Wales U20 name side to face France

Wales U20 head coach Byron Hayward has named his team to play France at Parc Eirias on Thursday (KO 8pm, BBC2 Wales) in the penultimate round of the U20 Six Nations. There are two changes to the backline which lost to England while there are four changes to the pack.

‘I Want To Go Out At The Top’ – Sexton

Ireland captain Jonathan Sexton says he wants to go out on a high after confirming his latest IRFU contract extension will be his last one. It was announced yesterday that Sexton, who turns 37 in July, has signed a new deal that will bring him up to the end of next

Keenan: Johnny’s Such An Important Player And Leader For Us

Ireland full-back Hugo Keenan has expressed his delight at the news that Jonathan Sexton has signed a new IRFU contract that will bring him up to next year’s Rugby World Cup in France. Having initially began his professional career with Leinster in January 2006, Sexton went on to make his Ireland

Obituary: ‘Indestructible’ Wales prop Derrick Main has died

Derrick Main, who won four caps for Wales in the 1959 Five Nations tournament, has died at the age of 90. Described in the London Welsh history as “an indestructible prop”, he packed down alongside Bryn Meredith and Ray Prosser in his first game against England at Cardiff Arms Park

Sexton Signs Contract Extension To 2023 Rugby World Cup

Leinster and Ireland out-half Jonathan Sexton has signed a contract extension up until the end of the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France. He earned his 100th cap for Ireland against Japan last November and played a pivotal role in Ireland’s third defeat of New Zealand. Sexton hit the milestone of 500

Women’s U18 festival strengthens pathway

Six Nations Rugby has announced the launch of a new age grade pathway for women rugby players, through the introduction of an Under-18 Women’s rugby festival, that will run alongside the existing men’s event. The inaugural Under-18 Women’s festival will be held at the DAM Heath Stadium, in Edinburgh, with