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Articles for Wyn Jones

‘The tractor tax means we’re sleepwalking into food shortages’
1 month, 3 weeks ago

‘The tractor tax means we’re sleepwalking into food shortages’

The Independent  

When I was growing up in rural Lincolnshire, I remember my best friend’s dad would always use a certain saying. “I think what a lot of people are missing is that, if we have this tax – on the cuts that we have with the subsidies, on top of the existing legislation that we have to abide by – there’s …

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Starmer ‘fled like a rat’ as angry farmers beseige Welsh Labour conference
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Starmer ‘fled like a rat’ as angry farmers beseige Welsh Labour conference

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sir Keir Starmer was accused of “running out the back door …

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Farmers protest outside Welsh Labour conference as Starmer defends Budget
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Farmers protest outside Welsh Labour conference as Starmer defends Budget

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sir Keir Starmer has told the Welsh Labour conference he …

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Starmer accused of lying to farmers as ‘tractor tax’ threatens to destroy countryside and increase cost of food
2 months, 1 week ago

Starmer accused of lying to farmers as ‘tractor tax’ threatens to destroy countryside and increase cost of food

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of lying to farmers about …

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Disunited kingdom: Rifts in the realm as King Charles III’s coronation nears
1 year, 8 months ago

Disunited kingdom: Rifts in the realm as King Charles III’s coronation nears

LA Times  

Queen Elizabeth II places a crown on son Charles during his investiture as the Prince of Wales on July 1, 1969, at Caernarfon Castle in Wales. “It remains to be seen what kind of monarch Charles proves to be.” Despite the existence of locally empowered government institutions in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, the concentration of clout in London combined …

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Planet Normal: We're sleepwalking into food shortages, warns TV farmer Gareth Wyn Jones
2 years, 1 month ago

Planet Normal: We're sleepwalking into food shortages, warns TV farmer Gareth Wyn Jones

The Telegraph  

"Cheap food comes at a cost. Gareth Wyn Jones' family have been farming in the Snowdonia mountain range for 375 years, but it's the current state of farming that has him concerned. And I am telling you now, this is a fact: this world is sleepwalking into food shortages if we're not careful." On the Planet Normal podcast this week, …

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Lions star Wyn Jones ruled OUT of first Test against South Africa
3 years, 5 months ago

Lions star Wyn Jones ruled OUT of first Test against South Africa

Daily Mail  

Lions prop Wyn Jones has been forced to pull out of today's first Test with South Africa after picking up a minor shoulder injury. Lions prop Wyn Jones has been forced to pull out of today's first Test with South Africa Jones picked up a shoulder injury in the Lions' warm-up match against South Africa 'A' and was cleared fit …

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PLAYER RATINGS: Wales' young star Louis Rees-Zammit steals the show
3 years, 10 months ago

PLAYER RATINGS: Wales' young star Louis Rees-Zammit steals the show

Daily Mail  

Wales narrowly beat Scotland 24-25 in the Six Nations on Saturday to claim their second victory of the tournament. Scotland forward Zander Fagerson was shown a red card early in the second half and Wayne Pivac's visitors took advantage to make a dramatic comeback in Edinburgh, with wing Louis Rees-Zammit stealing the show. Wyn Jones – 8 Gave away a …

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Wales vs Scotland player ratings: Jamie Ritchie and Hamish Watson rain on Alun Wyn Jones’s parade
4 years, 2 months ago

Wales vs Scotland player ratings: Jamie Ritchie and Hamish Watson rain on Alun Wyn Jones’s parade

The Independent  

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[Wales Rugby] Alun Wyn Jones one game away from greatness... just don't say it in front of him!
4 years, 2 months ago

[Wales Rugby] Alun Wyn Jones one game away from greatness... just don't say it in front of him!

Daily Mail  

'He is a modern day hero,' declares one great of another as Sir Gareth Edwards salutes Saturday's totemic record-breaker Alun Wyn Jones. Jones is set to overtake World Cup-winning New Zealand captain Richie McCaw on 148 But today is the big one - after he which he stand alone atop rugby's Mount Olympus. The 35-year-old lock made his Wales international …

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Wales 16-19 South Africa: Springboks to play England in Rugby World Cup final
5 years, 2 months ago

Wales 16-19 South Africa: Springboks to play England in Rugby World Cup final

Daily Mail  

Some time soon, Welsh rugby will realise what it has had and what it has lost. South Africa are through to the Rugby World Cup final after narrowly beating Wales in their semi-final on Sunday The Springboks players embrace at the full-time whistle after coming through a ferocious test against the Welsh Handre Pollard kicks the winning penalty as South …

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SCRUM'S THE WORD: Elliot Daly had to pay for England team's trip to Disneyland Tokyo
5 years, 2 months ago

SCRUM'S THE WORD: Elliot Daly had to pay for England team's trip to Disneyland Tokyo

Daily Mail  

Elliot Daly had to shell out to pay for a team trip to Disneyland Tokyo. Elliot Daly had to pay for the England team's trip to Disneyland after losing a game of 'fives' Welsh prop Wyn Jones tried to strike up a deal with Prince Charles when he visited training on Wednesday in Tokyo. Welsh prop Wyn Jones spoke to …

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Here are Wales' opportunity takers ready to take on France
5 years, 2 months ago

Here are Wales' opportunity takers ready to take on France

Daily Mail  

Look across the Wales starting XV for their World Cup quarter-final against France and you see a split. Ken Owens at hooker, Alun Wyn Jones the captain, Justin Tipuric on the openside flank, Dan Biggar at fly-half, Jonathan Davies at outside centre, George North on one wing and Liam Williams at full-back. Captain Alun Wyn Jones and hooker Ken Owens …

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James Davies joked with Warren Gatland that it was about time he was picked for Wales
5 years, 3 months ago

James Davies joked with Warren Gatland that it was about time he was picked for Wales

Daily Mail  

Joker in the pack James Davies told Warren Gatland it was high time he was handed a start at seven after he was picked for Wales’ World Cup team to face Fiji. ‘I thought that was a really good response.’ Davies is one of two changes to the starting XV between the Australia win and this next Fiji game on …

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Inside Line: How Wales scrum-half Gareth Davies has mastered the art of interceptions
5 years, 3 months ago

Inside Line: How Wales scrum-half Gareth Davies has mastered the art of interceptions

The Telegraph  

Wales definitely appear to be growing more cohesive and effective as an attacking force. Tight-five forwards such as Wyn Jones and Jake Ball distributed nicely against Australia. Ken Owens and Alun Wyn Jones always do. Alun Wyn Jones and Owens followed up Aaron Wainwright’s lasso tackle on Michael Hooper and shunted into a counter-ruck to force a turnover directly from …

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Flanker Aaron Wainwright set for World Cup debut as Wales select strongest XV for Georgia
5 years, 3 months ago

Flanker Aaron Wainwright set for World Cup debut as Wales select strongest XV for Georgia

Daily Mail  

Warren Gatland wants Wales to start the World Cup with a bang - and has picked his near-best available XV for the Georgia opener. Aaron Wainwright, 21, seen here in his official World Cup portrait, is set to line up for Wales in their opening group stage match against Georgia on Monday Wales coach Warren Gatland has picked something close …

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Ireland vs Wales team news: Warren Gatland names strong team for final World Cup warm-up in Dublin
5 years, 4 months ago

Ireland vs Wales team news: Warren Gatland names strong team for final World Cup warm-up in Dublin

The Independent  

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