Rewind the clock back 15 months and Adam Beard was licking his wounds having been left out of Wayne Pivac’s squad for the Autumn Nations Cup. Pivac’s feedback was he wanted the Ospreys lock to add more layers to his game, to develop an all-court game which could elevate Beard
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Fia and Taione hoping to help Tongan relief effort
Ma’afu Fia was in a state of shock when he finally got to see the devastating effects of the volcanic eruption in his home country of Tonga. It took three days before the Ospreys and Tonga prop forward was able to establish that his relatives on the Pacific island were all OK.
Six of the best for Cardiff against RGC
Cardiff Rugby made it two wins from two in the WRU Regional Age Grade U18 Championship as they beat RGC 41-10 at the weekend. Hot on the heels of their opening round victory over the Ospreys at Aberavon, 18-8, they ran in six tries against an RGC side that had
“Awesome†Ratti can be a big hit for Wales, insists Cardiff teammate
Seb Davies insists his “awesome†Cardiff Rugby teammate James Ratti can make a massive impact on the international stage. Ratti was the shock selection in Wayne Pivac’s Wales squad for the Six Nations, with the 24-year-old having only recently converted from a second row to a No 8. But Davies
Pugh proud of Wales effort in Malaga
Wales head coach Richie Pugh left the Malaga Sevens in an optimistic frame of mind after seeing his young side complete the third leg of the HSBC Sevens World Series with a 34-5 defeat to Spain in the 9th place play-off. The home side galloped to a 34-5 victory but
Carre signs new Cardiff contract
Rhys Carré has pledged his future to Cardiff Rugby after penning a new deal with his hometown club. The giant loose-head came through the ranks at Cardiff and returned to the Arms Park in 2020 following a season with Saracens. Carré’s existing contract was due to run out in the
Defiant Wales bounce back after French setback
Wales bounced back after a heavy defeat to France with a gutsy 19-14 victory against Kenya to give Richie Pugh’s side a chance of progressing to the Cup quarter-finals in Malaga in the third leg of the HSBC Sevens World Series. The young Welsh side proved pretty quick learners at
