Wales rugby union team
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Paul Rees: While England were forced to tinker this autumn, Warren Gatland knows his strongest Wales side
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Teacher of humanities and religious studies who was fascinated by the history and heritage of his native Wales
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Guardian writers: England’s forwards impress against Australia, Ireland look good for the Six Nations and plenty of plus points for Scotland
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The Wales half-backs Rhys Webb and Dan Biggar showed the battling instincts needed to win a dour scrap against South Africa
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Eddie Butler: England and Wales rescue themselves from misery, France are … well, France, Scotland raise a gallop, while South Africa and Australia need to bounce back
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The Wales coach, Warren Gatland, watched the finale on a TV set because of the tension, while Sam Warburton said of the victory: ‘This is right up there’
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Wales’ fly-half Dan Biggar was the man of the match as they broke their dreadful run of losses to southern hemisphere sides with a dogged 12-6 win in Cardiff
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Paul Rees: The Wales coach was looking to Dan Biggar, Jamie Roberts and Leigh Halfpenny to stop run of late collapses against South Africa
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George North has been ruled out of Wales’ autumn Test finale against South Africa at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday
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South Africa have made five changes from the 22-6 victory over Italy last weekend for their visit to Wales on Saturday
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Warren Gatland was asked by BBC reporter Sonja McLaughlan if felt under pressure after 22 straight defeats against major southern hemisphere opponents
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Wales have called on their fifth-choice loosehead prop, Rob Evans, as they prepare to face South Africa, who also have problems of their own in the front row
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Guardian writers: England must be more clinical, Samoa show World Cup promise and the All Blacks make a clean sweep at the end-of-year awards -
To be hailed as matter of fact hardly seems the most lustrous compliment ever paid but New Zealand dispensed with Wales in their cool way
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Sportblog New Zealand and Richie McCaw produce old cunning to confound Wales
Eddie Butler at Millennium StadiumEddie Butler: Just when Wales dreamt of causing a shock, the All Blacks and their captain picked up the game by the scruff of the neck for a 34-16 victory -
Wales battled but the All Blacks found an extra gear in the closing stages for a 34-16 victory that boosted Richie McCaw’s big day
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Head coach says All Blacks have learned from embarrassing World Cup defeat by France in Cardiff seven years ago
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New Zealand are expecting Wales to ‘chuck everything at us’ in Saturday’s Test in Cardiff
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Richie McCaw will lead the All Blacks out against Wales on Saturday, the team he played against when he first captained New Zealand
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The scrum-half Rhys Webb said New Zealand are ‘there to be taken’ despite Wales not having beaten the All Blacks since 1953
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Wales have named their strongest side to face New Zealand at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday as they look for their first victory over the All Blacks for 64 years
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Richard Hibbard is back in Wales squad for New Zealand game after resolution of last week’s fitness row with Gloucester
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Guardian writers: England are as frustrating as ever, Wales v Fiji is best erased from the memory and has Dan Carter’s time passed? -
Warren Gatland’s Wales team were often shambolic during their 17-13 defeat of 14-man Fiji in Cardiff
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Wales’ head coach, Warren Gatland, believes his side were hampered by Fiji’s tactics and refereeing decisions with the All Blacks looming
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Wales failed to score in the second half but hung on to beat Fiji at the Millennium Stadium despite the visitors having a player sent off
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Jamie Roberts said Wales ‘have to front up’, with the closed Cardiff roof and new playing surface set to suit Fiji
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Wales have warned hooker Richard Hibbard that he will jeopardise his international future if he takes his place on the Gloucester bench against Harlequins at Kingsholm on Friday
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The Pacific islanders fell flat in 2011 but believe that, under John McKee, they now have the tools to cause some surprises
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Vereniki Goneva, the Leicester centre who was the leading try-scorer in the Premiership last season, will form a powerful centre partnership for Fiji with Nemani Nadolo against Wales
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Warren Gatland has urged the Millennium Stadium crowd to support Rhys Priestland against Fiji on Saturday after the fly-half was booed against Australia
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Robert Kitson: Behaviour of some sections of the England support means that any claim the sport has on the moral high ground is becoming increasingly shaky
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Wales have made eight changes from the side that narrowly lost to Australia for Saturday’s encounter with another World Cup group rival, Fiji, at the Millennium Stadium
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Wallabies scrum-half says Australia are expecting a tough match against France when the two sides clash on Saturday
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