By Ian Gordon Russell Slade reckons hijacking Tom Lawrence from Blackburn can ignite Cardiff’s bid for the Championship play-offs. The Bluebirds boss swooped to land the Leicester striker on loan just as Rovers looked to extend his stay until the end of the season. Lawrence makes his debut against MK Dons today with Slade reckoning […]

Robert Croft has been appointed as Glamorgan’s new head coach. The former England and Glamorgan spinner replaces Toby Radford, who left the position in December after two years in charge of the Welsh county.

Mike Ruddock is backing the land of his fathers to overcome the team of his son. The former Wales coach – who left his job a Grand Slam winner exactly 10 years ago next week in circumstances still shrouded by mists of uncertainty – believes Wales will beat Ireland in Dublin on Sunday.

FRANCESCO GUIDOLIN reckons Swansea City will need 40 points to survive in the Premier League.

IT has taken Tom James six years, one apology, and a new spirit of forgiveness from Warren Gatland for the wandering wing to find his way back into the Wales team.

Warren Gatland made four changes to his Wales team for the match against Ireland on the opening weekend of the Six Nations.

ON FEBRUARY 7, the region’s under 18s side will go head to head with rivals Ospreys, at Llandarcy, and will do so in a brand new kit.  For the first time in their history the Scarlets womens sides have received their own kit having previously shared with the age grade sides; all possible through the […]

• Coach upbeat about keeping leading players at home in future• Gatland confident in post-World Cup year after grand slams in 2008 and 2012