2 d. ago Wales team announcement LIVE as Steve Tandy names side for Japan

Wales' team to face Japan will be announced on Thursday morning

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4 d. ago Rugby LIVE: British and Irish Lions legend dead as England face changes for New Zealand

All the latest from around the world of rugby as Wales head coach Steve Tandy races to replace captain Jac Morgan following his shoulder injury in the defeat to Argentina

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5 d. ago The Wales team changes that should now be made as Louis Rees

Wales head coach Steve Tandy has some big selection calls to make

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8 d. ago ‘I didn’t want to make it all about me’: Jake Weatherald on his path to an Ashes call

The opener is in line for an Australia debut after twice taking time away from cricket to protect his mental health and piling on the runs for TasmaniaJake Weatherald and Justin Galeotti travelled separately on the short journey from the coffee shop to the nets for their scheduled hit. They trained as usual and with Galeotti oblivious to the fact Weatherald had just fielded a life-altering phone call from Australia’s chair of selectors, George Bailey, telling him his baggy green dream had almost arrived. The uncapped Weatherald was in the 15-player Ashes squad for the first Test.“It lasted about two minutes,” Weatherald says about the call with Bailey. “I didn’t want to bring it up [with Galeotti] because I felt like it would distract from the net session. I didn’t want to make it all about me. We’d have been talking about it the whole time and not training.” Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Wales team announcement LIVE as Steve Tandy names XV to face Argentina

New Wales coach Steve Tandy will name his 23 players for the match against Argentina today

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1 week ago The five most hotly contested Wales jerseys and the man now hard for Tandy to ignore

Steve Tandy has some big selection calls to make ahead of Pumas Test match

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2 w. ago Australia will target Freeman at centre in England clash, George Gregan warns

Former captain says defensive questions will be askedFreeman switching from more familiar role out wideThe former Australia captain George Gregan says they will target Tommy Freeman’s defending at outside-centre for England on Saturday.Steve Borthwick’s side kick off their autumn campaign at Twickenham against opponents who consigned them to a dramatic late defeat last year, and the head coach has made some notable selectorial calls. George Ford starts at No 10 instead of Fin Smith, Ford’s Sale Sharks colleague Tom Roebuck is on the wing and, most interestingly, Freeman will play at No 13. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Pressure mounts for Prince Andrew to be hauled in front of MPs over Royal Lodge

Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey says Andrew has lost his right to special treatment and called for a select committee inquiry to be set up to examine whether taxpayers have funded his lifestyle

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2 w. ago Rugby LIVE: Wales make announcement as two players removed from France squad

Wales will face Argentina, Japan, New Zealand and South Africa in the autumn internationals, with all nations descending on Cardiff throughout November

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3 w. ago Brann Bergen v Rangers LIVE SCORE: Rohl names first Gers XI as Chermiti & Djiga start Europa League tie – latest updates

DANNY ROHL's Rangers era is officially underway. The Rangers boss has been given a baptism of fire in Bergen just days after taking charge of the Ibrox club. And he's made some big selection calls for the showdown as Derek Cornelius and Bojan Miovski - who both started against Dundee United on Saturday - have...

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3 w. ago Inside Prince Andrew's crumbling and decaying Royal Lodge estate as pressure mounts

Calls continued last night for a select committee inquiry into the Crown Estate and for Prince Andrew to be called for evidence, as he is the "current occupant" of the Royal Lodge

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3 w. ago Liverpool XI vs Eintracht Frankfurt: Starting lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for Champions League today

Slot makes some huge selection calls

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3 w. ago Wales to pick rookies against Springboks as 12 stars can’t play

Steve Tandy announced his first Wales squad on Tuesday

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3 w. ago Top Wales star quits international rugby shortly before squad announcement

The announcement comes as Steve Tandy launches his new era as Wales head coach

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3 w. ago Wales squad announcement LIVE as Steve Tandy makes first selection calls

New Wales head coach Steve Tandy is naming his first squad ahead of the Autumn Nations Series with some big calls set to be made

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