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Manchester United winger Daniel James admits he tries to avoid hardman Marcos Rojo during training 

Since arriving from Swansea last summer, James has settled into life well at United but admits he often does his best to 'avoid' the Argentine centre back during training.




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Swansea fan who lives just a mile from Cardiff stadium faces a '200 MILE' round trip for match

A Swansea fan based in Cardiff faces an absurd '200-mile round trip' to watch his team play their rivals in the Welsh capital after his request to travel independently was 'declined'.




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Swansea confirm loan capture of Liverpool starlet Rhian Brewster as striker signs six-month deal 

Liverpool striker Rhian Brewster has joined Sky Bet Championship side Swansea on loan for the remainder of the season.




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Cardiff 0-0 Swansea: South Wales derby ends in goalless draw as Swans miss out on chance to go sixth

NATHAN SALT AT THE CARDIFF CITY STADIUM: There was chances, plenty of yellow cards and nearly a mass brawl, but the South Wales derby finished off as a goalless draw.




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Charlton could swoop for ex-Tottenham wonderkid John Bostock as a replacement for Conor Gallagher 

Bostock, who was just 15 when he made his debut for Crystal Palace in October 2007, moved to Forest on loan from Toulouse last summer but has made only five first-team appearances.




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Championship promotion race: At least 10 teams in the mix after West Brom and Leeds stumbled

The Championship promotion race is shaping up to be a classic as we head into the final months of the season with as many as 10 clubs still fancying their chances of going up automatically.




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Stoke 2-0 Swansea: Sam Clucas and Potters extend hot Championship form and deny Swans a top six spot

ADAM LANIGAN AT THE BET365 STADIUM: Sam Clucas settled a personal score against the club he joined for £16.5m before their Premier League relegation and helped to extend Stoke's fine run.




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Ex-Swansea star Wilfried Bony signs for Saudi outfit Al Ittihad after six months as a free agent 

Former Swansea forward Wilfried Bony has ended his exile from football after signing for Saudi Arabian side Al Ittihad, six months after he was released by Swansea City.




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Oli McBurnie shows off furious letter from Cardiff fan who says 'you could get your face kicked in' 

Oli McBurnie has received a letter in which he is threatened with having his 'face kicked in' after taunting Cardiff supporters during the Welsh derby with Swansea earlier this month.




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Fulham 1-0 Swansea: Aleksandar Mitrovic makes up for a missed penalty with late winner

KATE MCGREAVY AT CRAVEN COTTAGE: The Championship top scorer continued his good form with a towering header to seal a 1-0 victory for the Premier League promotion chasers.




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Rugby World Cup 2019: Warren Gatland jokes that Wales should face New Zealand in a drinking game

WILL KELLEHER IN TOKYO: Warren Gatland joked Wales would rather play a drinking game against New Zealand than play the third-fourth playoff - but says his squad will be motivated to beat them.




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RWC 2019: Wales keep their distance from haka against All Blacks after England fined £2,000

Wales ensured they kept their distance from the haka in the build-up to their Rugby World third-place play off against New Zealand.




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New Zealand vs Wales - Rugby World Cup 2019: Live score and updates from bronze medal clash

Warren Gatland's Welsh career ended in defeat on Friday as Wales were beaten by the All Blacks in the bronze medal match in Tokyo. Relive the match with JAMES DUTTON.




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New Zealand 40-17 Wales: Ben Smith scores two tries in Rugby World Cup third-fourth place play-off

WILL KELLEHER AT THE AJINOMOTO STADIUM: Tears, beers and cheers for departing stars of the game here in Japan, as several glittering eras all ended at once.




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Wayne Pivac will be confident that Wales' future is bright despite Warren Gatland departure

Gatland compelled his successor not to 'break his heart' and ruin his legacy after the third-fourth playoff defeat. The New Zealander has set a fine platform for his fellow countryman.




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Bristol face Justin Tipuric battle after making £500,000-a-year offer as French clubs circle

NIK SIMON - THE GAINLINE: Justin Tipuric is weighing up a £500,000-a-year offer from Bristol - but some of France's biggest clubs are also keen on the Wales flanker.




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Northampton's Chris Boyd heaps praise on Dan Biggar after fly-half kicks 20 points in win over Lyon 

Back from his World Cup duties with Wales, Biggar landed six penalties and converted Rory Hutchinson's try as Saints beat Lyon 25-14 at Franklin's Gardens.




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Warren Gatland wants 2021 Premiership Final moved back with Lions' tour starting a week later

EXCLUSIVE BY WILL KELLEHER: Gatland confirmed the Lions have been to date knocked back in their attempts to convince the Premiership to move their final in 2021 by a week.




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Tomas Francis to miss most of 2020 Six Nations for Wales

The Exeter Chiefs tight-head, 27, dislocated his shoulder against South Africa in the semi-final and is now out for four months.




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Barbarians boss Warren Gatland reveals Cardiff clash was originally going to be his Wales swansong 

The 56-year-old finished after the Rugby World Cup and was succeeded by his fellow New Zealander Wayne Pivac, who will take charge of Wales for the first time against Gatland's Barbarians.




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Ex Wales boss Warren Gatland has gate named after him at Principality Stadium in Cardiff

The three-time Six Nations Grand Slam-winning coach, who left Wales after 12 years in charge after the World Cup, is coaching the Barbarians against his former team on Saturday.




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Leinster 50-21 Northampton: Hosts book Champions Cup quarter-final berth with two rounds to spare

RORY KEANE AT THE AVIVA STADIUM: It took an entire game to ship 43 points to Leinster last weekend. On Saturday night, the Saints had conceded the same total after 48 minutes




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CHRIS FOY: Give us fewer international Tests and a French revival on the Six Nations scene in 2020 

CHRIS FOY'S WORLD OF RUGBY: At the end of a World Cup season, players will try to muster some energy for matches in the Southern Hemisphere at a time when they should be lying on a beach.




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Wasps 31-35 Northampton: 13-man Saints snatch victory to keep the pressure on Exeter 

CHRIS FOY AT THE RICHOH ARENA: Northampton's lucky 13 stunned Wasps on Sunday as Dan Biggar and the man they call 'Big T' propelled the title-chasing Saints to victory.




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Louis Rees-Zammit reiterates 'dream' of playing for Wales after signing fresh Gloucester deal 

Teen sensation Louis Rees-Zammit re-confirmed his desire to play for Wales after agreeing a new contract at Gloucester.




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Wales set to name England's Junior World Championship winner Nick Tompkins in squad for Six Nations 

Wales have responded to a chronic shortage of available centres by launching a cross-border raid for another of England's uncapped junior world champions - Nick Tompkins.




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Lyon 24-36 Northampton: Saints keep their hopes of reaching Champions Cup quarter-finals alive

If last week was hellish, Northampton were far more saintly in Lyon on Saturday - winning with a bonus-point to do all they could to make the Champions Cup quarter-finals.




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George North set to take centre stage in Wayne Pivac's new-look Wales team against Italy

George North looks likely to line up at outside centre in Wayne Pivac's new-look Wales team to face Italy as Rhys Webb is set for a recall.




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George North at centre for Wales' Six Nations curtain-raiser against Italy as Taulupe Faletau starts

George North's move to centre for Wales was confirmed on Thursday afternoon as Wayne Pivac revealed his first Test side for the Italy Six Nations game.




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10 uncapped players set to emerge during the Six Nations 2020

With post-World Cup fallouts always bringing about change, there are plenty of new faces set to burst onto the scene. Here, Sportsmail runs through 10 uncapped stars to watch...




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Wales 42-0 Italy: Wayne Pivac's men off to dominant bonus point start

WILL KELLEHER AT THE PRINCIPALITY STADIUM: PC Pivac's first job on the Welsh beat went without a hitch as the former copper's new side thrashed Italy easily in Cardiff.




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Wales 42-0 Italy: Pivac admits Ireland will be a step up after Welsh stroll to victory against Italy

BY WILL KELLEHER AT THE PRINCIPALITY STADIUM: Wales will be ready for a rude awakening in Dublin on Saturday - aware that Ireland will not walk on to their punches as Italy did.




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Back to basics for fancy Dan: Biggar and Co. face toughest test in Dublin as Wales take on Ireland 

Wales and their fly-half might have been the fancy Dans last week against Italy, but it will be back to basics for Biggar & Co in Dublin on Saturday.




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Six Nations 2020 fixtures, results, table, channel and odds

Six Nations 2020 gets underway this weekend as teams look build on their Rugby World Cup campaigns last year. Sportsmail will provide you with fixtures, ko times, channel, results and odds.




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Ireland vs Wales - Six Nations 2020: Live score and updates in Dublin

Ireland host Wales in week two of Six Nations action at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Sportsmail's Ieuan Ivett will provide live coverage including score, tryscorers, substitutions, sin bins, injuries and more.




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Ireland 24-14 Wales PLAYER RATINGS:  CJ Stander is the star as George North falls flat

ALEX BYWATER AT THE AVIVA STADIUM: Ireland produced a statement 24-14 win over Wales in Dublin to make it back-to-back wins in the Six Nations. Sportsmail rated both sets of players.




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Six Nations 2020: Dan Biggar set to face France despite suffering third head injury in six months

There have been concerns over Biggar's concussion record, having taken two blows to the head during the World Cup against Australia and Fiji in September.




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Leigh Halfpenny insists Wales can roll back the clock and repeat 2013 Six Nations heroics

Leigh Halfpenny reckons Wales can roll back the clock and repeat their feats of 2013 this year by winning the Six Nations title, despite losing to Ireland in their last encounter.




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Josh Adams is looking for leaders to steady the Welsh ship in Six Nations showdown with France 

The last two Tests between Wales and France have been edge-of-the-seat thrillers. Both were won by wily Wales just when all looked lost:




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Shaun Edwards has the French on track for Six Nations title after fiery victory over Wales 

Shaun Edwards stood in the bowels of the Principality Stadium wearing the quiet contented look of a man who had just transformed a team that for years had an attitude problem.




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Alun Wyn Jones backs Wayne Pivac in defiant message ahead of blockbuster showdown with England 

Wales' oracle has spoken and delivered doses of reality to his nation. Alun Wyn Jones does not talk much, but when he does it is worth listening to the totemic and decorated captain.




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Six Nations 'could no longer be shown on free-to-air channels' as 'Sky line up £300m bid'

Sky are in line to secure a £300million agreement to screen the competition from 2021, leaving terrestrial channels BBC and ITV on the margins with potentially huge implications for the sport.




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Wales Six Nations: Sam Warburton has fond memories of Twickenham glory

Sam Warburton may have seen the Wales-England rivalry become friendlier in recent years but he called on his players to make themselves heroes at Twickenham on Saturday.




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Six Nations 2020: Anthony Watson and Mark Wilson named in England XV to face Wales

Anthony Watson and Mark Wilson will make their first England appearances since the World Cup final in Saturday's Guinness Six Nations match against Wales at Twickenham, the RFU has announced.




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Six Nations 2020 - England vs Wales: Live score and updates from Twickenham

England became Triple Crown winners with a rollercoaster victory against Wales at Twickenham.




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Justin Tipuric calls on Wales to remain calm after third straight Six Nations defeat  

WILL KELLEHER AT TWICKENHAM: Justrin Tipuric called for calm after Wales' third consecutive defeat - making this their worst Six Nations run since 2007.




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Joe Marler banned for 10 weeks for Alun Wyn Jones groin grab

Joe Marler has been banned until June 8 for grabbing Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones's groin during England's 33-30 Six Nations win over their neighbours at Twickenham last Saturday.




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Six Nations 2020: Wales are still fuming after Joe Marler grabbed Alun Wyn Jones' groin

Wales are still livid at Joe Marler for his grabbing of Alun Wyn Jones' genitals with Wayne Pivac saying there is 'no place in the game' for the England prop's act.




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Harlequins fuming at Joe Marler's 10-week ban for fondling Alun Wyn Jones' genitals

Joe Marler's 10-week ban for his fondling of Alun Wyn Jones' genitals has left Harlequins fuming. The England prop's club are angry at what they feel is an overly-severe punishment.




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Joe Marler can play on until the 2023 Rugby World Cup says Eddie Jones

Eddie Jones has urged Joe Marler not to quit rugby and has scheduled a meeting with the prop once the lockdown is over. Marler was handed a 10-week ban for grabbing Alun Wyn Jones' genitals.