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RugbyU: Wales' Halfpenny wins Six Nations player award

March 22, 2013 12:30
Wales full-back Leigh Halfpenny won the 2013 Six Nations Championship player of the year award on Friday. Halfpenny, who scored 74 points in the tournament as Wales retained their title, was well out in front of a public vote, gaining 40 percent of the ballot -- well ahead of the runner-up, Italy flanker Alessandro Zanni, with Scotland full-back Stuart Hogg third.

Wales fullback Halfpenny named player of Six Nations

March 22, 2013 12:15
By Mitch Phillips LONDON (Reuters) - Wales fullback Leigh Halfpenny was named the player of the Six Nations championship on Friday after winning 40 percent of the votes cast by more than 80,000 rugby fans. Halfpenny, one of a shortlist of 15 players compiled using a combination of match statistics and social media appearances, was a worthy winner after his consistent all-round performances helped Wales retain the title in their momentous last-day victory over England.

RugbyU: Wales hammer England to retain Six Nations title

March 16, 2013 15:15
Wales thrashed England by a record-breaking 30-3 at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium on Saturday to retain the Six Nations title and deny the visitors a Grand Slam. Wales wing Alex Cuthbert's two second-half tries proved decisive in a match they had to win by seven points to retain the title for the first time since 1979, provided they maintained their superior try-count. As it was the defending Grand Slam champions beat a 108-year-old record to clinch their biggest win over England, surpassing the 25-point margin recorded in a 25-0 win back in 1905.

Wales overwhelm England to retain Six Nations title

March 16, 2013 15:00
By Mitch Phillips CARDIFF (Reuters) - A rampant Wales delivered the command performance a rocking Millennium stadium demanded when they overwhelmed England by a record 30-3 scoreline to retain the Six Nations title and deny the visitors a grand slam on a memorable evening on Saturday.

RugbyU: Wales beat Scotland to keep title hopes alive

March 9, 2013 14:00
Richard Hibbard scored his first Test try as defending Six Nations champions Wales maintained their title bid with a 28-18 victory over Scotland at a cold, blustery and wet Murrayfield on Saturday. Wales full-back Leigh Halfpenny kicked the remainder of Wales's points, landing eight out of 11 goal-kicks. Scrum-half Greig Laidlaw kicked all of Scotland's points, as he did in the hosts' preceding 12-8 win over Ireland, with six penalties.

RugbyU: Six Nations - Scotland 18 Wales 28

March 9, 2013 13:30
Full result of the Six Nations international between Scotland and Wales at Murrayfield on Saturday: Scotland 18 Wales 28 H-t: 12-13 Scorers Scotland: Penalties - Laidlaw (7, 13, 27, 38, 49, 61) Wales: Try - Hibbard (22); Conversion - Halfpenny (22); Penalties - Halfpenny (5, 40, 47, 56, 59, 68, 72) Teams (15-1) Scotland

UPDATE 1-Rugby-Wales title hopes still alive after win over Scots

March 9, 2013 13:15
(Adds quotes, details) EDINBURGH, March 9 (Reuters) - Six Nations champions Wales ground out a 28-18 win over Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday to keep alive their hopes of retaining the title after losing to Ireland in the opening round. The 2012 grand slam champions became the first Welsh side to win five successive matches away from home in the tournament and now face a potential title-decider against England at the Millennium stadium next Saturday.

RugbyU: Wales beat Scotland to keep title hopes alive

March 9, 2013 13:01
Richard Hibbard scored his first Test try as defending Six Nations champions Wales maintained their title bid with a 28-18 victory over Scotland at a cold, blustery and wet Murrayfield on Saturday. Wales full-back Leigh Halfpenny kicked the remainder of Wales's points, landing eight out of 11 goal-kicks. Scrum-half Greig Laidlaw kicked all of Scotland's points, as he did in the hosts preceding 12-8 win over Ireland, with six penalties in a match dominated by the whistle of South African referee Craig Joubert.

Rugby-Wales keep title hopes alive with win over Scotland

March 9, 2013 13:00
EDINBURGH, March 9 (Reuters) - Six Nations champions Wales ground out a 28-18 win over Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday in the penultimate round to keep their title hopes alive. The victory was a record fifth away win in the tournament for the 2012 grand slam champions, who lost their opening match to Ireland. They now face a potential title-decider at the Millennium stadium next Saturday against unbeaten England, who host Italy at Twickenham on Sunday.

RugbyU: Two-try Wales dominate Azzurri to keep title bid on track

February 23, 2013 14:30
Second-half tries by Jonathan Davies and Alex Cuthbert helped seal a 26-9 win over Italy and keep Wales' Six Nations title defence on track in difficult conditions at the Olympic Stadium here on Saturday. Wales went in at half-time 9-6 to the good after Leigh Halfpenny kicked three penalties to the two coverted for the hosts by Kris Burton. However neither team would boast of dominating the other in a dire opening half beset by periodic spells of heavy rain.
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