Wales rugby great JPR Williams received a 17-month ban for drink-driving on Monday after a court heard how the legendary full-back tried to deceive a breath test by placing coins in his mouth. Williams, a key member of the successful Wales teams of the 1970s, was also fined 380 pounds (575 dollars) after admitting the charge. Cardiff Magistrates' Court was ...

Scotland wing Thom Evans's progress from a second neck operation has "delighted" surgeons, team doctor James Robson said on Friday. Evans was carried off on a stretcher at the Millennium Stadium last Saturday after a sickening collision with Wales full-back Lee Byrne during Scotland's dramatic 31-24 Six Nations loss. In an punishing match, full-back Chris Paterson's landmark ...