Wales rugby team

Italy have delighted their long-suffering fans with exciting rugby this year and are a point above the bottom team, meaning a win for the Azzurri would all but guarantee Wales finish bottom.…

A potential strike by Welsh players over contractual issues was averted just on Wednesday. FILE: England…

New attack coach Alex King believes his experience of playing under Wales boss Warren Gatland will help the side rediscover their traditional attacking game during the Six Nations.…

Hamilton-born Gatland, 59, coached the Welsh from 2008 until 2019 and is now tasked with getting them back on track for the 2023 Six Nations and next year's Rugby World Cup.…

The All Blacks have not lost to the Welsh since 1953 and in their last nine fixtures have amassed 33-plus points in each game. They ran out 54-16 victors last season.…

Wales hope to complete a stunning transformation from the laughing stock of rugby to conquerors of world champions South Africa by winning the series-deciding third Test in Cape Town on Saturday.…

There's only one injury enforced change as Josh Adams starts in place of the injured Alex Cuthbert, while Owen Watkin takes Adams' spot on the bench. …

Usually ultra conservative with his selections since replacing now director of rugby Rassie Erasmus in 2020, Nienaber shocked South Africans by making 14 changes to the starting line-up for…

Siya Kolisi-captained South Africa begin on Saturday against Wales in Pretoria a 16-match countdown before defending the Rugby World Cup title in France next September.…

Nienaber recalled that the 2019 world champions battled to overcome the Welsh by five points in Cardiff last year.…