Wales captain Tipuric eyes career in coaching

Justin Tipuric insists he would like to return to coaching after his playing days are over – even though he reckons Wayne Pivac lives his life in a goldfish bowl. Wales captain Tipuric famously combined playing with coaching at his village club Trebanos in his younger days. This weekend the

Pivac targets defence as key area to improve

Wayne Pivac has revealed Wales have been working hard on their defence in a bid to get the better of a strong Argentina side.  Wales slipped to a 55-23 defeat to New Zealand in the opening test of the Autumn Nations Series and face just as difficult a challenge against

Cheika selects strong Pumas side for Wales test

Michael Cheika has given a vote of confidence to the Argentinean team that beat England 30-29 at Twickenham last Sunday for their second round Autmn Nations Series clash with Wales in Cardiff.  Leicester Tigers hooker Julian Montoya will lead side that contains five players who started in last year’s 33-11 triumph over Wales at Principality Stadium.  Having already beaten

Wales name team to play Argentina

Head coach Wayne Pivac has named the Wales senior men’s team to face Argentina in the second round of the Autumn Nations Series. Wales play Los Pumas under a closed roof at Principality Stadium on Saturday ( KO 5.30pm). The match is live on Amazon Prime, with English and Welsh

Wallabies suffer injury blow with Wales test looming

Australia have suffered an injury setback with centre Lalakai Foketi sent home from their Northern Hemisphere tour with a suspected leg fracture. Foketi impressed during the Wallabies’ last-gasp 30-29 defeat to France in Paris last Saturday. Midfield ace Foketi finished off one of the tries of the year in the

Gethin Jenkins: Wales must improve to beat dangerous Pumas

Gethin Jenkins insists Wales will have to improve significantly if they are to beat a dangerous Argentina side this Saturday. It has been a week of reflection for the Wales players and management following last weekend’s heavy defeat to New Zealand. Contrast that to Argentina who recorded a famous victory

Faletau hoping for a very Happy Birthday!

Taulupe Faletau will celebrate his 32nd birthday this weekend and he’d love a win over the Pumas to make it an extra-special day.   Looking further forward, erasing the bitter memory of the injuries that forced him to miss the 2019 World Cup by going to France next year would