Alex Mann rugby player
Alex Mann rugby player

Alex Mann

6th Jan 2002 1.91m/95kg Openside Flanker

Gareth Thomas feels a fast start will be key for Wales victory against Ireland

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Gareth Thomas believes a fast start is vital for Wales in their quest to claim an odds-defying victory over Guinness Six Nations title favourites Ireland on Saturday. Wales have been largely written off,...

Gareth Thomas feels a fast start will be key for Wales victory against Ireland

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Gareth Thomas believes a fast start is vital for Wales in their quest to claim an odds-defying victory over Guinness Six Nations title favourites Ireland on Saturday. Wales have been largely written off,...

Rob Howley demands ‘comfort in the chaos’ from Wales in Ireland showdown

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Wales last won a Six Nations away game against Ireland in 2012. Rob Howley says Wales will aim to create rugby chaos when they face what most people believe is mission improbable against Ireland on Saturday. Wales...

A team-by-team half-term report on the URC

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

We are now midway through the BKT URC campaign, with all 16 teams having played the first nine of their 18 regular season matches. So as the league returns this weekend with Round 10, how have the sides...

Dafydd Jenkins sees Wales progress but admits two defeats ‘hurts a lot’

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Wales’ young team may have shown genuine promise for the future two rounds into the Guinness Six Nations but captain Dafydd Jenkins insists there is no sugar coating the results. England ran out...

It’s a bit of a blur – Fraser Dingwall savours dream start to Six Nations

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Fraser Dingwall insists England will move deeper into the Guinness Six Nations emboldened by the knowledge they can dig out wins if they they stick to the script. England stride into the first fallow...

England fail to convince but dig deep for comeback victory over Wales

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

England’s ambition of making a fresh start on their return to Twickenham failed to produce the hoped for fireworks but they at least had the resilience to dig out a 16-14 victory over Wales. For...

Battling Wales pipped at the death at Twickenham

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Wales led for 54 minutes at Twickenham as they made England dig deep to come from behind to eventually win 16-14. Wales were good value for their 14-5 interval lead and were almost faultless as they build...

Cameron Winnett and Alex Mann relishing international chance after Wales debuts

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Cameron Winnett and Alex Mann were junior school pupils when Wales last beat England in a Six Nations game at Twickenham. But 12 years on from that Triple Crown-clinching victory, both Cardiff prospects...

Six New Stars to Watch in the 2024 Guinness Men’s Six Nations

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Our friends who are expert Opta data editors pick out one unheralded player from each of the teams to keep an eye on as the 2024 Guinness Six Nations Championship kicks-off this weekend. You...