John Meredith's Blog

At last! The pinnacle of rugby achievement…Wales are the IRB World Champions. Is this a dream? No. Wishful thinking? No. We haven’t hit WRC2011 yet. No. Wales have just won the IRB Sevens World Cup. I know one know about it. I was shocked when I read an erroneous report on the BBC based on [...]

Well, it’s about time but Wales finally overcame their demons to claim a southern hemisphere scalp for the first time under Warren Gatland’s reign by beating Australia 21:18 at the Millennium Stadium. And it was a good match, although my heart could not take any more drama. I don’t mind Wales losing as long as [...]

Wales new rugby strip is an odd yellow colour. Odd.

The results of a national survey into Welsh Rugby perceptions have been published. The Western Mail carries the story in a thinly veiled explanation that Regional Rugby has been very good for the National Team, but I think they have missed the point. Undeniably, there has been an attitude switch in Wales in favour of [...]

There is something beguiling about watching the Argentine team on the rugby pitch. They have something that is so lacking in all of the other big teams in the upper echelons of world rugby. The likes of the home nations are devoid of one simple thing: Passion. Passion for during a game as if it [...]

You probably notice that a couple of stories down I was selling 3 tickets for the Wales V Japan Rugby World Cup Pool match in the Millennium Stadium. I'm glad to say I sold them, and got face value for them too. Which is great considering the number of empty seats that I can see [...]

Wales V Japan – 20/09/2007 20:00 Kick Off  {mosimage}Oh cruel fate! I have 3 Rugby World Cup tickets for sale for Wales V Japan at the Millennium Stadium on September 20th. Unfortunately my bundle of joy is due to be delivered on the 19th. So I have them for sale, bearing in mind that being [...]

A Pontypridd rugby fan has auctioned off Gareth Jenkins, the national Wales coach owing to his recent string of poor results. The South Wales Echo reports that Gerwain Smith had enough of stick from his English colleagues, so set the auction in order to raise money for the Noah's Ark Appeal. Despite this, last count [...]

The Sun shone on Sunday like never before. Pontypridd won the Konica Minolta Cup a mere 12 hours before and the day was turning into a beaut. And what a match! The passion and fire displayed by Pontypridd was something to behold, and the boys made certain that the extra space afforded to them by [...]

The countdown to the 2006 Six Nations has firmly begun. I attended a BBC Radio Five Live Six Nations preview at Sardis Road last night and had much frivolity. Invariably, the actual broadcast was a trimmed version of the conversations that went on, but very valid points were raised.  The media would love to put [...]