Obituary: Dual code cap Bobby Wanbon

The WRU was saddened to hear this month of the death of the former dual-code international forward Bobby Wanbon while away on holiday in Tenerife a few days before his 79th birthday.   A high-quality No 8 at Aberavon, he played for the Wizards between 1964-68 before heading to rugby league to join St Helens. He

ANS review planned

The Welsh Rugby Union will undertake a pre-planned and regular post-tournament review. The review is specifically designed to assess Wales’ performance at the 2022 Autumn Nations Series (ANS) and judge progress against the plan for the 2023 Rugby World Cup campaign. Wales took on New Zealand, Argentina, Georgia and Australia

Pivac rues ill-discipline and cruel luck

Wayne Pivac was happy to point to the positives in the 39-34 defeat to Australia as the 2022 Autumn Nations Series came to a thrilling close at Principality Stadium.   Wales led by 21 points at one stage and ended up scoring four tries, two of them from Ospreys flanker

Tributes flow for Doddie Weir

The Welsh Rugby Union has joined rugby fans from around the world in paying tribute to former Scotland and British & Irish Lion Doddie Weir, who has died six years after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease. Weir, capped 61 times between 1990 and 2000, went on to raise millions

Joe completes Hawkins family quest for Wales cap

There will be no prouder man at Principality Stadium this weekend than Brian Hawkins when he finally sees a member of his family pull on a senior Wales jersey. The quest he first began when he won a Wales Youth cap in France in 1970 will reach its ultimate goal

Four nations join forces to support women in rugby

The Welsh Rugby Union has joined forces with Cardiff Metropolitan University along with the women’s performance departments of the other Home Unions to conduct pioneering research into pelvic floor function in rugby players. Since the WRU’s women’s programme become full-time at the start of the year, a number of initiatives

Wales ready for Wallabies challenge

Wayne Pivac knows a lot is at stake when Wales take on a dangerous Wallabies outfit at the Principality Stadium on Saturday. Wales will need to improve significantly following their defeat to Georgia and the former Scarlets coach admits there has been a lot of soul searching in training this