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We choose the Wales XV we would like Warren Gatland to deploy against South Africa in June.

Scarlets name team for huge Champions Cup quarter-final clash with La Rochelle.

We pick our Wales team for the clash against Italy in Cardiff on Sunday.

Jonathan Davies, Brian O'Driscoll and Martyn Williams praise Ireland after their thrilling win over Wales.

Wales against Scotland has been talked up as being one of the potential games of this year’s Championship and the opening 15 minutes at the Principality Stadium has certainly lived up to that billing.  Scotland made serious inroads into the Welsh 22 in the opening minutes thanks to an excellent break from Jonny Gray but once the Scots coughed up …

We pick the team we think Warren Gatland should choose for Wales' opening Six Nations clash against Scotland next month.

Wales take on New Zealand in Cardiff on Saturday looking to end a horrendous 29-match losing streak against the All Blacks.

Here's the likely Wales starting XV we believe Warren Gatland will pick when he names his team tomorrow for the opening autumn international test against Australia.

Rhys Webb expresses his disappointment at new selection policy and says that he didn't know move would affect his international career.

Wales and Cardiff Blues hooker Kristian Dacey has opened up about his controversial Lions call-up in a interview with Wales Online. Lions coach Warren Gatland came in for stinging criticism following his decision to draft in six players to his squad based on geography, with Welsh quartet Dacey, Tomas Francis, Gareth Davies, and Corey Hill brought in alongside Scotland’s Finn …

Wales have announced their team for their final Six Nations match of 2017 against France, and interim coach Rob Howley has decided to remain with the 23 man squad who dispatched Ireland 22-9 last weekend. Hooker Ken Owens will win his 50th cap, while Taulupe Faletau will start on the bench having just returned from injury. While Wales will surely be …

The eighth instalment in the series analyses the options Warren Gatland has at scrumhalf for the British and Irish Lions 2017 tour of New Zealand, with there being a number of experienced players with contrasting skill-sets to choose from. Ireland – Conor Murray, Kieran Marmion Conor Murray The favourite to don the number 9 jersey against the All Blacks, Murray …

After watching the first weekend’s Premiership action under the new zero tolerance high tackling laws, former England international Will Greenwood predicted that shorter players could thrive under the new laws as their lower centre of gravity and smaller tackle area mean a greater risk of indiscretions by opposing players. He went on to explain to Sky Sports News (via the …

Wales interim head coach Rob Howley has named his XV for Saturday’s must win clash against South Africa. The under pressure Howley has turned to, more or less, the side that beat Argentina 24-20 two weeks ago as Wales seek to end a disappointing campaign on a high. Dan Lydiate replaces Sam Warburton at 6, who is ruled out with …

England’s victory over the Springboks on Saturday was solid and for brief glimpses truly exciting, but Eddie Jones’ brutally honest assessment after the game shows the national side has a long way to go achieve their ultimate aim: the perfect game. The All Blacks often talk of achieving the ‘perfect’ performance and despite some truly breathtaking and majestic matches in …

Interim Wales Head Coach Rob Howley has made six changes to the team humbled by Australia last weekend, report Wales Online. Howley has wielded the axe for the clash with ‘Los Pumas’: with prop Samson Lee dropping to the bench and being replaced by the Exeter Chiefs’ Tomas Francis. While the ever-present Jamie Roberts is also dropped, with Scarlets centre …

As Wales’ four regions endured mixed fortunes in the opening round of the new PRO12 campaign, I pick my Welsh PRO12 team of the week. On the plus side the Ospreys got off to a flyer, crushing a poor Zebre side 59-5, while Cardiff impressed in a 34-16 bonus point victory over Edinburgh. However, both the Dragons and Scarlets went down …