|
Judgement Day (rugby Union)
Judgement Day () is an annual Welsh Rugby Union event that takes place at Millennium Stadium (currently known for sponsorship reasons as Principality Stadium) in Cardiff and is part of the United Rugby Championship competition. The four regions – Cardiff Rugby, Dragons, Ospreys and Scarlets – join with the Welsh Rugby Union in organising a double-header fixture at the Millennium Stadium. The annual derby day clash will be repeated for the foreseeable future with the two east Wales regions taking on the two west Wales regions. In 2020, the two matches were held on consecutive days at Rodney Parade due to the COVID-19 pandemic causing a change to the format of the 2019–20 season and the Millennium Stadium being unavailable due to it being used as the Dragon's Heart Hospital. Judgement Day I (2013) 2013 was the inaugural year of Judgement Day, which saw Newport Gwent Dragons play Scarlets and Cardiff Blues play Ospreys. Newport Gwent Dragons vs Scarlets Cardiff Blues ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judgement Day (rugby Union)
Judgement Day () is an annual Welsh Rugby Union event that takes place at Millennium Stadium (currently known for sponsorship reasons as Principality Stadium) in Cardiff and is part of the United Rugby Championship competition. The four regions – Cardiff Rugby, Dragons, Ospreys and Scarlets – join with the Welsh Rugby Union in organising a double-header fixture at the Millennium Stadium. The annual derby day clash will be repeated for the foreseeable future with the two east Wales regions taking on the two west Wales regions. In 2020, the two matches were held on consecutive days at Rodney Parade due to the COVID-19 pandemic causing a change to the format of the 2019–20 season and the Millennium Stadium being unavailable due to it being used as the Dragon's Heart Hospital. Judgement Day I (2013) 2013 was the inaugural year of Judgement Day, which saw Newport Gwent Dragons play Scarlets and Cardiff Blues play Ospreys. Newport Gwent Dragons vs Scarlets Cardiff Blues ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Evans (rugby Union)
Jonathan Evans (born 25 July 1992) is a Welsh rugby union footballer, who play at scrum half for Ebbw Vale RFC. He also played for the Scarlets, Newport Gwent Dragons and Bath. Club career Evans played his junior rugby and also began his senior career at Bargoed RFC, he had also been a member of the Newport Gwent Dragons academy. Before playing for the Dragons he had played for Welsh Premier Division sides Pontypool RFC and Newport RFC. Originally an outside half, Evans move to scrum half at U16 level. Evans made his professional debut for the Newport Gwent Dragons in a Pro12 match against the Ospreys on 7 May 2010, he was at the time the youngest Dragons player ever at 17. On 24 February 2015, it was announced Evans would join Premiership side Bath from the start of the 2015–16 season. Evans made his first appearance for Bath as a substitute against Newcastle Falcons on 2 January 2016. He scored his first try for Bath in a 16–14 victory over Worcester Warriors. Evans str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nic Cudd
Nic Cudd (born 12 October 1988) is a rugby union flanker. He previously played for the Dragons, Llanelli RFC and the Scarlets. Cudd joined the Scarlets Academy in 2004, when he was 16 years old. In the summer of 2010, Cudd signed a development contract with the Scarlets to be a full-time member of their squad. In September 2012 Cudd joined the Dragons A dragon is a reptilian legendary creature that appears in the folklore of many cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through regions, but dragons in western cultures since the High Middle Ages have often been depicted as ... He was released by the Dragons at the end of the 2019–20 season. References External links Dragons Profile 1988 births Living people Dragons RFC players Llanelli RFC players Rugby union players from Carmarthen Scarlets players Welsh rugby union players Rugby union flankers {{Wales-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taulupe Faletau
Tangaki Taulupe "Toby" Faletau (born 12 November 1990) is a Welsh professional rugby union player for Cardiff Rugby in the United Rugby Championship and has represented the national team for over 10 years. The back row forward played for Cross Keys RFC, Newport RFC and Newport Gwent Dragons in Wales before joining Bath in England in 2016. He joined present club Cardiff in 2022. Early life Faletau was born in Tofoa, Tonga, to Tongan international Kuli Faletau, who represented Tonga at the 1999 Rugby World Cup; he started his career at prop but was later moved to number 8. Kuli moved to Wales in 1997 to join Ebbw Vale. Taulupe attended Pontygof Primary School until 1999 and then Pontnewynydd Primary School until July 2002, then attended Trevethin Community School, then attended Filton College (now part of South Gloucestershire and Stroud College) as part of the college's successful rugby academy and was recognised as 'player of the year' during his time at the college. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ross Wardle
Ross Wardle (born 28 April 1991) is a retired Welsh rugby union player. Wardle played primarily for the Newport Gwent Dragons regional team as a winger, as well as Bedwas RFC. Wardle scored a try on his debut for Newport Gwent Dragons on 10 November 2012 versus Bath. During the 2013–14 Pro12 The 2013–14 Pro12 (also known as the ''RaboDirect Pro12'' for sponsorship reasons) was the 13th season of the Pro12 rugby union competition originally known as the Celtic League, the fourth with its current 12-team format, and the third with Rab ... season, Wardle was the Dragons top try scorer, touching down seven times. He suffered a serious knee injury near the end of the season. After sustaining a knee injury in 2016, Wardle retired from professional rugby, taking up a career as a pharmacist. He later returned to the game with Bedwas, the side he began his career with. References External links Bedwas profileDragons profile Welsh rugby union players Dragons RFC players B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Dixon
Jack Dixon (born 13 December 1994) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays for Dragons regional team having previously played for Bedwas RFC and Newport RFC. A centre, he made his debut for Newport Gwent Dragons in October 2011 versus Wasps in the Anglo-Welsh Cup as a second-half replacement aged 16 years and 313 days. In doing so, Dixon broke the record for the youngest player to play Welsh regional rugby held by Hallam Amos Hallam Benjamen Amos (born 24 September 1994) is a former Welsh rugby union player who played for Cardiff Rugby and Newport Gwent Dragons. He mostly played as a wing, but he was also capable of playing at fullback and as a centre. Born in Stoc ... who set the record earlier in the same match. Dixon made his debut for the Wales Under-20 team on 9 March 2012 versus Italy. In April 2012 he was named in the Wales Under-20 squad for the Junior World Cup in South Africa. In January 2013 he was selected in the Wales Under 20 squad for the 2013 Under 20 Six N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Leach
Patrick James Handley Leach (born 18 July 1985) is a rugby union player for Newport RFC and the Newport Gwent Dragons regional team. He usually plays at centre, but he has also played at fullback. Born in St Asaph, Flintshire, Leach began his career with Colwyn Bay RFC and joined Orrell RUFC after leaving school. He also played for Manchester Rugby Club and had trials with English Premiership side Worcester before joining Newport RFC in 2009. He received his first call-up to the Dragons side in May 2010. Early life and cricket career Leach was born in St Asaph to Mike – a former Wales B rugby international – and Sally Leach. He attended Rydal Penrhos senior school in Colwyn Bay, where his father was employed as a rugby coach. While at Rydal, Leach mostly played cricket, and in 2000, at the age of 14, he began playing in the Liverpool and District Cricket Competition for Colwyn Bay, for whom he played until 2009. He briefly went on trial with Glamorgan County Cricket Club in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Harries
Will Harries (born 30 March 1987) is a Wales international rugby union player who currently plays at Chinnor RFC in the English. He has also played for the Northampton Saints, Bedford Blues (on loan) and the Newport Gwent Dragons. Harries was educated at The Cathedral School, Llandaff and Millfield, a school known for its rugby tradition. He appeared in a LV Cup game against the Saracens for the Dragons in January 2010, in which he scored 2 tries and was named Man-of-the-Match. He was released by Newport Gwent Dragons at the end of the 2013–14 season. In May 2010 he was added to the Wales national rugby union team standby list for the summer matches and subsequently called into the full squad due to injury to Shane Williams. He made his international debut versus New Zealand in Hamilton on 26 June 2010. He has also been selected for the Wales national rugby sevens team squad. Following his departure from the Dragons, Harries joined Championship team Ealing Trailfinders ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Rugby Football Union
The Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) ( ga, Cumann Rugbaí na hÉireann) is the body managing rugby union in the island of Ireland (both Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland). The IRFU has its head office at 10/12 Lansdowne Road and home ground at Aviva Stadium, where adult men's Irish rugby union international matches are played. In addition, the Union also owns the Ravenhill Stadium in Belfast, Thomond Park in Limerick and a number of grounds in provincial areas that have been rented to clubs. History Initially, there were two unions: the Irish Football Union, which had jurisdiction over clubs in Leinster, Munster and parts of Ulster and was founded in December 1874, and the Northern Football Union of Ireland, which controlled the Belfast area and was founded in January 1875. The IRFU was formed in 1879 as an amalgamation of these two organisations and branches of the new IRFU were formed in Leinster, Munster and Ulster. The Connacht Branch was formed in 1900. The IR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Fitzgibbon
Peter Fitzgibbon is an Irish international rugby union referee. He has been on the IRB Elite panel (the highest level in the world) since 2009. He works full-time for the Irish Rugby Football Union as referee development officer in the Leisure Rugby department, which deals with casual play and the IRFU's tag rugby events. He is a member of the Munster Association of Referees. and also played rugby for Thomond RFC Thomond RFC is an Irish rugby team based in Limerick. The colours of the club are blue and white. History Founded in 1944 after a meeting in the old boat club near the Old Distillery in Thomondgate, the club's first competitive match was in th .... References External links *Pro12 Profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Fitzgibbon, Peter 1975 births Living people Irish rugby union referees Irish rugby union players Rugby union players from Limerick (city) Thomond RFC players IRFU referees European Rugby Champions Cup referees EPCR Challenge Cup referees United Rugby Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Owen Williams (rugby Union, Born 1992)
Owen Williams (born 27 February 1992) is a Welsh professional rugby union player who plays as a fly-half for the Ospreys. He has represented Wales and Wales U20. Club career Initially part of the Ospreys, Williams featured regularly in their under-16s and under-18s teams before being signed for the Scarlets in 2010. At the end of the 2012–13 season Williams departed from the Scarlets and moved to Leicester Tigers. Following the departure of fly-halves George Ford and Ryan Lamb, to Bath and Worcester Warriors, before the start of the 2013–14 season and ex-England fly-half Toby Flood's poor run of form combining with his decision to depart at the end of the season for Toulouse, Williams established himself as the club's first choice outside half. Williams's fine form and key contributions helped propel an initially misfiring Leicester Tigers back into the top four of the Premiership and into the quarterfinals of the Heineken Cup. In the wake of Leicester's 22–16 away w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Davies (rugby Union, Born 1988)
Jonathan Davies (born 5 April 1988) is a Welsh professional rugby union player who plays at centre for the Scarlets and the Wales national team. He is commonly known as "Fox", differentiating him from the Jonathan Davies who played both rugby union and rugby league during the 1980s and 1990s. His brother is James Davies, who also played professional rugby for Wales as a flanker. Early life Born to Welsh parents in Solihull, England, Davies moved at a young age with his family to Bancyfelin, Carmarthenshire, where his parents ran the Fox & Hounds Pub; Davies is nicknamed "Fox" after the pub. He attended Dyffryn Taf Comprehensive School in Whitland, Carmarthenshire, and is a fluent Welsh speaker. Davies studied Sports and Exercise course at Trinity College, Carmarthen. Club career Davies started his career playing age-grade rugby for Llanelli RFC. He made his senior professional debut for the Llanelli Scarlets region before his first appearance for the senior Llanelli club ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
