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Among the 24 qualified clubs for the Heineken Cup, Toulon are appearing for the first time in Tier 1, along with the 2013 defeated finalists, ASM Clermont Auvergne. Reigning Amlin Challenge Cup champions, and three-time Heineken Cup winners, Leinster Rugby, remain at the top of the ERC European rankings, and they are joined in Tier 1 by Toulon, Clermont, Toulouse, …

Paul O’Connell will captain the side for the tour opener, with Sam Warburton ruled out due to a knee injury. Gatland has stated that Warburton’s absence from the opening game is purely precautionary. Jamie Roberts is one of six former Lions in the squad; he is joined by Adam Jones, Mike Phillips, Paul O’Connell, Alun Wyn Jones and Jamie Heaslip, …

The Lions will take on the Barbarians at Hong Kong stadium; 12:30pm kick off. Supporters can come and watch the match live at the Arms Park clubhouse, which will be open from 9:30am. After their match in Hong Kong the Lions will travel on to Australia where their tour continues. With the Lions playing four midweek matches against the Australian …

Former Wales Under 20 captain Navidi, who was part of Wales’ RBS 6 Nations and Japan training squads, will be replacing Shingler. Shingler has failed to recover from a foot injury. Adam Warren, who made his international debut last summer against Barbarians at the Millennium Stadium, had been training with the squad in recent weeks and will come in for …

Brad Thyer, Ethan Lewis, James Sheekey, Sam Parker, Dafi Sion Davies, Ollie Smyth, Leon Crump, Garyn Smith, Jack Phillips, Will Thomas, Callum Lewis, Jack Maynard, Tom Williams and Will Baird are all exciting young prospects with a majority having come through the Blues Age Grade system. The Blues Academy has produced a number of quality players over the seasons including …

Reed who will be traveling to Japan this summer to tour with Wales welcomed hundreds of children to the Arms Park for the Blues Schools Tag Festival. The festival has grown every year and this season the four-day event for children aged between six and eleven will see over 150 schools across Cardiff, Vale of Glamorgan, RCT, Merthyr and South …

Monday evening at Rumney RFC saw the final of the U14 Redrow Homes Blues Cup. Penarth who were making their first appearance in a Blues Cup final got off to a slow start as St Peters started well and on the front foot to score the game’s opening try in the early minutes. But through some good defence and attacking …

A product of Marlwood School in Bristol, Miles Normandale first thought about making a career from playing rugby after moving to Colston School for sixth form. Colston has a rich rugby history with nearly 30 former pupils playing top flight rugby in the English Premiership over recent years with Gareth Delve, Olly Barkley, Shane Geraghty and Tom Varndell amongst them. …

Martyn, whose home club is Old Penarthians, joined London Welsh in 1984 and has been involved as a player and administrator there for nearly thirty years, currently as a Director of the Club. He is Chairman of the Welsh Exiles and sits on the Game Policy and Audit Committees of the Welsh Rugby Union. Martyn is also a benefactor of …

Sale Sharks are familiar opponents to Cardiff Blues supporters with both teams being drawn in the same Heineken Cup pool last season. It was one a piece last year with the Blues letting a 24 – 12 half time lead slip away, losing 34-33 in the north of England, before avenging that loss with a 26-14 win in Cardiff. The …