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Wales' new best centre identified and TMO investigation to be launched : These are your morning headlines on Monday, March 25.
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Wales' new best centre identified and TMO investigation to be launched
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George North's Welsh rugby career looks over after he shared a hospital update confirming devastating news. Get well soon George! 💪 www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/george-norths-welsh-rugby-career-28860827
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George North announces shock retirement from international rugby: The Wales centre will end his Test career after Saturday's match against Italy
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George North announces shock retirement from international rugby
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The entire Principality Stadium rises to its feet for inspirational family given tragic news tinyurl.com/3z9cn3mt
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BREAKING: Wales suffer late injury blow as Gatland forced to change team for France tinyurl.com/9k8bvvbn
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A legendary Wales and Lions rugby star has sadly died 💔: tinyurl.com/24hm5uvz
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BREAKING: Wales star quits Welsh rugby 🏈 - tinyurl.com/y2y3je58
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Wales and Ireland to play each other in red and green for final time amid ban: Wales v Ireland fixtures will look a bit different going forward
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Wales and Ireland to play each other in red and green for final time amid ...
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BREAKING: Two Wales players to leave Six Nations squad as new man to be called up 🏈🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 tinyurl.com/sxueust6
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Hit-and-run leaves former Wales rugby star Non Evans unable to work and living on soup
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Hit-and-run leaves former Wales rugby star Non Evans unable to work and ...
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This is Anastasia. She was too ashamed to leave the house after losing all of her hair during cancer treatment. "Losing my hair was very challenging ...
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Why Wales and Ireland will wear red and green for the final time when they play in the Six Nations
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Why Wales and Ireland will wear red and green for the final time when they ...
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'I thought Wales rugby star was my friend, now I am owed thousands': Ex-Wales international Rhys Gill and his business partner Ross Johnston have been criticised ...
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'I thought Wales rugby star was my friend, now I am owed thousands'
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They played for their country in their 20s. By their 40s, they had early onset dementia after playing this physical sport
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They played for their country in their 20s. By their 40s, they had early ...
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Call to ban rugby for under-18s because it harms the brain: Researchers argue children should no longer participate in sports such as rugby ...
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Call to ban rugby for under-18s because it harms the brain
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Wales refuse to change red shirts for colour blind fans against Ireland: Colour-blindness campaigners have criticised the Welsh Rugby Union over their refusal to ...
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Wales refuse to change red shirts for colour blind fans against Ireland
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Wales and Lions legend JPR Williams dies aged 74: Legendary Wales and British and Irish Lions full-back JPR Williams dies at the age of 74.
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Wales and Lions legend JPR Williams dies aged 74
Quick Glance: Wales Rugby Icon JPR Williams Passes Away at 74
  • JPR Williams played a significant role in Wales' 1970s success and was part of the victorious Lions tours to New Zealand and South Africa.

  • Bridgend Ravens express deep sorrow over the passing of JPR Williams, a highly decorated player and a global rugby icon associated with the club.

  • Rugby star and surgeon JPR Williams, born in 1949 in Bridgend, South Wales, was the son of two GPs.

  • His decision to pursue a career in medicine led JPR to choose rugby over tennis, as the sport allowed him to learn and train simultaneously in the amateur era.
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Six Nations announce major kit changes to impact Ireland and Wales: The changes will be made to make matches easier to watch for colour blind viewers
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Six Nations announce major kit changes to impact Ireland and Wales
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New report says rugby a form of child abuse: New report says rugby a form of child abuse
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New report says rugby a form of child abuse
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Newport Olympian walking Coast Path in support of cancer pathway: A Newport Olympian has signed up for a special Coastal Path walk to raise money for the cancer ...
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Newport Olympian walking Coast Path in support of cancer pathway
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Kevin Sinfield and Rob Burrow to miss out on knighthoods in New Year's Honours: The New Year's Honours list will be announced soon
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Kevin Sinfield and Rob Burrow to miss out on knighthoods in New Year's ...
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Alun Wyn Jones has heart surgery and says Gatland visit ended Wales career: Jones has been diagnosed with a heart condition and is now speaking out about the end ...
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Alun Wyn Jones has heart surgery and says Gatland visit ended Wales career
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Alun Wyn Jones: Former Wales rugby captain calls for more screenings for players after heart issue diagnosed
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Alun Wyn Jones: Former Wales rugby captain calls for more screenings for ...
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We are devastated for Gareth Anscombe, who's been pictured in hospital and whose new club has cancelled his registration tinyurl.com/3retvuwy
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Gavin Henson and Phil Vickery among over 200 ex-rugby stars taking legal action over brain injuries
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Gavin Henson and Phil Vickery among over 200 ex-rugby stars taking legal ...
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Andrew Coombs reveals pain of 'heartbreaking' dementia diagnosis : Andrew Coombs revealed he was diagnosed with dementia and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy ...
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Andrew Coombs reveals pain of 'heartbreaking' dementia diagnosis
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Former All Blacks among World Rugby court action - lawyer: 'About half a dozen' New Zealanders, including ex-All Blacks, are among those taking legal action ...
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Former All Blacks among World Rugby court action - lawyer
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Hanrahan kicks Connacht to victory as double injury blow compounds Munster woe: Connacht claimed a URC New Year’s Day derby win to end a five-match losing run
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Hanrahan kicks Connacht to victory as double injury blow compounds Munster ...
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Wales rugby international undergoes experimental treatment to change his life: Alix Popham says the treatment has been a game-changer
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Wales rugby international undergoes experimental treatment to change his ...
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Referee saves player's life as Welsh rugby match abandoned in medical emergency: Referee Gareth Butler was quick to act and in doing so saved the player's ...
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Referee saves player's life as Welsh rugby match abandoned in medical ...
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'A rugby injury ended my career and changed my life overnight': But Harrison Walsh's life kept changing and now he has some new ambitions and dreams ...
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'A rugby injury ended my career and changed my life overnight'
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Man brutally attacks his neighbour after he gave evidence against him: Paul Devney, 68, knocked Edwards Robinson unconscious leaving him with a fractured skull ...
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Man brutally attacks his neighbour after he gave evidence against him
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Wales international's enduring family pain from scandal that shook Welsh rugby: A new book tells the story of a number of Welsh rugby players
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Wales international's enduring family pain from scandal that shook Welsh ...
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Today's rugby news as Justin Tipuric injury 'doesn't look good' 😢: tinyurl.com/mr445unz
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Phil Vickery and Gavin Henson among rugby players in brain injury legal claim: Phil Vickery was joined by fellow 2003 Rugby World Cup winner Mark Regan among 226 ...
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Phil Vickery and Gavin Henson among rugby players in brain injury legal ...
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Flanagan: Dragons must 'come out swinging' against Munster: DRAGONS head coach Dai Flanagan says his players have to use the pain of back-to-back defeats to ...
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Flanagan: Dragons must 'come out swinging' against Munster
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Wales star's devastating news after Six Nations game on 'worst day of his life': The Wales star lost his father to cancer last April and admits he's been ...
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Wales star's devastating news after Six Nations game on 'worst day of his ...
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Wales call up Faletau replacement as Gatland makes left-field decision: The Wales coach has opted to bring an additional scrum-half into his squad following the ...
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Wales call up Faletau replacement as Gatland makes left-field decision
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Gareth Anscombe and Liam Williams injury update as Dan Biggar confirmed fit: Both Anscombe and Williams have been jogging in training
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Gareth Anscombe and Liam Williams injury update as Dan Biggar confirmed ...
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Rugby ban announced as incident leaves Wales player with 'significant injury': USA centre Fane Eti Haungatau has been suspended for five weeks for her ...
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Rugby ban announced as incident leaves Wales player with 'significant ...
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World Rugby to adopt ‘gamechanging’ G-force tech to flag major head impacts: Real-time data will see players removed from the pitch if collision forces exceed a ...
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World Rugby to adopt ‘gamechanging’ G-force tech to flag major head ...
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My best friend took his own life after suffering 11 concussions playing rugby: 'I recall one time he’d had such a serious concussion, he was left in the ...
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My best friend took his own life after suffering 11 concussions playing ...
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Risk of degenerative brain disease increases with longer rugby careers, Glasgow study finds
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Risk of degenerative brain disease increases with longer rugby careers ...
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We’re hours away from Wales’ first game of the Rugby World Cup - so grab your daffodil hat, get your vocal cords ready, and grab a beer from the fridge ... Show more
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A fraction of a second changed a young man's life and robbed him of his dream of playing rugby for Wales 😔 Ifan Phillips, who was 25 at the time ... Show more
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Ex-Wales star taken to hospital after failing to recognise wife amid head blow: Alix Popham had been competing at Ironman Wales in Tenby when he took a blow to ...
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Ex-Wales star taken to hospital after failing to recognise wife amid head ...
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One dead and 12 in hospital after outbreak in Wales' Rugby World Cup host city : An Ireland rugby supporter is in intensive care amid a warning for people to ...
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One dead and 12 in hospital after outbreak in Wales' Rugby World Cup host ...
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The 15 players who have missed out on Wales' Rugby World Cup squad: Warren Gatland has announced his squad with some players being left disappointed
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The 15 players who have missed out on Wales' Rugby World Cup squad
Quick Glance: 15 Players Excluded from Wales' Rugby World Cup Squad
  • Warren Gatland reveals his final Rugby World Cup squad.

  • Notable exclusions include Alex Cuthbert and Taine Plumtree.

  • The complete list of excluded players can be found here.

  • Get your excellent 48-page guide to the Rugby World Cup.
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The likely Wales World Cup squad that Warren Gatland will name on Monday: Warren Gatland will announce his 33-man squad for the World Cup in France tomorrow
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The likely Wales World Cup squad that Warren Gatland will name on Monday
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England beat Wales 19-17 but suffer Farrell red card: England fought back to edge Wales 19-17 in a World Cup warm up full of incident, injury and yellow cards - ...
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England beat Wales 19-17 but suffer Farrell red card
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This is Craig Maxwell and he's the chief commercial officer of the Six Nations. He's just 41, but has been told he has between 10-18 months to live after a ... Show more
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Ken Owens pulls out of Wales' Rugby World Cup squad: The Wales hooker had captained his country during this year's Six Nations
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Ken Owens pulls out of Wales' Rugby World Cup squad
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Famous Welsh rugby club sold for £1 amid plea for town to step up: The club were facing winding-up orders four years ago but are back in the Premiership this ...
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Famous Welsh rugby club sold for £1 amid plea for town to step up
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‘Rugby needs a reset’: Premiership collapses show need for total reform: More pain could follow the calamities at Wasps, Worcester and London Irish but the ...
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‘Rugby needs a reset’: Premiership collapses show need for total reform
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Navidi forced to quit by 'serious' neck injury: Cardiff and Wales back row Josh Navidi has been forced to quit because of a "serious neck injury" at ...
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Navidi forced to quit by 'serious' neck injury
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Over 150 ex-football, rugby players join concussion lawsuit: A group of more than 150 former football, rugby league and rugby union players are due to join a ...
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Over 150 ex-football, rugby players join concussion lawsuit
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Ospreys' Harri Morgan on breaking mental health stigma after trying to take his own life
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Ospreys' Harri Morgan on breaking mental health stigma after trying to ...
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Rugby: Brain injury claims against governing bodies may top £300m: More than 200 ex-players accuse governing bodies of failing to protect them against brain ...
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Rugby: Brain injury claims against governing bodies may top £300m
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Man from Wales loses nine stone in football weight loss programme: A MAN who battled with mental health struggles has shared his fantastic nine weight loss ...
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Man from Wales loses nine stone in football weight loss programme
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Wales international issues heartfelt statement amid 'dark times' : He has picked up another injury and is out of contract this summer
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Wales international issues heartfelt statement amid 'dark times'
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URC: Angus O'Brien hails Dragons boss after concussion call: DRAGONS full-back Angus O'Brien has praised boss Dai Flanagan for taking him out of the firing line ...
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URC: Angus O'Brien hails Dragons boss after concussion call
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Ospreys’ Owen Williams: ‘Rugby is the worst I’ve seen it since I’ve been a professional’
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Ospreys’ Owen Williams: ‘Rugby is the worst I’ve seen it since I’ve been a ...
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Cancer Crusaders holding 'swishing' event at Newport Saracens RC: A FUNDRAISING group dedicated to supporting Cancer Research UK is hosting a 'swishing' event at ...
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Cancer Crusaders holding 'swishing' event at Newport Saracens RC
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Grassroots rugby players claim they were not sufficiently protected from brain injury
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Grassroots rugby players claim they were not sufficiently protected from ...
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Rugby: England Rugby’s new tackle law roundly criticised, mocked by rugby world: Sonny Bill Williams and Ben Stokes are two big names to slam England ...
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Rugby: England Rugby’s new tackle law roundly criticised, mocked by rugby ...
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Wales omit three Lions for Six Nations game with Scotland: Wales coach Warren Gatland has left out three British and Irish Lions – Alun Wyn Jones ...
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Wales omit three Lions for Six Nations game with Scotland
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Gareth Thomas' former partner emotional on ITV about impact of HIV: 'All I ever wanted was justice and closure,' Ian Baum told Susanna Reid and Richard ...
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Gareth Thomas' former partner emotional on ITV about impact of HIV
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Taulupe Faletau and wife Charlotte announce third baby on way with sweet video: The couple, who married in 2019, already have two children together
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Taulupe Faletau and wife Charlotte announce third baby on way with sweet ...
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The road to joy: why the best in the Six Nations are putting fun above fear: The world’s top rugby union teams at the moment are those who can strike the right ...
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The road to joy: why the best in the Six Nations are putting fun above ...
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Wales rugby strikes: Professional Rugby Board sorry for ‘stress’: PROFESSIONAL Rugby Board chair Malcom Wall has apologised unreservedly to Welsh players for the ...
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Wales rugby strikes: Professional Rugby Board sorry for ‘stress’
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The family of Doddie Weir are determined to find a cure for Motor Neurone Disease for the thousands of people still living with the deadly condition ... Show more

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Wales trust in young guns as Scotland search for Six Nations consistency: Warren Gatland puts faith in vibrant prodigies while the hosts aim to win both opening ...
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Wales trust in young guns as Scotland search for Six Nations consistency
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Former Newport County star Jason Bowen battling motor neurone disease: FORMER Newport County AFC star Jason Bowen has been living with motor neurone disease ...
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Former Newport County star Jason Bowen battling motor neurone disease
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Pontypool RFC's Ethan Davies donor and undergoes transplant: PONTYPOOL RFC full back Ethan Davies has undergone a stem cell transplant to combat a rare form of ...
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Pontypool RFC's Ethan Davies donor and undergoes transplant