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Cavendish confirmed for Tour of Britain

 

Tour de France Green Jersey winner Mark Cavendish has confirmed he will be taking part in this year’s Tour of Britain – which comes to Caerphilly on September 14.

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Rugby World Cup: Wales not afraid of Springboks’ challenge

 

Wales Head Coach Warren Gatland has declared he will pick the strongest team he can to take on the mighty Springboks in the opening Pool D encounter at Rugby World Cup 2011 in Wellington on September 11.

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Warm welcome for Wales in New Zealand

 

The Wales Rugby World Cup squad received an impressive welcome when they landed in New Zealand on Friday, immediately greeted with the impromptu sounds of ‘Land of My Fathers’ as they moved through the arrivals gate of the Kiwi capital.

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Brace’s Bread sponsors Blackwood RFC junior teams

 
Blackwood RFC Under 7s and Under 8s have been sponsored by Brace's Bakery

Rising stars of Blackwood RFC have been given a financial boost by Crumlin based Brace’s Bakery.

The family-owned firm’s logo will appear on the shorts of the Under 7s and Under 8s teams in a new sponsorship deal through its ‘Bread for the Community Birthday Fund’.

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Rugby World Cup 2011 preview

 

New Zealand are still the favourites, but yet another choke is not out of the question

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Wales’ Rugby World Cup squad announced

 

Sam Warburton will lead Wales at the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand after Warren Gatland named the Cardiff Blues flanker as captain for rugby’s showpiece tournament.

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Wales recover from slow start to see off Argentina with ease

 

Wales 28-13 Argentina

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Wales say Dwayne Peel left out of World Cup squad on Sale’s advice

 

• Warren Gatland disappointed with Sale’s criticism
• Sale insist scrum-half is fit for World Cup selection

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Ashley Barnes’s double against Cardiff keeps Brighton on the up

 

This article was written by Joe Lovejoy at the City of Cardiff Stadium, for The Guardian on Wednesday 17th August 2011 21.14 UTC

Gus Poyet is a manager to watch, and keeping an eye on his progress will be thoroughly enjoyable if his Brighton team continue to play like this.

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Gethin Jenkins has been ruled out of Wales’s opening World Cup match

 

• Front-row forward will see a specialist about his calf
• Ryan Jones to captain Wales for a record 28th time

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Gavin Henson’s World Cup hopes hit again after arm injury in Wales win

 

• Centre suffers suspected broken arm in 19-9 victory
• England coach Martin Johnson rues ‘error upon error’

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England feast on possession against Wales but leave Cardiff hungry

 

Forward superiority led Martin Johnson’s men to dominate territory but they remained embarrassingly tryless

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