Programme from that 1905 match. 16th of December, 1905, Wales play New Zealand for the first time in the game of rugby. On the tour New Zealand won 34 matches and lost but 1. That loss was to the Welsh. I could stop with the Welsh pride schtick there, but rugby is not the reason …
Under The Hedge
Last April US video game retailer Gamestop (think GAME or Gamestation, lest we forget) had shares going at $3.25 each. On the 27th of January the price for a share at close was $347.50, that’s a 10,000% plus increase of price. This insane increase of share price in a company which has seen many of …
Foul Play
Forty matches in (but only 37 played), the plethora of brilliant games has brought about a blurring of the lines of what can be deemed "Tier 1" and "Tier 2" teams. Yes: I am talking of the Rugby World Cup, a tournament that people across the world have devoted their autumn to and a tournament that I could …
14 and Counting.
As of the time of writing Wales have been number one in the World Rugby rankings for fourteen days. Having broken New Zealand’s run at the top two months shy of a decade it blows the entire Rugby World Cup open with multiple teams being within a chance of taking that top spot week on …
Coming Up Trumps
Over the past couple of years the world has seen extreme examples of populist political movements come to fruition and take power in various countries. France’s most recent election saw populism come against populism with the Far Right La Pen eventually losing out to Macron’s Centrist party. Many political leaders are seen as being populist …
A New Parish: the fall of one of Welsh rugby’s great clubs
A club steeped in 140 years of rugby heritage and a plethora of former Wales and Lions internationals... Now they have to start all over again. Ten seasons ago, Maesteg RFC rubbed shoulders with the greats of Welsh club rugby. This season they will be starting over with a clean slate, at the bottom of …
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Rhys Ash Powell 