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England's Vickery to miss Six Nations

AFP Global Edition 32 days ago

Former England captain Phil Vickery is set to miss this year's Six Nations after being told it will be another eight weeks before he can resume training following neck surgery last year. The 33-year-old Lions prop forward is therefore unlikely to be ...

Hard Core Enthusiasts Take A New Year Dip In Wales

Getty Images 39 days ago

TENBY, WALES - JANUARY 01: A New Year's reveller takes a dip in the icy sea during the Saundersfoot annual charity swim on January 1, 2010 in Saundersfoot near Tenby, Wales. Hundreds of brave swimmers ran in to to the sea to ...

Wales's Stephen Jones in injury scare

AFP Global Edition 40 days ago

Stephen Jones gave Wales an injury scare just over a month before they begin their Six Nations campaign against England as the Scarlets beat Newport-Gwent Dragons 14-9 in the Celtic League. The 32-year-old British and Irish Lions fly-half had to come off ...

Heavy snow to hit central England, Wales

AFP European Edition 43 days ago

A blanket of heavy snow is expected to hit central England and Wales, forecasters said on Monday, in a cold snap likely to last into the New Year. A Met Office severe weather warning is in place for parts of central England ...

Catholic leader warns on gangs in festive sermon

AFP European Edition 46 days ago

Some young people join gangs because of a weak sense of identity, the leader of Catholics in England and Wales will say in his Christmas message, according to extracts released Thursday. The Most Reverend Vincent Nichols is to say that true happiness ...

Leicester keep European Cup quarter-final hopes alive

AFP Global Edition 52 days ago

Triple champions Leicester reignited their European Cup quarter-final push with a 20-15 win over Clermont on Saturday, avenging a 40-30 defeat they suffered against the French side last weekend. The Tigers led 13-9 at half-time after Anthony Allen's converted try and two ...

Thomas can't save Cardiff from European Cup defeat

AFP Global Edition 52 days ago

Former Wales and British and Irish Lions skipper Gareth Thomas, who announced on Saturday that he was gay, was unable to save his Cardiff Blues side from European Cup defeat. Thomas, 35, came off the bench in the dying moments against former ...

Thomas can't save Cardiff from rugby defeat

AFP Global Edition 52 days ago

Former Wales and British and Irish Lions skipper Gareth Thomas, who announced on Saturday that he was gay, was unable to save his Cardiff Blues side from a European Cup defeat. Thomas, 35, came off the bench in the dying moments against ...

Wales rugby hero Gareth Thomas announces he is gay

AFP Global Edition 52 days ago

Wales rugby union legend Gareth Thomas publicly announced Saturday he is gay, saying that living a double life had driven him to suicidal despair. The Cardiff Blues full-back, 35, told the Daily Mail newspaper that keeping his sexuality a secret had made ...

Wales' Gareth Thomas comes out as gay

AFP European Edition 53 days ago

Wales rugby union legend Gareth Thomas has announced that he is gay in an interview in Saturday's Daily Mail newspaper. The Cardiff Blues full-back, 35, said he had been through "absolute despair" and did not want to be known simply as a ...

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