The Urdd girls rugby team have left for New Zealand to challenge the world’s top teams in the World School Sevens competition. Sevens coach Jonathan Hooper and Wales international Shona Powell-Hughes Wakley will coach a squad of 14 of the Urdd’s young ambassadors against some of the best sevens sides
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Hawkins set for big future as he sets sights on European giants
Joe Hawkins has been tipped by his coach Toby Booth and teammate Max Nagy to help turn around the Ospreys’ fortunes when they welcome English Champions Leicester Tigers in their opening Heineken Champions Cup game. Hawkins made his senior international debut for Wales last month in the 39-34 loss to
Gatland can’t wait to get started. . . again!
Warren Gatland is back and he can’t wait to get started once again as the Wales senior men’s head coach. That was the message the three-time Grand Slam winning coach hammered out in his first press conference since agreeing to step in to guide Wales through to the World Cup in France next
Ospreys sign Williams as cover at No 10
Welsh international Owen Williams has returned to Wales and signed as injury-cover with the Ospreys for outside half Gareth Anscombe. Williams, 30, will cover for Anscombe and the injured Stephen Myler for the rest of the campaign having left Worcester Warriors. He previously played for Leicester Tigers, Gloucester and in
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Gatland returns
Warren Gatland will return to Wales before Christmas to replace incumbent head coach Wayne Pivac. Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) CEO Steve Phillips has confirmed Gatland will take charge of Wales for the 2023 Guinness Six Nations and at the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France, with the ability to go
Taylor wants Dragons to pursue ‘best ever’ win
Huw Taylor believes the Dragons will pull off one of their greatest ever victories if they can storm the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium and beat the URC champions. The former England U20 World Cup winner will be part of a Dragons outfit bidding to topple the Stormers in their first

