WalesOnline Magazine Sport Blog

What price Henson for the Six Nations?

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 13:56:21 +0000

IF I was a betting man - and I'm not - I'd put a few quid on Gavin Henson making Wales' Six Nations squad after Christmas.

Mixed outlook for regions

Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:38:11 +0000

It's still early days granted, but after three weeks of the season here's my assessment of how it's going for the four regions. If you disagree, feel free to tell me why.....

There was only one Michael Owen

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 09:54:53 +0000

Michael Owen's retirement from rugby at the painfully young age of 29 is a reminder to us all of what professional sports people must confront every day of their working lives.

Better, but no open-top bus

Sat, 26 Jun 2010 11:10:42 +0000

It was a strange old Test match in Hamilton. Wales improved on their 42-9 Carisbrook drubbing, but just how reliable an indicator of progress this was is open to debate.

Hook is our Carter - if only we knew it

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:39:27 +0000

Dan Carter was outstanding for New Zealand against Wales on Saturday, but let's be under no illusions, anything he can do James Hook can do too.

Seven deadly sins Wales have to put right

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 10:45:45 +0000

If Wales are to stand any chance of beating New Zealand at Carisbrook on Saturday, then never mind worrying about what Graham Henry's lot will throw at them, they must first ensure their own house is in order. So at the very least they must do the following:

Ryan in need of a captain's performance

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 11:29:20 +0000

Ryan Jones currently finds himself back in the country where he truly made his name - and how he could do with replicating the sort of form he showed on the Lions tour of New Zealand in 2005.

Reality must bite for Wales

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 11:33:32 +0000

Not for the first time, the Wales rugby team depart for the southern hemisphere this week under something of a cloud.

Plenty to ponder in Gatland's selection

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 14:36:49 +0000

Hook playing, Shane out injured, Alun Wyn Jones on the bench and Tom Prydie starting. Not your run-of-the-mill Wales team selection by any means.

Yet another acid test for the Ospreys

Thu, 27 May 2010 10:42:32 +0000

Huge game, trophy on the line, Irish opposition, a defining juncture of the season....if you're getting a sense of deja vu about the Ospreys' Magners League Grand Final against Leinster on Saturday, then you're not alone.

My take on Swansea v Cardiff

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:58:56 +0000

Here's some thoughts from a rugby writer who was at the derby earlier (sat behind the Swans dugout), and likes to think he knows a thing or two about football as well.

Mind games to make you think

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:33:41 +0000

In labouring the point about the All Blacks supposedly having lost their aura, Warren Gatland has broken with all pre-match media convention.

Dreary Magners ruining my Friday nights

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:41:33 +0000

That's two weeks in a row now that I have settled down in my local pub to watch a Magners League game and been bored out of my brain.

Another Gatland wind-up?

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:43:36 +0000

When Warren Gatland somewhat unwisely claimed his Wales players disliked the Irish more than any others last season, his attempt to score psychological points backfired spectacularly.

What the Ospreys must do to get Tuqiri

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:59:26 +0000

The linking of Australian international Lote Tuqiri with the Ospreys has drawn sneers from some, namely people who see it as just another flier of a story that will never become reality.