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Leigh Halfpenny leaves it late to kick Wales’ winner against Ireland

 

• Ireland 21-23 Wales

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Six Nations 2012: Wales team named for Ireland clash

 

Rhys Priestland and Jamie Roberts will both start for Wales in the RBS 6 Nations Championship opener against Ireland at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Sunday (kick-off 3pm)

Scarlets fly half Priestland and Blues centre Roberts have recovered from knee injuries in time to take their places in a starting line-up which shows six changes to that which faced Australia at the Millennium Stadium in December and just five from that which defeated Ireland in the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals six weeks earlier.

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World Indoor Bowls Championships to return to Pontllanfraith

 

Commonwealth Gold Medalist Robert Weale has welcomed the news that Islwyn Indoor Bowls Club in Pontllanfraith will host the 2012 World Indoor Bowls Championships in April – for the second year running.

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Match report: Cross Keys RFC 10 Bedwas RFC 9

 
Bedwas' Richard Powell makes a beak

Swalec Cup, Saturday January 28 2012
Match report by John Meredith and photography by Ian Lovell

Whilst the result records a one point win for Keys, the result could have been far worse from a Bedwas perspective and doesn’t reflect a dominant performance from the home side.

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Good to be back with Wales – Bennett

 

Wales hooker Huw Bennett is relishing life back with his international teammates, even though it means putting himself through the pain barrier at their gruelling pre-2012 RBS Six Nations training camp in Gdansk Poland.

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Cardiff’s goalkeeper Tom Heaton confident they can win the Carling Cup

 

• ‘We’ve got enough about us,’ says second string
• Heaton shines in shoot-out defeat of Crystal Palace

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Match report: Llandovery RFC 16 Bedwas RFC 12

 
Bedwas lock Royce Cadman takes on the Drovers' defence

Principality Welsh Premiership, Saturday January 21 2012
Match report by John Meredith and photography by Ian Lovell

A storming second half by Bedwas was not quite enough to gain victory over table topping Llandovery on Saturday.

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Six Nations 2012: Wales announce 35-man training squad

 

Warren Gatland has announced the 35-man Wales squad, captained by Sam Warburton, which will travel to Gda?sk, Poland, next week for the 2012 RBS 6 Nations training camp.

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Match report: Cardiff RFC 23 Bedwas RFC 26

 
Bedwas scrum half Rory Wood gets the ball away

Principality Welsh Premiership, Saturday January 14 2012
Match report by John Meredith and photography by Ian Lovell

“Probably the best 40 minutes of rugby I’ve ever seen Bedwas play.”

“That was the mother of all come backs.”

These are just two of the superlatives from the lips of happy Bedwas supporters who saw their side overturn a 17 point half time deficit to record an epic win at Cardiff’s Arms Park on Saturday.

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Match report: Bedwas RFC 21 Bridgend RFC 39

 
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Principality Welsh Premiership, Saturday January 7 2012
Match report by John Meredith and photography by Ian Lovell

Bedwas threw away a 13-0 lead with a spectacular downturn in form as Bridgend stormed back for a deserved win.

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Match report: Cross Keys RFC 12 Bedwas RFC 3

 
Bedwas's Iain Smerdon looks to go past Keys' Sam Mills

Principality Welsh Premiership, Monday January 2 2012
Match report by John Meredith and photography by Ian Lovell

In their second of two ‘holiday season’ games Bedwas visited Pandy Park, Cross Keys to take on one of the current ‘form’ sides of the premier division.

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Pontypool RFC 16 Bedwas RFC 6

 
Brendan Lampitt takes the ball on versus Pontypool

Principality Welsh Premiership, Monday December 26 2011.
Match report by John Meredith and photography by Ian Lovell

Bedwas let a slender half time advantage slip to present victory to Pooler in a disappointing second half at a wet Pontypool Park on Boxing Day.

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