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Nigel Owens: Everything I'd change about rugby and the area of the game that is now beyond a joke
Nigel Owens
The legendary referee says some areas of the game are now "beyond a joke" and has called on officials to be stronger
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Jonathan Davies: The World Cup has been a big success for Wales but there's one big problem that must now be fixed
Rugby World Cup
The dual-code legend and host of S4C's Jonathan has given his verdict on Wales' Rugby World Cup campaign
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Wales legend blown away by two rare Rugby World Cup moments and says players should be proud
Rugby World Cup
The Wales and Lions legend reflects on an exhilarating weekend of rugby
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Nigel Owens: Eddie Jones is right — rugby has gone too far with the TMO
Rugby World Cup
The legendary ref shares his opinion on the Liverpool story dominating headlines and admits he is worried about similar trends in rugby
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Nigel Owens: My one big concern at the centre of Rugby World Cup controversy
Nigel Owens
The bunker has helped to speed up the game and take pressure off referees, but there's a downside too
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Nigel Owens reveals what Stuart Hogg said to him after infamous exchange at 2015 World Cup that went viral
Nigel Owens
The Scotland star's dad wasn't happy with him after the ref dished out one of his legendary put-downs
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Why referees are fundamental to the future of the sports we love
Football Association of Wales
Sport as a showcase for exemplary behaviours and sound ethics could improve and benefit not just sport, but society more generally. And we should start with match officials...
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Media giants eye football's billions but what does this mean for the armchair viewer?
UEFA Champions League
Media expert John Jewell explores the astonishing amounts of money to be made from football's global audiences
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Nigel Owens defends lack of Welsh refs amid World Cup controversy but doesn't envy those going to tournament
Nigel Owens
Wales will have no referees at a World Cup for the first time
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I made an eight-hour round trip to see Wrexham's trophy parade despite not liking football and was totally blown away by what I found
Wrexham FC
"Quite honestly, it’s the best Tuesday I’ve had in ages"
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Jealous of Wrexham? You should be. I am. — Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are setting a new standard for football club ownership
Wrexham FC
Wrexham ended their Football League exile with a 3-1 win over Boreham Wood
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Chris Gunter's loyalty to the Wales shirt should never be underappreciated
Wales football team
Chris Gunter joins Gareth Bale and Joe Allen in retiring from Wales duty since the World Cup in November
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'Reporting this World Cup has been the privilege of my life'
World Cup 2022
"To tell the story of when little Wales stood up and sang and cheered and showed the world who we are"
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Have your say in the Wales Rugby fans survey - should Pivac stay or go, who replaces him and how will team get on in World Cup?
Welsh Rugby Union
We want to hear your verdict on how things have gone for Wales this autumn and what's in store for Welsh rugby as we head towards World Cup year
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Laura McAllister: World Cup is chaotic and problematic but an opportunity to sell Wales to the world
Laura McAllister
There have been disgraceful moments at the tournament so far but we will continue to stand up for what we believe in and represent our proud, modern nation
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Should Wayne Pivac stay or go? Have your say
Sport Opinion
Wales suffered an unprecedented defeat to Georgia on the weekend
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I did Ironman Wales for the first time and only the fear of drowning kept me going
Sport Opinion
At times I felt sick with panic, the mental battle was brutal and I can barely remember finishing but I heard those magical words 'You are an Ironman'
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WWE Clash at the Castle review as wrestling fans recreate rugby atmosphere at Principality Stadium
Principality Stadium
The action-packed show went ahead in front of 62,000 fans and it almost took the roof off
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How England's Euros 2022 triumph is just the start for women's football everywhere
Women's Sport
It just goes to show that football is a beautiful game and it belongs to us all...
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Carolyn Hitt: The other Team Wales doing us proud
Commonwealth Games
It's not all about balls - round or oval
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We're the Land of Song - and yet we don't have our own spot in Eurovision | Carolyn Hitt
Fashion
Couldn’t we bung the home nations in separately to demonstrate not just our musical but our linguistic diversity?
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FIFA World Cup 2022: It’s momentous and it is where Wales need to be
Wales football team
As momentum builds for the hotly anticipated play-off final, here's why Wales deserves to be at the world's biggest single sporting event...
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Style without substance means nothing whether you're an A-lister or a sports star
Fashion
The world of rugby and the world of fashion can collide with interesting consequences
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Women in sport: There is still so much to be done to normalise the pathways of women’s sport and make this landscape fully inclusive
Women's Sport
It’s hard to counter criticism about the one thing you can’t change – your biological sex
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Defiant Rob Page bans talk of play-offs and says he wouldn't have done anything differently
Wales football team
The Wales boss says there's not been any talk of play-offs in the camp as his side prepare for Tuesday's clash with Turkey
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The presenter's inspirational post has left many of her fans saying it has given them hope for their own future
P!nk announces huge 2024 Cardiff show
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School summer holidays could be cut to just four weeks under new Welsh Government plans
Welsh Government
The six week summer holiday would be cut to five weeks and then four under proposals out for consultation - but the Association of School and College Leaders Cymru dismissed the plan as "an act of folly".
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