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Welsh Lions are happy to take the strain, insists skipper Sam Warburton

9:10am Tuesday 21st May 2013

WALES’ Lions have accepted the responsibility to lay the foundations for a successful series Down Under by taking the strain in training.

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Deadlock broken but no-go on PRGB

6:10am Tuesday 21st May 2013

DEADLOCK appeared to have been broken in the spat between the regions and the Welsh Rugby Union last week – but an independent chairman with a casting vote on the Professional Regional Game Board appears to be as distant as ever.

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Gloucester edge close encounter by seven runs

8:44pm Sunday 19th May 2013

A SECOND century in 24 hours from skipper Mark Wallace wasn’t enough for Glamorgan who lost narrowly to rivals Gloucestershire.

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Alex Cuthbert happy to be on the defensive

11:20am Saturday 18th May 2013

A LOUD Wigan voice boomed out at a Vale of Glamorgan training pitch this week, but it wasn’t Shaun Edwards barking out the orders.

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Sam Parry's Wales inspiration

8:40am Saturday 18th May 2013

NEWPORT Gwent Dragons expect to reap the benefits of Sam Parry’s Wales call-up when the young hooker returns next season with a taste for the international scene.

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Stewart Walters puts Glamorgan in control

7:37pm Friday 17th May 2013

STEWART Walters fell two runs short of securing Glamorgan's first century of the season but the Welsh county nevertheless built a useful second-innings lead on the third day of their LV= County Championship Division Two clash with Essex at Cardiff.

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Bopara puts Essex in control at Swalec Stadium

7:47pm Thursday 16th May 2013

RAVI Bopara struck his first century of the season to put Essex in a strong position on the second day of their LV= County Championship Division Two clash with Glamorgan at Cardiff’s Swalec Stadium.

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George North wants end to Aussie pain

12:00pm Thursday 16th May 2013

GIANT wing George North believes the ‘sprinkling’ of top quality players from the three other home unions added to the Wales-dominated Lions squad could prove decisive in defeating Australia this summer.

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Deadlock between regions and WRU to end with key meeting

8:30am Thursday 16th May 2013

THE DEADLOCK looks set to be broken in the spat between the regions and the Welsh Rugby Union.

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Skipper Sam so happy to be reunited with wingman Dan

7:50am Thursday 16th May 2013

BRITISH and Irish Lions skipper Sam Warburton is relishing the chance to join forces once again with his “wingman” Dan Lydiate.

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Jim Allenby and Stewart Walters in the runs for Glamorgan

10:17pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

JIM Allenby and Stewart Walters cracked half-centuries as Glamorgan frustrated Essex on the opening day of their LV= County Championship Division Two match at the SWALEC Stadium.

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Dragons confirm player exits

9:20am Wednesday 15th May 2013

NEWPORT Gwent Dragons have confirmed the departures of three overseas players as they clear the decks for their new arrivals.

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