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Will Welsh skipper's new nickname stick?

  • Dewi Hughes - ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Wales Sport journalist
  • 7 Mar 07, 03:03 PM

Dewi Hugheswal_badge.gifThe Wales rugby squad has its far share of humorous player nicknames.

None of them are particularly complimentary, but a fair bit more imaginative than in football, where the tendency is simply to tweak the surname (Giggsy, Keano, Lamps etc)

Gareth Thomas is known as ‘Alfie’ because of his canny resemblance to the furry alien in the popular 80’s television series ; Brent Cockbain’s uncompromising rucking has earned him the nickname ‘Disaster’; while it doesn’t take a genius to guess why Gethin Jenkins is affectionately called ‘Melon Head’.

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Clock ticking on England training

  • Phil Harlow - ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Sport journalist
  • 7 Mar 07, 01:08 PM

Phil Harlow eng_badge.gifBath - England's players could not have asked for better conditions to practise the heads-up rugby to which they aspire.

On a beautiful sunny morning at the University of Bath, England's training session got underway an hour later than scheduled at 11 o'clock, much to the relief of the waiting pack of photographers.

But any insights into what to expect from England are few and far between with media access to the session strictly limited to 20 minutes.

And when I say strict, I mean strict.

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