'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 …
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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