It is hard to believe anyone can respect Leicester these days. Oh they are still a decent team, and with a long proud history. Their fans are right out of the top draw, no question, the set up is quality and they have a coach who seems to be doing the right things. So what am I talking about?
Their sour grapes at losing, or more accurately their Director’s continued sour grapes. I am finding it hard to get my head around but the Director of Leicester, …

The Welsh rugby team to take on Ireland in this year’s 6 Nations has been announced, and it has a few surprises. Delve has, as many predicted, gone straight from not being in the training squad to starting, with Ryan jones out injured. Hopefully this will help him make up his mind to join Cardiff rather than head down under.
His ball carrying should be useful, as will Bradley Davies’, still in the team after his superb game last time out against france. Charteris gets yet another chance …

Not a Welsh rugby star but a reality TV star that is. ‘Hunky’ (not my words) Gavin Henson is, according to the Sun, going to be starring in one of those God awful reality TV shows, and has already started filming. That rules him out of playing this season then. And likely at all… as the type of show it is explains why there have been rumours that he has been training again.
The next in crap reality shows will be called 71 Degrees North and will feature …

It is the question on many Ospreys’ fans lips (and Welsh rugby fans’, maybe) – just what will Leicester try next to get themselves into the quarter finals?
After failing to get in through their rugby ability – coming third in the group in which the Ospreys qualified in 2nd they turned their attention to other matters. First was the official complaint by the Tigers board about the Lee Byrne, 16th man disaster… it was fairly obvious form the comments being made by the board they hoped to get the …

Well here’s a big blow. Just as we were coming to terms with the Andy Powell golf buggy incident (by coming to terms I of course mean stopping laughing), and his subsequent dropping from the 6 Nations squad we now find ourselves another forward down – this time in the shape of lock Alun Wyn Jones.
The elbow injury he sustained vs Scotland has ruled him out of the 6 Nations, with a likely lay off time of 12 weeks (disappointingly also missing the Osreys’ Heineken Cup quarter final in …

I want you to think back to before the Autumn Internationals. To a time when our optimism hadn’t been dented by some poor performances and naive coaching decisions. To a time when we were still full of hope, whimsy and joy. Or something like that.
Are you thinking back? Remember the pain of knowing we would be without Adam Jones? There was a big debate over who would fill his sizeable boots – and the smart money seemed to be on Eiffon Roberts to step up …

Welsh captain Ryan Jones has pulled out of the Wales vs Australia game tomorrow with a back problem he suffered in training on Tuesday.
This is a MAJOR loss for Wales as far as I am concerned.  On one hand we have a backrow that is far more balanced now.  Andy Powell has been moved to 8, his natural position.  That is great news in itself as he has been truly shocking at 6 and Gatland must have been mad to pick him there in the first place.  Dan Lydiate coming …

South African scrum half Ricky Januarie is to join the Ospreys on a short-term two week loan. It is in an effort to give him some game time, say Western Province, and find some form. This is all from this article here.  Further checking shows it is likely to be end of December/start of January.
From the Ospreys perspective this is an interesting loan signing. There is a need for cover as first choice Mike Phillips is out injured for a while yet, Nutbrown also has some time …

The Welsh team to play Australia in this years Autumn International has been named, and only one change has happened, with Dwayne Peel starting ahead of Gareth Cooper. Other than that head coach Warrent Gatland has said pretty much same again.
That means Tom Shanklin doesn’t recover in time to play, with Jon Davies staying at twelve and Jamie Roberts continuing at 13.
The bad news is that it means that Andy Powell continues at blindside flanker. God knows how, the guy hasn’t got the skills or technique to pull …

Cardiff Blues 2nd row Bradley Davies and Llanelli Scarlets full back Morgan Stoddart have both pulled out of the Welsh squad. Bradley Davies was due to be on the bench for the clash with the ‘Pumas’.
Bradley Davies injured his ankle on Tuesday and will be replaced on the Welsh bench by Jonathon Thomas, the Ospreys blindside flanker who has been playing most of his rugby at 2nd row this season.
Stoddart has a hamstring tear which will see him having to go tthrough 2 to 3 weeks rehabilitation.
No decision yet made …