Bold Gatland puts careers on trial
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsFormer Wales captain Colin Charvis considers the futures of Richard Hibbard, James Hook and Mike Phillips after they are cut from the World Cup squad.
Warren Gatland drops experienced Wales trio for World Cup
1 decade ago by The TimesWarren Gatland has cut Richard Hibbard, Mike Phillips and James Hook from the Wales World Cup squad, jettisoning 218 caps’...
Gatland releases 8 from squad
1 decade ago by Ultimate RugbyWales’ Rugby World Cup training squad has been reduced to 38 players, with big names falling including hooker Richard Hibbard.The squad of 38 will return to the WRU National Centre of Excellence on...
Ronan O'Gara shows his sympathy for one Welsh player who falls agonisingly short of a milestone
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentIreland legend Ronan O'Gara has sympathised with Mike Phillips after he was axed from the Wales Rugby World Cup squad, leaving him stuck on an agonising 99 caps.
Wales release Lions trio from squad
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comBritish and Irish Lions trio Mike Phillips, James Hook and Richard Hibbard have been dropped from Wales' 38-man World Cup training squad, coach Warren Gatland said on Thursday.
Rugby World Cup 2015: Wales release eight from squad, including James Hook, Mike Phillips, Richard Hibbard
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsWRU announces eight players will return to clubs, with fly-half James Hook, scrum-half Mike Phillips and hooker Richard Hibbard the biggest names leaving
Scotland name Hugh Blake in team to face Ireland in World Cup warm-up
1 decade ago by The Guardian• Glasgow flanker to make debut appearance in Dublin Test• Vern Cotter names Henry Pyrgos as captain for first warm-upScotland will hand the New Zealand-born flanker Hugh Blake his first cap when they...
Wales cut James Hook, Richard Hibbard and Mike Phillips from World Cup squad
1 decade ago by The Guardian• British Lions among eight players released by Warren Gatland• Nicky Smith, Rory Thornton, Dan Baker, Rhys Patchell and Jack Dixon also outWarren Gatland has reacted to Wales’s defeat against Ireland...
Wales drop Hibbard, Hook & Phillips
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsWales coach Warren Gatland drops Lions trio Richard Hibbard, James Hook and Mike Phillips from his World Cup training squad.
Wales trio miss World Cup training
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsWales full-back Leigh Halfpenny, scrum-half Mike Phillips and wing Alex Cuthbert miss training after suffering "bumps".
