Burgess – one bad decision led to dozens more A single decision dictated the entire outcome of Sam Burgess’ career in union – was he a back or a forward?…
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Wales v South Africa: Five things we learnt
The work-rate of Sam Warburton, the ability of Dan Biggar, solid scrums and lots of whistleblowing feature in this Wales analysis
Wales v Australia – Five things we learnt
It is possible to play well, and lose Rugby is a notoriously complicated game. Yet with laws that sometimes require the use of IBM’s ‘Deep Blue’ computer to decode them,…
Five things we learnt: Wales v Fiji
Slight scare, but Wales win Wales won, but it wasn’t without a few twitchy moments. Admittedly it was a 15 Certificate type scare and not an 18 Certificate – but…
England 25-28 Wales: Five things we learnt
Remarkable game. Remarkable victory This was a truly monumental victory for Wales. A 28-25 win over England, at Twickenham, in England’s Rugby World Cup would be a defining win for…
Five things we learnt: Wales v Uruguay
When is a job done satisfactorily? The difficulty with completing any job is that some people are never fully satisfied. Whether it’s a painter, gardener or rugby writer someone will…
How Wales will cope with the loss of Leigh Halfpenny and Rhys Webb?
Coping with life after Leigh Halfpenny and Rhys Webb The only problem with friendlies is that when a team loses a player through injury, it’s particularly galling. A situation where…
Five Talking points – August
Argentina make rugby history August was largely a month of Rugby World Cup warmups and national coaches carefully pruning their squads like Mister Miyagi tending to a bonsai tree. But…
Five things we learnt: Wales v Ireland
The awkward reality of ‘Warm up’ matches Wales lost to Ireland by 35 points to 21 in what was a very difficult game to watch from a Welsh perspective. But…
Five things we learnt in July
Misbehaving Wallabies, innovative All Blacks and the importance of Samson Lee for Wales are all topics addressed in this July review