Richard T
@rdtanner2144.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 6:15 PM
He's a fitness coach. Aldred was the kicking coach
November 29, 2025 at 5:28 PM
He's a fitness coach. Aldred was the kicking coach
This is SA who all play in the URC against Welsh players who play in the URC.
Welsh regions don't look this poor against the SA teams.
Welsh regions don't look this poor against the SA teams.
November 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
This is SA who all play in the URC against Welsh players who play in the URC.
Welsh regions don't look this poor against the SA teams.
Welsh regions don't look this poor against the SA teams.
Which player is going to go for an Arthur Emyr style drop goal attempt in the 78th minute?
November 29, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Which player is going to go for an Arthur Emyr style drop goal attempt in the 78th minute?
Player numbers in Wales from the latest WRU report
15531 registered senior players.
15531 registered senior players.
November 29, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Player numbers in Wales from the latest WRU report
15531 registered senior players.
15531 registered senior players.
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Sad news everyone.
R360 has been delayed till 2028
R360 has been delayed till 2028
November 28, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Sad news everyone.
R360 has been delayed till 2028
R360 has been delayed till 2028
Not sure how this compares other nations?
Wales have almost the opposite issue where players get changed quite often!
archive.ph/2025.11.25-2...
Wales have almost the opposite issue where players get changed quite often!
archive.ph/2025.11.25-2...
archive.ph
November 27, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Not sure how this compares other nations?
Wales have almost the opposite issue where players get changed quite often!
archive.ph/2025.11.25-2...
Wales have almost the opposite issue where players get changed quite often!
archive.ph/2025.11.25-2...
The WRU's plan for the semi pro level of the game in Wales.
They control that as well as the regions.
This is cartoonish levels of megalomania.
wru.wales/2025/11/in-f...
They control that as well as the regions.
This is cartoonish levels of megalomania.
wru.wales/2025/11/in-f...
Welsh Rugby Union - IN FOCUS: Super Rygbi Cymru
As part of the WRU’s commitment to delivering The Way Forward, our long-term plan to build a stronger and more sustainable future for Welsh rugby, we are releasing a series of In Focus papers that exp...
wru.wales
November 24, 2025 at 9:46 PM
The WRU's plan for the semi pro level of the game in Wales.
They control that as well as the regions.
This is cartoonish levels of megalomania.
wru.wales/2025/11/in-f...
They control that as well as the regions.
This is cartoonish levels of megalomania.
wru.wales/2025/11/in-f...
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Teams for SA (that I think Tandy picks not who I would pick)
Murray (?), Dyer, Roberts, Hawkins, Rogers, Edwards, Hardy
Thomas, Lake, Assirati, Davies, Fender, Mann, Wainwright, Deaves
Coghlan, Southworth, Warren, Carter, Plumtree, RMW, Sheedy, Beetham
Murray (?), Dyer, Roberts, Hawkins, Rogers, Edwards, Hardy
Thomas, Lake, Assirati, Davies, Fender, Mann, Wainwright, Deaves
Coghlan, Southworth, Warren, Carter, Plumtree, RMW, Sheedy, Beetham
November 23, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Teams for SA (that I think Tandy picks not who I would pick)
Murray (?), Dyer, Roberts, Hawkins, Rogers, Edwards, Hardy
Thomas, Lake, Assirati, Davies, Fender, Mann, Wainwright, Deaves
Coghlan, Southworth, Warren, Carter, Plumtree, RMW, Sheedy, Beetham
Murray (?), Dyer, Roberts, Hawkins, Rogers, Edwards, Hardy
Thomas, Lake, Assirati, Davies, Fender, Mann, Wainwright, Deaves
Coghlan, Southworth, Warren, Carter, Plumtree, RMW, Sheedy, Beetham
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Oh look - it's a league determining its own commercial destiny.
No sign of FFR anywhere near this.
Contrast with Wales, where the WRU negotiates bad deals on our behalf whilst holding a knife to our throat.
No sign of FFR anywhere near this.
Contrast with Wales, where the WRU negotiates bad deals on our behalf whilst holding a knife to our throat.
The Top 14 has launched a global streaming platform and announced 11 international broadcast partnerships – here's everything you need to know 👇
www.rugbybroadcast.com/p/top-14-rug...
www.rugbybroadcast.com/p/top-14-rug...
Top 14 rugby launches global streaming service and announces 11 new broadcast partnerships
At a glance
www.rugbybroadcast.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Oh look - it's a league determining its own commercial destiny.
No sign of FFR anywhere near this.
Contrast with Wales, where the WRU negotiates bad deals on our behalf whilst holding a knife to our throat.
No sign of FFR anywhere near this.
Contrast with Wales, where the WRU negotiates bad deals on our behalf whilst holding a knife to our throat.
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If any of the owners agree to these proposals then they are not serious people. It’s not viable and makes zero financial sense.
November 19, 2025 at 6:37 PM
If any of the owners agree to these proposals then they are not serious people. It’s not viable and makes zero financial sense.
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When you consider this and the fact that the WRU were briefing journalists at the game last week, this clearly isn’t a credible or professional governing body.
Good on the Dragons for calling it out because quite frankly someone needs to. WRU are going to kill pro rugby in Wales.
Good on the Dragons for calling it out because quite frankly someone needs to. WRU are going to kill pro rugby in Wales.
November 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
When you consider this and the fact that the WRU were briefing journalists at the game last week, this clearly isn’t a credible or professional governing body.
Good on the Dragons for calling it out because quite frankly someone needs to. WRU are going to kill pro rugby in Wales.
Good on the Dragons for calling it out because quite frankly someone needs to. WRU are going to kill pro rugby in Wales.
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Following a suggestion from the always excellent and entertaining home improvement podcast @bloodandmud.bsky.social , we have decided to launch:
"THE ROAD TO WRUIN"
A daily update on the Mad Machinations of the world's stupidest sporting governing body, the Welsh Rugby Union.
DAY ONE.....
"THE ROAD TO WRUIN"
A daily update on the Mad Machinations of the world's stupidest sporting governing body, the Welsh Rugby Union.
DAY ONE.....
November 19, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Following a suggestion from the always excellent and entertaining home improvement podcast @bloodandmud.bsky.social , we have decided to launch:
"THE ROAD TO WRUIN"
A daily update on the Mad Machinations of the world's stupidest sporting governing body, the Welsh Rugby Union.
DAY ONE.....
"THE ROAD TO WRUIN"
A daily update on the Mad Machinations of the world's stupidest sporting governing body, the Welsh Rugby Union.
DAY ONE.....
And what comes next?
November 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
And what comes next?
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The interviewer should have probed much harder on these points:
- Why is pro rugby in Newport such a non-negotiable, when it has been an abject failure for 20 years?
- What is the incentive for business people to invest in the commercial arms of pro teams, if they have no say in rugby operations?
- Why is pro rugby in Newport such a non-negotiable, when it has been an abject failure for 20 years?
- What is the incentive for business people to invest in the commercial arms of pro teams, if they have no say in rugby operations?
youtu.be/4JX-P14q8nk?...
The full S4C Byd ar Bedwar interview with WRU hatchet man Dave Reddin is on YouTube. It’s all in english.
The full S4C Byd ar Bedwar interview with WRU hatchet man Dave Reddin is on YouTube. It’s all in english.
What next for Welsh rugby? | Interview with Dave Reddin, WRU Director of Rugby and Elite Performance
YouTube video by S4C
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 10:11 AM
The interviewer should have probed much harder on these points:
- Why is pro rugby in Newport such a non-negotiable, when it has been an abject failure for 20 years?
- What is the incentive for business people to invest in the commercial arms of pro teams, if they have no say in rugby operations?
- Why is pro rugby in Newport such a non-negotiable, when it has been an abject failure for 20 years?
- What is the incentive for business people to invest in the commercial arms of pro teams, if they have no say in rugby operations?
The WRU right now
November 14, 2025 at 12:55 PM
The WRU right now
The WRU deciding that they're not incompetent it's everyone else
www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/...
www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/...
WRU to centrally contract every Welsh rugby player as details of proposal emerge
There have been a number of heated discussion over the past couple of weeks between the WRU and regions
www.walesonline.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 12:52 PM
The WRU deciding that they're not incompetent it's everyone else
www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/...
www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/...
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Great investigation of the Nazis, racists and criminals mobilising the flag-on-lamp-posts movement. This is the kind of journalism that the national media could and should have conducted:
manchestermill.co.uk/the-men-who-...
manchestermill.co.uk/the-men-who-...
November 2, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Great investigation of the Nazis, racists and criminals mobilising the flag-on-lamp-posts movement. This is the kind of journalism that the national media could and should have conducted:
manchestermill.co.uk/the-men-who-...
manchestermill.co.uk/the-men-who-...
