarl's Indoor Bowls Stadium in the 2010 Welsh International Open from January 30 to February 5. ...

Gatland releases seven of squad for game time
26/1/2010 - Wales will release seven RBS 6 Nations squad players back to Regional rugby this weekend in order to give them game-time before the Championship opener against England at Twickenham a week on Saturday. Ospreys prop Ada...

Ospreys encourage the boys
26/1/2010 - They make up nearly half of the Welsh rugby squad for the Six Nations Championship and now the Ospreys are passing on tricks of the trade to the younger generation. Community coaches from the region are overseeing non-...

Swans striker faces life in the army
26/1/2010 - Swans striker Besian Idrizaj has more reason than most to establish himself as a regular at the Liberty Stadium and the British game. For the moment the Austrian front-man returns to his homeland, he's set to face six ...