Posts Tagged ‘Millennium Stadium’

  • Wales change five for All Black game

    Nov 20, 12 • 1814 Views • General News, International, New ZealandComments Off on Wales change five for All Black game

    Wales’ selectors have made five changes to the side defeated by Samoa last weekend for the Dove Men Series clash with World Champions New Zealand at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday (KO 19.15 CAT). Up front captain Sam Warburton (Blues) returns to lead...

  • Jonathan Davies fit to face All Blacks

    Nov 19, 12 • 2733 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Jonathan Davies fit to face All Blacks

    Wales centre Jonathan Davies is expected to take a full part in training this week as the squad prepares for the Dove Men Series clash with New Zealand at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday. Davies (Scarlets) has been carrying a groin problem since being...

  • Jones relishes Judgement Day Challenge at Millennium Stadium

    Nov 19, 12 • 4850 Views • Europe, General NewsComments Off on Jones relishes Judgement Day Challenge at Millennium Stadium

    Wales’ most-capped captain Ryan Jones has showed his support for “Judgement Day”, the new double-header event coming to the Millennium Stadium on Saturday,  30 March, 2013. The Welsh Rugby Union launched the event’s title exclusively to fans at the...

  • David Lemi fit to lead Samoa against Wales

    Nov 14, 12 • 2517 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on David Lemi fit to lead Samoa against Wales

    David Lemi has proved his fitness to captain Samoa against Wales in the Dove Men Series match at the Millennium Stadium on Friday night (21:30 CAT). The Worcester Warriors wing wonder missed the 42-13 victory against Canada in Colwyn Bay last Friday but came...

  • Ryan Jones to lead Welsh against Samoa

    Nov 14, 12 • 1930 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Ryan Jones to lead Welsh against Samoa

    Ryan Jones will lead Wales for a record 29th time in the Dove Men Series clash with Samoa at the Millennium Stadium on Friday night (Kick-off 21:30 CAT). Jones takes the record from Ieuan Evans and is handed the armband after squad captain Sam Warburton has...

  • Jarvis to make Wales debut

    Nov 6, 12 • 1965 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Jarvis to make Wales debut

    The Wales team to play Argentina in the Dove Men Series opener at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday (2.30pm) shows just four changes to the starting line-up from the 2012 RBS 6 Nations Grand Slam winning side – including one debutant. Up front Ospreys prop...

  • Seventeen grounds shortlisted for the 2015 IRB World Cup

    Oct 8, 12 • 3571 Views • General News, International, Rugby World Cup, Rugby World Cup News, World RugbyComments Off on Seventeen grounds shortlisted for the 2015 IRB World Cup

    A list of seventeen potential venues has been released to host the 2015 IRB Rugby World Cup in England. Of the seventeen grounds, only three are predominately Rugby Venues. They are Twickenham (London),  the Millennium Stadium (Cardiff) and Kingsholm...

  • Qantas Wallabies team to play Wales for James Bevan Trophy named

    Dec 1, 11 • 2621 Views • General News, International, Six Nations, Six Nations News, World RugbyComments Off on Qantas Wallabies team to play Wales for James Bevan Trophy named

    Twenty-one-year-old James O’Connor will start his maiden Test as a fly half after today being named in the number 10 jersey as the Qantas Wallabies combination for Saturday’s James Bevan Trophy Test against Wales in Cardiff was announced. The selection...

  • Gary Speed to be honoured by a minute of silence at the Millennium

    Nov 30, 11 • 2206 Views • International, National, Six Nations, Six Nations News, World RugbyComments Off on Gary Speed to be honoured by a minute of silence at the Millennium

    A minute’s silence will be held in the Millennium Stadium before the Dove Men Challenge, Wales versus Australia rugby international on Saturday as a tribute to Gary Speed who died tragically at the weekend. More than 60,000 fans will be asked to show their...

  • Millennium Stadium wins Rugby Expo award

    Nov 24, 11 • 4058 Views • General News, International, National, World RugbyComments Off on Millennium Stadium wins Rugby Expo award

    The Millennium Stadium has been declared the best rugby venue of the year over competition from around the world. The honour was presented by the Expo Awards 2011 organisation which recognises excellence from both the professional and grassroots game. The...