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SCARLETS MADE SPRINGBOK DREAM COME TRUE - VAN DER MERWE

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✍️ South African rugby player Marnus van der Merwe is leaving Scarlets to join Munster, thanking the Welsh region for helping him achieve his dream of becoming a Springbok.

👉 Marnus van der Merwe is leaving Scarlets to join Munster 👉 He will join Munster ahead of the 2026-27 United Rugby Championship season 👉 He credits Scarlets with helping him achieve his dream of becoming a Springbok 👉 He made his South Africa debut in July and played a part in their Rugby Championship triumph

-- #MarnusvanderMerwe #Llanelli #WestWales #SouthAfrica #Ireland #sports

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✍️ South African rugby player Marnus van der Merwe is leaving Scarlets to join Munster, thanking the Welsh region for helping him achieve his dream of becoming a Springbok.

-- #MarnusvanderMerwe #Llanelli #WestWales #SouthAfrica #Ireland #sports

✍️ Bala Town's 17-year stint in the top flight of Welsh football came to an end as they were relegated from the Cymru Premier, while Flint Town United survived the relegation battle.

-- #Wales #Europe #BritonFerry #Llanelli #Cardiff #Haverfordwest #Barry #Caernarfon #Penybont #ColwynBay #Trefelin #Cambrian #Ammanford #sports

✍️ Liam Belcher, a 29-year-old hooker, is focused on keeping his number two jersey at Cardiff rather than earning a first start with Wales.

-- #LiamBelcher #HuwEvans #DewiLake #RyanElias #DanLydiate #Faletau #Lloyd #ElliotDee #BrodieCoghlan #EvanLloyd #TomHowe #CornielvanZyl #Cardiff #Japan #England #Llanelli #Ospreys #Bridgend #sports

✍️ Wales' head coach Rhian Wilkinson has emphasized the importance of winning both games against Albania in the Women's World Cup qualifying double-header to maintain their bid to finish top of the group.

-- #RhianWilkinson #SafiaMiddleton-Patel #CeriHolland #LoisJoel #OliviaClark #JessFishlock #Wales #Albania #Wrexham #Elbasan #Brazil #CzechRepublic #Montenegro #Llanelli #UherskeHradiste #Switzerland #sports

✍️ Welsh rugby teams, Cardiff, Dragons, Ospreys, and Scarlets, are preparing for key fixtures in the United Rugby Championship (URC) and the Champions Cup, with hopes of qualifying for the knockout stages.

-- #HuwEvans #DwaynePeel #CornielvanZyl #FiloTiatia #MarkJones #Wales #Cardiff #Llanelli #Northampton #Pau #France #Newport #Parma #Bridgend #Bilbao #sports

✍️ The Welsh professional men's rugby teams will face each other in the United Rugby Championship (URC) on New Year's Day, with Dragons hosting Scarlets and Ospreys welcoming Cardiff.

-- #LiamBelcher #KeelanGiles #FiloTiatia #DwaynePeel #SteveTandy #JoshMacleod #OwenWatkin #KeiranWilliams #MorganMorris #MorganMorse #JamesBotham #HarriDeaves #RodneyParade #BreweryField #Newport #Llanelli #Bridgend #Cardiff #sports

✍️ Tennessee Randall has won the WAKO world kickboxing title three times, including her latest win in the -65kg category, and credits her 18-month break from competing as the mental reset she needed to develop her skills.

-- #TennesseeRandall #LeighRandall #AthinaChatzigeorgiou #HarrisonMartin #Llanelli #AbuDhabi #UnitedArabEmirates #UnitedKingdom #sports

✍️ The Ospreys won their first Challenge Cup match against Connacht, while the Scarlets and Dragons lost to Bristol and Perpignan respectively.

-- #HarriDeaves #StuartLancaster #MarkJones #TobyBooth #FiloTiatia #AlunLawrence #CornielVanZyl #JamesBotham #MasonGrady #IwanStephens #Bridgend #Llanelli #France #Perpignan #RodneyParade #Newcastle #Paris #Ulster #sports

✍️ Cardiff Met and Llandudno won their respective matches in the JD Welsh Cup, while Barry Town United and Penybont also secured victories.

-- #Cardiff #Llandudno #Connah'sQuay #Llanelli #sports

✍️ Wales have never beaten Bosnia and Herzegovina in their four meetings, but will face them again in the European play-offs for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

-- #Wales #BosniaandHerzegovina #CardiffCityStadium #ParcyScarlets #Llanelli #Zenica #sports

✍️ Scarlets captain Josh Macleod and centre Eddie James will make their returns from injury for a friendly match against Harlequins on Friday.

-- #JoshMacleod #EddieJames #FletcherAnderson #DwaynePeel #AlexDombrandt #JoeLaunchbury #OscarBeard #WillEvans #CarwynLeggatt-Jones #Harlequins #TwickenhamStoop #Llanelli #Glasgow #Gloucester #Bristol #Bordeaux-Begles #sports

✍️ The Welsh Premier League saw several matches played, with Briton Ferry closing the gap to Bala Town, and Cardiff Met causing an upset against The New Saints.

-- #BritonFerry #Bala #Cardiff #ParkHall #Caernarfon #Haverfordwest #ColwynBay #Llanelli #Flint #Penybont #sports

✍️ The four professional rugby teams in Wales, Cardiff, Ospreys, Dragons, and Scarlets, are having contrasting fortunes in the United Rugby Championship (URC).

-- #SteveTandy #JamieRoberts #MarkJones #CornielvanZyl #FiloTiatia #LynJones #DwaynePeel #DaveReddin #Cardiff #Newport #Bridgend #Edinburgh #France #SouthAfrica #Johannesburg #Durban #EllisPark #Llanelli #RodneyParade #sports

✍️ Former Welsh rugby player Roy Thomas, known as 'Shunto', has died at the age of 82. Thomas played for Llanelli and was part of the team that beat New Zealand in 1972.

-- #RoyThomas #BobbyWindsor #Llanelli #StradeyPark #NewZealand #Tonga #sports

✍️ Llanelli Town advances to round three of the JD Welsh Cup with a 3-0 win over Haverfordwest County, while Colwyn Bay defeats Kinmel Bay 5-0.

-- #EthanCann #JoeLloyd #BradGibbings #AaronWilliams #JordanDavies #LouisRobles #JamieCumming #MaxMcGoona #Llanelli #HaverfordwestCounty #Stebonheath #KinmelBay #ColwynBay #FlintMountain #GoytreUnited #Pontypridd #CefnCribwr #sports

✍️ Scarlets have signed number eight Fletcher Anderson from New Zealand province Crusaders, who won the Super Rugby Pacific title.

-- #FletcherAnderson #DwaynePeel #NewZealand #Llanelli #sports

✍️ Scarlets' head coach Dwayne Peel downplays the team's sluggish start to the new United Rugby Championship season, citing a lack of game time and an injury list.

-- #DwaynePeel #TristanDavies #MaxDouglas #SteveCummins #JakeBall #SamLousi #JacPrice #WillEvans #Llanelli #SouthAfrica #Connacht #Munster #sports

✍️ The article lists the fixtures for the upcoming Welsh football matches, including Haverfordwest County v Bala Town and The New Saints v Penybont.

-- #Haverfordwest #Bala #BritonFerry #Llansawel #Connah'sQuay #Barry #Caernarfon #ColwynBay #Cardiff #Flint #Llanelli #Penybont #sports

✍️ Wales wing Josh Adams has been ruled out of Cardiff's United Rugby Championship fixture against Connacht due to injury, while up-and-coming wing Tom Bowen is expected to take his place.

-- #JoshAdams #TomBowen #CallumSheedy #ShaneWilliams #StuartLancaster #SeanO'Brien #PaulBoyle #Cardiff #Connacht #Munster #Limerick #Australia #Galway #Llanelli #sports

✍️ Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, a 23-year-old South African fly-half, is set to make his debut for the Stormers in the United Rugby Championship against the Scarlets, following his record-breaking performance for South Africa against Argentina.

-- #SachaFeinberg-Mngomezulu #AntoineDupont #DannyCare #RassieErasmus #PercyMontgomery #HandrePollard #ManieLibbok #EddieJones #ChrisAshton #JamesHook #JonathanDavies #SouthAfrica #France #Wales #Llanelli #CapeTown #Durban #Argentina #England #sports

✍️ Scarlets face off against Stormers in the United Rugby Championship, with both teams boasting Springbok players.

-- #GarethDavies #HuwEvans #SachaFeinberg-Mngomezulu #DamianWillemse #MarnusvanderMerwe #DwaynePeel #JohnnyWilliams #JoeHawkins #SteveCummins #ParcyScarlets #Llanelli #CapeTown #Japan #sports

✍️ Johnny Williams, a 28-year-old rugby player, has stayed with Scarlets to pursue his Wales dream after being in the international cold.

-- #JohnnyWilliams #MattSherratt #SteveTandy #WarrenGatland #BenThomas #JoeHawkins #JoeRoberts #MacsPage #EddieJames #MaxLlewellyn #NickTompkins #KieranWilliams #Wales #Japan #PrincipalityStadium #Llanelli #SouthAfrica #Munster #Connacht #sports

✍️ Scarlets' hooker Marnus van der Merwe is being courted by several clubs after his impressive first season in Wales, including a call-up to the South African national team.

-- #MarnusvanderMerwe #DwaynePeel #RassieErasmus #RyanElias #Llanelli #SouthAfrica #Australia #NewZealand #France #sports

✍️ Taine Basham, a 25-year-old loose forward, made his debut for Cardiff in the United Rugby Championship (URC) and is confident in the team's 'free-flowing' style.

-- #TaineBasham #MattSherratt #AlexMann #AlunLawrence #DanThomas #TaulupeFaletau #JacMorgan #RossMoriart #TommyReffell #Cardiff #ThomondPark #Newport #RodneyParade #Llanelli #Japan #sports

✍️ Hundreds of Scarlets fans marched in Llanelli to show their support for the team ahead of their opening game of the season, opposing the Welsh Rugby Union's proposal to halve the number of professional regions from four to two.

-- #TomosDavies #HelenThomas #JacMorgan #DanielInkin #Llanelli #ParcyScarlets #StradeyPark #Cardiff #Furnace #sports

✍️ Scarlets head coach Dwayne Peel expresses his concerns about the future of the Llanelli-based rugby team, which is under scrutiny due to the Welsh Rugby Union's plans to reduce the number of professional teams.

-- #DwaynePeel #Llanelli #sports

✍️ Wales internationals Ryan Elias and Eddie James will miss the start of the new season due to surgery, ruling them out of the first five games of the United Rugby Championship (URC) campaign.

-- #RyanElias #EddieJames #SteveTandy #MasonGrady #JamesBotham #DewiLake #LiamBelcher #ElliotDee #JohnnyWilliams #JoeRoberts #MacsPage #BenThomas #JoeHawkins #MaxLlewellyn #NickTompkins #Wales #Llanelli #Munster #Connacht #Stormers #SouthAfrica #Glasgow #Japan #Argentina #NewZealand #sports

✍️ Scarlets head coach Dwayne Peel urges his team to improve on last season's United Rugby Championship play-off appearance after a "productive" summer.

-- #DwaynePeel #BlairMurray #TristanDavies #HarryThomas #JakeBall #Llanelli #Munster #Japan #sports

✍️ Dragons and Scarlets fans united in protest against Welsh Rugby Union's plans to cut teams from four to two, citing concerns over talent drain and loss of support.

-- #DavidWright #DaneBlacker #HelenDavies #DaveReddin #AngusO'Brien #JoeWestwood #TainePlumtree #EllisMee #HarryBeddall #IoanNicholas #BlairMurray #RioDyer #Newport #RodneyParade #ParcyScarlets #StradeyPark #Llanelli #Ulster #sports

✍️ Wales internationals return to their clubs ahead of the United Rugby Championship, with Dragons, Scarlets, and Cardiff facing each other in their final outings before the competition starts.

✍️ The article lists the fixtures for the upcoming Welsh football matches.

-- #Barry #Bala #BritonFerry #Caernarfon #ColwynBay #Haverfordwest #Cardiff #Flint #Llanelli #sports

✍️ Rhys Patchell, a former Wales fly-half, has retired from professional rugby and joined Dragons as a part-time kicking coach.

-- #RhysPatchell #FiloTiatia #TinusdeBeer #AngusO'Brien #JacLloyd #HarriFord #CaiEvans #Halfpenny #Wales #Cardiff #Llanelli #NewZealand #Japan #Belfast #RodneyParade #HartpuryUniversityRFC #sports

✍️ The Cymru Premier league saw several matches take place, with Bala Town and Penybont ending in a goalless draw, Colwyn Bay securing their first win of the season, Llanelli Town losing to Flint Town United, and The New Saints winning emphatically against Haverfordwest County.

-- #Bala #Penybont #Cardiff #ColwynBay #Llanelli #Flint #Haverfordwest #Caernarfon #Barry #sports

-- #AbiTierney #ScotWaddington #DavidButtress #DavidWright #HoyoungHuh #MartynPhillips #WarrenGatland #ShaneWilliams #DwaynePeel #Cardiff #Wales #Swansea #Bridgend #Llanelli #Gwent #Australia #Newport #sports

✍️ Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) chief executive Abi Tierney says the governing body will produce a plan to transform the failing game in Wales, which may include cutting from four to three or two teams.

-- #AbiTierney #DaveReddin #SteveTandy #RichardCollier-Keywood #Wales #Swansea #Llanelli #Cardiff #sports

✍️ Haverfordwest County's manager Tony Pennock believes his team has enough quality to turn around their Uefa Conference League tie against Floriana, despite trailing 2-1.

-- #TonyPennock #Haverfordwest #Malta #ParcyScarlets #Cardiff #Llanelli #Kosovo #sports

✍️ Wales' women's national team is eliminated from the Euro 2025 tournament after a 6-1 defeat to England, despite a late consolation goal from Hannah Cain.

-- #AndreaBocelli #MicheleAdams #KarenJones #LauraMcAllister #JessFishlock #HannahCain #RhianWilkinson #HannahHampton #LilyWoodham #EstherMorgan #StGallen #Wales #Switzerland #Kybunpark #Llanelli #Seattle #sports

✍️ Sylvia Gore was a pioneering figure in women's football, scoring England's first official goal in 1972 and later managing the Wales national team for over 10 years.

-- #SylviaGore #EricWorthington #MicheleWard #MicheleAdams #IdaDriscoll #MikeSmith #TomGarry #SueSmith #RachelBrown-Finnis #LauraMcAllister #KarenJones #England #Wales #Scotland #France #Italy #Bordeaux #Llanelli #StebonheathPark #Slough #Manchester #Liverpool #Cardiff #sports

✍️ The article tells the story of the founding of the Wales women's national football team and the role of three women, Laura McAllister, Michele Adams, and Karen Jones, in pushing for recognition and support from the Football Association of Wales (FAW).

-- #LauraMcAllister #MicheleAdams #KarenJones #AlunEvans #Martin #JohnJRooney #VinnieJones #HelenCroft #JayneLudlow #DesShanklin #Wales #Cardiff #Aberystwyth #Llanelli #Barry #Swansea #London #Leeds #Casterbridge #sports

✍️ Scarlets captain Josh Macleod says his team is prepared to face a strong Leinster side in the United Rugby Championship quarter-final, after their surprise win over the Irish team last month.

-- #JoshMacleod #LeoCullen #MattSherratt #AvivaStadium #Dublin #ParcyScarlets #Llanelli #Japan #sports

✍️ The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) has announced a new two-tier funding system for its four professional regional teams, sparking accusations of a U-turn and 'bully boy tactics' from two clubs and a senior MP.