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Senior men’s head coach Matt Sherratt has named the Wales team to play Ireland in the third round of the 2025 Guinness Six Nations at a sold-out Principality Stadium, Cardiff on Saturday 22 February (KO 14.15h GMT, live on BBC and S4C). Ellis Mee is named on the wing for his first cap and will […]
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Scotland will have the one player they could not afford to lose for their Calcutta Cup match against England, after their medical team confirmed that Finn Russell has recovered from his concussion in good time to play for them tomorrow.
Russell suffered the injury in the first half of their game against Ireland in the previous round, when he collided with Darcy Graham, but he was found to be symptom-free 24 hours later, and has since completed a 12-day return-to-play protocol before recommencing full contact training while the team were away in camp in Spain this week.
Continue reading...The Scarlets back Ellis Mee will make his Test debut when Wales begin life after Warren Gatland against the Six Nations title favourites Ireland on Saturday, while Dan Sheehan has been named captain of Simon Easterby’s much-changed visiting team in Cardiff.
The Nottingham-born wing Mee, whose mother is from Newport, is among eight personnel changes made by the interim head coach, Matt Sherratt, following Wales’s 22-15 loss to Italy.
Continue reading...Immanuel Feyi-Waboso has finally undergone shoulder surgery, leaving his hopes of being in contention for this summer’s British & Irish Lions tour of Australia in the balance and ruling him out of England’s entire Six Nations campaign.
The 22-year-old sustained a dislocated shoulder in December and the confusion as to how best to treat the injury has dragged on for two months. He is one of 17 England players who were awarded enhanced contracts in October, which give Steve Borthwick the “final say” on all sports science matters.
Continue reading...Principality Stadium is setting a new standard for accessible event experiences with the launch of its Accessible Fan Guides – a first-of-its-kind resource for sporting venues that provides both comprehensive event information tailored to individual accessibility needs and a fully accessible platform. These guides empower fans with access requirements to easily plan their stadium visit […]
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Hosts must unlock solutions to the deadly duo when the teams contest the Calcutta Cup at Twickenham on Saturday
No one can say England have not been forewarned. Their recent record against Scotland – one win in their past seven Calcutta Cup encounters – has involved a range of painful indignities but two familiar themes stand out. Their names are Finn Russell and Duhan van der Merwe and, fitness permitting, the deadly duo will be back in harness in London on Saturday.
If Russell has been the deft-fingered architect of many of Scotland’s best moments, Van der Merwe has been the breeze-block destroyer of English reputations in each of the last two years. Who can possibly forget his brace of tries at Twickenham two years ago or, indeed, his hat-trick in the same fixture at Murrayfield 12 months ago?
Continue reading...The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) is thrilled to announce a new partnership with Reviva Coffee, a fast-growing speciality coffee brand offering 100% Arabica, Rainforest Alliance-certified coffee sourced from South America. The multi-year deal marks the Union’s first-ever collaboration with a coffee brand. As an Official Coffee Supplier to the WRU, fans will be able to […]
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Head coach Richard Whiffin has confirmed his Wales U20 men’s matchday squad to face Ireland in round three of the 2025 U20 Six Nations at Rodney Parade, this Friday. (KO 7.45pm, S4C). Whiffin has made four changes, including a positional switch for Dan Gemine, in a side which is aiming to win back-to-back matches […]
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The Welsh Rugby Union is delighted to announce the 2025 Autumn Nations Series which will see Wales take on Argentina, Japan, New Zealand and South Africa in matches across four consecutive weekends at Principality Stadium this November. Wales will kick off its autumn campaign at 3.10pm on Sunday 9 November against Rugby World Cup 2023 quarter-final […]
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Aaron Wainwright wants the home fans to raise the roof at a sold-out Principality Stadium and turn the home of Welsh rugby into a cauldron of noise to back their team against Ireland on Saturday. “We’re all excited about the chance to play at home at a sold-out Principality Stadium. There were loads of Welsh […]
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Michael Cheika has reportedly expressed interest in taking over as Wallabies head coach after meeting with Rugby Australia chief executive Phil Waugh in Sydney on Tuesday.
Steve Borthwick has given the “world class” Marcus Smith a vote of confidence as England’s goal-kicker for Saturday’s Calcutta Cup after sticking by the Harlequins playmaker despite his recent wobble from the tee.
Smith will retain the kicking duties against Scotland despite handing over to Fin Smith against France, when the Northampton fly-half guided England to a 26-25 victory. Marcus Smith missed two straightforward kicks against Les Bleus in the second half, hooking both left, before Fin Smith took over and kicked crucial conversions in the 71st and 80th minute.
Continue reading...Dragons wing Ashton Hewitt continued his comeback from long-term injury with a hat-trick to inspire Newport’s 47-26 SRC Cup victory over Carmarthen Quins. A week on from marking his first game after more than a year out with a try in the Black & Ambers’ league win at Aberavon, Hewitt made it four tries in […]
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In-form Llandovery gave their chances of securing a place in the Super Rygbi Cymru Cup final a huge boost with a crushing nine try win at RGC in Pool A. The Gogs had won both of their opening two cup fixtures against Aberavon and Cardiff respectively, while also defeated the Drovers in their league showdown at […]
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The community game’s feedback for the Bills, Sweeney and Beaumont, makes for painful reading as RFU hits the road in week of Calcutta Cup
You may have noticed that the sports pages are less, well, sporty than they once were. There is rather more chance of reading stern-faced stories about Sir Jim Ratcliffe and the Glazers or Manchester City’s latest legal dispute than, say, the muddy winter joys of grassroots rugby union. It is the way of the modern world and, anyway, England playing Scotland in the Six Nations this Saturday is a bigger deal, right?
Well, yes and no. If you are counting the beans inside the Rugby Football Union’s offices in Twickenham there is barely a contest. The Six Nations annually bankrolls the rest of the domestic game: it is the commercial goose that lays the golden Gilbert‑shaped eggs. Never mind the scoreboard, let’s keep the corporate guests well fed and watered. It’s all about the bottom line.
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