Wales U18s make changes for Ireland

Wales U18s head coach Matt O’Brien has named a side with five new faces and two positional switches for the second round clash in the Men’s U18 Six Nations Festival in Marcoussis. Huw Anderson moves from wing to full back while Kenzie Jenkins switches to the second row from the

Ireland U-18 Schools Team Announced For Wales Game

Ireland Under-18 Schools head coach Paul Barr has rotated his squad for their second U-18 Men’s Six Nations Festival fixture in Marcoussis where they take on Wales today (kick-off 2.20pm local time/1.20pm Irish time). Emmett Calvey and Jacob Boyd come into the front row, Inigo Cruise O’Brien and Jacob Sheahan start

Wales go Alder way with new head of player development

John Alder has been appointed as the Welsh Rugby Union’s new head of player development. Alder, who has held high profile performance pathway roles with the English Institute of Sport (EIS), worked with Team GB at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and, most recently, for UK Sport, is re-united with

Wales Women U18 soaking up festival experience in Edinburgh

Wales U18 head coach Liza Burgess believes the inaugural U18 Six Nations festival in Edinburgh has provided invaluable experiences for her players. “The whole week has been amazing. We have trained against England and France, beaten Scotland (24-0) and Italy (14-0) in 35 minute matches and now we get to

Dazzling Jones stars for Wales in Singapore

Wales head into the Vancouver leg of the HSBC World Rugby Seven Series this weekend searching for more consistency after failing to reach the heights in Singapore. Richie Pugh’s side showed glimpses of their ability and even though teenage winger Iwan Pyrs Jones became an internet sensation with his dazzling

Fryday And McWilliams Blown Away By Cork Support

The rousing support Ireland received from the home crowd at Musgrave Park on Sunday left a lasting impression on captain Nichola Fryday and head coach Greg McWilliams. The Cork venue has been a real fortress for the Ireland Under-20s, particularly during this season’s Grand Slam-winning run, and the Ireland Women got

Higgins’ Score Voted Six Nations Try Of The Round

Eve Higgins’ scintillating score during Ireland’s 29-8 bonus point victory over Italy in Cork has been voted the TikTok Women’s Six Nations Try of round 3. Greg McWilliams’ charges opened their wing account in the 2022 Championship after seeing off the challenge of the Azzurre by five tries to one. Higgins’ opportunist