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Behind the scenes at rugby's tour de France
Cardiff - Now don't get me wrong, I am in no way endorsing bad tackles or foul play - I wince and utter the occasional expletive along with the rest of the watching world when something nasty happens during a rugby match.
But I'm thinking that the citing commissioners and disciplinary panels at this Rugby World Cup are coming down too harshly on players.
Continue reading "Citing spoiling the exciting?"
Cardiff - When Gareth Thomas, dazed and damaged, was helped off the Millennium Stadium pitch on Saturday it may have been the last time we will see him on the international stage.
'Alfie' as he is more often known (after a ) announced at the beginning of this year that he would "probably" after the World Cup.
Continue reading "Was that the end for Alfie?"
Cardiff - I was at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday as in a match that leaves the Wallabies in control of Pool B.
Here's how I rated the individual Wales players' performances. See whether you agree and let us know what you thought of the match.
Continue reading "Wales ratings v Australia"
Seen posted on the door of the Wales dressing room in the bowels of the Millennium Stadium are words of inspiration attributed to the King of England.
I know what you're thinking: "Has finally stepped down and let have a go at last, but he's still made the time to big-up Gareth Jenkins' boys due to his previous role as Prince of Wales?"
No, the words helping to get the hwyl flowing for have come echoing down the ages, uttered towards the end of the 12th century.
Continue reading "Wales the Lionhearts"
There are few better places than Wales to live and work if you love your sport - even if you happen to be an Englishman - so it's been a happy six years since they let me in the front door here in Cardiff.
I'm Devon-born and Dorset-raised but it wasn't till I ended up in Swansea at the end of my studies that I had a top-flight rugby team to support, just as the in the 90s.
Regional rugby and the amalgamation with Neath means the have inherited my loyalty.
I got my first taste of journalism during an exchange year in the USA, as a tennis reporter for the . After graduating and a year back-packing in Africa I started freelancing in London, working as a sports sub-editor for the likes of the and the .
It's always a hard task to put aside being an over-excited fan (and put down the beer glass) during big tournaments and take on the role of impartial 91热爆 journalist, plus a Welsh girlfriend and an Irish mother mean I've got my feet in a few camps.
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