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Win A Welsh Grand Slam T-Shirt

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

To win one of five very cool Wales Grand Slam T-shirts, just visit the Setanta Sports web site and answer one really easy question:
In which Welsh city is The Millennium Stadium?
On the front of the glorious dragon-red t-shirt, all five results from Wales’ 2008 Grand Slam famous victories, home and away, are displayed.
On the back, […]

Dark Horse Wales Seals The 2008 The Triple Crown

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

Against all odds, Wales have just defeated Ireland in Dublin to win the 2008 Triple Crown.
Minutes after referee blew the final whistle, Welsh man of the match Shane Williams said:
That’s probably the hardest game so far - the last five minutes was the longest five minutes of my life.
From the BBC match summary by […]

Welsh Rugby Union Honoured With Its Own Daffodil

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

The Welsh Rugby Union today received a unique gift from the Royal Horticultural Society – a new strain of daffodil to be named “Undeb Rygbi Cymru” in its honour.
The narcissus “Undeb Rygbi Cymru” – or “Welsh Rugby Union” daffodil in English translation – was presented to Wales Head Coach Warren Gatland and WRU Group Chief […]

Wales Romp To Record Six Nations Victory Over Italy

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008

Warren Gatland’s revolution continued as Wales demolished Italy in Cardiff to set up a potential Triple Crown decider in Ireland in two weeks time.
New coach Gatland inspired Wales to their third successive triumph as his men followed up victories against England and Scotland in impressive style.
Lee Byrne and Shane Williams both scored twice while Tom […]

Wales Looking For Revenge Against Italy

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

Wales insist they won’t lose focus and will not repeat their mistakes of the past against Italy, as they pursue the 2008 RBS Six Nations Grand Slam.
Wales have already defeated England and Scotland, but have not beaten Italy since the 2005 Grand Slam campaign. Wales are keen to get revenge for last season’s defeat in […]

Wales Beat Scotland To Keep Triple Crown Hopes Alive

Monday, February 11th, 2008

Wales maintained their 100% start to the Six Nations with an emphatic win over Scotland at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. Shane Williams scored a couple of spectacular tries to help see off the visitors.
“The home side dominated possession and territory and their flair saw first half tries for Williams and James Hook.
But dogged Scotland held […]

Historic Welsh Win As Wales Overturn England At Twickenham

Sunday, February 3rd, 2008

Wales dramatically overcame a 10-point deficit to beat England 26-19 in their Six Nations opener as they won at Twickenham for the first time in 20 years.
With an hour of the game played, Wales trailed by 19 points to 9, but several uncharacteristic mistakes by England coupled with bold, aggressive rugby by Wales soon turned […]