Here are the latest rugby headlines on Sunday, November 12.
Wales coach visits Sheedy
Warren Gatland will ship Wales attack coach Alex King to go to Callum Sheedy at Bristol’s coaching floor this week forward of his anticipated return to the worldwide stage within the Six Nations.
Sheedy has been out within the chilly since 2022, and has not added to his 16 caps since Warren Gatland changed Wayne Pivac on the finish of final yr. During that point he has struggled for kind following private difficulties, however is beginning to look again to his finest at a time when Gatland is wanting choices following the worldwide retirement of Dan Biggar and the unavailability of Japan-bound Gareth Anscombe.
Bristol coach Pat Lam advised the Rugby Paper: “It has been a troublesome yr for him however I see the arrogance there once more.
“I’ve seen Callum develop and mature from his expertise. Alex [King] gave me a name and stated he was seeking to are available subsequent week. I had a chat to Callum about Wales on the lookout for a ten. You don’t say neglect about one thing like that however acknowledge it and put that want and drive to play in your nation into your performances in your membership.
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“Callum has been with us for a long time and he is passionate about the club. He has played very well this season and set up our three tries at Exeter with kicks. He will do everything he can to put himself into the shop window for Wales.”
Sheedy lately revealed he found his father had been recognized with bowel most cancers the night time Wales misplaced to Italy within the Six Nations. His dad’s subsequent dying deeply affected the outside-half, one thing he lately bravely talked about.
“I’d say rugby was my entire life,” he stated. “I did not actually suppose the rest mattered all through my rugby profession. “Then a yr in the past I came upon my dad had bowel most cancers. I’d simply misplaced to Italy within the Six Nations, which I felt on the time was the worst day of my life.
“Then that night I came upon my dad had stage 4 bowel most cancers, which actually was the worst day of my life. From then on, I battled mentally and I in all probability took longer than I ought to have accomplished to talk to folks.
“Everyone had simply seen my performances on the rugby pitch. No one had seen my human self and I in all probability let it eat up in aspect of me. I’m very lucky to have wonderful folks round me, which received me by way of that.”
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Wales star pulled from staff
Wales flanker Tommy Reffell was pulled from Leicester Tigers’ staff to play Harlequins on the final minute.
Reffell was changed by Matt Rogerson simply earlier than kick-off in a sport Leicester went on to narrowly lose 25-29. The Wales star was stated to be injured, however additional particulars haven’t been launched.
The Welshman was a giant miss for the Tigers, who struggled to decelerate Quins’ ball all through.
Dragons win is significant
Dragons coach Dai Flanagan says it’s vitally vital his staff beat Irish giants Leinster at Rodney Parade at present.
The Dragons haven’t gained a league sport at home since 2022 and have misplaced all their matches to this point this season within the absence of their Wales internationals, six of who return at present.
“We’re dissatisfied as a result of we really feel we’ve got let folks down,” stated Flanagan.
“It was such an excellent pre-season with a buzz, however we couldn’t win the video games we wanted to win. We hope folks keep on with us, come out of their droves and again us.
“Leinster do all the pieces properly, it would not matter whether or not they have their first, second or third XV on the sector.
“It is one thing I’m positive everyone in world rugby is making an attempt to attain what Leinster have for the time being. We have been to Munster and seen what they’re producing and they’re fairly shut.
“Irish rugby has turn into the envy of the game in case you see the quantity of high quality gamers they’re producing.”
Glasgow comeback dents Ospreys
An spectacular comeback from Glasgow Warriors noticed them overturn a 10-0 deficit to win a hard-fought BKT United Rugby Championship encounter 31-23 in Swansea.
Ospreys had no reply to Glasgow’s formidable line-out drive from which they scored all 4 of their tries.
Johnny Matthews scored two of them with Sione Vailanu and Allan Dell additionally on the try-scoring sheet. Duncan Weir transformed all 4 and added a penalty.
Keiran Williams and Reuben Morgan-Williams scored Ospreys’ tries with Jack Walsh kicking three penalties and two conversions.
Ospreys made the higher begin to take a fifth-minute lead. Glasgow conceded two penalties in fast succession to offer the hosts an attacking platform with Williams available to drive over from shut vary.
Ospreys quickly got here near scoring a second when Mat Protheroe took benefit of inaccurate dealing with from the Scots to kick forward. The wing regarded a possible scorer however his second kick ahead resulted within the ball working useless earlier than he might floor it.
Williams’ transformed attempt was the one rating of a aggressive first quarter with cussed defence from the Welsh Region and poor dealing with from Glasgow stopping the guests from drawing degree.
Ospreys suffered an harm blow when try-scorer Williams was compelled to depart the sector to fail an HIA with Weir yellow carded for the excessive problem.
Walsh kicked the ensuing penalty with George North launched to exchange Williams.
Weir returned from the sin-bin in time to see his aspect come onto the scoreboard with Matthews crashing over from a line-out drive. Weir’s conversion left Glasgow 10-7 adrift on the interval.
Four minutes after the restart, Matthews repeated the dose to place the guests in entrance for the primary time.
Glasgow’s pack turned more and more dominant and their line-out drive proved unstoppable with Vailanu crashing over for his or her third attempt.
A second penalty from Walsh saved Ospreys in rivalry earlier than they scored the most effective attempt of the night time. Skilful passing created area for Luke Morgan to make floor earlier than he kicked forward with Morgan-Williams successful the race to landing.
Walsh transformed and succeeded along with his third penalty however Weir first kicked a penalty earlier than Dell scored their bonus-point attempt after Justin Tipuric was yellow carded.
Scarlets blow it
Henco van Wyk’s last-gasp attempt noticed the Emirates Lions safe an exhilarating 24-23 BKT United Rugby Championship win and hand Scarlets their first home defeat for greater than a yr.
Sanele Nohamba transformed the rating to see the Welsh aspect lose at Parc Y Scarlets for the primary time within the league since 20 October 2022.
It regarded as if returning Wales hooker Ryan Elias, on regional obligation for the primary time since coming back from the World Cup in France, had given the Scarlets a successful lead when he transformed an knowledgeable driving line-out maul 10 minutes from time.
The immaculate Ioan Lloyd added the conversion and it was then 23-14 to the home aspect. They regarded odds on to carry out till Nohamba punished an error within the 77th minute with a 30-metre penalty after which Steff Evans had his kick up area charged down by reverse quantity Richard Kriel.
As Evans buried his head in his fingers, Kriel raced onto the bouncing ball within the home 22, regathered and despatched Van Wyk working to the posts.
Lloyd opened the scoring with a easy sufficient penalty three minutes into the sport, after which it was his pleasant side-stepping run that took the home aspect into the Lions 22, when Tom Rogers picked up the opening attempt.
The extensive angled conversion from Lloyd made it 10-0, however the Lions hit again inside 5 minutes with a attempt from their centre and captain Marius Louw, who merely picked up on the base of a ruck 10 metres out and ran straight by way of to the road.
Nohamba added the extras and the Lions have been capable of keep inside three factors at 10-7 as much as the break, Lloyd hitting the upright with a 42-metre penalty with the final kick of the half. Just as he had accomplished within the first half, Lloyd kicked a penalty initially of the second.
But 4 minutes later the Lions bared their tooth. Nohamba received his fingers on the ball at a penalty on the home 22, tapped to himself and raced in direction of the road. He was held up 5 metres quick, however the Lions forwards would not surrender a golden probability and hooker PJ Botha drove the ultimate metre to the road for the attempt.
Nohamba added the extras and for the primary time within the sport the Lions have been within the lead, though not for lengthy. Another offside offence on their 10-metre line allowed Lloyd to kick his aspect again in entrance at 16-14.
Then got here that Elias attempt to conversion earlier than Nohamba replied along with his penalty and conversion of Van Wyk’s attempt to notch the primary win of the season for the Lions.
