Female Hubs around Wales are providing a fun formula for women and girls to gain positive rugby experiences. The 32 community-based Hubs offer family-friendly rugby opportunities for girls aged 6 to 18, and in some cases rugby-based fitness activities for adult women. Charlotte Wathan, WRU General Manager, Women and Girls, said, “It is our ambition to be a sport that is truly inclusive. We want to provide opportunities for all females to gain positive rugby experiences, both on and off the field, both throughout the education pathway and within the community.

Former Titleist sales manager Paul Wharton won the Welsh Open Seniors in Wrexham, thanks to a decision five years ago to take the clubs back out of the garage and onto the course. The 58-year-old was a member of the England elite squad in the 90s, before putting golf on the backburner personally while continuing to be involved professionally. Instead he helped his children reach the top of the water-skiing tree, both daughter Charlotte and son Christopher claiming Junior European honours, while Charlotte was also junior world champion and in the Guinness Book of Records as the fastest water-skier towed by a rowing eight.

James Williams reckons that being in ‘top-top’ physical and mental condition helped him conquer the intense heat and long days to dominate the Junior section of the British Rally Championship on last weekend’s Ypres Rally. Co-driven by Tom Woodburn, the 21-year old Newcastle Emlyn driver blitzed the competition to record fastest Junior BRC time on 15 of the 23 fast asphalt stages – finishing first JBRC, first in the BRC RC4 class, fourth in the overall RC2 category and an incredible 16th overall in his EDSL Sport-run Ford Fiesta R2T. Having missed the previous BRC round, the Pirelli International, a textbook return drive by Williams saw him repeat last year’s JBRC win in Belgium, as he also came out top front-wheel drive car over the entire event, and in the process gave the new M-Sport built Fiesta R2T one of its biggest wins to date.

Two Welsh drivers share the lead of the British Rally Championship, as Matt Edwards and Tom Cave both have 68 points after four rounds – meaning that it’s all to play for on the final two events of the series. Each driver has scored two wins and taken two second place results – and as if to highlight how little there is between them, each have posted a retirement, caused by exactly the same double puncture misfortune! Edwards, the defending British Rally Champion, led after victory on the opening Visit Conwy Cambrian Rally – and now another victory on last weekend’s Ypres Rally has cancelled out Cave’s West Cork and Pirelli Rally wins which had given the Hyundai i20 R5 driver a mid-season advantage.

England’s Lionesses face the sternest test of their Women’s World Cup campaign when they meet the USA in Lyon. But it is Team GB’s off-field qualification for the Olympic Games that poses problems for England and Wales, says Twm Owen. Team GB last week qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics women’s football tournament, which is […]

Daniel James will find Manchester United fans are desperate to take him to their hearts, according to Ryan Giggs. The Wales manager and United legend believes James – the club’s £15m capture from Swansea City – will excite, inspire and infatuate the club’s fan base who are yearning for another dashing winger to get them off their backsides. “The thing about Manchester United fans is that they absolutely love watching wingers,” says Giggs, who dazzled on the touchlines at Old Trafford for 24 seasons.

Marnus Labuschagne has been hailed as a game-changer after the young Australian blasted another century for Glamorgan. Labuschagne struck 106 against Worcestershire on day of their Specsavers County Championship Division Two game at Sophia Gardens. The hundred was the 25-year-old’s fourth of the season and added to his four other half centuries, means he has already scored almost 1,000 runs in this campaign.

Jess Roberts and Megan Barker struck gold with a stunning ride in the madison at the European Games in Minsk. The duo had already been part of a quartet that had won silver in the team pursuit earlier in the Games. But they capped a memorable few days in the Belarus capital by adding to Team GBs medal haul.

Gerywn Price is celebrating the first nine-dart finish of his career -completed while competing at the Czech Masters. The world number seven averaged over 100 in his 6-4 victory over England’s Glen Durrant and managed the perfect finish in the final leg. Former rugby player Price hit 180, 180, 141 in his nine darts to gain massive cheers from the crowd in Prague.

Lauren Price has won stunning gold medal for Team GB at the European Games in Minsk after beating the defending champ and Olympic silver medallist. The Gwent fighter took a split decision 4-1 against Nouchka Fontijn of the Netherlands 4-1 to land the -75kg welterweight title.

Jess Roberts came so close to bagging a second medal of the European Games in Minsk as she just missed out on omnium bronze by a point. The 20-year-old from Carmarthen had already won silver in the team pursuit with Cardiff’s Megan Barker, younger sister of world and Olympic champ Elinor.

WALES 18 IRELAND 12 By Ian Golden, Peffermill Playing Fields, Edinburgh Wales ended the Student Four Nations Championships with a well-deserved win over Ireland with 16-year old Keiron Lewis scoring the winning try with the final move of the game.

Ben Llewellin came agonisingly close to a medal in the mixed team shotgun event at the European Games in Minsk. The 24-year-old joined forces for Team GB with Amber Hill buthad to settle for the bronze medal as they were just pipped to bronze by the Czech republic duo of Jakub Tomecek and Barbora Sumova.

Everyone needs a helping hand onto the field of play, even if it’s a lift to the park or someone to wash the kit. Volunteers Week is held every June and as Graham Thomas reports, there’s plenty to be grateful for. They are the unsung heroes of sport, the fertile soil in which the grass roots can thrive. They often go unseen and are usually unheard, but without the work of volunteers then most sports would quickly shrivel and some might die out completely.

Megan Barker said it was job well done as she struck silver with fellow Welsh rider Jess Roberts at the European Games. Barker, younger sister of Olympic and world champ Elinor, and Carmarthen’s Roberts, the 2018 British Road Race champ, joined forces with Jenny Holl and Josie Knight in the team pursuit.

Lauren Price is ready for her rematch with Olympic silver medallist Nouchka Fontijn when she bids for European Games gold in Minsk on Sunday. The Gwent boxer booker her place in the middleweight (-75kg) category with a second unanimous win in a row.

Former Cardiff Devils spark plug player Zach Hervato played a key role in the recruitment of former Syracuse Crunch centre Mike McNamee. The two men are both from Ontario, born in towns 50 miles apart – Stittsville and Perth respectively. They played together in junior hockey, both playing for Smiths Fall Bears and Ottawa Valley […]

The Euro Cup takes place in Sweden this weekend, where Wales will be represented at the annual Aussie Rules tournament by both a men’s and women’s  national team. The Welsh Wyverns include former badminton international Carissa Turner, who tells Graham Thomas why she crossed over to the Aussie side. Former Wales badminton star Carissa Turner is just one of a number of sporting refugees to find a new home in Aussie Rules. Turner – who won European titles and represented Wales at two Commonwealth Games – is in Sweden this weekend as part of the Wales women’s Aussie Rules team competing at the Euro Cup.

Teenager Evan Press, Barry Town United’s highly talented defender, celebrated his 19th birthday by making his European debut. Cardiff-born Press, a former Bluebirds and Newport junior, was flawless at the heart of Barry Town’s disciplined and organised Europa League performance against Belfast club Cliftonville. The first leg tie ended 0-0, with the return at Cliftonville’s […]

Llanelli’s Evan Hoyt and his doubles partner Luke Johnson have been handed a tough task in their Wimbledon first round match. The British pairing, who earned a wildcard place for the tournament will face Spanish pairing Fernando Verdasco and Pablo Andujar.