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Joe Schmidt has recalled two juggernauts among a package of six changes to his Australian side that beat England 42-37 at Twickenham last weekend ahead of Sunday’s Round 2 clash with Wales in the Autumn Nations Series. The giant La Rochelle lock Will Skelton returns to second row duty, while centre Sam Kerevi, one of […]
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Australia’s new cross-code star Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii has been surprisingly dropped from the Wallabies’ starting lineup against Wales following his impressive debut against England.
The 21-year-old, who was man-of-the-match in the thrilling win over England at Twickenham last Saturday having played the entire 80 minutes, will revert to the bench in Cardiff on Sunday.
Continue reading...The Australians are taking nothing for granted as they prepare to meet Wales at Principality Stadium despite their amazing fightback triumph over England at Twickenham a week ago. That 42-37 victory had the whole rugby world talking about it being a turning point for the Wallabies as they build towards next year’s clash with the […]
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Ospreys scrum half Kieran Hardy has been called up to the Wales senior men’s squad. He replaces Tomos Williams (Gloucester Rugby) who has been released due to a shoulder injury sustained during the match against Fiji last weekend.
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Warren Gatland is not shying away from rugby being results-focused and is hoping this weekend’s Autumn Nations Series game against Australia can provide the opportunity to secure a victory. Wales and Australia will meet at Principality Stadium on Sunday 17 November, KO 4.10pm with Wales looking to reverse the two narrow defeats suffered against Joe […]
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Former Wales internationals Catrina Nicholas-Mclaughlin and Ashley Beck have been confirmed as the head coaches for Gwalia Lightning and Brython Thunder for the new expanded Celtic Challenge tournament. Nicholas-McLaughlin, who was capped 60-times for Wales, will continue as Gwalia Lightning head coach, while Beck, who won seven Wales caps, is head coach of Brython Thunder. […]
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Warren Gatland says he would probably head to the beach with a glass of wine “away from some of the pressure” if it was decided he should not continue in his role as Wales head coach.
Wales have lost their last 10 Test matches and are without a Test win since the 2023 World Cup. Defeat against in-form Autumn Nations Series opponents Australia on Sunday would inflict a record run of bad results on them, eclipsing the current sequence and that of 2002 and 2003 under Gatland’s fellow New Zealander Steve Hansen.
Continue reading...Senior men’s head coach Warren Gatland has named the Wales team to face Australia in the second match of the 2024 Autumn Nations Series at Principality Stadium on Sunday 17 November (KO 16.10h GMT, live on TNT Sports and S4C). There are four changes to the starting XV from last weekend’s match against Fiji. James […]
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Cardiff Rugby outside back Mason Grady has been released from the Wales senior men’s squad. This is following an ankle injury sustained in Sunday’s match against Fiji which requires surgery.
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Gareth Anscombe was delighted to get back into international rugby after more than a year on the sidelines and believes will be better for the game against Fiji despite the 24-19 defeat. Australia are next up in the Autumn Nations Series and they will arrive in Cardiff on a high after their last-gasp, 42-37 win […]
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A frustrated Warren Gatland admitted “some things we need to be better at” after his side slipped to a 10 successive defeat in the 24-19 loss to Fiji in the 2024 Autumn Nations Series opener. Wales led 14-3 in the first half but fell behind after conceding 12 penalties and missing 32 tackles in the […]
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Gareth Anscombe believes the new look Welsh team can build the momentum required to break the chain of recent results. The 33-year-old outside half will make his first appearance for Wales since Rugby World Cup 2023 when he starts on Sunday at Principality Stadium, in tandem with his Gloucester half-back partner Tomos Williams, and is […]
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Fiji coach Mick Byrne has told his players he doesn’t want a repeat of the nightmarish start his side experienced against Scotland when they face Wales at the Principality Stadium in round two of the Autumn Nations Series. Up against it from the start with none of their overseas stars playing in France and England […]
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Dewi Lake can’t wait to captain Wales for the first time on home soil – and wants his side to be clinical and stay in control against Fiji in the opening game of the 2024 Autumn Nations Series. The Ospreys hooker will lead his country for the seventh time in his career on Sunday 10 […]
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