Alex Bywater
@_AlexBywater
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Rugby journalist for @mailsport. Views my own.
Cardiff, Wales
Joined August 2010
HYROX No 2 ✅ Emptied the tank and boy did it hurt, but managed a new PB. I’m a little below my target of raising £500 for @mndassoc to support those with the cruelest of diseases - MND. Any donations appreciated & would help my tight hamstring! https://t.co/dNh8usdhsA
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Breaking: Eben Etzebeth banned for 12 weeks, reduced from 18. Won’t return until April. Contact with Mann’s eye found to be intentional. Sanction began at mid-range entry point (18 weeks). Ardie Savea provided a character testimonial supporting Etzebeth. Much more to follow.
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Crowdfunder to rebuild Penarth RFC. https://t.co/4DVSvZZEzW
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Rebuild Penarth Athletic Club after the fire, replace lost memorabilia and equipment, and keep rugby, cricket and hockey thriving.
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In 13 years covering 🏴 rugby, today was the darkest day I've experienced. 73-0. I repeat. 73-0 To see Dave Reddin laughing and smiling in the stands while that was going on was an insult not only to 🏴 fans, but all that love rugby. #WALvRSA 🏴🇿🇦 https://t.co/9KhIKJmL7K
dailymail.co.uk
ALEX BYWATER: Wales might not have been killed by this defeat by South Africa. But at the same time, the country's national game is only just alive.
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Gouging storm ignites at Principality Stadium after Eben Etzebeth is sent off for making contact with the eyes of Alex Mann after 🏴 were hammered 73-0 by 🇿🇦. Long ban likely. Full quotes and reaction to shocking incident on @MailSport here: #WALvRSA
https://t.co/eFjxzdSuD1
dailymail.co.uk
In the scuffle, hulking lock Etzebeth used his thumb to make contact with the eyes of Mann in what was a disgraceful and totally needless act of violence for which he was justly sent off in the...
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Rassie Erasmus on Eben Etzebeth red card for gouging Alex Mann: ‘I don’t know what I can say that isn’t controversial. It didn’t look good. It was a justified red card. It’s definitely not the way we’d have liked to have ended the game. The optics weren’t great.’ #WALvRSA 🏴🇿🇦
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🏴 0-73 🇿🇦 On-the-whistle verdict for @MailSport. https://t.co/9KhIKJmL7K
dailymail.co.uk
ALEX BYWATER: Wales might not have been killed by this defeat by South Africa. But at the same time, the country's national game is only just alive.
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FT: 🏴 0-73 🇿🇦 An 11-try humiliation with recriminations to follow, but that was a shocking act of thuggery at the death from Eben Etzebeth on Alex Mann. Absolutely no place in rugby for making contact with the eyes. Fully deserved red card and long, long ban incoming.
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It's no surprise what we're seeing here, but to watch this unfold live is just so sad to see. Welsh rugby falling off a cliff in front of our eyes. #WALvRSA 🏴🇿🇦
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49-0 and 🇿🇦 send on all 8 replacements at once. Sweet Jesus. #WALvRSA 🙏🙏🙏
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All of a sudden, the phones stopped ringing. Piece on R360’s delay. What it means, how we got here and what happens next. Detailed @MailSport read here: https://t.co/9ryFpOAzM7
dailymail.co.uk
All of a sudden, the phones stopped ringing. After months of regular conversations, the last week has seen R360's leading authorities go quiet on rugby's top agents.
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Siya Kolisi a passionate defender of tomorrow’s controversial #WALvRSA clash. 🏴🇿🇦 Kolisi on 🏴: ‘They will come back from this. It's a matter of when. Every time you play against a tier-one nation, you get a day better. People must not lose hope or heart.' More on @MailSport.
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Brilliant night raising 💰 for @MEDSERVEWales looking ahead to #WALvRSA with @Rhys_Priestland @EllisJenkins_ & Josh Navidi. All in agreement over comfortable Welsh win tomorrow! 🏴🇿🇦 @_matt_church
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Siya Kolisi a passionate defender of tomorrow’s controversial #WALvRSA clash. 🏴🇿🇦 Kolisi on 🏴: ‘They will come back from this. It's a matter of when. Every time you play against a tier-one nation, you get a day better. People must not lose hope or heart.' More on @MailSport.
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This month's @QuilterNations matches have seen some outstanding rugby. The Test game is in rude health on the whole, with some huge attendances across the four weeks and 22 matches so far. Week 1: 223,141 Week 2: 349,258 Week 3: 336,224 Week 4: 353,280 Total: 1.26million
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Full story: Mike Tindall: 'The decision to shift our launch to 2028 is a strategic decision. Launching under compressed timelines would not meet the standards we set for R360, nor would it deliver the long-term commercial impact the sport deserves.' https://t.co/bTGfPzKNo0
dailymail.co.uk
R360 - rugby's proposed rebel league - has pushed back its scheduled start date from September 2026 and now plans to launch in 2028.
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🚨 Breaking: 🚨 R360, rugby's proposed breakaway league, has pushed back its slated start date of 2026 until 2028. Highly significant for rugby landscape. Story coming now on @mailsport.
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Rassie Erasmus in fine form at today's 🇿🇦 press conference in Cardiff Bay. Lines galore. #WALvRSA 🏴🇿🇦 https://t.co/Wkf5nct6rY
dailymail.co.uk
Rassie Erasmus started on the blindside flank and scored one of South Africa's 15 tries when the Springboks inflicted a 96-13 humiliation on Wales in 1998. It remains Wales' record defeat.
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