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...
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.
How did Gloucester's stars fair in Wales' World Cup warm-up...
1 decade ago by Gloucestershire EchoRichard Hibbard's performance led very few pluses from Wales' opening World Cup warm-up match, which saw three Gloucester players taste defeat to Ireland.James Hook and debutant Ross Moriarty completed...
Wales' Warren Gatland coy on not including Exeter Chiefs' Tomas...
1 decade ago by Exeter Express & EchoWales head coach Warren Gatland refused to be drawn on his reasons for leaving Exeter Chiefs prop Tomas Francis out of his squad to face Ireland. The Chiefs tighthead was a surprise omission from the Welsh...
