This week marks the launch of the Women’s 15s High Performance Programme, operating out of the IRFU High Performance Centre in Dublin. The new full-time programme officially began on Tuesday with meetings, medical check-ins and athletic profiling sessions under the direction of Ireland head coach Greg McWilliams. There are 29 female players
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Owens chomping at the bit to face All Blacks
Ken Owens is hoping to put his injury woes behind him by helping Wales reach their potential this autumn. Scarlets hooker Owens has endured a difficult 11 months having injured a nerve in his back last autumn. The 35-year-old made his comeback last month and has impressed enough to force
Savea expecting Wales to ‘come at us’
Ardie Savea has happy memories of playing against Wales but is the first to admit that “playing there is bloody hard, and it’s tough”. The now 67-times capped loosie made his debut against Wales on their 2016 tour down under in the opening Test in Auckland. He played in two of
Rob Butcher to stand down
Rob Butcher has revealed he will not stand again for a position on the Welsh Rugby Union Board. This means, in turn, relinquishing any option to stand again as chair after completing his current term of office at the WRU’s 2022 Annual General Meeting. He’s decided not to re-apply for
Callender inspiration close to home
Wales’ players’ player of the Rugby World Cup, Alex Callender has spoken about the strength she draws from her mother Donna, who is battling cancer, and believes her team will go from strength to strength on the back of the experience they’ve gained during this tournament. The all-action flanker was
Jones ‘excited for the future’
Wales skipper Hannah Jones reckons her players will return much the better for their experiences down under after having their Rugby World Cup campaign halted in the quarter-finals by New Zealand. A place in the knock-out stages was the minimum standard for Jones and co and they got into the
50 years on and Llanelli is still celebrating its most famous win!
The All Blacks have arrived in Wales to prepare for Saturday’s opening clash in the Autumn Nations Series against Wales at Principality Stadium and will get a reminder today (Monday, 31 October) of what it means to beat them. Reminders of the ‘day the pubs ran dry’ in Llanelli have

