Archive for 2009
Children’s Commissioner visits Caerphilly Youth Forum
The Children’s Commissioner for Wales, Keith Towler, visited the Caerphilly Youth Forum Conference, held at the Maes Manor recently. The Commissioner started proceedings with his opening speech and stayed all day working together with youngsters from the forum to discuss their issues and views. |
Gogledd Cymru send out message
Gogledd Cymru U18 Girls were extremely unlucky not to win against the Newport-Gwent Dragons on Sunday, but nonetheless secured an historic draw at Caernarfon. |
Wales back PSA awareness campaign
Warren Gatland’s Wales will lend its support to the GLAZE charity’s prostate cancer awareness campaign in the lead up to opening match in the Invesco Perpetual Series’ against New Zealand at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday. |
Welsh twins make Baa-Baas history
The Barbarians include players from seven different countries in their 22-man squad to play Combined Services in the twelfth annual Remembrance Match at Aldershot on Wednesday 11 November (7.15pm). |
X-Factor Lloyd survives public vote
Treharris’s Lloyd Daniels will be on the X-Factor next week after surviving a public vote. The former Lewis School pupil was in the bottom two on Sunday night’s show, alongside Rachel Adedeji, after receiving the fewest public votes. Lloyd was suffering from a sore throat and was hardly able to speak let alone sing. |
Round Up: Principality Premiership
Llanelli threw away a massive lead for the second weekend in a row before crashing to a 28-26 home defeat at the hands of Neath in the Principality Premiership. |
Round Up: SWALEC One East
Bargoed closed the gap to a point at the top of Swalec Division 1 East as they became the first team this season to topple league leaders Uwic. |
Round Up: SWALEC One West
Whitland maintained their grip on the top spot in SWALEC Division 1 West with a convincing 31-18 home win over Bonymaen. |
Arlidge kicks gritty Dragons to safety
Newport Gwent Dragons denied Edinburgh the chance to go top of the Magners League table with a gritty display to earn a 9-8 victory at Murrayfield. |
Blues no match for Euro champs
Leinster haunted Cardiff Blues again to go top of the table with a routine Halloween win in Dublin. |
Nonu warming up for Cardiff welcome
Ma’a Nonu tells WRU correspondent Matt Lloyd about the history of the Haka in Cardiff, and how much he loves the battle in the Millennium Stadium |
All Black bans a double boost for Wales
Warren Gatland’s Welsh side have received an unexpected double boost ahead of their showdown with the All Blacks on Saturday after flying wing Sitiveni Sivivatu and prop Tony Woodcock were ruled out of the Millennium Stadium clash, writes Matt Lloyd, the WRU’s correspondent in Tokyo |
