David Duckham, a star of the British and Irish Lions and England, has passed away at the age of 76.Duckham made Gatland his debut for England against Ireland in 1969, won 36 caps for England, and was a part of the Lions’ 1971 tour of New Zealand that won.
David Duckham, a star of the British and Irish Lions and England, has passed away at the age of 76.
Duckham made his debut for England against Ireland in 1969, won 36 caps for England, and was a part of the Lions’ 1971 tour of New Zealand that won.
In the lead-up to Friday’s European Challenge Cup matchup with the Cheetahs at home, Wyn Jones appears to be set to provide the Scarlets with a welcome injury boost.
Since the Scarlets’ victory over Zebre on October 15, the 30-year-old has been sidelined with a knee injury.
Emyr Phillips, the Scarlets’ contact skills coach, stated, “training well, so we hope he can feature.”
In addition, the information provides Wales coach Warren Gatland with a welcome boost ahead of the upcoming Six Nations campaign. On the tour to South Africa, Jones was Gatland’s preferred loosehead for the Lions, and he is likely to consider Jones for the upcoming Six Nations opener against Ireland in Cardiff.
According to Phillips, “he’s picked up a few injuries over the last two seasons and has found it difficult to string a few games together so to have his experience back is a huge boost for us.”
“The more we can get back fit with their experience, the better because we have seen how much influence Ken [Owens] has had on the pack.”
Paul Whapham will be taking over as Hockey Wales’ chief executive after leaving the Ospreys’ position as Corporate Brand Director.
Whapham will succeed Ria Burrage-Male as manager of the Welsh team after eight years. In March 2023, he will start in his new position.
Whapham commented on the move, saying: In recent years, defining the Ospreys brand has allowed me to personally connect with our supporters and helped establish the team from the grassroots level up. Ospreys will always hold a special place in my heart despite my departure from the sport, and I look forward to supporting the team from the stands.”
Conrad Funnell, the chair of Hockey Wales, stated: We are overjoyed that Paul will be leading Hockey Wales.
Throughout the recruitment process, his expertise, capabilities, and exceptional leadership stood out. I am extremely excited to collaborate with him and the board to advance Welsh hockey.”
Frank claimed that he stopped on the A52 Grantham Road as he approached the traffic light intersection at Cropwell Road in Radcliffe on Trent, which combines the two lanes, to let the ambulance pass. He slowed down to ensure that the ambulance could pass; otherwise, he feared he would have been stuck in front of it on the single lane ahead, causing it to be delayed. He did not want to get in the way of the ambulances.
However, the 76-year-old man was unaware that a white car was following closely behind the ambulance.
As a result, Frank had to allow the white car ahead of him to pass through the intersection’s traffic lights 1.2 seconds after the light turned red. A month later, he got in touch with Nottinghamshire Police, who told him about his traffic violation and gave him a fine of £100 and three points. Frank, however, thinks the punishment is unfair and wants the circumstances to be taken into consideration.
He stated, referring to the incident that occurred in March of last year: I’m an experienced driver and have always held a clean license, so it frustrates me. I actually believe I could have continued driving straight through the traffic lights without any issues; however, doing so would have delayed the ambulance and what I assume was a car carrying the patient’s relative due to its proximity.
The 76-year-old continued, ” I made a split-second decision to pass through the red lights after they turned green, but I was obviously distracted because they were coming up behind me. While they overtook me, I was looking in my rearview mirror rather than the traffic lights.