Rugby

Cardiff Blues continued to fight their way back into the game, drawing level shortly before half time and narrowing the home sides lead in the second half. When Blues centre Cory Allen and back row Sam Warburton both crossed the whitewash within a few minutes of each other, it looked, to the dismay of the crowd that the Blues could …

Milestone man Dacey is one of seven changes made by Director of Rugby Mark Hammett as Blues look for a return to winning ways at the home of the reigning league champions in Dublin. Wales international prop Gethin Jenkins will make his first league appearance of the season alongside Dacey in the front row. Two further call-ups in the pack …

C D Williams was born Cardiff 1924 and was a grand back row forward, a fine athlete in fact in 1948 carried the Olympic torch into Wembley Stadium. He played 248 games for Cardiff between 1945 /46 and 1958 /59 scoring 43 tries. He gained two Welsh caps playing for Wales, making his debut against France in Colombes 1955 his …

The tournament, which is sure to capture the imagination of students within the region, will be played on Wednesday 1st October between teams from Cardiff Metropolitan, Cardiff University, Cardiff Medicals and the University of South Wales. Gates and bars open at 12 noon. With a healthy rivalry already in place between the university sides, the 15-a-side competition will see two …

A big thank you to ex-Cardiff Blues stars Bradley Davies and Thomas Young, former Head Coach Dai Young and the rest of the players and staff at Wasps who have shown their support for #StayStrongForOws this week with some fantastic pictures! The players have also been wearing the bands on the pitch this season! #StayStrongForOws wristbands continue to sell fast …

Tickets are on sale NOW for our European Rugby Challenge Cup opener with Top14 side Grenoble on Saturday, October 18 (kick-off 2.30pm). Details of our first away game of the competition – to take place on the weekend of 23/24/25/26 October – are also being finalised this weekend. Tbilisi Caucasians are looking to make history by becoming the first Georgian …

Blues were defeated 26-9 by Ulster Rugby at BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park on Friday night and now face a trip to Ireland to face champions Leinster at the RDS this Friday evening (kick-off 7.35pm). Turnbull insists Blues are moving in the right direction as a new-look squad start to gel and click. But he acknowledges that they need to …

Blues opened the season with an away win at Zebre but have since locked horns with high flying and undefeated Glasgow Warriors and Ulster Rugby on home soil. Hammett’s team now kick-off a run of three away league games against champions Leinster at the RDS, in-form Connacht at the Sportsground and table-toppers Ospreys in a Welsh derby at the Liberty …

A tense and closely-fought opening half saw Rhys Patchell and Paddy Jackson exchange kicks as Ulster took a slender 12-9 lead into the half-time break. Blues enjoyed plenty of possession in the second period but could not break through a well-drilled Ulster defence. And tries from Tuohy and an intercept score form Humphreys saw Blues suffer a second home defeat …

Cardiff Blues pushed the Irish side all the way in a titanic and physically opening 40 minutes as both teams traded penalties. Second half tries from Dan Tuohy and Ian Humphreys eventually saw Ulster claim the points. But Hammer was pleased with the progress made by his team from the loss to Glasgow a week earlier. “Let’s not get mistaken, …