Houston seeking Italian revenge

It is becoming a bit of a familiar pattern for Wales U20 – if Harri Houston scores, his side wins. This very welcome habit is likely to be tested again in game three of the Six Nations U20 Summer Series when Wales take on Italy. Already the joint top try

Springboks make wholesale changes for Wales rematch

South Africa head coach Jacques Nienaber has made 14 changes to his starting side to face Wales in Bloemfontein this Saturday. Only second-row Eben Etzebeth remains from the team which edged out Wales 32-29 in an epic test match at Loftus Versfeld last weekend. Nienaber has drafter in veteran outside-half

Rowlands excited at another shot at history

Will Rowlands wants to see a dramatic reduction in the penalty count in Bloemfontein this weekend to improve the chances of an historic first Welsh win against the Springboks on South African soil.  The Dragons lock played the full 80 minutes in last weekend’s dramatic 32-29 defeat at Loftus Versfeld,

Young Welsh props ready

Tomas Francis is out of the remainder of Wales’ tour in South Africa, but Wales forwards coach Jon Humphreys is quite happy with the two youngsters he has waiting in the wings to fill in at tight-head prop in his absence. Wales move on to Bloemfontein this Thursday and are

Lake confident Wales will be even better in Bloemfontein

Dewi Lake is confident Wales can back up their impressive performance against South Africa with another strong showing in Bloemfontein next week. Wayne Pivac’s side were unfortunate to lose out 32-29 to the world champions at Loftus Versfeld putting in a gutsy performance which included a brace of tries from

Dan Lydiate: Wales must brush up on discipline

Dan Lydiate knows Wales will have to keep on improving if they are to beat South Africa next Saturday.  Wales came out of the blocks firing in the first test at Loftus Versfeld, but a nail biting second-half saw them slip to a narrow 32-29 defeat after a late Damian

South Africa v Wales: Reaction from the Wales camp

Wales pushed South Africa to the limit in Pretoria before slipping to a heartbreaking 32-29 defeat after a last-gasp penalty from Damian Willemse. Wayne Pivac’s side were excellent throughout with tries from Louis Rees-Zammit (twice), and Dewi Lake along with 14 points from the boot of Dan Biggar putting them