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Warren Gatland says Taulupe Faletau’s 100+ cap experience and X-factor can provide his young Welsh side with a real boost in confidence ahead of Round 2 of the Guinness Six Nations championship in Rome on Saturday. The 34-year-old Cardiff Rugby No. 8 returns to pick up his 105th cap at Stadio Olimpico at the weekend, having not featured […]
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Warren Gatland has dismissed the notion Wales are facing their biggest game for two decades against Italy in Rome on Saturday.
The former Wales outside-half Dan Biggar described the Six Nations fixture match as Welsh rugby’s biggest game for the “last 15 to 20 years” after an opening 43-0 thrashing by France left Gatland’s side surveying a record-breaking 13th consecutive defeat. A 14th at the Stadio Olimpico would leave Wales with the very real prospect of a second winless Six Nations campaign and championship wooden spoon and put Gatland in almost an untenable position.
Continue reading...Senior men’s head coach Warren Gatland has named the Wales team to play Italy in the second round of the 2025 Guinness Six Nations at Stadio Olimpico, Rome on Saturday 8 February (KO 14.15h GMT, live on ITV and S4C). Taulupe Faletau is named at No. 8 and will make his first appearance for Wales […]
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Aidan Boshoff says Wales U20 will go into Round 2 of the U20 Six Nations with the same level of confidence they took into their opening game in France and are ready to repeat last season’s victory over Italy. Having more than held their own against the French side in Vannes in the first half […]
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Head coach Richard Whiffin has confirmed his Wales U20 men’s matchday squad to face Italy in round two of the 2025 U20 Six Nations. (KO 7.15pm, S4C) Wales head to Treviso to tackle the home side on Friday at Stadio Comunale di Monigo with a side showing four changes to the starting XV which lost […]
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The Welsh Rugby Union can confirm Wales prop Sisilia Tuipulotu will miss the forthcoming Guiness Women’s Six Nations campaign. Tuipulotu, 21, has undergone an operation due to a hamstring injury and will be out for the rest of the 2024/25 season. The 25-times capped prop has been a mainstay of the Wales side for the […]
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Jonathan Humphreys says nobody needs to underline the importance of Saturday’s Round 2 clash against Italy in Rome in the Guinness Six Nations to any of the players or coaches in the Welsh squad. But the former Wales captain, nowadays the Wales forwards coach, believes that every game is equally important. “Every single game in […]
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Richard Whiffin has pledged to pick up his Wales U20 side after their nine try defeat in France to ensure they stay in the game even longer when they face Italy at Stadio di Monigo on Friday 7 February. The 63-19 loss in Vannes came despite Wales having scored two first half tries and changed […]
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Scarlets back row Taine Plumtree has been called up to the Wales senior men’s squad while Aaron Wainwright continues his recovery from a facial injury sustained during Friday night’s opening match of the 2025 Guinness Six Nations against France. Ospreys centre Owen Watkin continues to undergo assessment on a knee injury also sustained during Friday’s […]
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RGC director of rugby Josh Leach hailed a “special” victory for his men at the Arms Park where the Gogs beat Cardiff 34-31 to make it two wins from two in the Super Rygbi Cymru Cup. A brace from hooker Rhodri King, tries from centres Danny Cross and Afon Bagshaw and prop Pedr Jones, along […]
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Gwalia Lightning ran out convincing 26-5 winners against Edinburgh in Round 3 of the Celtic Challenge at Ystrad Mynach this afternoon. The Lightning recorded their third win in a row in a convincing display against an impressive Edinburgh outfit. The Welsh side earned a bonus point victory and were well worth the win, with scrum […]
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Brython Thunder are still looking for their first win of the Celtic Challenge after a round six 58-0 defeat against Clovers at the Kingspan Stadium, Belfast this lunchtime. A young and new-look Brython side were without a host of players against a Clovers side that was third in the table before this clash at the […]
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The back garden of the Emanuel household used to resemble “a war zone” when their sons Ioan and Steff were growing up. Straight and hard running was always the requirement when the two boys, who are only 18 months apart in age, played “one-on-one” rugby matches. It has stood them both in good stead and […]
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France cruise to seven-try victory as Wales draw blank in 13th straight loss
There are a bunch of new laws in place for this year’s Six Nations:
Conversions must take place within 60 seconds.
Lineouts to be formed within 30 seconds (same as scrums)
No stoppage for lineouts that aren’t straight if the defending team doesn’t contest.
9s (or players at the base of a ruck, maul or scrum) have more protection from defenders (effectively given more space).
20 minute red card – players can still get sent off, but after 20 minutes they can be replaced by a teammate, which means we can hopefully stop talking about red cards ruining games.
Continue reading...Gwalia Lightning return home to Wales in Round 6 of the Celtic Challenge looking to do the double over Edinburgh at Ystrad Mynach, on Saturday, February 1st (KO:2pm). The Welsh side sit second in the league table after last weekend’s impressive 29-27 win on the road against the same opponents in the Scottish capital. Welsh […]
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