Category: Wales Rugby

• Scotland coach tasked with reviving Welsh fortunes

• ‘Becoming head coach of my country is a massive honour’

Wales have appointed Steve Tandy as their new head coach. The 45-year-old Welshman will become the permanent successor to Warren Gatland on 1 September following almost six years as Scotland’s defence coach.

Tandy is tasked with reviving his country’s fortunes after their record 18-match losing run finally ended on 12 July with a 31-22 victory over Japan in Kobe. His first match in charge will be on Sunday 9 November against Argentina in Cardiff, which will be followed by meetings with Japan, New Zealand and the world champions, South Africa, on the following three weekends.

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Hannah Jones has a simple message for her Wales team ahead of Round 2 of the Guinness Women’s Six Nations against England at Principality Stadium – “we’ve got nothing to lose, so let’s go for it.” The Red Roses will make their debut at the home of Welsh rugby seeking to build on their 38-5 […]

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With less than six months to go until Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025, all four Home Unions – RFU, WRU, Scottish Rugby, IRFU – are continuing to work together to grow the women and girls’ game, thanks to the Impact ’25 programme and UK Sport. Backed by UK Sport funding, this international collaboration between the […]

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Pontypool boosted their hopes of a top four finish in Super Rugby Cymru with a comprehensive 42-17 victory over Carmarthen Quins. Holding a narrow 18-17 lead at half time, having been outscored three tries to two in the first half, Pooler then ran in four tries, scoring 24 unanswered points in the second to down […]

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Pontypool boosted their hopes of a top four finish in Super Rugby Cymru with a comprehensive 42-17 victory over Carmarthen Quins. Holding a narrow 18-17 lead at half time, having been outscored three tries to two in the first half, Pooler then ran in four tries, scoring 24 unanswered points in the second to down […]

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Two years ago, Maisie Davies and Alaw Pyrs were lining up for Wales U18 against their Scottish counterparts in the Six Nations U18 Festival. Today the talented teenagers will make their first starts for the senior Wales Women’s team in the Guinness Six Nations. Their dramatic rise through the ranks is testimony to their form […]

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The Welsh Rugby Union is excited to announce Dan Murphy, the Gloucester/Hartpury coach, has been drafted in as defence coach for the Wales Women’s Six Nations campaign. Murphy is part of new Wales head coach Sean Lynn’s title-winning coaching team at Gloucester/Hartpury in the PWR. He is the Gloucester/Hartpury scrum coach but his remit with […]

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Ebbw Vale’s long Wait for a cup final success continues after they were blown apart by Llandovery at Church Bank as the Drovers won the inaugural Super Rygbi Cymru Cup 39-7. Euro Evans’s side ran in fvie tries as they turned the screw in the second half to turn their slender 13-7 interval lead into […]

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Both the Wales U18 Women’s and Men’s teams came up with victories at the weekend as they warmed-up for the upcoming Six Nations Festivals. Siwan Lillicrap’s women’s side beat Italy 17-10 in Treviso while Richie Pugh’s men’s side were convincing 33-17 victors’ against Scotland in Newcastle. “We played three ‘halves’ of 25 minutes in what […]

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I write this open letter to all supporters of Welsh rugby, to express the shared disappointment we have all felt here at the Welsh Rugby Union. A result like the recent senior men’s against England in Cardiff affects the whole nation – because rugby matters more in Wales. On one level this is a huge […]

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Head coach Sean Lynn has picked his first Wales side for the Guinness Women’s Six Nations opener away to Scotland at the Hive, Edinburgh on Saturday, March 22nd (4.45pm). Hannah Jones will captain the side with Keira Bevan as vice-captain for the trip to the Scottish capital. Props Maisie Davies and Jenni Scoble and lock […]

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Jason Strange’s development plan at Ebbw Vale will reach a new milestone when The Steelmen play in their first cup final in 27 years at Llandovery’s Church Bank. When Strange returned as head coach at his hometown club he had a massive clear out of players, scoured his locality for talent and three seasons on […]

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 The Six Nations Under 18 Festivals return in 2025, with Wellington College in England hosting the Women’s Festival from 11th – 19th April, and Vichy in France the stage for this year’s Men’s Festival which runs from the 10th – 18th April. As a vital development platform for the women’s and men’s game, the festivals […]

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