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“Anderson certainly lit it up, he was exciting”- 5 talking points: Tiatia’s reactions to first win as Dragons RFC interim head coach. Dragons RFC brightened their hopes in the Challenge Cup with a crucial 22-14 win at Kingston Park against Steve Diamond’s Newcastle Falcons after a disappointing opening weekend. Tries from Rodrigo Martinez, Aaron WainwrightContinue reading

Cardiff RFC’s winning streak came to end as Ebbw Vale fight back from 17-0 down to win. After losing 29-12 in their last meeting at the Arms Park earlier in the season, the Steelmen got revenge as they recorded a 32-20 victory over the Blue and Blacks. This result means Jason Strange’s men now replaceContinue reading

Saturday afternoon sees Cardiff RFC back to Super Rygbi Cymru action as they head to the Ciner Glass Community Stadium to face Ebbw Vale in a top of the table clash. Both teams will be eager to get back out after a brief break due to bad weather last weekend as the Steelmen defend theirContinue reading

“It’s just the realisation of opportunities missed again”- 5 talking points: Filo Tiatia reacts to defeat in the Challenge Cup for the ‘Men of Gwent’ Dragon’s opened their European campaign with a narrow 18-14 defeat to Top 14 side Montpellier Herault at a stormy Rodney Parade. It was the same old story for the DragonsContinue reading

Dragons RFC could not outrun the storm as they narrowly fell short to an opening Challenge Cup victory against Montpellier who triumphed 18-14 in testing conditions.  With concerns over whether Storm Darragh would cause disruption like it had done for many sporting fixtures around Wales this weekend, a healthy 4,012 crowd braved the elements atContinue reading

“Didn’t really capitalise on the opportunities”- 5 talking points: Interim Dragons Head Coach Filo Tiatia reacts to the Welsh Derby defeat at the Arms Park  Dragons RFC fell to their 19th successive defeat against Cardiff Rugby in a scrappy United Rugby Championship match against. You have to go back to Boxing Day 2014 when theContinue reading

Cardiff Rugby player ratings vs Dragons RFC as Cardiff move into the top quarter of the United Rugby Championship table at the Arms Park despite an attempted fightback from the Dragons.  The Dragons haven’t recorded a win in the Capital since 2014 and for almost 30-minutes they were in with a shout. However, after thatContinue reading

Dewi Cross, who has now scored 50 points this season, scored a brace, which was accompanied by tries from Tom Bowen and Alun Rees. The Blue and Blacks now have six wins in Super Rygbi Cymru.  The deadlock was broken on 2 minutes as Kieran Meek slotted the opening three points as the Blue andContinue reading “Cardiff RFC 27-10 Pontypool: The Blue and Blacks return with a bang in Super Rygbi Cymru as they score four times”

Seven Springbok try scorers sealed a 12th successive defeat for Warren Gatland’s Wales side who see no light on the horizon with their next ties in the new year against two strong outfits in France and Italy. Gatland described the defeat as “a really tough game,” he added: “I cannot question how hard our players tried outContinue reading “South Africa cruise to a 45-12 win over Wales to make it the first time since 1937 that the Welsh have gone a whole calendar year without a win, writes Archie Tooth”

Wales will play their last Test match of the year tomorrow at Principality Stadium, where they will entertain the World Champions. World number one and back-to-back World Champions South Africa head to the Welsh capital, to play a Welsh side that are closer to Hong Kong in the World rankings than themselves. Perhaps this showsContinue reading “Wales vs South Africa Match Preview: Is this Gatland’s last outing as Wales Head Coach”