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Sean McMahon reporting from the Aviva Stadium.  Tadhg Beirne cut a forlorn figure as he faced the media in the aftermath of Scarlets’ 38-16 loss to Leinster at the Aviva Stadium this afternoon. The towering lock, known for his exceptional breakdown work had an uncharacteristic quiet day at the office as Leinster’s pack completely dominated proceedings at the breakdown. This …

Sean McMahon reporting from the Aviva Stadium.  Ken Owens, Tadhg Beirne and head coach Wayne Pivac marched into the media conference room about 30 minutes after the full-time whistle and immediately you knew they would prefer to be anywhere else. The reasons for the 22-point margin of defeat is what the trio did their best to explain and it could have …

Sean McMahon reporting from the Aviva Stadium. Leinster saved their performance of the season for this afternoon’s clash with Scarlets in the Champions Cup semi-final to absolutely obliterate their opponents on a scoreline of 38-16 at a sun-kissed Aviva Stadium. The accuracy at the breakdown, the speed at which they ran the ball, the aerial game – every aspect of …

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.

Former England and Harlequins No. 8 Nick Easter tips Wales to beat Ireland in Dublin this weekend.

We put together our Six Nations 'Dream Team'.

After a hectic weekend of European action, we now know who will be facing off in the quarter-finals of this year’s Champions and Challenge Cups. In the Champions Cup, Munster host Toulon at home, Leinster will host defending champions Saracens at the Aviva Stadium, Scarlets will welcome La Rochelle to Parc y Scarlets and Racing 92 will have to travel to …

With over a quarter of the game gone, the Scarlets are currently leading Bath 19-3 in an engrossing game at the Rec.  Both sides look incredibly dangerous in the back-three. In the opening few minutes, Bath’s Anthony Watson made a scything break from his own 22 but the move eventually broke down after the English side were penalised by the …

Josh Adams named the Aviva Premiership Player of the Month for December 2017.

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

Former Wales and Ospreys legend Shane Williams picks his strongest Wales back-three.

Wales take on New Zealand today in Cardiff. We take a look at three exciting head to heads.

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

Our home nations team of the week.

Jonathan Davies injury is a big concern for Wales as Warren Gatland says it 'doesn't look good'.

Wales take on Australia today looking to end a horrendous twelve match losing streak against the visitors. We look at three key battles ahead of the match.