The roots of this episode are in 1895 when the sport of rugby split in two and rugby league was born alongside it's often distant relative! We're talking about the codebreakers, those who've crossed ...

Cardiff council say the structure is the first statue in Wales ever to feature non-fictionalised black men Three men who who left amateur rugby union in Wales to become legends for professional rugby ...

A Welsh rugby veteran has described seeing a statue of him and two fellow players being unveiled in his home city of Cardiff as among the “highlights of my life”. Billy Boston, who celebrates his 89th ...

Huddersfield's George Hotel - where the face of rugby changed forever on 29 August 1895 They crossed a line - a line that meant some of Wales' greatest sports stars were never forgiven, even in ...

On Sunday night, the acclaimed documentary The Rugby Codebreakers will once again be shown on BBC Wales. Here, in a column first published in 2018, presenter Carolyn Hitt tells the remarkable story of ...

Mark Chapman, Jon Wilkin, Brian Noble and Jamie Peacock debate who are the very best to have swapped codes and played both rugby league and rugby union. Show more The roots of this episode are in 1895 ...

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