#  @andyhowellsport Andy Howell Andy Howell posts on X about money, in the, ireland, countries the most. They currently have [---------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [---------] engagements in the last [--] hours. ### Engagements: [---------] [#](/creator/twitter::2330177039/interactions)  - [--] Week [-------] +3.80% - [--] Month [-------] +1,206% - [--] Months [-------] +708% - [--] Year [-------] +10% ### Mentions: [--] [#](/creator/twitter::2330177039/posts_active)  ### Followers: [---------] [#](/creator/twitter::2330177039/followers)  - [--] Week [-----] +0.07% - [--] Month [-----] +0.64% - [--] Months [-----] -0.33% - [--] Year [-----] -0.72% ### CreatorRank: [-------] [#](/creator/twitter::2330177039/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [countries](/list/countries) [finance](/list/finance) [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations) [currencies](/list/currencies) **Social topic influence** [money](/topic/money), [in the](/topic/in-the), [ireland](/topic/ireland), [countries](/topic/countries), [japan](/topic/japan), [paid](/topic/paid), [events](/topic/events), [ceo](/topic/ceo), [player](/topic/player), [performance](/topic/performance) **Top assets mentioned** [Midnight (NIGHT)](/topic/midnight) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours "@Steffan_Rhys @Sarcoma_UK Lovely and emotional read Steff track bike waiting for you. the 24hr again to raise money for this cause" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1231001466028089344) 2020-02-21T23:43Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "@LWaunfawr @WalesRugby @benjames1796 If it doesnt diversify into potentially lucrative money making streams where is WRU going to generate the funds to cover ever increasing cost of PRO rugby WRU only has finite amount of money & its currently not enough. Its a catch [--] situation Im afraid" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1505848492966780928) 2022-03-21T10:07Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "Unless theres a huge salary why would Simon Easterby leave @IrishRugby for Wales Hes heading up a top [--] nation in world loaded with world class talent is a passionate Irishman has short commute to Dublin & will probably succeed Andy Farrell" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1889355301800812652) 2025-02-11T16:46Z [----] followers, 104K engagements "Noticeable in Wales coaching box Adam Jones has major role with Jonathan Humphreys on fringes. Big hand to interim coach Matt Sherratt for turnaround. Says he doesnt want job permanently but this was promising start & funnier things have happened" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1893336068197413234) 2025-02-22T16:24Z [----] followers, 12.8K engagements "@EmilyMaher11084 @WelshRugbyUnion @lionsofficial @IrishRugby Backrow outplayed Ireland. Hardly saw van der Flier until late in match & Conan was kept quiet. Dont mean this in a derogatory way but who started at [--] Just didnt notice him. Thought Baird made significant impact off bench" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1893337712888807566) 2025-02-22T16:31Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@TheVietGwent Are you serious 🧐 wheres the hard evidence and why would anyone in their right mind invest in an economically unsustainable sport" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1973729938865103113) 2025-10-02T12:41Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "Garbage 1st half @dragonsrfc @Cardiff_Rugby kicking ball away aimlessly. Dont their coaches watch & learn from the tactics of the best teams in the world Lack of excitement crowd flat & disappointing attendance" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1979269939363008775) 2025-10-17T19:35Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Thats a lightweight squad but its probably all weve got Wales autumn squad in full as five uncapped players called up https://t.co/SQezufKb3d Wales autumn squad in full as five uncapped players called up https://t.co/SQezufKb3d" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1980753759316697375) 2025-10-21T21:51Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Daniel Who has won the last [--] @rugbyworldcup and is set to dominate rugby with its growing player base & increasing attraction to black & coloured races @premrugby nice spectacle but England doesnt want Welsh ineptitude whinging or sharing money pot @BoknRoll @mulcs85 @andyhowellsport @simonrug Ok specifically how does flying on a plane for [--] hours improve our rugby compared to an hour coach journey to an equally competitive team to the South African teams How does spending the money on travel instead of the coaching or playing squad improve standards @BoknRoll @mulcs85 @andyhowellsport" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1981654475036078186) 2025-10-24T09:30Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "I hope you all carried on asking about the regions ridiculous scenes at wales press conf today. bbc asked two questions to tandy and jac morgan about friday's wru announcement about cutting regions from [--] to [--]. and then the rest of us were told that's it rugby qs only. as if the impending death of a region is not a rugby q ridiculous scenes at wales press conf today. bbc asked two questions to tandy and jac morgan about friday's wru announcement about cutting regions from [--] to [--]. and then the rest of us were told that's it rugby qs only. as if the impending death of a region is not a rugby q" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1983643498760040500) 2025-10-29T21:13Z [----] followers, 12.9K engagements "And has his fitness improved to real Test standard This is all good and well but has Carrs scrummaging actually improved at Saracens and if so can he transfer it to international rugby Im intrigued to find out. This is all good and well but has Carrs scrummaging actually improved at Saracens and if so can he transfer it to international rugby Im intrigued to find out" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1987220040152703320) 2025-11-08T18:05Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Resembled an opposed training session for @lospumas who were way off their Rugby Championship form v @Springboks @AllBlacks @wallabies Wales lightweight porous & lost their best player Jac Morgan. Just havent got enough quality players Im afraid" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1987565661460041801) 2025-11-09T16:59Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Her indoors predicted b4 KO @lospumas would score [--] pts v Wales @WelshRugbyUnion I said: No Argentina would play in fits & starts. Worryingly they went through motions & still racked up a half century" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1987566851899977907) 2025-11-09T17:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "A boring joke tournament by countries to try and con rugby followers to fork out more money in the desperation to prop up over inflated wages & undermines @rugbyworldcup 🚨 🏴 Wales path in the new Nations Championship has been revealed with the new global tournament debuting in [----]. 🙌👇 #CymruAmByth 🚨 🏴 Wales path in the new Nations Championship has been revealed with the new global tournament debuting in [----]. 🙌👇 #CymruAmByth" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1990358418021072958) 2025-11-17T09:56Z [----] followers, 17.4K engagements "Not saying Collier-Keywood Reddin Tierney are right ones to run @WelshRugbyUnion but were appointed cos people demanded change theyve proposed change & now same people want them sacked. Wales is a country resistant to change #basketcase" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1995055294431613341) 2025-11-30T09:00Z [----] followers, 23K engagements "Trot out the same old rubbish excuses. Only a 91ml or 1hr 47min drive from @BristolBears Ashton Gate to @scarlets_rugby Parc y Scarlets. Football grounds seem to be packed whatever the weather & KO time @andyhowellsport @ChampionsCup @scarlets_rugby @BristolBears Get home to Bristol at midnight With awful weather forecast all week A game whichever most people thought would be a walkover Not the most tempting activity for a Saturday evening. @andyhowellsport @ChampionsCup @scarlets_rugby @BristolBears Get home to Bristol at midnight With awful weather forecast all week A game whichever most" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1997651557714632981) 2025-12-07T12:57Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Why is @WelshRugbyUnion seemingly intent on the extermination of Wales most successful region @ospreys when @dragonsrfc have been a national embarrassment for most of the last [--] years #idiotic" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1997797379949609262) 2025-12-07T22:36Z [----] followers, 20.7K engagements "6 x @SixNationsRugby titles [--] with Grand Slams & [--] @rugbyworldcup semi finals its been a golden era @matthewjwright0 @sdjholdings @andyhowellsport @ChampionsCup @scarlets_rugby @BristolBears As said Im no rugby expert but I am surprised if Wales national rugby results have improved in the regional era. They recently lost [--] tests in a row beat Japan then lost by a record score to South Africa( admittedly with a weakened team). Is this progress @matthewjwright0 @sdjholdings @andyhowellsport @ChampionsCup @scarlets_rugby @BristolBears As said Im no rugby expert but I am surprised if Wales" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1998003992291332384) 2025-12-08T12:17Z [----] followers, 11.7K engagements "@WelshRugbyUnion @Cardiff_Rugby @dragonsrfc @ospreys @scarlets_rugby paid 1.25m total to wind up Celtic Warriors whose boss Leighton Samuel said he was misled. He was later paid comp. This is worth read as its relevant to today https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/inside-story-welsh-rugby-team-15679375.amp [--]. On field performance is not a WRU culling criteria. [--]. The Celtic Warriors beat Wasps away in ERC1 the year Wasps won ERC1 & they were culled. [--]. 'Cardiff' financially collapsed as a business earlier this year but the WRU member clubs collectively saved them from" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/2000139660450791730) 2025-12-14T09:43Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "I truly believe Celtic Warriors would have won the Heineken Cup as they had the squad depth star players the hard valleys mentality & belief to take on anybody https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/inside-story-welsh-rugby-team-15679375int_source=amp_continue_reading&int_medium=amp&int_campaign=continue_reading_button#amp-readmore-target @andyhowellsport @WelshRugbyUnion @Cardiff_Rugby @dragonsrfc @ospreys @scarlets_rugby The Celtic Warriors sure as hell weren't culled in [----] on the basis of their on field performance whether their 2003-04 Celtic League table position or" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/2000143406841168058) 2025-12-14T09:58Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Supporters @scarlets_rugby @dragonsrfc Celtic Warriors @ospreys @Cardiff_Rugby look where @Munsterrugby @leinsterrugby @connachtrugby were in the final 2003-04 league table & how fortunes have changed. Why Id say superior leadership @IrishRugby & provinces @andyhowellsport @WelshRugbyUnion @Cardiff_Rugby @dragonsrfc @ospreys @scarlets_rugby The Celtic Warriors sure as hell weren't culled in [----] on the basis of their on field performance whether their 2003-04 Celtic League table position or defeating Wasps in High Wycombe when Wasps went on to win he Heineken Cup https://t.co/eBJs1ZhL0t" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/2000176772516839538) 2025-12-14T12:11Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Its not only @Cardiff_Rugby @dragonsrfc @ospreys @scarlets_rugby repaying Covid loans to sports bodies. Loans given to @premrugby clubs by Sport England remain a drain on finances. At the end of the financial year Sales debt to Sport England stood at 7.57m" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/2002024796746371472) 2025-12-19T14:34Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Expenditure far outweighs income at most teams in Pro Rugby around the globe Its an economic basket case @Mattcook73Cook @TheVietGwent @andyhowellsport @Cardiff_Rugby @dragonsrfc @ospreys @scarlets_rugby @premrugby Because @Mattcook73Cook @TheVietGwent @andyhowellsport @Cardiff_Rugby @dragonsrfc @ospreys @scarlets_rugby @premrugby Because" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/2002803950039585149) 2025-12-21T18:10Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Still largely be the same group of players. & probably similar results. Main difference would be theyd be pocketing higher wages always been that way in Wales when funded has increased @adammoursy @CianTracey1 Its all relative mind you. Ireland still have three teams in the top six of the URC and all four provinces are in the top nine. What we would give in Wales to have our pro clubs resourced to that competitive level. @adammoursy @CianTracey1 Its all relative mind you. Ireland still have three teams in the top six of the URC and all four provinces are in the top nine. What we would give in" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/2006030691092386289) 2025-12-30T15:52Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Even if Welsh rugby was flying Wainwright is making right decision. A change of league perfect for him at this stage of his career. Hes been stale & hopefully @LeicesterTigers will pick him in far by his best position of flanker Will the last one out please turn off the light Aaron Wainwright set to join 🏴 rugby exodus amid ongoing uncertainty over future number of teams by joining Leicester. Wainwright following Jac Morgan and Dewi Lake with PREM Rugby move. https://t.co/n2zH3Ep3Bk Will the last one out please turn off the light Aaron Wainwright set to join 🏴 rugby exodus amid ongoing" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/2007534952351707144) 2026-01-03T19:30Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Dont you think its a little ironic the people who campaigned for change at the helm of @WelshRugbyUnion got it but now want those removed as the plans dont suit them Nothing will change Welsh rugby will continue to lurch from crisis to crisis And so it begins. And so it begins" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/2007843131904197041) 2026-01-04T15:54Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Are many people in Wales really following events I doubt it. Whats your thoughts on the executions taking place in Iran as a brave & unarmed population demonstrates for change The ongoing situation in Venezuela is deeply concerning. Like many around the world people in Wales are following events closely and our thoughts are with those affected. As the Prime Minister has made clear the UK was not involved in the US military action. The ongoing situation in Venezuela is deeply concerning. Like many around the world people in Wales are following events closely and our thoughts are with those" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/2007846535057613295) 2026-01-04T16:08Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "I disagree it would have been up to @LlanelliRFC @PontypriddRFC etc to win promotion to the top tier - an appetising carrot. There could have been AW league before that but Welsh clubs blew it by largely fielding 2nd teams & Englands finest said fxxx it @andyhowellsport @LlanelliRFC @cardiffrfc @SwanseaRFC @WelshRugbyUnion @simonrug 4/5. In other words this might have been great for Cardiff + Swansea but it would have been REALLY BAD for [--] others and then TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE for every other Welsh club. It would have been awful for Welsh rugby. It was unworkable. It was a non-starter." [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/2010450103652532305) 2026-01-11T20:33Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Cos @LlanelliRFC beat @AllBlacks & thought 2nd tier was below them bristling that arch rivals @SwanseaRFC @Cardiff_RFC in top tier was English clubs wish. CEO Stuart Gallachers quote began: We are Llanelli Rugby Club and @WelshRugbyUnion caved in @andyhowellsport @LlanelliRFC @PontypriddRFC Why didn't Llanelli want it then if that carrot was so appetising @andyhowellsport @LlanelliRFC @PontypriddRFC Why didn't Llanelli want it then if that carrot was so appetising" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/2010452194068488519) 2026-01-11T20:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Cos @SwanseaRFC @Cardiff_RFC ripped up rebel season to the extent English started fielding 2nd strings to avoid further embarrassment leading to it petering out. @SwanseaRFC proved it by hammering @LlanelliRFC in the Scott Gibbs men v boys Welsh Cup final @WelshRugbyUnity @andyhowellsport @LlanelliRFC @PontypriddRFC Why would Ponty want it when were equal to Cardiff & Swansea at that time. @WelshRugbyUnity @andyhowellsport @LlanelliRFC @PontypriddRFC Why would Ponty want it when were equal to Cardiff & Swansea at that time" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/2010453285208309917) 2026-01-11T20:46Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Why equal when most of the finance & value would have come from England @WelshRugbyUnity @andyhowellsport @LlanelliRFC @AllBlacks @SwanseaRFC @Cardiff_RFC @WelshRugbyUnion I do think RFU were just not interested in a equal and integrated anglo welsh league. @WelshRugbyUnity @andyhowellsport @LlanelliRFC @AllBlacks @SwanseaRFC @Cardiff_RFC @WelshRugbyUnion I do think RFU were just not interested in a equal and integrated anglo welsh league" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/2010457690586443904) 2026-01-11T21:04Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Rubbish it was disrespectful to English arguably have gone out of its way to help Welsh rugby @andyhowellsport @PontypriddRFC @LeicesterTigers Andy - As somebody who played in that game for Ponty the team gave their all and it was disjointed midweek fixtures to be fair. I do not accept that was justification for pulling out of any anglo welsh league. The RFU did not want a equal and integrated anglo welsh structure. @andyhowellsport @PontypriddRFC @LeicesterTigers Andy - As somebody who played in that game for Ponty the team gave their all and it was disjointed midweek fixtures to be fair. I" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/2010459524986294447) 2026-01-11T21:11Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Sickening idiot why dont you move to Iran and sample what life as a woman would be like without rights The images of body bags leave no doubt about the brutality of Irans repression and a communications blackout is indefensible. Across the country Iranians are protesting real economic hardship much of it deepened by US sanctions. From the UK genuine solidarity means opposing The images of body bags leave no doubt about the brutality of Irans repression and a communications blackout is indefensible. Across the country Iranians are protesting real economic hardship much of it deepened by US" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/2011011814859911199) 2026-01-13T09:45Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Even better match tonight Bordeaux v Racing. Big difference between it & British & Irish rugby is French dont suffer from white line fever when try is on as @BathRugby @ExeterChiefs forwards did. French clubs let ball do work Amazing game at the Rec. Exeter were way out of it came back with incredible passion to draw level Bath win it with last act of the match. Sensational. Two top clubs. And for me no coincidence that Luke Pearce was the referee Amazing game at the Rec. Exeter were way out of it came back with incredible passion to draw level Bath win it with last act of the match." [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/2007560427576930462) 2026-01-03T21:11Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Shouldnt have given up rights to Liberty & stayed there. Liberty key to @ospreys being W Wales team. @scarlets_rugby have purpose built rugby stadium with training facilities. Only 15.2ml or 24min drive from Liberty via M4 or a doodle via Loughor bridge 1/2 @MrBeesBrewery @andyhowellsport @ospreys Where should they have gone if not St Helen's @MrBeesBrewery @andyhowellsport @ospreys Where should they have gone if not St Helen's" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/2016118997054267626) 2026-01-27T12:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Keenan a huge miss Stockdale poor defensively @IrishRugby needs a pair of centres capable of getting ball wide white line fever has to be erased scrum suspect but capable of winning @SixNationsRugby if they hit stride No better time for some of the young players to get an opportunity. Ireland is not winning the 6N this year so time for some development/re-starting. Postlethwaite T O'Brien Stockdale and Osbourne Nathan Doak in the backs at some point and Bohan/Loughman Stewart Edogbo No better time for some of the young players to get an opportunity. Ireland is not winning the 6N this year so" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/2016638034280677821) 2026-01-28T22:22Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "A valid point being a pro sports person can be boring with loads of hanging around killing time @JDJohnDrew @andyhowellsport @AllWalesSport My club plays Welsh Premiership rugby and we've got a number of talented players who have the basic skills for a higher standard of rugby. What they don't have is the desire to do so. It's not a question of being missed but so many players don't want the drudgery of pro rugby. @JDJohnDrew @andyhowellsport @AllWalesSport My club plays Welsh Premiership rugby and we've got a number of talented players who have the basic skills for a higher standard of" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/2016831862799310879) 2026-01-29T11:12Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "100% correct. Its been so frustrating from a Welsh rugby point of view. I banged on about it over the years of incompetence & little ambition that their embarrassed out CEO at the time complained & @WalesRugby told me to throttle back on @Cardiff_Rugby @ail_lais @andyhowellsport @Cardiff_Rugby @leinsterrugby There's more to it than that though. Cardiff is in the best position to mimic either Munster or Leinster. Union pays the bills on the player and coach budget plus the academy the branch/club run the operational/commercial side of things. Like IRFU the WRU would be open to @ail_lais" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/2017189702466515213) 2026-01-30T10:54Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Thats not strictly true about away fans. @Cardiff_Rugby havent taken up rights to use next door @principalitysta cos their record in it isnt good their hard core fans were against it & maybe cos theyd have to work harder at selling it @DjmComments @ail_lais @andyhowellsport @Cardiff_Rugby @leinsterrugby Only due to away fans. Do you take similar comfort from the fact that Cardiff haven't hired the big stadium next door for [--] years. @DjmComments @ail_lais @andyhowellsport @Cardiff_Rugby @leinsterrugby Only due to away fans. Do you take similar comfort from the fact that Cardiff haven't hired" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/2017190963332944348) 2026-01-30T10:59Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Hes talking rubbish interest in the once loved tournament is dying In the eyes of the CEO of European Rugby Cup the Euro events are booming he quotes irrelevant new-age garbage stats to back him up. For the real picture go to the damning view of colleague Alex Lowe @TimesSport today. In the eyes of the CEO of European Rugby Cup the Euro events are booming he quotes irrelevant new-age garbage stats to back him up. For the real picture go to the damning view of colleague Alex Lowe @TimesSport today" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/2013657946777883113) 2026-01-20T17:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Thats the crux of it. Irish rugby fans I mixed with last week claimed provinces generate loads of money themselves. @WelshRugbyUnion could have dispensed with benefactor model by keeping ownership of @dragonsrfc @Cardiff_Rugby & others would likely follow I haven't got many principles But the ones I have I stick to There's never been enough cash for [--] pro teams in Wales - without benefactors Something had to give And I accept that Just feels weird that the 2nd biggest city/ most successful region won't have a team I haven't got many principles But the ones I have I stick to There's never been" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/2015859602726723804) 2026-01-26T18:49Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Terrific piece that makes the blood boil Didnt think it was possible to feel more contempt for the WRU but after reading this I found it quite easy. Everything about it stinks from the conveniently ill [--] onwards. Fire the fucking lot of them. Into the heart of the sun preferably. https://t.co/J6TNdQzyl6 Didnt think it was possible to feel more contempt for the WRU but after reading this I found it quite easy. Everything about it stinks from the conveniently ill [--] onwards. Fire the fucking lot of them. Into the heart of the sun preferably. https://t.co/J6TNdQzyl6" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/2018307609946718588) 2026-02-02T12:56Z [----] followers, 48.8K engagements "2/3 if Wales had followed NZ @AllBlacks @IrishRugby path back in [----] & had [--] franchises covering country the game would more likely be in a much healthier and more sustainable situation in 2025" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/2018981866427011460) 2026-02-04T09:36Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@ospreys @OspreysSC Welsh rugby shafted by Y11 @WelshRugbyUnion need to think outside box to save Osp brand with new owners. Ask @michaelsheen ex 1st Minister Carwyn Jones whos involved @bridgendravens @JiffyRugby Alun Wyn Jones etc to drive campaign" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/2019361027888939095) 2026-02-05T10:42Z [----] followers, 13.9K engagements "Karl Dickson doesnt appear to be refereeing @FranceRugby only @IrishRugby" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/2019509041148686520) 2026-02-05T20:30Z [----] followers, 34.3K engagements "@Atticus_75 @Cardiff_Rugby @dragonsrfc Valid points Mark" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/2019532690018730035) 2026-02-05T22:04Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "Covered [----] Wales tour @wallabies was an eye opener. Aus already professional & Brumbies who were akin to N Wales & in their debut season hammered Wales. Huge lesson but @WelshRugbyUnion bottled central contracts & allowed Peter Thomas & co to sign players @andyhowellsport @AllWalesSport @AllBlacks @IrishRugby Hindsight is a excellent gift @andyhowellsport @AllWalesSport @AllBlacks @IrishRugby Hindsight is a excellent gift" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/2019014115977515363) 2026-02-04T11:44Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "White elephant in the room when it comes to funding @Cardiff_Rugby @dragonsrfc @ospreys @scarlets_rugby & is threatening @WelshRugbyUnion core mens money spinning Test side namely how much has been diverted to womens rugby worthy though that cause is" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/2019129838343528755) 2026-02-04T19:24Z [----] followers, 26.4K engagements "Highlights yet more disrespect from fools. running @WelshRugbyUnion @SwanseaRFC 1st Welsh club to beat @Springboks @AllBlacks @wallabies Some of the most enjoyable assignments @ChampionsCup was with Swansea wonderful rugby people Swansea RFC Statement. 🔗 https://t.co/FSBLE1k5MP https://t.co/7VllnNnPlK Swansea RFC Statement. 🔗 https://t.co/FSBLE1k5MP https://t.co/7VllnNnPlK" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/2019456023614861646) 2026-02-05T17:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Thats why @Cardiff_Rugby were called Cardiff Blues to broaden reach. In their final season as Blues a Blues chant was growing hence why some oldies persuaded Peter Thomas to drop Blues. They feared a takeover as happened at Newport with @dragonsrfc @Oweninsouts @Sooty10 @AllWalesSport @thepaulwilliams @andyhowellsport @NationCymru If fans in the Valleys dont feel represented by Cardiff Rugby like they are by CCFC thats a shame but I get it. Hopefully they feel represented by Team Wales and get behind the community clubs in SRC @Oweninsouts @Sooty10 @AllWalesSport @thepaulwilliams" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/2019516871364784162) 2026-02-05T21:01Z [----] followers, 10.5K engagements "Ben how did they go into administration if they were raking in the money How much did merchandise sales rise How come crowds and merchandise sales went up when they DROPPED the Blues name if it was such a genius and popular bit of branding that broadened reach It was so bland it was pointless How come crowds and merchandise sales went up when they DROPPED the Blues name if it was such a genius and popular bit of branding that broadened reach It was so bland it was pointless" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/2019518003738530299) 2026-02-05T21:06Z [----] followers, 10.8K engagements "And Tommy Reffell has performed wonderfully for Wales I still find it mental that Ross Moriarty never made the initial [--] nations squad a type of player that Wales severely lack at the top level; has a great ball carrying ability a bit of nit/grit around the field and is an excellent line out option. Big mistake by the coaches. https://t.co/JNxhvA539i I still find it mental that Ross Moriarty never made the initial [--] nations squad a type of player that Wales severely lack at the top level; has a great ball carrying ability a bit of nit/grit around the field and is an excellent line out option." [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/2020544405619572761) 2026-02-08T17:05Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "The 1st thing Wales @WelshRugbyUnion has to do is find a thrower who can consistently hit his intended target at the lineout. You cannot like Dewi Lake does repeatedly in matches gift opponents possession. A hooker must be able to do basics" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/2020545429792866741) 2026-02-08T17:09Z [----] followers, 22.8K engagements "Hes hardly improved since throwing since shining in every other facet at the U20 World Championship in Georgia in [----]. Its his Achilles heel & unfortunately a recurring theme @andyhowellsport @WelshRugbyUnion Im an Osprey and Dewi Lake fan and hes been like this for the last few weeks its not a Wales thing Ospreys lineout always functions better when hes not playing. @andyhowellsport @WelshRugbyUnion Im an Osprey and Dewi Lake fan and hes been like this for the last few weeks its not a Wales thing Ospreys lineout always functions better when hes not playing" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/2020623376830939489) 2026-02-08T22:18Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "The WRU was blamed a week ago for Wales being hammered in Ire. Will those same people credit them this week for Wales winning" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1492568755984945156) 2022-02-12T18:38Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Tandy already losing the plot nice chap but as feared out of his depth tactically in selection & never been much of a motivator. More suited to an assistant coaching role on the technical side. Not cut out to be a head honcho Wales are averaging [--] yellow cards and [--] penalties per game. Steve Tandy concerned officials are developing a "natural bias" and that they are being refereed differently to other teams. @ITVWales https://t.co/5P23fZ48Ip Wales are averaging [--] yellow cards and [--] penalties per game. Steve Tandy concerned officials are developing a "natural bias" and that they are being" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022402793420787761) 2026-02-13T20:09Z [----] followers, 29.1K engagements "Beard does next to nothing in [--] @andyhowellsport Athletic is no good when youre sat on the exercise bike at the side of the pitch having a 10-minute rest. @andyhowellsport Athletic is no good when youre sat on the exercise bike at the side of the pitch having a 10-minute rest" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022403091811963084) 2026-02-13T20:10Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Needs to be more disciplined but extremely athletic. I would have started him at lock instead of the hopeless lummox Beard Taine Plumtree must be the best trainer in Europe. Taine Plumtree must be the best trainer in Europe" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022394532751643078) 2026-02-13T19:36Z [----] followers, 59.6K engagements "@EmilyMaher11084 youve got your finger on the pulse Id like to make a point before @IrishRugby followers pile into Farrell @Federugby are a good team when they keep error count down & improving while their age grade sides are competitive #comingForce" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/2022686653882712244) 2026-02-14T14:57Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Irishmen Stephen Aboud and Conor OShea put the age grade programme together with the former revamping their youth and player development structures establishing academies @talkMacca Franco Smith did key work during his spell as Italys Head of High Performance. The time and effort dedicated to getting the pathway and development programme right has paid off. @talkMacca Franco Smith did key work during his spell as Italys Head of High Performance. The time and effort dedicated to getting the pathway and development programme right has paid off" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022734902358413319) 2026-02-14T18:09Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "All is not lost in Welsh rugby. Wales U20 would have beaten @EnglandRugby with better game management & pushed @FranceRugby tonight the final scoreline not doing their efforts justice. Big hand to the Welsh lads #cracker" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022790331754832242) 2026-02-14T21:49Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@gareth_in_blyth Brilliant - youre certainly busy putting something back into the sport. We promote TTs MTB & CX @CwmcarnParagon but unsure about hosting a RR due to declining fields & cost" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1666088519750795274) 2023-06-06T14:23Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "Stunning results. Italy beating hosts SA France stuffing NZ Ire hammering Aus Georgia defeating Arg Wales doing good job on Japan" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1674536661798080514) 2023-06-29T22:07Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "If a Tongan Samoan Fijian Argentine Italian or French had committed the same offence it would have been an instant red card & ban. [--] rule for the old boys club & another for the rest" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1691455210391240705) 2023-08-15T14:22Z [----] followers, 170.5K engagements "Fantastic game of rugby but refs bias towards Wales certainly helped. Should have had more players binned & Fiji were robbed of try. Suspicion refs favour Tier [--] nations Nevertheless fab team effort from Wales - they can beat @wallabies" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1700978018225987850) 2023-09-10T21:02Z [----] followers, 10.5K engagements "Had TV on for @EnglandRugby v Chile while writing some Welsh copy. Didn't watch any of it but listening to the commentary sounded like Eng were beating @springboks @IrishRugby or @AllBlacks . C'mon where's the perspective" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1705636704256729160) 2023-09-23T17:34Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Quite possibly this is the greatest achievement by Gatland as Wales coach - he inherited a rudderless & inferior group from that he had 2008-19 & has transformed it into an innovative solid & efficient team" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1706044351887839467) 2023-09-24T20:34Z [--] followers, [---] engagements "Glanmor Griffiths got Principality Stadium built for just 121m with a fixed contract Wembley cost [---]. It was best off field decision WRU has made with events bringing untold millions into Wales. Yet Glan never got the medal his foresight & drive deserved" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1706756248761139632) 2023-09-26T19:42Z [----] followers, 111.2K engagements "Aussie ref Angus Gardner may as well be wearing an @AllBlacks jersey. Anyone would think now @IrishRugby France are out @WorldRugby want NZ in final 🤔" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1715450417511866448) 2023-10-20T19:30Z [----] followers, 89.3K engagements "@davidjusteat @TheVietGwent @PhoenixRugbyRFC @Owenins @welshclubrugby @PhilMcC56318492 Theres another major problem which none of you addressed the potentially massive & damaging impact the unnecessary new @WorldRugby international tournament will have on the Pro club scene" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1718011652761620676) 2023-10-27T21:07Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "English rugby is skint Wasps Worcester & London Irish all went pop last season. This is usual scaremongering by underperforming on & off the field & living in a comfort zone Welsh regions" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1719430612694532190) 2023-10-31T19:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Ive better things to do. @ospreys @dragonsrugby started with a clean balance sheet. @Cardiff_Rugby @scarlets_rugby as standalone organisations had historical debt. Its up to you to prove youre not telling porkies" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1721266766024704100) 2023-11-05T20:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "This is a Dai Wright initiative he was Turners half-back partner at Newbridge. Dai is savvy was a cracking player & has the rugby CV & knowledge to challenge coaches @dragonsrugby in his drive for excellence. This is a sign hell make things happen" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1723441885157409103) 2023-11-11T20:45Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "There would be but the irony is @rugbyworldcup kings @Springboks & @IrishRugby who were arguably [--] best teams at comp franchises & provinces are in @urc which surely highlights its quality" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1723778319433220112) 2023-11-12T19:02Z [----] followers, [----] engagements ". Does the SA teams being a turnoff show how insular we Welsh are @Springboks back to back World Cup kings [--] of final winning team play @URCOfficial @THESTORMERS were in epic [----] final & won it in [----] NZ Aus ruing SA teams no longer in Super Rugby 🤷♂" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1724003187445694484) 2023-11-13T09:56Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "What next for @dragonsrugby who judging by the lack of clarity & grit in their defence clearly threw in the towel during the 2nd half at the Sharks who hadnt won this term Didnt expect Drags to win but it to be much closer" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1728907940437061667) 2023-11-26T22:45Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@IrishRugby thriving as highlighted by 49k crowd for @leinsterrugby @Munsterrugby thriller. Rugby followers over there love @URCOfficial here many couldnt care. Time regions & WRU got heads out of sand & produce viable & workable plan for Pro game" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1728910463457690039) 2023-11-26T22:55Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Hardly any & only a few @dragonsrugby fans responded to my tweet calling out lack of 2nd half effort by some. As you say it seems most think its the norm or have given up caring which is extremely concerning" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1729910331600699449) 2023-11-29T17:08Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Sir Terry has never got involved in rugby apart from doing a bit with Canada as hes a top businessman & knows its a major loss leader which was the reason Tony Brown pulled plug @NewportRFC after burning 6m + hole in his wallet" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1729911109019213914) 2023-11-29T17:12Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Warrior calm leader winner" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1730162699584090356) 2023-11-30T09:51Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Agree about success but back to back @rugbyworldcup holders @Springboks & @IrishRugby arguably [--] best teams on planet are in it & fans seem to love it everywhere except doom & gloom Wales. NZ/Aus lamenting not playing SA franchises" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1730907669202894943) 2023-12-02T11:12Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "When they started Pro careers they allegedly may not have known. What surprises me is @WorldRugby allows them to play Mind you if it attempted to stop them it could be sued for restraint of trade" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1730982182812868774) 2023-12-02T16:08Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "And clean out at next ruck - [--] key involvements" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1731595814684741698) 2023-12-04T08:46Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Dual code rugby great @JiffyRugby on @DevereuxJohn13 in Devs' biography signed copies available @StDavidsPress 'He squared up to Inga Tuigamala as Samoa did their pre-match haka. When the match started all kicked off. It was one of the most brutal games ever.'" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1733200501875827011) 2023-12-08T19:02Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@ccurts2 @BarrieJones @scarlets_rugby Yet there was a Friday night sellout for when @scarlets_rugby comfortably eliminated then holders @Munsterrugby at Stradey Park in Heineken QF in March 2007" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1733873438941421885) 2023-12-10T15:36Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "Enthralling contest in rainy France as @leinsterrugby beat holders @staderochelais in a repeat of last [--] @ChampionsCup final. Caelan Doris huge while Gatland erred by not taking fine [--] Hugo Keenan with @lionsofficial to @Springboks in 2021" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1733900616987021790) 2023-12-10T17:24Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@Homo_habilisi @leinsterrugby @staderochelais @ChampionsCup @lionsofficial @Springboks 🖕I wrote it. I suspect Gats didnt cos Keenan was a relative Test rookie but he was already more accomplished & less injury prone than the 15s he took to SA" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1733902315839525205) 2023-12-10T17:31Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "This could be special @URCOfficial fans perhaps some @Cardiff_Rugby @dragonsrugby @ospreys @scarlets_rugby folk will tune in to watch @rugbyworldcup winning @Springboks stars clash" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1737489727459115017) 2023-12-20T15:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements ". Why do @leinsterrugby move matches to Aviva Stadium To make more money something Welsh Pro seems to comprehend. PS: higher income may mean more money & a higher budget In case anyone is wondering why it took an 'outsider' from the mainstream Welsh rugby press to write a book about the failings of the WRU (Welsh Rugby: What Went Wrong by @YLolfa) here's a small reminder. In case anyone is wondering why it took an 'outsider' from the mainstream Welsh rugby press to write a book about the failings of the WRU (Welsh Rugby: What Went Wrong by @YLolfa) here's a small reminder" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1740017672178524410) 2023-12-27T14:31Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@pwt76ers @Cardiff_Rugby Quality of match and reaction of crowd make atmosphere. [--] of best atmospheres at PS was opening fixture v @Springboks about [-----] and most of stadium still a building site" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1740038552598049015) 2023-12-27T15:54Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "Proud passionate loyal shared a school desk & rugby pitch with Roy. A good all round footballer who could read a game always gave 100% was a top tourist dry wit honest & hugely respected in rugby & community. Condolences to Ang family friends & Keys Crosskeys RFC Official Announcement 💔💔💔 It is with great sadness to announce the devasting news that our Team Manager Mark Prangell passed away yesterday 29th December after a short illness. RIP Mark 🔑🔑🔑 https://t.co/2smDW41fdI Crosskeys RFC Official Announcement 💔💔💔 It is with great sadness to announce the devasting news that our Team" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1741142028031803713) 2023-12-30T16:59Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "This is the root cause of unions problems in England and Wales - unsustainable wages are being paid. Its a comparatively minor sport in the greater scheme of things Exeter and Bristol both reporting pre tax losses of nearly the salary cap they operate to. If they had no players on the books they'd break even ish. Rugby doesn't have the money that it thinks it does. Exeter and Bristol both reporting pre tax losses of nearly the salary cap they operate to. If they had no players on the books they'd break even ish. Rugby doesn't have the money that it thinks it does" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1745878316479840582) 2024-01-12T18:40Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Wales @EmmaFinucane123 does the double by bagging European title in emphatic style in the Netherlands tonight. Incredible achievement at her age and favourite for Olympic glory in Paris later this year @AledDavies2012 @M4ttRichards @WorldAquatics [--]. @EmmaFinucane123 won gold in the women's sprint final of the Cycling World Championships becoming a world champion at [--] years old in August 🥇 Finucane put in a superb ride to beat Germany's Lea Friedrich in the first two races of their best-of-three final 🚴 https://t.co/JYBV9sEOv8 @AledDavies2012 @M4ttRichards @WorldAquatics 14." [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1745910364703731790) 2024-01-12T20:47Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@gwydiongrif @mulcs85 @thepaulwilliams Rugby is a growing game in Ire Gwyd due to onfield successes. Until their provinces joined Celtic League & @Munsterrugby challenged the might of Europe it was small fry. Still behind other traditional sports in popularity" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1745923121234759934) 2024-01-12T21:38Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "One wonders why Mirror owners Reach are so dull something not right when [--] of their best journalists leave But hey Reach dont care clickgate crap in a desperate attempt to generate income is its main focus @alexspinkmirror Sorry to see you & cricket correspondent Dean Wilson leaving at the same time. The Mirror group journalism all the poorer for it @alexspinkmirror Sorry to see you & cricket correspondent Dean Wilson leaving at the same time. The Mirror group journalism all the poorer for it" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1746139323685011618) 2024-01-13T11:57Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Thats why theres a need to underpin regions with improved club rugby events & for all parties to work together. Eg NZ Super Rugby franchises run with comparatively small squads as its cheaper & call up players from provinces when theres a need The danger of working with reduced budgets and squads. Dragons had [--] players out injured at one point in the season Ospreys currently have [--] injured. Its dangerous and unsustainable. The danger of working with reduced budgets and squads. Dragons had [--] players out injured at one point in the season Ospreys currently have [--] injured. Its dangerous and" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1746228049996042524) 2024-01-13T17:49Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "That was my point Welsh rugby hasnt been proactive when it comes to joined up thinking. If all the regions had worked closely with Welsh Prem clubs wouldnt be a need for new comp @andyhowellsport The principle is a great one but the reality is the Welsh Premiership is nowhere near the standard of New Zealands NPC. The step up would be far greater in Wales than NZ which is why there needs to be a more joined up approach to Welsh rugby. @andyhowellsport The principle is a great one but the reality is the Welsh Premiership is nowhere near the standard of New Zealands NPC. The step up would be" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1746232155875787051) 2024-01-13T18:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "World champs @Springboks franchises arguably next best @IrishRugby provinces @Scotlandteam & Italians love @URCOfficial yet many Welsh dont despite standard superior to Eng Prem. PS: I would though prefer B&I league @pitthams @andyhowellsport The URC is a shambles of a league. Its not a great league for the players or supporters. We need a B&I league and let the Italians join in with the French and SA go back to Super Rugby. Sort out the structure below pro level at the same time and Bobs your uncle. @pitthams @andyhowellsport The URC is a shambles of a league. Its not a great league for the" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1746265964646142425) 2024-01-13T20:20Z [--] followers, [----] engagements "I agree. Some fixture scheduling is ridiculous. Look at stuff @Cardiff_Rugby playing people want to watch it hence sellouts. Down to coaching philosophy of Matt Sherratt. Budget not everything. Loads of promising youngsters in Wales. Future may be bright @andyhowellsport @Springboks @IrishRugby @Scotlandteam @URCOfficial It's not a great league from a fans perspective you can go a month without a home game I'm sure it could be organised better but an Anglo Welsh league would offer home and away weekly fixtures as well as travelling fans Welsh side would still struggle with current budgets" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1746275533996880169) 2024-01-13T20:58Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Unfortunately Swansea and St Helens nightmare to reach by car #gridlock & needs full revamp. Whod pay for it Liberty is a state of art stadium but costs a bomb to rent it. Readymade modern stadium for Ospreys is Parc y Scarlets only 11ml from Liberty 🤭 @Lance_Bradley_ I really enjoyed going to St Helens the Gnoll and the Brewery Field back in the day. It would be great to head down memory lane amid a refurb of one of those. @Lance_Bradley_ I really enjoyed going to St Helens the Gnoll and the Brewery Field back in the day. It would be great to head down memory lane amid a refurb of one of" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1747309639320891666) 2024-01-16T17:27Z [----] followers, 15.8K engagements "@ryannorman1987 @AllWalesSport Covered some brilliant @SwanseaRFC matches pre-regions at St Helens but apart from the super playing surface its not fit for purpose. Gnoll & Brewery wouldnt need as much work & be cheaper option. Personally my favourite regional stadium is Liberty" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1747362098877710506) 2024-01-16T20:56Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "My preference would be a B & I League with an across the board salary cap to make all teams potentially competitive @andyhowellsport I doubt the Irish would agree to a salary cap that the English clubs could afford. @andyhowellsport I doubt the Irish would agree to a salary cap that the English clubs could afford" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1748778123942912288) 2024-01-20T18:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Ive never met @Lance_Bradley_ but hes a breath of fresh air hes been Ospreys CEO for a matter of weeks & has done more to promote them & regional rugby than anyone at any region since the tier was formed in [----] 👏👏👏 This is a truly outstanding result. Some of our boys hadnt been abroad before let alone played at altitude. What an incredible team spirit Tobys got going. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 If this doesnt make you want to come and watch us on Feb [--] I dont know what will. https://t.co/KtrANbXqsA This is a truly outstanding result. Some of our boys hadnt been abroad before let alone played at" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1749094527418179777) 2024-01-21T15:40Z [----] followers, 35.9K engagements "@Lance_Bradley_ Thank you. May be at Ulster match. Just looked at fixture list and rather alarmingly @ospreys havent many home games in remainder @URCOfficial regular season. How URC formulate fixture list & cant come up with anything better is a real mystery 🤔" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1749097046865256582) 2024-01-21T15:50Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Staggering and an affront to democracy This is a brilliant piece bang on the money. The tragedy is a lack of a credible alternative means Wales will be stuck with this sort of arrogant governance for God knows how long. This is a brilliant piece bang on the money. The tragedy is a lack of a credible alternative means Wales will be stuck with this sort of arrogant governance for God knows how long" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1764401749459075271) 2024-03-03T21:25Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Did interest in rugby peak then plateaued and is now in decline What rugbys powers that be mostly seem to fail to recognise is its a comparatively minor sport in world terms Not a word about the Six Nations in the UK's biggest-selling Sunday paper and no @BBCScrumV Sunday show in Wales despite a full round of @URCOfficial matches. On top of that as Brendan points out the Premiership is nowhere to be seen. Not a word about the Six Nations in the UK's biggest-selling Sunday paper and no @BBCScrumV Sunday show in Wales despite a full round of @URCOfficial matches. On top of that as Brendan" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1764613480726860277) 2024-03-04T11:26Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Sadly Wales @WelshRugbyUnion are being left behind at U20 level. Been hugely disappointing as a collective since [----]. Why Is it the Academy system @Cardiff_Rugby @dragonsrugby @ospreys @scarlets_rugby as other countries looked stronger & fitter That was a great game to watch. So much talent on both sides. That was a great game to watch. So much talent on both sides" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1766445169073688887) 2024-03-09T12:45Z [----] followers, 17.2K engagements "Not just media all the recent stuff @IrishRugby was best team in world was nonsense. @Springboks lifted @rugbyworldcup a few months ago & are the reigning world champions @andyhowellsport @EnglandRugby @IrishRugby @JiffyRugby England have very good powerful forwards and if you match Ireland up front and they don't get constant refs decisions - they are not the world beaters the Irish reporters would like you to believe. England very good at getting over the gainline today. @andyhowellsport @EnglandRugby @IrishRugby @JiffyRugby England have very good powerful forwards and if you match Ireland" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1766537801250521134) 2024-03-09T18:53Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@AndrewToop @MarketingWS @WelshRugbyUnion Utter crap" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1766924719419277491) 2024-03-10T20:30Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "V v disappointing crowd @Cardiff_Rugby CAP for @WelshRugbyUnion Wales v @Federugby U20 . Wheres Phil BBullshitter & the rest of the Cardiff fraternity 🤔" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1768722819901215109) 2024-03-15T19:35Z [----] followers, 46.6K engagements "Why are Wales using Nick Tompkins on the crash ball at centre when the much bigger & stronger George North is in midfield" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1769015518680207522) 2024-03-16T14:59Z [----] followers, 12.9K engagements "Just a warning whats coming up a Test v @rugbyworldcup kings @Springboks & [--] v @wallabies who since their RWC shambles have appointed a quality new coach in Joe Schmidt & have a couple of their provinces giving it to the Kiwis in Super Rugby" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1769041860184400269) 2024-03-16T16:43Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "You should have been around 1989-92 95-98 & 2000-04 Welsh rugby has hit rock bottom and this has been a long time coming. This is a result of the WRU's top heavy approach for over a decade and the under resourcing of the regional game and the pathway Weak pro teams = weak national side. My verdict 👇 https://t.co/7772mmgIse Welsh rugby has hit rock bottom and this has been a long time coming. This is a result of the WRU's top heavy approach for over a decade and the under resourcing of the regional game and the pathway Weak pro teams = weak national side. My verdict 👇 https://t.co/7772mmgIse" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1769051630920454359) 2024-03-16T17:22Z [----] followers, 19.3K engagements "Top thread Will One of the big challenges Vaughan Gething's going to face in winning over both his colleagues & the public is how he reacts to scrutiny. He has a long history of reacting angrily when challenged. Let's take a look & work out what it could mean for his premiership. Thread https://t.co/pHIsggv5iD One of the big challenges Vaughan Gething's going to face in winning over both his colleagues & the public is how he reacts to scrutiny. He has a long history of reacting angrily when challenged. Let's take a look & work out what it could mean for his premiership. Thread" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1770048522248679623) 2024-03-19T11:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@ospreys likely to move to St Helens. Swansea Bay Swansea University & a corporate company expected to fund it with Ospreys paying rent. They currently pay rent to use & Llandarcy training facilities which they sold to NPT College http://Swansea.com http://Swansea.com" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1774841405673714039) 2024-04-01T16:49Z [----] followers, 73.6K engagements "AC & Inter Milan Roma & Lazio . I'm all for stadium sharing & public money used to provide finance going to more worthy things like NHS @andyhowellsport @Oweninsouts @ospreys @scarlets_rugby Ha ha. mind you in some sports clubs do multi share a stadium to pool costs and they are big rivals @andyhowellsport @Oweninsouts @ospreys @scarlets_rugby Ha ha. mind you in some sports clubs do multi share a stadium to pool costs and they are big rivals" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1774850040818815424) 2024-04-01T17:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Mind you @WelshRugbyUnion put out official media release announcing Super Rugby Cymru at 19.13hr on a Sunday evening. It seems either clueless hiding something embarrassed or attempting to bury the news Incisive interview @laurenemmaj of @NigelWalkerWRU @BBCScrumV which got interesting answers. Bottom line is Pro rugby is screwed in most countries. A point Id make on increasing regional budgets is most of it would be spent on pay rises for current players Incisive interview @laurenemmaj of @NigelWalkerWRU @BBCScrumV which got interesting answers. Bottom line is Pro rugby is screwed in most" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1792293779145167168) 2024-05-19T20:38Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Wales shoddy handling cost them points v @Springboks but showing better than many expected. But the real action is taking place at Loftus Versfeld with a brilliant @URCOfficial final @BlueBullsRugby @GlasgowWarriors" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1804569657245831289) 2024-06-22T17:38Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Welsh rugbys low standing highllighted by another Test defeat & failure of a single Welsh player to make @URCOfficial team of season. Final between @BlueBullsRugby @GlasgowWarriors light years of anything Welsh regions produced so loads of work to do" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1804570503807402464) 2024-06-22T17:41Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Glad youve confirmed what I revealed a few months ago - despite denying it at the time. Almost derelict stadia with lovely playing surface but difficult place to get to from most of @ospreys region Its taken a huge amount of work from a load of people to get this far. Thank you to everyone involved. This is the start of another really exciting chapter in Ospreys history. Its taken a huge amount of work from a load of people to get this far. Thank you to everyone involved. This is the start of another really exciting chapter in Ospreys history" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1810330789550407788) 2024-07-08T15:11Z [----] followers, 24.7K engagements "And had @swpolice acted correctly at the time & pursued a prosecution. @Cardiff_Rugby should have also gone public with real reason he was let go into exile in Japan. Another as you point out squalid case of a so-called star or celebrity being pandered to It's hard to overstate just how easily this could have been over by now if only the people involved (Hill the WRU Cardiff and now Gatland) had acted like adults three years ago. Take some responsibility for your actions. Work on yourself. And let us see that change in action. It's hard to overstate just how easily this could have been over" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1814602410901246179) 2024-07-20T10:05Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Slight problem hardly any country regularly plays A matches WRU talent chief calls for talks to resurrect mothballed Wales A team https://t.co/8BkLKHujdX WRU talent chief calls for talks to resurrect mothballed Wales A team https://t.co/8BkLKHujdX" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1814741023739740348) 2024-07-20T19:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Ultra professional 🎙 Ben Davies: One thing Ive always tried to do in my career is behave well and do the right things. Dont be late I can count on one hand the number of times Ive been late to a lunch or meeting the whole time Ive been here. These are the little details: the standards in https://t.co/vdamjHZBEm 🎙 Ben Davies: One thing Ive always tried to do in my career is behave well and do the right things. Dont be late I can count on one hand the number of times Ive been late to a lunch or meeting the whole time Ive been here. These are the little details: the standards in" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1817949176107348065) 2024-07-29T15:43Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Not a surprise. Nice guy but perhaps too nice to be head coach. @dragonsrfc squad punching below its weight & as an ex international star told me the other day players appeared to have downed tools (again) when they faced @connachtrugby Big breaking news from Rodney Parade - the Dai Flanagan era is over at the Dragons. The owners have acted after a frustrating first block of the URC. Tiatia holding the reins. https://t.co/kzBymYjYTh Big breaking news from Rodney Parade - the Dai Flanagan era is over at the Dragons. The owners have acted after a frustrating first block of the URC. Tiatia" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1852691561420570926) 2024-11-02T12:37Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "1/2 Whats the point in firing Gatland Wales U20 as a collective has been poor since [----] & we havent got enough good players coming through. Nevertheless if it wasnt cos of dropping off tackles & botched handling theyd probably have beaten Fiji @ghostsofmerthyr @AllWalesSport @andyhowellsport [--]. He survives because of the sacking cost and that Tierney & Collier-Keywood would not have him to hide behind if they sack him and put themselves in the direct firing line. [--] Would they make it to the [----] WRU AGM if they fired him now @ghostsofmerthyr @AllWalesSport @andyhowellsport [--]. He survives" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1856045158753587672) 2024-11-11T18:43Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Terrific chat @samwarburton_ @Jamiehuwroberts Daniel Biggar 🤨 An incredibly honest chat from former Welsh players on the future of this @WelshRugbyUnion team. #AutumnNationsSeries #WALvAUS https://t.co/YEB2GCgEgn 🤨 An incredibly honest chat from former Welsh players on the future of this @WelshRugbyUnion team. #AutumnNationsSeries #WALvAUS https://t.co/YEB2GCgEgn" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1858259447451390296) 2024-11-17T21:22Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Are John Alder & John Neale still employed by the WRU Another for @WalesRugby to investigate 🚨 Warren Gatland has been challenged to lead Wales to success in the [----] Guinness Six Nations after CEO Abi Tierneys review into national squad performances was completed. While Nigel Walker has resigned from his position as Executive Director of Rugby https://t.co/lqp1Ug7Ioo 🚨 Warren Gatland has been challenged to lead Wales to success in the [----] Guinness Six Nations after CEO Abi Tierneys review into national squad performances was completed. While Nigel Walker has resigned from his position" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1870161062017798280) 2024-12-20T17:35Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "1/2 time to dispense with @dragonsrfc Clueless & hopeless but if desire is to retain them the coaching answer may lie within the Gwent region with Jason Strange. His @evrfc play a super brand of rugby & his career trajectory should have taken him further" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1874528336137076745) 2025-01-01T18:49Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "2m forward pass from Dupont for @FranceRugby 3rd try. Dont like knocking refs but this one is a disgrace" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1885432489386139654) 2025-01-31T20:58Z [----] followers, 87.6K engagements "Sellout crowd [-----] for @THESTORMERS @BlueBullsRugby thriller is @URCOfficial top league on planet with teams from back to back @rugbyworldcup holders @Springboks & back to back @SixNationsRugby champions @IrishRugby" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1888919380253155589) 2025-02-10T11:54Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@URCOfficial is faster & dynamic if playing for @IrishRugby province @Springboks franchise or @GlasgowWarriors @mikephillips009 Centres of a massive difference and as for forwards the welsh boys just seem slow and ponderous no dynamism. Were still playing at speeds of the URC. The boys are unable to make the step up to international level. @mikephillips009 Centres of a massive difference and as for forwards the welsh boys just seem slow and ponderous no dynamism. Were still playing at speeds of the URC. The boys are unable to make the step up to international level" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1888922622404006388) 2025-02-10T12:07Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Mike Ruddock didnt want Wales job in [----] a few weeks later he was appointed" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1889375575288193274) 2025-02-11T18:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Is it April [--] Scott Johnson great fun but useless with a capital U never lasts long. Overall v v disappointing list of candidates. Only got to examine records of some to deduce that. One would hope even @WelshRugbyUnion capable of seeing through the bull EXCLUSIVE: Former Wales coach Scott Johnson among final candidates for WRU director of rugby job @Steffan_Thomas1 https://t.co/qLKJd5hcXX EXCLUSIVE: Former Wales coach Scott Johnson among final candidates for WRU director of rugby job @Steffan_Thomas1 https://t.co/qLKJd5hcXX" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1901666646550335764) 2025-03-17T16:07Z [----] followers, 16.5K engagements "@dragonsrfc seem totally disinterested as @EdinburghRugby go through motions but still lead 33-5. Shame theres not relegation in @URCOfficial Fools @WelshRugbyUnion wasting millions by pouring it down Dragons drain One could argue @dragonsrfc have been a disastrous disgrace for years. No point beating around the bush absolute rubbish @URCOfficial table doesnt lie One could argue @dragonsrfc have been a disastrous disgrace for years. No point beating around the bush absolute rubbish @URCOfficial table doesnt lie" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1905728101042254050) 2025-03-28T21:06Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Argentina were favourites based on their record it being @lionsofficial opening fixture & missing probable Test players. Lions were better than I expected but @lospumas superior in back [--] of pack [--] [--] [--] Those describing Argentinas defeat of the Lions as a shock do @lospumas a disservice. As befitting a nation ranked 5th in the world they were worthy winners as they should have been against Clive Woodwards Lions in Cardiff [--] years ago. Those describing Argentinas defeat of the Lions as a shock do @lospumas a disservice. As befitting a nation ranked 5th in the world they were worthy winners" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1936524010575012321) 2025-06-21T20:37Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Youve also failed to mention the incompetence of @Cardiff_Rugby @dragonsrfc @ospreys @scarlets_rugby how badly run & wasteful theyve been the turgid rugby they play & their failure to develop players who are under their control on almost a daily basis Welsh rugby is in a horrible place. A few thoughts. WRU have mismanaged the game over-focusing on the international game cutting the regions to the bone and letting the foundations fall out of the game. We are now on [--] consecutive losses and the WRUs response is to create Welsh rugby is in a horrible place. A few thoughts. WRU have mismanaged" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1941460488648523852) 2025-07-05T11:33Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Agree though going to [--] teams could be suicide. Probably money for [--] East North West but Id prefer [--]. WRU clueless & bottle making hard decisions. Eg owned hopeless @dragonsrfc & could have done what it wanted but sold it off creating more problems Welsh rugby is in a horrible place. A few thoughts. WRU have mismanaged the game over-focusing on the international game cutting the regions to the bone and letting the foundations fall out of the game. We are now on [--] consecutive losses and the WRUs response is to create Welsh rugby is in a horrible place. A few thoughts. WRU have mismanaged the" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1941461760936116727) 2025-07-05T11:38Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Sadly theres not many working rugby journalists in Wales. Feel for them. Shrinking media survivors working sweat shop hours for sweat shop wage. & London media not interested in Wales. Its a cycle of despair a mirror image of Welsh rugby Welsh rugby is in a horrible place. A few thoughts. WRU have mismanaged the game over-focusing on the international game cutting the regions to the bone and letting the foundations fall out of the game. We are now on [--] consecutive losses and the WRUs response is to create Welsh rugby is in a horrible place. A few thoughts. WRU have mismanaged the game" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1941462719758205138) 2025-07-05T11:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Thats because idiotic WRU want to give job to Sherratt. Yesterdays humiliation by a rookie Japan has surely blown that out of the water Awful selection & tactically inept. Kick ball away aerial battle territory complete & utter bollox Welsh rugby 🏉 We are nearly in August. We sacked Gatland in February. No urgency whatsoever to find a new coach and get us out of this shit 😒 There is plenty of urgency to fill the stadium with the concerts mind. We are going south at a rate of knots we will find Wilson. Welsh rugby 🏉 We are nearly in August. We sacked Gatland in February. No urgency" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1941926065338798557) 2025-07-06T18:23Z [----] followers, 19.5K engagements "@newbridgerfc Robocop was fiesty strong dynamic & a pest. Great fun off the pitch sharp witty & always up for an interview. Before a match with Newport it was inevitable Dai or Frankie Hillman would scrap. Frankie sent off Newbridge waltzed to win #jobDone" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1943420022283509974) 2025-07-10T21:20Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "I looked in on St Helens while spectating at Swanseas Ironman [----] on Sunday and didnt spot any development only a cricket match in progress @andyhowellsport @LlanelliRFC @scarlets_rugby @WelshRugbyUnion Just wonder Andy given it could go down to just two teams will Ospreys knock on the head ground developments at St Helen's. Surely a West region would play out of Stradey and not Swansea. Hope so especially as it might lead to cricket surviving at this famous old ground🤦♂ @andyhowellsport @LlanelliRFC @scarlets_rugby @WelshRugbyUnion Just wonder Andy given it could go down to just two teams" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1945494448479125890) 2025-07-16T14:43Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Spicy build up to it with Whites coach John Plumtree saying @SwanseaRFC would go in boots & all. And they backed up their talk with Scott Gibbs describing it as men against boys after they hammered @LlanelliRFC Nothing like a bit of spice to sell an event @postie802 @andyhowellsport The [----] cup final at Ninian Park was such a savage beating that it settled the pecking order between Swansea and Llanelli for all time. @postie802 @andyhowellsport The [----] cup final at Ninian Park was such a savage beating that it settled the pecking order between Swansea and Llanelli for all time" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1945838114838089989) 2025-07-17T13:28Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "If @wallabies get a solid forward platform they may give @lionsofficial problems. Teams have got outside Lions defence in warmup matches. May not be walk in park many expect for Lions although theyre sure to ramp up intensity" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1946504415944552900) 2025-07-19T09:36Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "A nice chap but uninspiring. Left Ospreys after they went downhill on his watch. Scotland have improved but are hardly pulling up any trees. Being a defence coach is probably his niche. Sorry to be so glum about hopes 🚨 BREAKING: Wales name new head coach in major WRU announcement https://t.co/vEF8EsWpju https://t.co/EjWBYox55q 🚨 BREAKING: Wales name new head coach in major WRU announcement https://t.co/vEF8EsWpju https://t.co/EjWBYox55q" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1947287977241067849) 2025-07-21T13:30Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Wonder if this is why @WelshRugbyUnion announced Steve Tandy as Wales coach today in an attempt to bury this despicable behaviour @ITVWales @BBCWales @WalesRugby @WalesOnline Not a good look at all. Not sure at what point questions get answered. When youre in another country you respect that culture & evidence of what happened with The Welsh U20 squad is a total disrespect of that Italian culture. Shame on them. Not a good look at all. Not sure at what point questions get answered. When youre in another country you respect that culture & evidence of what happened with The Welsh U20 squad is a" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1947307636090638657) 2025-07-21T14:48Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "How the heck was Itoje official player of the match. Had an average series should have been Sheehan Beirne or Keenan Itojes ruck antics being penalised today. Looks a different player when the law is applied to him. Itojes ruck antics being penalised today. Looks a different player when the law is applied to him" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1949084512375255362) 2025-07-26T12:28Z [----] followers, 21K engagements "Controversial but may v well be true view of club rugby International rugby is thriving. Sold our stadiums and pubs for the World Cup. [--] nations championship Autumn internationals and the Lions. Chaos drama and jeopardy everywhere. Double down on it. The only thing that is struggling in Rugby (financially) is club Rugby which will International rugby is thriving. Sold our stadiums and pubs for the World Cup. [--] nations championship Autumn internationals and the Lions. Chaos drama and jeopardy everywhere. Double down on it. The only thing that is struggling in Rugby (financially) is club Rugby" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1952455444804354512) 2025-08-04T19:43Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@LlanelliRFC & @scarlets_rugby have said theyve found investors in the past - Arab Welsh & USA spring to mind - and nothing much came of it. Also Cardiff so say had a significant investor in Helford Capital & went belly up #cautionRequired BREAKING: Scarlets confirm significant new investment after entering into a partnership with US based company House of Luxury. https://t.co/4SIKYOxCzD BREAKING: Scarlets confirm significant new investment after entering into a partnership with US based company House of Luxury. https://t.co/4SIKYOxCzD" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1953854460591034694) 2025-08-08T16:22Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Death knell of Wales as a competitive rugby nation on international stage if this goes ahead. Some at the top of @WelshRugbyUnion are living in cloud cuckoo land & must be stopped. Ironically community clubs have power to save Pro game by revolting EXCLUSIVE: WRU to announce plan for cut to two teams as seismic full details emerge @Steffan_Thomas1 https://t.co/0x66RfZS3c EXCLUSIVE: WRU to announce plan for cut to two teams as seismic full details emerge @Steffan_Thomas1 https://t.co/0x66RfZS3c" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1958137336795140270) 2025-08-20T12:01Z [----] followers, 27.5K engagements "What Deluded This needs watching. WRU chairman Richard Collier-Keywood: We think going forward that there are fans of players. This needs watching. WRU chairman Richard Collier-Keywood: We think going forward that there are fans of players" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1958222943441338713) 2025-08-20T17:41Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Why arent Wales Women performing better They said theyd improve with professional contracts but dont seem to have made any improvement. Shows being paid aint a guarantee of positive results Tonight's rugby news as coach slams Wales players and former star delivers brutal verdict on WRU proposal https://t.co/CsNkAjbaUF https://t.co/Nv18sDoovO Tonight's rugby news as coach slams Wales players and former star delivers brutal verdict on WRU proposal https://t.co/CsNkAjbaUF https://t.co/Nv18sDoovO" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1959957867663864109) 2025-08-25T12:35Z [----] followers, 51.4K engagements "Havent failed Get a grip . it was an abject failure. Im all for womens sport but @WelshRugbyUnion is failing with it while putting its core mens game in peril at all levels with player numbers falling & interest waning Belinda Moore head of women's rugby at the WRU says Wales have not "failed" in their World Cup campaign. #BBCRugby #RWC2025 https://t.co/68HsrPBjSu Belinda Moore head of women's rugby at the WRU says Wales have not "failed" in their World Cup campaign. #BBCRugby #RWC2025 https://t.co/68HsrPBjSu" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1964425821051121833) 2025-09-06T20:29Z [----] followers, 19K engagements "@TheVietGwent Tennis - this years mens & womens Wimbledon champions have served doping bans - while athletics is awash with doping & bans yet it doesnt seem to be doing either sport much harm. Theres an argument were a golden age for doping across sports" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1965165847032610920) 2025-09-08T21:30Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Wonder what/if any cash assets House of Luxury possess Well then. https://t.co/m25t41Ot6b Well then. https://t.co/m25t41Ot6b" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1973484106051965406) 2025-10-01T20:24Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "In the top [--] best rugby matches Ive covered with an incredible back story revealed in Devs biography available from @StDavidsPress Cant believe this game was [--] years ago yesterday what a game that was one of if not the hardest games of rugby I had ever played. All the body pain after was much better for winning. @WalesRugbyL https://t.co/8FTZLL9ZDb Cant believe this game was [--] years ago yesterday what a game that was one of if not the hardest games of rugby I had ever played. All the body pain after was much better for winning. @WalesRugbyL https://t.co/8FTZLL9ZDb" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/1979097156288987458) 2025-10-17T08:08Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@WillStewNeuro article says that" [X Link](https://x.com/andyhowellsport/status/807977143732944897) 2016-12-11T15:55Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "All is not lost in Welsh rugby. Wales U20 would have beaten @EnglandRugby with better game management & pushed @FranceRugby tonight the final scoreline not doing their efforts justice. Big hand to the Welsh lads #cracker" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022790331754832242) 2026-02-14T21:49Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "I rate Frawley Jack is starting next game that cant even be up for debate. But the real question is the bench. Sam is a terrible option off it especially for a [--] [--]. Is Frawley the answer to that coverage question #IREvITA Jack is starting next game that cant even be up for debate. But the real question is the bench. Sam is a terrible option off it especially for a [--] [--]. Is Frawley the answer to that coverage question #IREvITA" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022789436732277213) 2026-02-14T21:45Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Jack is starting next game that cant even be up for debate. But the real question is the bench. Sam is a terrible option off it especially for a [--] [--]. Is Frawley the answer to that coverage question #IREvITA" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022714444434874508) 2026-02-14T16:47Z [---] followers, 10.3K engagements "Sweden is committing more than [---] million to a sweeping classroom overhaul: replacing tablets and screens with traditional printed textbooks to help reverse falling student performance and sharpen focus. After more than a decade of embracing digital-first education Swedish authorities are now pivoting back to paper-based learning. Official data and recent studies cited by the Ministry of Education show that prolonged screen use in class has been linked to shorter attention spans weaker reading comprehension and reduced critical-thinking abilities. Research consistently finds that reading on" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022724325397188785) 2026-02-14T17:27Z 4.1M followers, 754K engagements "OShea Smith & Aboud are 🔝 operators. How @WelshRugbyUnion could do with people of that ilk in charge on rugby side ratherthan Reddin & the anonymous [--] Johnnies Neal & Alder @andyhowellsport OShea did great work there. @andyhowellsport OShea did great work there" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022741908553187375) 2026-02-14T18:37Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@andyhowellsport OShea did great work there" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022741108942315769) 2026-02-14T18:33Z 47.4K followers, [----] engagements "2 hugely enjoyable @SixNationsRugby matches today. @Federugby on the up @IrishRugby much better after bringing on Gibson-Park & Crowley at halfback playing conditions & opponents suited @Scotlandteam @EnglandRugby bereft of cohesion & creativity in backs" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022741228765462893) 2026-02-14T18:34Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Exactly as you predicted Maestro. Not much creativity or cohesion in England backline & a full back whos solid in the air but bang average with the rest of his game Master Class from Townsend. LO homework done. Playing [--] Sco strengths & Eng weaknesses. The ball watcher in M/F Freeman has been exposed as predicted. With their pace around the park no need [--] take it [--] them physically. Eng R so [--] dimensional & easy [--] expose. Only scrum is worry Master Class from Townsend. LO homework done. Playing [--] Sco strengths & Eng weaknesses. The ball watcher in M/F Freeman has been exposed as predicted." [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022740154251952279) 2026-02-14T18:30Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Master Class from Townsend. LO homework done. Playing [--] Sco strengths & Eng weaknesses. The ball watcher in M/F Freeman has been exposed as predicted. With their pace around the park no need [--] take it [--] them physically. Eng R so [--] dimensional & easy [--] expose. Only scrum is worry" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022727162646987047) 2026-02-14T17:38Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Irishmen Stephen Aboud and Conor OShea put the age grade programme together with the former revamping their youth and player development structures establishing academies @talkMacca Franco Smith did key work during his spell as Italys Head of High Performance. The time and effort dedicated to getting the pathway and development programme right has paid off. @talkMacca Franco Smith did key work during his spell as Italys Head of High Performance. The time and effort dedicated to getting the pathway and development programme right has paid off" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022734902358413319) 2026-02-14T18:09Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@talkMacca Franco Smith did key work during his spell as Italys Head of High Performance. The time and effort dedicated to getting the pathway and development programme right has paid off" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022711978779644185) 2026-02-14T16:38Z 47.4K followers, [----] engagements "Scientists from five European countries have established: my husband Alexei Navalny was poisoned with epibatidine a neurotoxin one of the deadliest poisons on earth. In nature this poison can be found on the skin of the Ecuadorian dart frog. It causes paralysis respiratory arrest and a painful death. I was certain from the first day that my husband had been poisoned but now there is proof: Putin killed Alexei with chemical weapon. I am grateful to the European states for the meticulous work they carried out over two years and for uncovering the truth. Vladimir Putin is a murderer. He must be" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022652772500316538) 2026-02-14T12:42Z 309.5K followers, 923.9K engagements "Former @Cardiff_Rugby defence chief Richard Hodges in @Federugby @SixNationsRugby coaching box v @IrishRugby" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022699617360531529) 2026-02-14T15:49Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Correct @Springboks are back to back @rugbyworldcup holders cos of their scrum. Scrum deficiency has cost @leinsterrugby @ChampionsCup glory a few times & @IrishRugby some big Tests @andyhowellsport @IrishRugby @lionsofficial @leinsterrugby Its never been a huge strength but again these kind of things require years of focus and planning. We've dropped the ball. Scrum is probably the most important element of the game right now. @andyhowellsport @IrishRugby @lionsofficial @leinsterrugby Its never been a huge strength but again these kind of things require years of focus and planning. We've" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022695719908577791) 2026-02-14T15:33Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@andyhowellsport @IrishRugby @lionsofficial @leinsterrugby Its never been a huge strength but again these kind of things require years of focus and planning. We've dropped the ball. Scrum is probably the most important element of the game right now" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022694609282044180) 2026-02-14T15:29Z [---] followers, [----] engagements "Furlong has always been nothing more than an adequate scrummager for @IrishRugby @lionsofficial @leinsterrugby Ire & Leinsters Achilles heel has always been the scrum & where theyve been found out @EmilyMaher11084" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022693952823136705) 2026-02-14T15:26Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Overrated. Anonymous v @FranceRugby Mind you even @IrishRugby best player Sheehan has been quiet both matches @Federugby deserve to be in front at end of first half @SixNationsRugby What in the name of God is Ringrose at with this continual breaking the defensive line with these flying tackles out of the line. He never ever achieves anything with it. #IREvITA What in the name of God is Ringrose at with this continual breaking the defensive line with these flying tackles out of the line. He never ever achieves anything with it. #IREvITA" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022687923750211638) 2026-02-14T15:02Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "What in the name of God is Ringrose at with this continual breaking the defensive line with these flying tackles out of the line. He never ever achieves anything with it. #IREvITA" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022685502143664278) 2026-02-14T14:52Z [---] followers, [----] engagements "Dominant 👏👏👏 ITS GOLD FOR MATT WESTON 🥇🥇🥇 #TeamGB #MilanoCortina2026 https://t.co/xtGiG4TmRB ITS GOLD FOR MATT WESTON 🥇🥇🥇 #TeamGB #MilanoCortina2026 https://t.co/xtGiG4TmRB" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022422132324733412) 2026-02-13T21:26Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "ITS GOLD FOR MATT WESTON 🥇🥇🥇 #TeamGB #MilanoCortina2026" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022415126155137513) 2026-02-13T20:58Z 847.5K followers, 730.8K engagements "Both should be in @andyhowellsport Dont understand why TR and NT arent involved https://t.co/vh03UPY11i @andyhowellsport Dont understand why TR and NT arent involved https://t.co/vh03UPY11i" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022421488398405732) 2026-02-13T21:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@andyhowellsport Dont understand why TR and NT arent involved" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022417251820015960) 2026-02-13T21:07Z [---] followers, [----] engagements "Beard does next to nothing in [--] @andyhowellsport Athletic is no good when youre sat on the exercise bike at the side of the pitch having a 10-minute rest. @andyhowellsport Athletic is no good when youre sat on the exercise bike at the side of the pitch having a 10-minute rest" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022403091811963084) 2026-02-13T20:10Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@andyhowellsport Athletic is no good when youre sat on the exercise bike at the side of the pitch having a 10-minute rest" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022395759149400117) 2026-02-13T19:41Z [---] followers, [----] engagements "Tandy already losing the plot nice chap but as feared out of his depth tactically in selection & never been much of a motivator. More suited to an assistant coaching role on the technical side. Not cut out to be a head honcho Wales are averaging [--] yellow cards and [--] penalties per game. Steve Tandy concerned officials are developing a "natural bias" and that they are being refereed differently to other teams. @ITVWales https://t.co/5P23fZ48Ip Wales are averaging [--] yellow cards and [--] penalties per game. Steve Tandy concerned officials are developing a "natural bias" and that they are being" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022402793420787761) 2026-02-13T20:09Z [----] followers, 29.1K engagements "Wales are averaging [--] yellow cards and [--] penalties per game. Steve Tandy concerned officials are developing a "natural bias" and that they are being refereed differently to other teams. @ITVWales" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022269540093010416) 2026-02-13T11:20Z [----] followers, 65K engagements "Inspirational and fascinating. Great pick to interview Big Man Sharp as ever at [--] I spent a couple of hours eating Christmas cake this week with Jim Telfer at his home in Galashiels. Fin Smiths granny lives on a sheep farm [--] miles away. I told her: Im dissapointed your grandson didnt play for Scotland 🏴🏴 https://t.co/rxYgRFIE2p Sharp as ever at [--] I spent a couple of hours eating Christmas cake this week with Jim Telfer at his home in Galashiels. Fin Smiths granny lives on a sheep farm [--] miles away. I told her: Im dissapointed your grandson didnt play for Scotland 🏴🏴" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022396754210234399) 2026-02-13T19:45Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Sharp as ever at [--] I spent a couple of hours eating Christmas cake this week with Jim Telfer at his home in Galashiels. Fin Smiths granny lives on a sheep farm [--] miles away. I told her: Im dissapointed your grandson didnt play for Scotland 🏴🏴 https://mol.im/a/15550431 https://mol.im/a/15550431" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022298491586773004) 2026-02-13T13:15Z [----] followers, 28.5K engagements "Needs to be more disciplined but extremely athletic. I would have started him at lock instead of the hopeless lummox Beard Taine Plumtree must be the best trainer in Europe. Taine Plumtree must be the best trainer in Europe" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022394532751643078) 2026-02-13T19:36Z [----] followers, 59.6K engagements "Taine Plumtree must be the best trainer in Europe" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022262067839873152) 2026-02-13T10:50Z [----] followers, 25.7K engagements "Didnt seem to last long in many jobs - I wonder why incredibly. this complete fool may actually believe what he writes. He is at the heart of every Welsh rugby disaster incredibly. this complete fool may actually believe what he writes. He is at the heart of every Welsh rugby disaster" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022393998661517620) 2026-02-13T19:34Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "incredibly. this complete fool may actually believe what he writes. He is at the heart of every Welsh rugby disaster 🏉 Former WRU CEO David Moffett believes the organisation he left with a 3.6m profit could not now run a p--- up in a brewery Read the full interview https://t.co/BXl7jruFaM https://t.co/EQQafSO0Dh 🏉 Former WRU CEO David Moffett believes the organisation he left with a 3.6m profit could not now run a p--- up in a brewery Read the full interview https://t.co/BXl7jruFaM https://t.co/EQQafSO0Dh" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022299913061573094) 2026-02-13T13:20Z 31.9K followers, 24K engagements "Cracking piece from a hugely respected former Wales captain every Welsh rugby follower should read 👏👏👏 Andy Moore Grassroots in Wales is the System. Welsh rugby isn't broken. Its ignoring the people who built it. Grassroots isnt the problem. Its the answer. @WalesRugby @Steffan_Thomas1 https://t.co/b4pGYaLacd Grassroots in Wales is the System. Welsh rugby isn't broken. Its ignoring the people who built it. Grassroots isnt the problem. Its the answer. @WalesRugby @Steffan_Thomas1 https://t.co/b4pGYaLacd" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022393447299375345) 2026-02-13T19:32Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Grassroots in Wales is the System. Welsh rugby isn't broken. Its ignoring the people who built it. Grassroots isnt the problem. Its the answer. @WalesRugby @Steffan_Thomas1 https://open.substack.com/pub/andymoore55/p/grassroots-is-the-systemr=6vslyu&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true https://open.substack.com/pub/andymoore55/p/grassroots-is-the-systemr=6vslyu&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022335278682456342) 2026-02-13T15:41Z [----] followers, 20.7K engagements Limited data mode. Full metrics available with subscription: lunarcrush.com/pricing
@andyhowellsport Andy Howell
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Social Influence
Social category influence countries finance travel destinations currencies
Social topic influence money, in the, ireland, countries, japan, paid, events, ceo, player, performance
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Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours
"@Steffan_Rhys @Sarcoma_UK Lovely and emotional read Steff track bike waiting for you. the 24hr again to raise money for this cause"
X Link 2020-02-21T23:43Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"@LWaunfawr @WalesRugby @benjames1796 If it doesnt diversify into potentially lucrative money making streams where is WRU going to generate the funds to cover ever increasing cost of PRO rugby WRU only has finite amount of money & its currently not enough. Its a catch [--] situation Im afraid"
X Link 2022-03-21T10:07Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Unless theres a huge salary why would Simon Easterby leave @IrishRugby for Wales Hes heading up a top [--] nation in world loaded with world class talent is a passionate Irishman has short commute to Dublin & will probably succeed Andy Farrell"
X Link 2025-02-11T16:46Z [----] followers, 104K engagements
"Noticeable in Wales coaching box Adam Jones has major role with Jonathan Humphreys on fringes. Big hand to interim coach Matt Sherratt for turnaround. Says he doesnt want job permanently but this was promising start & funnier things have happened"
X Link 2025-02-22T16:24Z [----] followers, 12.8K engagements
"@EmilyMaher11084 @WelshRugbyUnion @lionsofficial @IrishRugby Backrow outplayed Ireland. Hardly saw van der Flier until late in match & Conan was kept quiet. Dont mean this in a derogatory way but who started at [--] Just didnt notice him. Thought Baird made significant impact off bench"
X Link 2025-02-22T16:31Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@TheVietGwent Are you serious 🧐 wheres the hard evidence and why would anyone in their right mind invest in an economically unsustainable sport"
X Link 2025-10-02T12:41Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Garbage 1st half @dragonsrfc @Cardiff_Rugby kicking ball away aimlessly. Dont their coaches watch & learn from the tactics of the best teams in the world Lack of excitement crowd flat & disappointing attendance"
X Link 2025-10-17T19:35Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Thats a lightweight squad but its probably all weve got Wales autumn squad in full as five uncapped players called up https://t.co/SQezufKb3d Wales autumn squad in full as five uncapped players called up https://t.co/SQezufKb3d"
X Link 2025-10-21T21:51Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Daniel Who has won the last [--] @rugbyworldcup and is set to dominate rugby with its growing player base & increasing attraction to black & coloured races @premrugby nice spectacle but England doesnt want Welsh ineptitude whinging or sharing money pot @BoknRoll @mulcs85 @andyhowellsport @simonrug Ok specifically how does flying on a plane for [--] hours improve our rugby compared to an hour coach journey to an equally competitive team to the South African teams How does spending the money on travel instead of the coaching or playing squad improve standards @BoknRoll @mulcs85 @andyhowellsport"
X Link 2025-10-24T09:30Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"I hope you all carried on asking about the regions ridiculous scenes at wales press conf today. bbc asked two questions to tandy and jac morgan about friday's wru announcement about cutting regions from [--] to [--]. and then the rest of us were told that's it rugby qs only. as if the impending death of a region is not a rugby q ridiculous scenes at wales press conf today. bbc asked two questions to tandy and jac morgan about friday's wru announcement about cutting regions from [--] to [--]. and then the rest of us were told that's it rugby qs only. as if the impending death of a region is not a rugby q"
X Link 2025-10-29T21:13Z [----] followers, 12.9K engagements
"And has his fitness improved to real Test standard This is all good and well but has Carrs scrummaging actually improved at Saracens and if so can he transfer it to international rugby Im intrigued to find out. This is all good and well but has Carrs scrummaging actually improved at Saracens and if so can he transfer it to international rugby Im intrigued to find out"
X Link 2025-11-08T18:05Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Resembled an opposed training session for @lospumas who were way off their Rugby Championship form v @Springboks @AllBlacks @wallabies Wales lightweight porous & lost their best player Jac Morgan. Just havent got enough quality players Im afraid"
X Link 2025-11-09T16:59Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Her indoors predicted b4 KO @lospumas would score [--] pts v Wales @WelshRugbyUnion I said: No Argentina would play in fits & starts. Worryingly they went through motions & still racked up a half century"
X Link 2025-11-09T17:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"A boring joke tournament by countries to try and con rugby followers to fork out more money in the desperation to prop up over inflated wages & undermines @rugbyworldcup 🚨 🏴 Wales path in the new Nations Championship has been revealed with the new global tournament debuting in [----]. 🙌👇 #CymruAmByth 🚨 🏴 Wales path in the new Nations Championship has been revealed with the new global tournament debuting in [----]. 🙌👇 #CymruAmByth"
X Link 2025-11-17T09:56Z [----] followers, 17.4K engagements
"Not saying Collier-Keywood Reddin Tierney are right ones to run @WelshRugbyUnion but were appointed cos people demanded change theyve proposed change & now same people want them sacked. Wales is a country resistant to change #basketcase"
X Link 2025-11-30T09:00Z [----] followers, 23K engagements
"Trot out the same old rubbish excuses. Only a 91ml or 1hr 47min drive from @BristolBears Ashton Gate to @scarlets_rugby Parc y Scarlets. Football grounds seem to be packed whatever the weather & KO time @andyhowellsport @ChampionsCup @scarlets_rugby @BristolBears Get home to Bristol at midnight With awful weather forecast all week A game whichever most people thought would be a walkover Not the most tempting activity for a Saturday evening. @andyhowellsport @ChampionsCup @scarlets_rugby @BristolBears Get home to Bristol at midnight With awful weather forecast all week A game whichever most"
X Link 2025-12-07T12:57Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Why is @WelshRugbyUnion seemingly intent on the extermination of Wales most successful region @ospreys when @dragonsrfc have been a national embarrassment for most of the last [--] years #idiotic"
X Link 2025-12-07T22:36Z [----] followers, 20.7K engagements
"6 x @SixNationsRugby titles [--] with Grand Slams & [--] @rugbyworldcup semi finals its been a golden era @matthewjwright0 @sdjholdings @andyhowellsport @ChampionsCup @scarlets_rugby @BristolBears As said Im no rugby expert but I am surprised if Wales national rugby results have improved in the regional era. They recently lost [--] tests in a row beat Japan then lost by a record score to South Africa( admittedly with a weakened team). Is this progress @matthewjwright0 @sdjholdings @andyhowellsport @ChampionsCup @scarlets_rugby @BristolBears As said Im no rugby expert but I am surprised if Wales"
X Link 2025-12-08T12:17Z [----] followers, 11.7K engagements
"@WelshRugbyUnion @Cardiff_Rugby @dragonsrfc @ospreys @scarlets_rugby paid 1.25m total to wind up Celtic Warriors whose boss Leighton Samuel said he was misled. He was later paid comp. This is worth read as its relevant to today https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/inside-story-welsh-rugby-team-15679375.amp [--]. On field performance is not a WRU culling criteria. [--]. The Celtic Warriors beat Wasps away in ERC1 the year Wasps won ERC1 & they were culled. [--]. 'Cardiff' financially collapsed as a business earlier this year but the WRU member clubs collectively saved them from"
X Link 2025-12-14T09:43Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"I truly believe Celtic Warriors would have won the Heineken Cup as they had the squad depth star players the hard valleys mentality & belief to take on anybody https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/inside-story-welsh-rugby-team-15679375int_source=amp_continue_reading&int_medium=amp&int_campaign=continue_reading_button#amp-readmore-target @andyhowellsport @WelshRugbyUnion @Cardiff_Rugby @dragonsrfc @ospreys @scarlets_rugby The Celtic Warriors sure as hell weren't culled in [----] on the basis of their on field performance whether their 2003-04 Celtic League table position or"
X Link 2025-12-14T09:58Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Supporters @scarlets_rugby @dragonsrfc Celtic Warriors @ospreys @Cardiff_Rugby look where @Munsterrugby @leinsterrugby @connachtrugby were in the final 2003-04 league table & how fortunes have changed. Why Id say superior leadership @IrishRugby & provinces @andyhowellsport @WelshRugbyUnion @Cardiff_Rugby @dragonsrfc @ospreys @scarlets_rugby The Celtic Warriors sure as hell weren't culled in [----] on the basis of their on field performance whether their 2003-04 Celtic League table position or defeating Wasps in High Wycombe when Wasps went on to win he Heineken Cup https://t.co/eBJs1ZhL0t"
X Link 2025-12-14T12:11Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Its not only @Cardiff_Rugby @dragonsrfc @ospreys @scarlets_rugby repaying Covid loans to sports bodies. Loans given to @premrugby clubs by Sport England remain a drain on finances. At the end of the financial year Sales debt to Sport England stood at 7.57m"
X Link 2025-12-19T14:34Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Expenditure far outweighs income at most teams in Pro Rugby around the globe Its an economic basket case @Mattcook73Cook @TheVietGwent @andyhowellsport @Cardiff_Rugby @dragonsrfc @ospreys @scarlets_rugby @premrugby Because @Mattcook73Cook @TheVietGwent @andyhowellsport @Cardiff_Rugby @dragonsrfc @ospreys @scarlets_rugby @premrugby Because"
X Link 2025-12-21T18:10Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Still largely be the same group of players. & probably similar results. Main difference would be theyd be pocketing higher wages always been that way in Wales when funded has increased @adammoursy @CianTracey1 Its all relative mind you. Ireland still have three teams in the top six of the URC and all four provinces are in the top nine. What we would give in Wales to have our pro clubs resourced to that competitive level. @adammoursy @CianTracey1 Its all relative mind you. Ireland still have three teams in the top six of the URC and all four provinces are in the top nine. What we would give in"
X Link 2025-12-30T15:52Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Even if Welsh rugby was flying Wainwright is making right decision. A change of league perfect for him at this stage of his career. Hes been stale & hopefully @LeicesterTigers will pick him in far by his best position of flanker Will the last one out please turn off the light Aaron Wainwright set to join 🏴 rugby exodus amid ongoing uncertainty over future number of teams by joining Leicester. Wainwright following Jac Morgan and Dewi Lake with PREM Rugby move. https://t.co/n2zH3Ep3Bk Will the last one out please turn off the light Aaron Wainwright set to join 🏴 rugby exodus amid ongoing"
X Link 2026-01-03T19:30Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Dont you think its a little ironic the people who campaigned for change at the helm of @WelshRugbyUnion got it but now want those removed as the plans dont suit them Nothing will change Welsh rugby will continue to lurch from crisis to crisis And so it begins. And so it begins"
X Link 2026-01-04T15:54Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Are many people in Wales really following events I doubt it. Whats your thoughts on the executions taking place in Iran as a brave & unarmed population demonstrates for change The ongoing situation in Venezuela is deeply concerning. Like many around the world people in Wales are following events closely and our thoughts are with those affected. As the Prime Minister has made clear the UK was not involved in the US military action. The ongoing situation in Venezuela is deeply concerning. Like many around the world people in Wales are following events closely and our thoughts are with those"
X Link 2026-01-04T16:08Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"I disagree it would have been up to @LlanelliRFC @PontypriddRFC etc to win promotion to the top tier - an appetising carrot. There could have been AW league before that but Welsh clubs blew it by largely fielding 2nd teams & Englands finest said fxxx it @andyhowellsport @LlanelliRFC @cardiffrfc @SwanseaRFC @WelshRugbyUnion @simonrug 4/5. In other words this might have been great for Cardiff + Swansea but it would have been REALLY BAD for [--] others and then TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE for every other Welsh club. It would have been awful for Welsh rugby. It was unworkable. It was a non-starter."
X Link 2026-01-11T20:33Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Cos @LlanelliRFC beat @AllBlacks & thought 2nd tier was below them bristling that arch rivals @SwanseaRFC @Cardiff_RFC in top tier was English clubs wish. CEO Stuart Gallachers quote began: We are Llanelli Rugby Club and @WelshRugbyUnion caved in @andyhowellsport @LlanelliRFC @PontypriddRFC Why didn't Llanelli want it then if that carrot was so appetising @andyhowellsport @LlanelliRFC @PontypriddRFC Why didn't Llanelli want it then if that carrot was so appetising"
X Link 2026-01-11T20:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Cos @SwanseaRFC @Cardiff_RFC ripped up rebel season to the extent English started fielding 2nd strings to avoid further embarrassment leading to it petering out. @SwanseaRFC proved it by hammering @LlanelliRFC in the Scott Gibbs men v boys Welsh Cup final @WelshRugbyUnity @andyhowellsport @LlanelliRFC @PontypriddRFC Why would Ponty want it when were equal to Cardiff & Swansea at that time. @WelshRugbyUnity @andyhowellsport @LlanelliRFC @PontypriddRFC Why would Ponty want it when were equal to Cardiff & Swansea at that time"
X Link 2026-01-11T20:46Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Why equal when most of the finance & value would have come from England @WelshRugbyUnity @andyhowellsport @LlanelliRFC @AllBlacks @SwanseaRFC @Cardiff_RFC @WelshRugbyUnion I do think RFU were just not interested in a equal and integrated anglo welsh league. @WelshRugbyUnity @andyhowellsport @LlanelliRFC @AllBlacks @SwanseaRFC @Cardiff_RFC @WelshRugbyUnion I do think RFU were just not interested in a equal and integrated anglo welsh league"
X Link 2026-01-11T21:04Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Rubbish it was disrespectful to English arguably have gone out of its way to help Welsh rugby @andyhowellsport @PontypriddRFC @LeicesterTigers Andy - As somebody who played in that game for Ponty the team gave their all and it was disjointed midweek fixtures to be fair. I do not accept that was justification for pulling out of any anglo welsh league. The RFU did not want a equal and integrated anglo welsh structure. @andyhowellsport @PontypriddRFC @LeicesterTigers Andy - As somebody who played in that game for Ponty the team gave their all and it was disjointed midweek fixtures to be fair. I"
X Link 2026-01-11T21:11Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Sickening idiot why dont you move to Iran and sample what life as a woman would be like without rights The images of body bags leave no doubt about the brutality of Irans repression and a communications blackout is indefensible. Across the country Iranians are protesting real economic hardship much of it deepened by US sanctions. From the UK genuine solidarity means opposing The images of body bags leave no doubt about the brutality of Irans repression and a communications blackout is indefensible. Across the country Iranians are protesting real economic hardship much of it deepened by US"
X Link 2026-01-13T09:45Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Even better match tonight Bordeaux v Racing. Big difference between it & British & Irish rugby is French dont suffer from white line fever when try is on as @BathRugby @ExeterChiefs forwards did. French clubs let ball do work Amazing game at the Rec. Exeter were way out of it came back with incredible passion to draw level Bath win it with last act of the match. Sensational. Two top clubs. And for me no coincidence that Luke Pearce was the referee Amazing game at the Rec. Exeter were way out of it came back with incredible passion to draw level Bath win it with last act of the match."
X Link 2026-01-03T21:11Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Shouldnt have given up rights to Liberty & stayed there. Liberty key to @ospreys being W Wales team. @scarlets_rugby have purpose built rugby stadium with training facilities. Only 15.2ml or 24min drive from Liberty via M4 or a doodle via Loughor bridge 1/2 @MrBeesBrewery @andyhowellsport @ospreys Where should they have gone if not St Helen's @MrBeesBrewery @andyhowellsport @ospreys Where should they have gone if not St Helen's"
X Link 2026-01-27T12:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Keenan a huge miss Stockdale poor defensively @IrishRugby needs a pair of centres capable of getting ball wide white line fever has to be erased scrum suspect but capable of winning @SixNationsRugby if they hit stride No better time for some of the young players to get an opportunity. Ireland is not winning the 6N this year so time for some development/re-starting. Postlethwaite T O'Brien Stockdale and Osbourne Nathan Doak in the backs at some point and Bohan/Loughman Stewart Edogbo No better time for some of the young players to get an opportunity. Ireland is not winning the 6N this year so"
X Link 2026-01-28T22:22Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"A valid point being a pro sports person can be boring with loads of hanging around killing time @JDJohnDrew @andyhowellsport @AllWalesSport My club plays Welsh Premiership rugby and we've got a number of talented players who have the basic skills for a higher standard of rugby. What they don't have is the desire to do so. It's not a question of being missed but so many players don't want the drudgery of pro rugby. @JDJohnDrew @andyhowellsport @AllWalesSport My club plays Welsh Premiership rugby and we've got a number of talented players who have the basic skills for a higher standard of"
X Link 2026-01-29T11:12Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"100% correct. Its been so frustrating from a Welsh rugby point of view. I banged on about it over the years of incompetence & little ambition that their embarrassed out CEO at the time complained & @WalesRugby told me to throttle back on @Cardiff_Rugby @ail_lais @andyhowellsport @Cardiff_Rugby @leinsterrugby There's more to it than that though. Cardiff is in the best position to mimic either Munster or Leinster. Union pays the bills on the player and coach budget plus the academy the branch/club run the operational/commercial side of things. Like IRFU the WRU would be open to @ail_lais"
X Link 2026-01-30T10:54Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Thats not strictly true about away fans. @Cardiff_Rugby havent taken up rights to use next door @principalitysta cos their record in it isnt good their hard core fans were against it & maybe cos theyd have to work harder at selling it @DjmComments @ail_lais @andyhowellsport @Cardiff_Rugby @leinsterrugby Only due to away fans. Do you take similar comfort from the fact that Cardiff haven't hired the big stadium next door for [--] years. @DjmComments @ail_lais @andyhowellsport @Cardiff_Rugby @leinsterrugby Only due to away fans. Do you take similar comfort from the fact that Cardiff haven't hired"
X Link 2026-01-30T10:59Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Hes talking rubbish interest in the once loved tournament is dying In the eyes of the CEO of European Rugby Cup the Euro events are booming he quotes irrelevant new-age garbage stats to back him up. For the real picture go to the damning view of colleague Alex Lowe @TimesSport today. In the eyes of the CEO of European Rugby Cup the Euro events are booming he quotes irrelevant new-age garbage stats to back him up. For the real picture go to the damning view of colleague Alex Lowe @TimesSport today"
X Link 2026-01-20T17:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Thats the crux of it. Irish rugby fans I mixed with last week claimed provinces generate loads of money themselves. @WelshRugbyUnion could have dispensed with benefactor model by keeping ownership of @dragonsrfc @Cardiff_Rugby & others would likely follow I haven't got many principles But the ones I have I stick to There's never been enough cash for [--] pro teams in Wales - without benefactors Something had to give And I accept that Just feels weird that the 2nd biggest city/ most successful region won't have a team I haven't got many principles But the ones I have I stick to There's never been"
X Link 2026-01-26T18:49Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Terrific piece that makes the blood boil Didnt think it was possible to feel more contempt for the WRU but after reading this I found it quite easy. Everything about it stinks from the conveniently ill [--] onwards. Fire the fucking lot of them. Into the heart of the sun preferably. https://t.co/J6TNdQzyl6 Didnt think it was possible to feel more contempt for the WRU but after reading this I found it quite easy. Everything about it stinks from the conveniently ill [--] onwards. Fire the fucking lot of them. Into the heart of the sun preferably. https://t.co/J6TNdQzyl6"
X Link 2026-02-02T12:56Z [----] followers, 48.8K engagements
"2/3 if Wales had followed NZ @AllBlacks @IrishRugby path back in [----] & had [--] franchises covering country the game would more likely be in a much healthier and more sustainable situation in 2025"
X Link 2026-02-04T09:36Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@ospreys @OspreysSC Welsh rugby shafted by Y11 @WelshRugbyUnion need to think outside box to save Osp brand with new owners. Ask @michaelsheen ex 1st Minister Carwyn Jones whos involved @bridgendravens @JiffyRugby Alun Wyn Jones etc to drive campaign"
X Link 2026-02-05T10:42Z [----] followers, 13.9K engagements
"Karl Dickson doesnt appear to be refereeing @FranceRugby only @IrishRugby"
X Link 2026-02-05T20:30Z [----] followers, 34.3K engagements
"@Atticus_75 @Cardiff_Rugby @dragonsrfc Valid points Mark"
X Link 2026-02-05T22:04Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Covered [----] Wales tour @wallabies was an eye opener. Aus already professional & Brumbies who were akin to N Wales & in their debut season hammered Wales. Huge lesson but @WelshRugbyUnion bottled central contracts & allowed Peter Thomas & co to sign players @andyhowellsport @AllWalesSport @AllBlacks @IrishRugby Hindsight is a excellent gift @andyhowellsport @AllWalesSport @AllBlacks @IrishRugby Hindsight is a excellent gift"
X Link 2026-02-04T11:44Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"White elephant in the room when it comes to funding @Cardiff_Rugby @dragonsrfc @ospreys @scarlets_rugby & is threatening @WelshRugbyUnion core mens money spinning Test side namely how much has been diverted to womens rugby worthy though that cause is"
X Link 2026-02-04T19:24Z [----] followers, 26.4K engagements
"Highlights yet more disrespect from fools. running @WelshRugbyUnion @SwanseaRFC 1st Welsh club to beat @Springboks @AllBlacks @wallabies Some of the most enjoyable assignments @ChampionsCup was with Swansea wonderful rugby people Swansea RFC Statement. 🔗 https://t.co/FSBLE1k5MP https://t.co/7VllnNnPlK Swansea RFC Statement. 🔗 https://t.co/FSBLE1k5MP https://t.co/7VllnNnPlK"
X Link 2026-02-05T17:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Thats why @Cardiff_Rugby were called Cardiff Blues to broaden reach. In their final season as Blues a Blues chant was growing hence why some oldies persuaded Peter Thomas to drop Blues. They feared a takeover as happened at Newport with @dragonsrfc @Oweninsouts @Sooty10 @AllWalesSport @thepaulwilliams @andyhowellsport @NationCymru If fans in the Valleys dont feel represented by Cardiff Rugby like they are by CCFC thats a shame but I get it. Hopefully they feel represented by Team Wales and get behind the community clubs in SRC @Oweninsouts @Sooty10 @AllWalesSport @thepaulwilliams"
X Link 2026-02-05T21:01Z [----] followers, 10.5K engagements
"Ben how did they go into administration if they were raking in the money How much did merchandise sales rise How come crowds and merchandise sales went up when they DROPPED the Blues name if it was such a genius and popular bit of branding that broadened reach It was so bland it was pointless How come crowds and merchandise sales went up when they DROPPED the Blues name if it was such a genius and popular bit of branding that broadened reach It was so bland it was pointless"
X Link 2026-02-05T21:06Z [----] followers, 10.8K engagements
"And Tommy Reffell has performed wonderfully for Wales I still find it mental that Ross Moriarty never made the initial [--] nations squad a type of player that Wales severely lack at the top level; has a great ball carrying ability a bit of nit/grit around the field and is an excellent line out option. Big mistake by the coaches. https://t.co/JNxhvA539i I still find it mental that Ross Moriarty never made the initial [--] nations squad a type of player that Wales severely lack at the top level; has a great ball carrying ability a bit of nit/grit around the field and is an excellent line out option."
X Link 2026-02-08T17:05Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"The 1st thing Wales @WelshRugbyUnion has to do is find a thrower who can consistently hit his intended target at the lineout. You cannot like Dewi Lake does repeatedly in matches gift opponents possession. A hooker must be able to do basics"
X Link 2026-02-08T17:09Z [----] followers, 22.8K engagements
"Hes hardly improved since throwing since shining in every other facet at the U20 World Championship in Georgia in [----]. Its his Achilles heel & unfortunately a recurring theme @andyhowellsport @WelshRugbyUnion Im an Osprey and Dewi Lake fan and hes been like this for the last few weeks its not a Wales thing Ospreys lineout always functions better when hes not playing. @andyhowellsport @WelshRugbyUnion Im an Osprey and Dewi Lake fan and hes been like this for the last few weeks its not a Wales thing Ospreys lineout always functions better when hes not playing"
X Link 2026-02-08T22:18Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"The WRU was blamed a week ago for Wales being hammered in Ire. Will those same people credit them this week for Wales winning"
X Link 2022-02-12T18:38Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Tandy already losing the plot nice chap but as feared out of his depth tactically in selection & never been much of a motivator. More suited to an assistant coaching role on the technical side. Not cut out to be a head honcho Wales are averaging [--] yellow cards and [--] penalties per game. Steve Tandy concerned officials are developing a "natural bias" and that they are being refereed differently to other teams. @ITVWales https://t.co/5P23fZ48Ip Wales are averaging [--] yellow cards and [--] penalties per game. Steve Tandy concerned officials are developing a "natural bias" and that they are being"
X Link 2026-02-13T20:09Z [----] followers, 29.1K engagements
"Beard does next to nothing in [--] @andyhowellsport Athletic is no good when youre sat on the exercise bike at the side of the pitch having a 10-minute rest. @andyhowellsport Athletic is no good when youre sat on the exercise bike at the side of the pitch having a 10-minute rest"
X Link 2026-02-13T20:10Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Needs to be more disciplined but extremely athletic. I would have started him at lock instead of the hopeless lummox Beard Taine Plumtree must be the best trainer in Europe. Taine Plumtree must be the best trainer in Europe"
X Link 2026-02-13T19:36Z [----] followers, 59.6K engagements
"@EmilyMaher11084 youve got your finger on the pulse Id like to make a point before @IrishRugby followers pile into Farrell @Federugby are a good team when they keep error count down & improving while their age grade sides are competitive #comingForce"
X Link 2026-02-14T14:57Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Irishmen Stephen Aboud and Conor OShea put the age grade programme together with the former revamping their youth and player development structures establishing academies @talkMacca Franco Smith did key work during his spell as Italys Head of High Performance. The time and effort dedicated to getting the pathway and development programme right has paid off. @talkMacca Franco Smith did key work during his spell as Italys Head of High Performance. The time and effort dedicated to getting the pathway and development programme right has paid off"
X Link 2026-02-14T18:09Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"All is not lost in Welsh rugby. Wales U20 would have beaten @EnglandRugby with better game management & pushed @FranceRugby tonight the final scoreline not doing their efforts justice. Big hand to the Welsh lads #cracker"
X Link 2026-02-14T21:49Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@gareth_in_blyth Brilliant - youre certainly busy putting something back into the sport. We promote TTs MTB & CX @CwmcarnParagon but unsure about hosting a RR due to declining fields & cost"
X Link 2023-06-06T14:23Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Stunning results. Italy beating hosts SA France stuffing NZ Ire hammering Aus Georgia defeating Arg Wales doing good job on Japan"
X Link 2023-06-29T22:07Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"If a Tongan Samoan Fijian Argentine Italian or French had committed the same offence it would have been an instant red card & ban. [--] rule for the old boys club & another for the rest"
X Link 2023-08-15T14:22Z [----] followers, 170.5K engagements
"Fantastic game of rugby but refs bias towards Wales certainly helped. Should have had more players binned & Fiji were robbed of try. Suspicion refs favour Tier [--] nations Nevertheless fab team effort from Wales - they can beat @wallabies"
X Link 2023-09-10T21:02Z [----] followers, 10.5K engagements
"Had TV on for @EnglandRugby v Chile while writing some Welsh copy. Didn't watch any of it but listening to the commentary sounded like Eng were beating @springboks @IrishRugby or @AllBlacks . C'mon where's the perspective"
X Link 2023-09-23T17:34Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Quite possibly this is the greatest achievement by Gatland as Wales coach - he inherited a rudderless & inferior group from that he had 2008-19 & has transformed it into an innovative solid & efficient team"
X Link 2023-09-24T20:34Z [--] followers, [---] engagements
"Glanmor Griffiths got Principality Stadium built for just 121m with a fixed contract Wembley cost [---]. It was best off field decision WRU has made with events bringing untold millions into Wales. Yet Glan never got the medal his foresight & drive deserved"
X Link 2023-09-26T19:42Z [----] followers, 111.2K engagements
"Aussie ref Angus Gardner may as well be wearing an @AllBlacks jersey. Anyone would think now @IrishRugby France are out @WorldRugby want NZ in final 🤔"
X Link 2023-10-20T19:30Z [----] followers, 89.3K engagements
"@davidjusteat @TheVietGwent @PhoenixRugbyRFC @Owenins @welshclubrugby @PhilMcC56318492 Theres another major problem which none of you addressed the potentially massive & damaging impact the unnecessary new @WorldRugby international tournament will have on the Pro club scene"
X Link 2023-10-27T21:07Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"English rugby is skint Wasps Worcester & London Irish all went pop last season. This is usual scaremongering by underperforming on & off the field & living in a comfort zone Welsh regions"
X Link 2023-10-31T19:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Ive better things to do. @ospreys @dragonsrugby started with a clean balance sheet. @Cardiff_Rugby @scarlets_rugby as standalone organisations had historical debt. Its up to you to prove youre not telling porkies"
X Link 2023-11-05T20:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"This is a Dai Wright initiative he was Turners half-back partner at Newbridge. Dai is savvy was a cracking player & has the rugby CV & knowledge to challenge coaches @dragonsrugby in his drive for excellence. This is a sign hell make things happen"
X Link 2023-11-11T20:45Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"There would be but the irony is @rugbyworldcup kings @Springboks & @IrishRugby who were arguably [--] best teams at comp franchises & provinces are in @urc which surely highlights its quality"
X Link 2023-11-12T19:02Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
". Does the SA teams being a turnoff show how insular we Welsh are @Springboks back to back World Cup kings [--] of final winning team play @URCOfficial @THESTORMERS were in epic [----] final & won it in [----] NZ Aus ruing SA teams no longer in Super Rugby 🤷♂"
X Link 2023-11-13T09:56Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"What next for @dragonsrugby who judging by the lack of clarity & grit in their defence clearly threw in the towel during the 2nd half at the Sharks who hadnt won this term Didnt expect Drags to win but it to be much closer"
X Link 2023-11-26T22:45Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@IrishRugby thriving as highlighted by 49k crowd for @leinsterrugby @Munsterrugby thriller. Rugby followers over there love @URCOfficial here many couldnt care. Time regions & WRU got heads out of sand & produce viable & workable plan for Pro game"
X Link 2023-11-26T22:55Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Hardly any & only a few @dragonsrugby fans responded to my tweet calling out lack of 2nd half effort by some. As you say it seems most think its the norm or have given up caring which is extremely concerning"
X Link 2023-11-29T17:08Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Sir Terry has never got involved in rugby apart from doing a bit with Canada as hes a top businessman & knows its a major loss leader which was the reason Tony Brown pulled plug @NewportRFC after burning 6m + hole in his wallet"
X Link 2023-11-29T17:12Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Warrior calm leader winner"
X Link 2023-11-30T09:51Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Agree about success but back to back @rugbyworldcup holders @Springboks & @IrishRugby arguably [--] best teams on planet are in it & fans seem to love it everywhere except doom & gloom Wales. NZ/Aus lamenting not playing SA franchises"
X Link 2023-12-02T11:12Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"When they started Pro careers they allegedly may not have known. What surprises me is @WorldRugby allows them to play Mind you if it attempted to stop them it could be sued for restraint of trade"
X Link 2023-12-02T16:08Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"And clean out at next ruck - [--] key involvements"
X Link 2023-12-04T08:46Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Dual code rugby great @JiffyRugby on @DevereuxJohn13 in Devs' biography signed copies available @StDavidsPress 'He squared up to Inga Tuigamala as Samoa did their pre-match haka. When the match started all kicked off. It was one of the most brutal games ever.'"
X Link 2023-12-08T19:02Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@ccurts2 @BarrieJones @scarlets_rugby Yet there was a Friday night sellout for when @scarlets_rugby comfortably eliminated then holders @Munsterrugby at Stradey Park in Heineken QF in March 2007"
X Link 2023-12-10T15:36Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Enthralling contest in rainy France as @leinsterrugby beat holders @staderochelais in a repeat of last [--] @ChampionsCup final. Caelan Doris huge while Gatland erred by not taking fine [--] Hugo Keenan with @lionsofficial to @Springboks in 2021"
X Link 2023-12-10T17:24Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@Homo_habilisi @leinsterrugby @staderochelais @ChampionsCup @lionsofficial @Springboks 🖕I wrote it. I suspect Gats didnt cos Keenan was a relative Test rookie but he was already more accomplished & less injury prone than the 15s he took to SA"
X Link 2023-12-10T17:31Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"This could be special @URCOfficial fans perhaps some @Cardiff_Rugby @dragonsrugby @ospreys @scarlets_rugby folk will tune in to watch @rugbyworldcup winning @Springboks stars clash"
X Link 2023-12-20T15:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
". Why do @leinsterrugby move matches to Aviva Stadium To make more money something Welsh Pro seems to comprehend. PS: higher income may mean more money & a higher budget In case anyone is wondering why it took an 'outsider' from the mainstream Welsh rugby press to write a book about the failings of the WRU (Welsh Rugby: What Went Wrong by @YLolfa) here's a small reminder. In case anyone is wondering why it took an 'outsider' from the mainstream Welsh rugby press to write a book about the failings of the WRU (Welsh Rugby: What Went Wrong by @YLolfa) here's a small reminder"
X Link 2023-12-27T14:31Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@pwt76ers @Cardiff_Rugby Quality of match and reaction of crowd make atmosphere. [--] of best atmospheres at PS was opening fixture v @Springboks about [-----] and most of stadium still a building site"
X Link 2023-12-27T15:54Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Proud passionate loyal shared a school desk & rugby pitch with Roy. A good all round footballer who could read a game always gave 100% was a top tourist dry wit honest & hugely respected in rugby & community. Condolences to Ang family friends & Keys Crosskeys RFC Official Announcement 💔💔💔 It is with great sadness to announce the devasting news that our Team Manager Mark Prangell passed away yesterday 29th December after a short illness. RIP Mark 🔑🔑🔑 https://t.co/2smDW41fdI Crosskeys RFC Official Announcement 💔💔💔 It is with great sadness to announce the devasting news that our Team"
X Link 2023-12-30T16:59Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"This is the root cause of unions problems in England and Wales - unsustainable wages are being paid. Its a comparatively minor sport in the greater scheme of things Exeter and Bristol both reporting pre tax losses of nearly the salary cap they operate to. If they had no players on the books they'd break even ish. Rugby doesn't have the money that it thinks it does. Exeter and Bristol both reporting pre tax losses of nearly the salary cap they operate to. If they had no players on the books they'd break even ish. Rugby doesn't have the money that it thinks it does"
X Link 2024-01-12T18:40Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Wales @EmmaFinucane123 does the double by bagging European title in emphatic style in the Netherlands tonight. Incredible achievement at her age and favourite for Olympic glory in Paris later this year @AledDavies2012 @M4ttRichards @WorldAquatics [--]. @EmmaFinucane123 won gold in the women's sprint final of the Cycling World Championships becoming a world champion at [--] years old in August 🥇 Finucane put in a superb ride to beat Germany's Lea Friedrich in the first two races of their best-of-three final 🚴 https://t.co/JYBV9sEOv8 @AledDavies2012 @M4ttRichards @WorldAquatics 14."
X Link 2024-01-12T20:47Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@gwydiongrif @mulcs85 @thepaulwilliams Rugby is a growing game in Ire Gwyd due to onfield successes. Until their provinces joined Celtic League & @Munsterrugby challenged the might of Europe it was small fry. Still behind other traditional sports in popularity"
X Link 2024-01-12T21:38Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"One wonders why Mirror owners Reach are so dull something not right when [--] of their best journalists leave But hey Reach dont care clickgate crap in a desperate attempt to generate income is its main focus @alexspinkmirror Sorry to see you & cricket correspondent Dean Wilson leaving at the same time. The Mirror group journalism all the poorer for it @alexspinkmirror Sorry to see you & cricket correspondent Dean Wilson leaving at the same time. The Mirror group journalism all the poorer for it"
X Link 2024-01-13T11:57Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Thats why theres a need to underpin regions with improved club rugby events & for all parties to work together. Eg NZ Super Rugby franchises run with comparatively small squads as its cheaper & call up players from provinces when theres a need The danger of working with reduced budgets and squads. Dragons had [--] players out injured at one point in the season Ospreys currently have [--] injured. Its dangerous and unsustainable. The danger of working with reduced budgets and squads. Dragons had [--] players out injured at one point in the season Ospreys currently have [--] injured. Its dangerous and"
X Link 2024-01-13T17:49Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"That was my point Welsh rugby hasnt been proactive when it comes to joined up thinking. If all the regions had worked closely with Welsh Prem clubs wouldnt be a need for new comp @andyhowellsport The principle is a great one but the reality is the Welsh Premiership is nowhere near the standard of New Zealands NPC. The step up would be far greater in Wales than NZ which is why there needs to be a more joined up approach to Welsh rugby. @andyhowellsport The principle is a great one but the reality is the Welsh Premiership is nowhere near the standard of New Zealands NPC. The step up would be"
X Link 2024-01-13T18:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"World champs @Springboks franchises arguably next best @IrishRugby provinces @Scotlandteam & Italians love @URCOfficial yet many Welsh dont despite standard superior to Eng Prem. PS: I would though prefer B&I league @pitthams @andyhowellsport The URC is a shambles of a league. Its not a great league for the players or supporters. We need a B&I league and let the Italians join in with the French and SA go back to Super Rugby. Sort out the structure below pro level at the same time and Bobs your uncle. @pitthams @andyhowellsport The URC is a shambles of a league. Its not a great league for the"
X Link 2024-01-13T20:20Z [--] followers, [----] engagements
"I agree. Some fixture scheduling is ridiculous. Look at stuff @Cardiff_Rugby playing people want to watch it hence sellouts. Down to coaching philosophy of Matt Sherratt. Budget not everything. Loads of promising youngsters in Wales. Future may be bright @andyhowellsport @Springboks @IrishRugby @Scotlandteam @URCOfficial It's not a great league from a fans perspective you can go a month without a home game I'm sure it could be organised better but an Anglo Welsh league would offer home and away weekly fixtures as well as travelling fans Welsh side would still struggle with current budgets"
X Link 2024-01-13T20:58Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Unfortunately Swansea and St Helens nightmare to reach by car #gridlock & needs full revamp. Whod pay for it Liberty is a state of art stadium but costs a bomb to rent it. Readymade modern stadium for Ospreys is Parc y Scarlets only 11ml from Liberty 🤭 @Lance_Bradley_ I really enjoyed going to St Helens the Gnoll and the Brewery Field back in the day. It would be great to head down memory lane amid a refurb of one of those. @Lance_Bradley_ I really enjoyed going to St Helens the Gnoll and the Brewery Field back in the day. It would be great to head down memory lane amid a refurb of one of"
X Link 2024-01-16T17:27Z [----] followers, 15.8K engagements
"@ryannorman1987 @AllWalesSport Covered some brilliant @SwanseaRFC matches pre-regions at St Helens but apart from the super playing surface its not fit for purpose. Gnoll & Brewery wouldnt need as much work & be cheaper option. Personally my favourite regional stadium is Liberty"
X Link 2024-01-16T20:56Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"My preference would be a B & I League with an across the board salary cap to make all teams potentially competitive @andyhowellsport I doubt the Irish would agree to a salary cap that the English clubs could afford. @andyhowellsport I doubt the Irish would agree to a salary cap that the English clubs could afford"
X Link 2024-01-20T18:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Ive never met @Lance_Bradley_ but hes a breath of fresh air hes been Ospreys CEO for a matter of weeks & has done more to promote them & regional rugby than anyone at any region since the tier was formed in [----] 👏👏👏 This is a truly outstanding result. Some of our boys hadnt been abroad before let alone played at altitude. What an incredible team spirit Tobys got going. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 If this doesnt make you want to come and watch us on Feb [--] I dont know what will. https://t.co/KtrANbXqsA This is a truly outstanding result. Some of our boys hadnt been abroad before let alone played at"
X Link 2024-01-21T15:40Z [----] followers, 35.9K engagements
"@Lance_Bradley_ Thank you. May be at Ulster match. Just looked at fixture list and rather alarmingly @ospreys havent many home games in remainder @URCOfficial regular season. How URC formulate fixture list & cant come up with anything better is a real mystery 🤔"
X Link 2024-01-21T15:50Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Staggering and an affront to democracy This is a brilliant piece bang on the money. The tragedy is a lack of a credible alternative means Wales will be stuck with this sort of arrogant governance for God knows how long. This is a brilliant piece bang on the money. The tragedy is a lack of a credible alternative means Wales will be stuck with this sort of arrogant governance for God knows how long"
X Link 2024-03-03T21:25Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Did interest in rugby peak then plateaued and is now in decline What rugbys powers that be mostly seem to fail to recognise is its a comparatively minor sport in world terms Not a word about the Six Nations in the UK's biggest-selling Sunday paper and no @BBCScrumV Sunday show in Wales despite a full round of @URCOfficial matches. On top of that as Brendan points out the Premiership is nowhere to be seen. Not a word about the Six Nations in the UK's biggest-selling Sunday paper and no @BBCScrumV Sunday show in Wales despite a full round of @URCOfficial matches. On top of that as Brendan"
X Link 2024-03-04T11:26Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Sadly Wales @WelshRugbyUnion are being left behind at U20 level. Been hugely disappointing as a collective since [----]. Why Is it the Academy system @Cardiff_Rugby @dragonsrugby @ospreys @scarlets_rugby as other countries looked stronger & fitter That was a great game to watch. So much talent on both sides. That was a great game to watch. So much talent on both sides"
X Link 2024-03-09T12:45Z [----] followers, 17.2K engagements
"Not just media all the recent stuff @IrishRugby was best team in world was nonsense. @Springboks lifted @rugbyworldcup a few months ago & are the reigning world champions @andyhowellsport @EnglandRugby @IrishRugby @JiffyRugby England have very good powerful forwards and if you match Ireland up front and they don't get constant refs decisions - they are not the world beaters the Irish reporters would like you to believe. England very good at getting over the gainline today. @andyhowellsport @EnglandRugby @IrishRugby @JiffyRugby England have very good powerful forwards and if you match Ireland"
X Link 2024-03-09T18:53Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@AndrewToop @MarketingWS @WelshRugbyUnion Utter crap"
X Link 2024-03-10T20:30Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"V v disappointing crowd @Cardiff_Rugby CAP for @WelshRugbyUnion Wales v @Federugby U20 . Wheres Phil BBullshitter & the rest of the Cardiff fraternity 🤔"
X Link 2024-03-15T19:35Z [----] followers, 46.6K engagements
"Why are Wales using Nick Tompkins on the crash ball at centre when the much bigger & stronger George North is in midfield"
X Link 2024-03-16T14:59Z [----] followers, 12.9K engagements
"Just a warning whats coming up a Test v @rugbyworldcup kings @Springboks & [--] v @wallabies who since their RWC shambles have appointed a quality new coach in Joe Schmidt & have a couple of their provinces giving it to the Kiwis in Super Rugby"
X Link 2024-03-16T16:43Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"You should have been around 1989-92 95-98 & 2000-04 Welsh rugby has hit rock bottom and this has been a long time coming. This is a result of the WRU's top heavy approach for over a decade and the under resourcing of the regional game and the pathway Weak pro teams = weak national side. My verdict 👇 https://t.co/7772mmgIse Welsh rugby has hit rock bottom and this has been a long time coming. This is a result of the WRU's top heavy approach for over a decade and the under resourcing of the regional game and the pathway Weak pro teams = weak national side. My verdict 👇 https://t.co/7772mmgIse"
X Link 2024-03-16T17:22Z [----] followers, 19.3K engagements
"Top thread Will One of the big challenges Vaughan Gething's going to face in winning over both his colleagues & the public is how he reacts to scrutiny. He has a long history of reacting angrily when challenged. Let's take a look & work out what it could mean for his premiership. Thread https://t.co/pHIsggv5iD One of the big challenges Vaughan Gething's going to face in winning over both his colleagues & the public is how he reacts to scrutiny. He has a long history of reacting angrily when challenged. Let's take a look & work out what it could mean for his premiership. Thread"
X Link 2024-03-19T11:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@ospreys likely to move to St Helens. Swansea Bay Swansea University & a corporate company expected to fund it with Ospreys paying rent. They currently pay rent to use & Llandarcy training facilities which they sold to NPT College http://Swansea.com http://Swansea.com"
X Link 2024-04-01T16:49Z [----] followers, 73.6K engagements
"AC & Inter Milan Roma & Lazio . I'm all for stadium sharing & public money used to provide finance going to more worthy things like NHS @andyhowellsport @Oweninsouts @ospreys @scarlets_rugby Ha ha. mind you in some sports clubs do multi share a stadium to pool costs and they are big rivals @andyhowellsport @Oweninsouts @ospreys @scarlets_rugby Ha ha. mind you in some sports clubs do multi share a stadium to pool costs and they are big rivals"
X Link 2024-04-01T17:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Mind you @WelshRugbyUnion put out official media release announcing Super Rugby Cymru at 19.13hr on a Sunday evening. It seems either clueless hiding something embarrassed or attempting to bury the news Incisive interview @laurenemmaj of @NigelWalkerWRU @BBCScrumV which got interesting answers. Bottom line is Pro rugby is screwed in most countries. A point Id make on increasing regional budgets is most of it would be spent on pay rises for current players Incisive interview @laurenemmaj of @NigelWalkerWRU @BBCScrumV which got interesting answers. Bottom line is Pro rugby is screwed in most"
X Link 2024-05-19T20:38Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Wales shoddy handling cost them points v @Springboks but showing better than many expected. But the real action is taking place at Loftus Versfeld with a brilliant @URCOfficial final @BlueBullsRugby @GlasgowWarriors"
X Link 2024-06-22T17:38Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Welsh rugbys low standing highllighted by another Test defeat & failure of a single Welsh player to make @URCOfficial team of season. Final between @BlueBullsRugby @GlasgowWarriors light years of anything Welsh regions produced so loads of work to do"
X Link 2024-06-22T17:41Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Glad youve confirmed what I revealed a few months ago - despite denying it at the time. Almost derelict stadia with lovely playing surface but difficult place to get to from most of @ospreys region Its taken a huge amount of work from a load of people to get this far. Thank you to everyone involved. This is the start of another really exciting chapter in Ospreys history. Its taken a huge amount of work from a load of people to get this far. Thank you to everyone involved. This is the start of another really exciting chapter in Ospreys history"
X Link 2024-07-08T15:11Z [----] followers, 24.7K engagements
"And had @swpolice acted correctly at the time & pursued a prosecution. @Cardiff_Rugby should have also gone public with real reason he was let go into exile in Japan. Another as you point out squalid case of a so-called star or celebrity being pandered to It's hard to overstate just how easily this could have been over by now if only the people involved (Hill the WRU Cardiff and now Gatland) had acted like adults three years ago. Take some responsibility for your actions. Work on yourself. And let us see that change in action. It's hard to overstate just how easily this could have been over"
X Link 2024-07-20T10:05Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Slight problem hardly any country regularly plays A matches WRU talent chief calls for talks to resurrect mothballed Wales A team https://t.co/8BkLKHujdX WRU talent chief calls for talks to resurrect mothballed Wales A team https://t.co/8BkLKHujdX"
X Link 2024-07-20T19:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Ultra professional 🎙 Ben Davies: One thing Ive always tried to do in my career is behave well and do the right things. Dont be late I can count on one hand the number of times Ive been late to a lunch or meeting the whole time Ive been here. These are the little details: the standards in https://t.co/vdamjHZBEm 🎙 Ben Davies: One thing Ive always tried to do in my career is behave well and do the right things. Dont be late I can count on one hand the number of times Ive been late to a lunch or meeting the whole time Ive been here. These are the little details: the standards in"
X Link 2024-07-29T15:43Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Not a surprise. Nice guy but perhaps too nice to be head coach. @dragonsrfc squad punching below its weight & as an ex international star told me the other day players appeared to have downed tools (again) when they faced @connachtrugby Big breaking news from Rodney Parade - the Dai Flanagan era is over at the Dragons. The owners have acted after a frustrating first block of the URC. Tiatia holding the reins. https://t.co/kzBymYjYTh Big breaking news from Rodney Parade - the Dai Flanagan era is over at the Dragons. The owners have acted after a frustrating first block of the URC. Tiatia"
X Link 2024-11-02T12:37Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"1/2 Whats the point in firing Gatland Wales U20 as a collective has been poor since [----] & we havent got enough good players coming through. Nevertheless if it wasnt cos of dropping off tackles & botched handling theyd probably have beaten Fiji @ghostsofmerthyr @AllWalesSport @andyhowellsport [--]. He survives because of the sacking cost and that Tierney & Collier-Keywood would not have him to hide behind if they sack him and put themselves in the direct firing line. [--] Would they make it to the [----] WRU AGM if they fired him now @ghostsofmerthyr @AllWalesSport @andyhowellsport [--]. He survives"
X Link 2024-11-11T18:43Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Terrific chat @samwarburton_ @Jamiehuwroberts Daniel Biggar 🤨 An incredibly honest chat from former Welsh players on the future of this @WelshRugbyUnion team. #AutumnNationsSeries #WALvAUS https://t.co/YEB2GCgEgn 🤨 An incredibly honest chat from former Welsh players on the future of this @WelshRugbyUnion team. #AutumnNationsSeries #WALvAUS https://t.co/YEB2GCgEgn"
X Link 2024-11-17T21:22Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Are John Alder & John Neale still employed by the WRU Another for @WalesRugby to investigate 🚨 Warren Gatland has been challenged to lead Wales to success in the [----] Guinness Six Nations after CEO Abi Tierneys review into national squad performances was completed. While Nigel Walker has resigned from his position as Executive Director of Rugby https://t.co/lqp1Ug7Ioo 🚨 Warren Gatland has been challenged to lead Wales to success in the [----] Guinness Six Nations after CEO Abi Tierneys review into national squad performances was completed. While Nigel Walker has resigned from his position"
X Link 2024-12-20T17:35Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"1/2 time to dispense with @dragonsrfc Clueless & hopeless but if desire is to retain them the coaching answer may lie within the Gwent region with Jason Strange. His @evrfc play a super brand of rugby & his career trajectory should have taken him further"
X Link 2025-01-01T18:49Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"2m forward pass from Dupont for @FranceRugby 3rd try. Dont like knocking refs but this one is a disgrace"
X Link 2025-01-31T20:58Z [----] followers, 87.6K engagements
"Sellout crowd [-----] for @THESTORMERS @BlueBullsRugby thriller is @URCOfficial top league on planet with teams from back to back @rugbyworldcup holders @Springboks & back to back @SixNationsRugby champions @IrishRugby"
X Link 2025-02-10T11:54Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@URCOfficial is faster & dynamic if playing for @IrishRugby province @Springboks franchise or @GlasgowWarriors @mikephillips009 Centres of a massive difference and as for forwards the welsh boys just seem slow and ponderous no dynamism. Were still playing at speeds of the URC. The boys are unable to make the step up to international level. @mikephillips009 Centres of a massive difference and as for forwards the welsh boys just seem slow and ponderous no dynamism. Were still playing at speeds of the URC. The boys are unable to make the step up to international level"
X Link 2025-02-10T12:07Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Mike Ruddock didnt want Wales job in [----] a few weeks later he was appointed"
X Link 2025-02-11T18:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Is it April [--] Scott Johnson great fun but useless with a capital U never lasts long. Overall v v disappointing list of candidates. Only got to examine records of some to deduce that. One would hope even @WelshRugbyUnion capable of seeing through the bull EXCLUSIVE: Former Wales coach Scott Johnson among final candidates for WRU director of rugby job @Steffan_Thomas1 https://t.co/qLKJd5hcXX EXCLUSIVE: Former Wales coach Scott Johnson among final candidates for WRU director of rugby job @Steffan_Thomas1 https://t.co/qLKJd5hcXX"
X Link 2025-03-17T16:07Z [----] followers, 16.5K engagements
"@dragonsrfc seem totally disinterested as @EdinburghRugby go through motions but still lead 33-5. Shame theres not relegation in @URCOfficial Fools @WelshRugbyUnion wasting millions by pouring it down Dragons drain One could argue @dragonsrfc have been a disastrous disgrace for years. No point beating around the bush absolute rubbish @URCOfficial table doesnt lie One could argue @dragonsrfc have been a disastrous disgrace for years. No point beating around the bush absolute rubbish @URCOfficial table doesnt lie"
X Link 2025-03-28T21:06Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Argentina were favourites based on their record it being @lionsofficial opening fixture & missing probable Test players. Lions were better than I expected but @lospumas superior in back [--] of pack [--] [--] [--] Those describing Argentinas defeat of the Lions as a shock do @lospumas a disservice. As befitting a nation ranked 5th in the world they were worthy winners as they should have been against Clive Woodwards Lions in Cardiff [--] years ago. Those describing Argentinas defeat of the Lions as a shock do @lospumas a disservice. As befitting a nation ranked 5th in the world they were worthy winners"
X Link 2025-06-21T20:37Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Youve also failed to mention the incompetence of @Cardiff_Rugby @dragonsrfc @ospreys @scarlets_rugby how badly run & wasteful theyve been the turgid rugby they play & their failure to develop players who are under their control on almost a daily basis Welsh rugby is in a horrible place. A few thoughts. WRU have mismanaged the game over-focusing on the international game cutting the regions to the bone and letting the foundations fall out of the game. We are now on [--] consecutive losses and the WRUs response is to create Welsh rugby is in a horrible place. A few thoughts. WRU have mismanaged"
X Link 2025-07-05T11:33Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Agree though going to [--] teams could be suicide. Probably money for [--] East North West but Id prefer [--]. WRU clueless & bottle making hard decisions. Eg owned hopeless @dragonsrfc & could have done what it wanted but sold it off creating more problems Welsh rugby is in a horrible place. A few thoughts. WRU have mismanaged the game over-focusing on the international game cutting the regions to the bone and letting the foundations fall out of the game. We are now on [--] consecutive losses and the WRUs response is to create Welsh rugby is in a horrible place. A few thoughts. WRU have mismanaged the"
X Link 2025-07-05T11:38Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Sadly theres not many working rugby journalists in Wales. Feel for them. Shrinking media survivors working sweat shop hours for sweat shop wage. & London media not interested in Wales. Its a cycle of despair a mirror image of Welsh rugby Welsh rugby is in a horrible place. A few thoughts. WRU have mismanaged the game over-focusing on the international game cutting the regions to the bone and letting the foundations fall out of the game. We are now on [--] consecutive losses and the WRUs response is to create Welsh rugby is in a horrible place. A few thoughts. WRU have mismanaged the game"
X Link 2025-07-05T11:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Thats because idiotic WRU want to give job to Sherratt. Yesterdays humiliation by a rookie Japan has surely blown that out of the water Awful selection & tactically inept. Kick ball away aerial battle territory complete & utter bollox Welsh rugby 🏉 We are nearly in August. We sacked Gatland in February. No urgency whatsoever to find a new coach and get us out of this shit 😒 There is plenty of urgency to fill the stadium with the concerts mind. We are going south at a rate of knots we will find Wilson. Welsh rugby 🏉 We are nearly in August. We sacked Gatland in February. No urgency"
X Link 2025-07-06T18:23Z [----] followers, 19.5K engagements
"@newbridgerfc Robocop was fiesty strong dynamic & a pest. Great fun off the pitch sharp witty & always up for an interview. Before a match with Newport it was inevitable Dai or Frankie Hillman would scrap. Frankie sent off Newbridge waltzed to win #jobDone"
X Link 2025-07-10T21:20Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"I looked in on St Helens while spectating at Swanseas Ironman [----] on Sunday and didnt spot any development only a cricket match in progress @andyhowellsport @LlanelliRFC @scarlets_rugby @WelshRugbyUnion Just wonder Andy given it could go down to just two teams will Ospreys knock on the head ground developments at St Helen's. Surely a West region would play out of Stradey and not Swansea. Hope so especially as it might lead to cricket surviving at this famous old ground🤦♂ @andyhowellsport @LlanelliRFC @scarlets_rugby @WelshRugbyUnion Just wonder Andy given it could go down to just two teams"
X Link 2025-07-16T14:43Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Spicy build up to it with Whites coach John Plumtree saying @SwanseaRFC would go in boots & all. And they backed up their talk with Scott Gibbs describing it as men against boys after they hammered @LlanelliRFC Nothing like a bit of spice to sell an event @postie802 @andyhowellsport The [----] cup final at Ninian Park was such a savage beating that it settled the pecking order between Swansea and Llanelli for all time. @postie802 @andyhowellsport The [----] cup final at Ninian Park was such a savage beating that it settled the pecking order between Swansea and Llanelli for all time"
X Link 2025-07-17T13:28Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"If @wallabies get a solid forward platform they may give @lionsofficial problems. Teams have got outside Lions defence in warmup matches. May not be walk in park many expect for Lions although theyre sure to ramp up intensity"
X Link 2025-07-19T09:36Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"A nice chap but uninspiring. Left Ospreys after they went downhill on his watch. Scotland have improved but are hardly pulling up any trees. Being a defence coach is probably his niche. Sorry to be so glum about hopes 🚨 BREAKING: Wales name new head coach in major WRU announcement https://t.co/vEF8EsWpju https://t.co/EjWBYox55q 🚨 BREAKING: Wales name new head coach in major WRU announcement https://t.co/vEF8EsWpju https://t.co/EjWBYox55q"
X Link 2025-07-21T13:30Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Wonder if this is why @WelshRugbyUnion announced Steve Tandy as Wales coach today in an attempt to bury this despicable behaviour @ITVWales @BBCWales @WalesRugby @WalesOnline Not a good look at all. Not sure at what point questions get answered. When youre in another country you respect that culture & evidence of what happened with The Welsh U20 squad is a total disrespect of that Italian culture. Shame on them. Not a good look at all. Not sure at what point questions get answered. When youre in another country you respect that culture & evidence of what happened with The Welsh U20 squad is a"
X Link 2025-07-21T14:48Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"How the heck was Itoje official player of the match. Had an average series should have been Sheehan Beirne or Keenan Itojes ruck antics being penalised today. Looks a different player when the law is applied to him. Itojes ruck antics being penalised today. Looks a different player when the law is applied to him"
X Link 2025-07-26T12:28Z [----] followers, 21K engagements
"Controversial but may v well be true view of club rugby International rugby is thriving. Sold our stadiums and pubs for the World Cup. [--] nations championship Autumn internationals and the Lions. Chaos drama and jeopardy everywhere. Double down on it. The only thing that is struggling in Rugby (financially) is club Rugby which will International rugby is thriving. Sold our stadiums and pubs for the World Cup. [--] nations championship Autumn internationals and the Lions. Chaos drama and jeopardy everywhere. Double down on it. The only thing that is struggling in Rugby (financially) is club Rugby"
X Link 2025-08-04T19:43Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@LlanelliRFC & @scarlets_rugby have said theyve found investors in the past - Arab Welsh & USA spring to mind - and nothing much came of it. Also Cardiff so say had a significant investor in Helford Capital & went belly up #cautionRequired BREAKING: Scarlets confirm significant new investment after entering into a partnership with US based company House of Luxury. https://t.co/4SIKYOxCzD BREAKING: Scarlets confirm significant new investment after entering into a partnership with US based company House of Luxury. https://t.co/4SIKYOxCzD"
X Link 2025-08-08T16:22Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Death knell of Wales as a competitive rugby nation on international stage if this goes ahead. Some at the top of @WelshRugbyUnion are living in cloud cuckoo land & must be stopped. Ironically community clubs have power to save Pro game by revolting EXCLUSIVE: WRU to announce plan for cut to two teams as seismic full details emerge @Steffan_Thomas1 https://t.co/0x66RfZS3c EXCLUSIVE: WRU to announce plan for cut to two teams as seismic full details emerge @Steffan_Thomas1 https://t.co/0x66RfZS3c"
X Link 2025-08-20T12:01Z [----] followers, 27.5K engagements
"What Deluded This needs watching. WRU chairman Richard Collier-Keywood: We think going forward that there are fans of players. This needs watching. WRU chairman Richard Collier-Keywood: We think going forward that there are fans of players"
X Link 2025-08-20T17:41Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Why arent Wales Women performing better They said theyd improve with professional contracts but dont seem to have made any improvement. Shows being paid aint a guarantee of positive results Tonight's rugby news as coach slams Wales players and former star delivers brutal verdict on WRU proposal https://t.co/CsNkAjbaUF https://t.co/Nv18sDoovO Tonight's rugby news as coach slams Wales players and former star delivers brutal verdict on WRU proposal https://t.co/CsNkAjbaUF https://t.co/Nv18sDoovO"
X Link 2025-08-25T12:35Z [----] followers, 51.4K engagements
"Havent failed Get a grip . it was an abject failure. Im all for womens sport but @WelshRugbyUnion is failing with it while putting its core mens game in peril at all levels with player numbers falling & interest waning Belinda Moore head of women's rugby at the WRU says Wales have not "failed" in their World Cup campaign. #BBCRugby #RWC2025 https://t.co/68HsrPBjSu Belinda Moore head of women's rugby at the WRU says Wales have not "failed" in their World Cup campaign. #BBCRugby #RWC2025 https://t.co/68HsrPBjSu"
X Link 2025-09-06T20:29Z [----] followers, 19K engagements
"@TheVietGwent Tennis - this years mens & womens Wimbledon champions have served doping bans - while athletics is awash with doping & bans yet it doesnt seem to be doing either sport much harm. Theres an argument were a golden age for doping across sports"
X Link 2025-09-08T21:30Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Wonder what/if any cash assets House of Luxury possess Well then. https://t.co/m25t41Ot6b Well then. https://t.co/m25t41Ot6b"
X Link 2025-10-01T20:24Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"In the top [--] best rugby matches Ive covered with an incredible back story revealed in Devs biography available from @StDavidsPress Cant believe this game was [--] years ago yesterday what a game that was one of if not the hardest games of rugby I had ever played. All the body pain after was much better for winning. @WalesRugbyL https://t.co/8FTZLL9ZDb Cant believe this game was [--] years ago yesterday what a game that was one of if not the hardest games of rugby I had ever played. All the body pain after was much better for winning. @WalesRugbyL https://t.co/8FTZLL9ZDb"
X Link 2025-10-17T08:08Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@WillStewNeuro article says that"
X Link 2016-12-11T15:55Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"All is not lost in Welsh rugby. Wales U20 would have beaten @EnglandRugby with better game management & pushed @FranceRugby tonight the final scoreline not doing their efforts justice. Big hand to the Welsh lads #cracker"
X Link 2026-02-14T21:49Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"I rate Frawley Jack is starting next game that cant even be up for debate. But the real question is the bench. Sam is a terrible option off it especially for a [--] [--]. Is Frawley the answer to that coverage question #IREvITA Jack is starting next game that cant even be up for debate. But the real question is the bench. Sam is a terrible option off it especially for a [--] [--]. Is Frawley the answer to that coverage question #IREvITA"
X Link 2026-02-14T21:45Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Jack is starting next game that cant even be up for debate. But the real question is the bench. Sam is a terrible option off it especially for a [--] [--]. Is Frawley the answer to that coverage question #IREvITA"
X Link 2026-02-14T16:47Z [---] followers, 10.3K engagements
"Sweden is committing more than [---] million to a sweeping classroom overhaul: replacing tablets and screens with traditional printed textbooks to help reverse falling student performance and sharpen focus. After more than a decade of embracing digital-first education Swedish authorities are now pivoting back to paper-based learning. Official data and recent studies cited by the Ministry of Education show that prolonged screen use in class has been linked to shorter attention spans weaker reading comprehension and reduced critical-thinking abilities. Research consistently finds that reading on"
X Link 2026-02-14T17:27Z 4.1M followers, 754K engagements
"OShea Smith & Aboud are 🔝 operators. How @WelshRugbyUnion could do with people of that ilk in charge on rugby side ratherthan Reddin & the anonymous [--] Johnnies Neal & Alder @andyhowellsport OShea did great work there. @andyhowellsport OShea did great work there"
X Link 2026-02-14T18:37Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@andyhowellsport OShea did great work there"
X Link 2026-02-14T18:33Z 47.4K followers, [----] engagements
"2 hugely enjoyable @SixNationsRugby matches today. @Federugby on the up @IrishRugby much better after bringing on Gibson-Park & Crowley at halfback playing conditions & opponents suited @Scotlandteam @EnglandRugby bereft of cohesion & creativity in backs"
X Link 2026-02-14T18:34Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Exactly as you predicted Maestro. Not much creativity or cohesion in England backline & a full back whos solid in the air but bang average with the rest of his game Master Class from Townsend. LO homework done. Playing [--] Sco strengths & Eng weaknesses. The ball watcher in M/F Freeman has been exposed as predicted. With their pace around the park no need [--] take it [--] them physically. Eng R so [--] dimensional & easy [--] expose. Only scrum is worry Master Class from Townsend. LO homework done. Playing [--] Sco strengths & Eng weaknesses. The ball watcher in M/F Freeman has been exposed as predicted."
X Link 2026-02-14T18:30Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Master Class from Townsend. LO homework done. Playing [--] Sco strengths & Eng weaknesses. The ball watcher in M/F Freeman has been exposed as predicted. With their pace around the park no need [--] take it [--] them physically. Eng R so [--] dimensional & easy [--] expose. Only scrum is worry"
X Link 2026-02-14T17:38Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Irishmen Stephen Aboud and Conor OShea put the age grade programme together with the former revamping their youth and player development structures establishing academies @talkMacca Franco Smith did key work during his spell as Italys Head of High Performance. The time and effort dedicated to getting the pathway and development programme right has paid off. @talkMacca Franco Smith did key work during his spell as Italys Head of High Performance. The time and effort dedicated to getting the pathway and development programme right has paid off"
X Link 2026-02-14T18:09Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@talkMacca Franco Smith did key work during his spell as Italys Head of High Performance. The time and effort dedicated to getting the pathway and development programme right has paid off"
X Link 2026-02-14T16:38Z 47.4K followers, [----] engagements
"Scientists from five European countries have established: my husband Alexei Navalny was poisoned with epibatidine a neurotoxin one of the deadliest poisons on earth. In nature this poison can be found on the skin of the Ecuadorian dart frog. It causes paralysis respiratory arrest and a painful death. I was certain from the first day that my husband had been poisoned but now there is proof: Putin killed Alexei with chemical weapon. I am grateful to the European states for the meticulous work they carried out over two years and for uncovering the truth. Vladimir Putin is a murderer. He must be"
X Link 2026-02-14T12:42Z 309.5K followers, 923.9K engagements
"Former @Cardiff_Rugby defence chief Richard Hodges in @Federugby @SixNationsRugby coaching box v @IrishRugby"
X Link 2026-02-14T15:49Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Correct @Springboks are back to back @rugbyworldcup holders cos of their scrum. Scrum deficiency has cost @leinsterrugby @ChampionsCup glory a few times & @IrishRugby some big Tests @andyhowellsport @IrishRugby @lionsofficial @leinsterrugby Its never been a huge strength but again these kind of things require years of focus and planning. We've dropped the ball. Scrum is probably the most important element of the game right now. @andyhowellsport @IrishRugby @lionsofficial @leinsterrugby Its never been a huge strength but again these kind of things require years of focus and planning. We've"
X Link 2026-02-14T15:33Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@andyhowellsport @IrishRugby @lionsofficial @leinsterrugby Its never been a huge strength but again these kind of things require years of focus and planning. We've dropped the ball. Scrum is probably the most important element of the game right now"
X Link 2026-02-14T15:29Z [---] followers, [----] engagements
"Furlong has always been nothing more than an adequate scrummager for @IrishRugby @lionsofficial @leinsterrugby Ire & Leinsters Achilles heel has always been the scrum & where theyve been found out @EmilyMaher11084"
X Link 2026-02-14T15:26Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Overrated. Anonymous v @FranceRugby Mind you even @IrishRugby best player Sheehan has been quiet both matches @Federugby deserve to be in front at end of first half @SixNationsRugby What in the name of God is Ringrose at with this continual breaking the defensive line with these flying tackles out of the line. He never ever achieves anything with it. #IREvITA What in the name of God is Ringrose at with this continual breaking the defensive line with these flying tackles out of the line. He never ever achieves anything with it. #IREvITA"
X Link 2026-02-14T15:02Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"What in the name of God is Ringrose at with this continual breaking the defensive line with these flying tackles out of the line. He never ever achieves anything with it. #IREvITA"
X Link 2026-02-14T14:52Z [---] followers, [----] engagements
"Dominant 👏👏👏 ITS GOLD FOR MATT WESTON 🥇🥇🥇 #TeamGB #MilanoCortina2026 https://t.co/xtGiG4TmRB ITS GOLD FOR MATT WESTON 🥇🥇🥇 #TeamGB #MilanoCortina2026 https://t.co/xtGiG4TmRB"
X Link 2026-02-13T21:26Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"ITS GOLD FOR MATT WESTON 🥇🥇🥇 #TeamGB #MilanoCortina2026"
X Link 2026-02-13T20:58Z 847.5K followers, 730.8K engagements
"Both should be in @andyhowellsport Dont understand why TR and NT arent involved https://t.co/vh03UPY11i @andyhowellsport Dont understand why TR and NT arent involved https://t.co/vh03UPY11i"
X Link 2026-02-13T21:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@andyhowellsport Dont understand why TR and NT arent involved"
X Link 2026-02-13T21:07Z [---] followers, [----] engagements
"Beard does next to nothing in [--] @andyhowellsport Athletic is no good when youre sat on the exercise bike at the side of the pitch having a 10-minute rest. @andyhowellsport Athletic is no good when youre sat on the exercise bike at the side of the pitch having a 10-minute rest"
X Link 2026-02-13T20:10Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@andyhowellsport Athletic is no good when youre sat on the exercise bike at the side of the pitch having a 10-minute rest"
X Link 2026-02-13T19:41Z [---] followers, [----] engagements
"Tandy already losing the plot nice chap but as feared out of his depth tactically in selection & never been much of a motivator. More suited to an assistant coaching role on the technical side. Not cut out to be a head honcho Wales are averaging [--] yellow cards and [--] penalties per game. Steve Tandy concerned officials are developing a "natural bias" and that they are being refereed differently to other teams. @ITVWales https://t.co/5P23fZ48Ip Wales are averaging [--] yellow cards and [--] penalties per game. Steve Tandy concerned officials are developing a "natural bias" and that they are being"
X Link 2026-02-13T20:09Z [----] followers, 29.1K engagements
"Wales are averaging [--] yellow cards and [--] penalties per game. Steve Tandy concerned officials are developing a "natural bias" and that they are being refereed differently to other teams. @ITVWales"
X Link 2026-02-13T11:20Z [----] followers, 65K engagements
"Inspirational and fascinating. Great pick to interview Big Man Sharp as ever at [--] I spent a couple of hours eating Christmas cake this week with Jim Telfer at his home in Galashiels. Fin Smiths granny lives on a sheep farm [--] miles away. I told her: Im dissapointed your grandson didnt play for Scotland 🏴🏴 https://t.co/rxYgRFIE2p Sharp as ever at [--] I spent a couple of hours eating Christmas cake this week with Jim Telfer at his home in Galashiels. Fin Smiths granny lives on a sheep farm [--] miles away. I told her: Im dissapointed your grandson didnt play for Scotland 🏴🏴"
X Link 2026-02-13T19:45Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Sharp as ever at [--] I spent a couple of hours eating Christmas cake this week with Jim Telfer at his home in Galashiels. Fin Smiths granny lives on a sheep farm [--] miles away. I told her: Im dissapointed your grandson didnt play for Scotland 🏴🏴 https://mol.im/a/15550431 https://mol.im/a/15550431"
X Link 2026-02-13T13:15Z [----] followers, 28.5K engagements
"Needs to be more disciplined but extremely athletic. I would have started him at lock instead of the hopeless lummox Beard Taine Plumtree must be the best trainer in Europe. Taine Plumtree must be the best trainer in Europe"
X Link 2026-02-13T19:36Z [----] followers, 59.6K engagements
"Taine Plumtree must be the best trainer in Europe"
X Link 2026-02-13T10:50Z [----] followers, 25.7K engagements
"Didnt seem to last long in many jobs - I wonder why incredibly. this complete fool may actually believe what he writes. He is at the heart of every Welsh rugby disaster incredibly. this complete fool may actually believe what he writes. He is at the heart of every Welsh rugby disaster"
X Link 2026-02-13T19:34Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"incredibly. this complete fool may actually believe what he writes. He is at the heart of every Welsh rugby disaster 🏉 Former WRU CEO David Moffett believes the organisation he left with a 3.6m profit could not now run a p--- up in a brewery Read the full interview https://t.co/BXl7jruFaM https://t.co/EQQafSO0Dh 🏉 Former WRU CEO David Moffett believes the organisation he left with a 3.6m profit could not now run a p--- up in a brewery Read the full interview https://t.co/BXl7jruFaM https://t.co/EQQafSO0Dh"
X Link 2026-02-13T13:20Z 31.9K followers, 24K engagements
"Cracking piece from a hugely respected former Wales captain every Welsh rugby follower should read 👏👏👏 Andy Moore Grassroots in Wales is the System. Welsh rugby isn't broken. Its ignoring the people who built it. Grassroots isnt the problem. Its the answer. @WalesRugby @Steffan_Thomas1 https://t.co/b4pGYaLacd Grassroots in Wales is the System. Welsh rugby isn't broken. Its ignoring the people who built it. Grassroots isnt the problem. Its the answer. @WalesRugby @Steffan_Thomas1 https://t.co/b4pGYaLacd"
X Link 2026-02-13T19:32Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Grassroots in Wales is the System. Welsh rugby isn't broken. Its ignoring the people who built it. Grassroots isnt the problem. Its the answer. @WalesRugby @Steffan_Thomas1 https://open.substack.com/pub/andymoore55/p/grassroots-is-the-systemr=6vslyu&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true https://open.substack.com/pub/andymoore55/p/grassroots-is-the-systemr=6vslyu&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true"
X Link 2026-02-13T15:41Z [----] followers, 20.7K engagements
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