The Coal Face

On Friday evening at 7:35pm, Pontypridd RFC will take on Llanelli RFC at Sardis Road in the Principality Premiership Playoff Grand Final. Continue reading →

Yesterday the 38-man Extended Training Squad for the Barbarians game and the summer tour to Australia was announced. The 21 forwards and 17 backs are listed below… Continue reading →

Pretty self-explanatory really, here are my choices for best performer in each position during the 6 Nations 2012… Continue reading →

It really is difficult to find the words to describe just how important winning this game was and just how well Wales played to achieve it. Continue reading →

Who knows what kind of French performance we’ll witness on Saturday. Whatever they throw at us we must make sure that we have our gameplan sorted and there are a few areas which we definitely need to improve in before we can be confident of beating France and achieving the Grand Slam. Continue reading →

So here’s the good news: four down, one to go.  Next Saturday, on the 17^th March, Wales will host France at the Millenium Stadium in their third Grand Slam game in the last 7 years.  Although as a proud Welsh fan I have fully expected us to be in this position Continue reading →

Having only received his first cap in June 2011, Faletau burst onto the international rugby stage in the World Cup last autumn. He caught the attention of many of many ex-players and pundits and more than deserved the praise that he received. Following the conclusion of the tournament he Continue reading →

The team selected to play Italy on Saturday has been announced today and again I find myself in the strange position of agreeing with every selection. It wasn’t too long ago that the team announcement would create widespread confusion or even panic in Wales. Continue reading →

Here’s the facts: Wales won the Triple Crown at Twickenham on Saturday in a hard fought win against the old enemy.  We look to be on course for a Grand Slam showdown against France at the Millenium Stadium on the 17^th March Continue reading →

It was the kind of match that was difficult for fans of both sides to watch, but no doubt enjoyable for the neutral. Only one try was scored, but this was a game full of action. Continue reading →