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International issues relating to rugby union; as well as a space for other international games that happen throughout the year, not directly related to the Rugby World Cup, the Six Nations and the Rugby Championships.

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When the Welsh national anthem saw Wales home

Posted on January 10, 2019 by Shy Lock No.5

The Welsh national anthem is always sung with such fervour that the question arises:  does the pre-match national anthem have an impact on a rugby team’s performance? National Anthem as a signifier of the winner It’s a very inexact science, of… Continue Reading →

Internationals, Off the beaten track hen wlad fy nhadau, national anthem, welsh national anthem
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Our best XV: The greatest rugby players we’ve ever seen

Posted on December 31, 2018 by Shy Lock No.5

Top rugby players, the greatest XV a side. Who didn’t make the list? Continue Reading →

Internationals rugby players
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Irish Rugby – coming of age in 2018

Posted on December 29, 2018 by Shy Lock No.5

Irish rugby coming of age in 2018 with clean sweeps in the Six Nations Championships and the autumn rugby internationals. Continue Reading →

Autumn Internationals Rugby, Internationals, RWC 2019, Six Nations autumn rugby internationals, irish rugby
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Can the All Blacks be considered the ‘greatest team in sport’?

Posted on November 14, 2018 by Shy Lock No.5

One of the greatest sports teams of all time? The New Zealand Herald on Monday reported on a twitter spat between outspoken British talk show host Piers Morgan and a “doubter” over another journalist’s statement that the All Blacks were… Continue Reading →

Internationals all blacks, greatest sports teams all time, rugby union

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