Huw James (Tregaron Motor Club) and Dafydd Evans (Lampeter & District Motor Club) were the stars of an incredibly wet Legend Fires Tour of Epynt, finishing second overall in their rear-wheel driver Ford Escort Mk2.

Russell Martin insists Swansea City are far from perfect, but they are moving in the right direction as well as up the Championship table. The Swans head coach saw his team win their fourth home game in a row with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Peterborough. Three first-half goals from Jake Bidwell, Joel Piroe and Olivier Ntcham were enough to move the club up to 13th in the Sky Bet Championship table.

Back in 2013, Ardie Savea travelled to Europe as the All Blacks’ first non-playing apprentice. Coach Steve Hansen wanted to “introduce him to the way of the All Black life.” Eight years on and he is the apprentice turned master, although there was sufficient in the performance of Wales’ new boy Taine Basham on Saturday against New Zealand to suggest there is another back rower with the potential to learn quickly.

Cardiff’s caretaker manager Steve Morison reckons being in charge of a team that had lost eight games in a row is “fun and exciting. Not quite fun enough yet for Morison to claim he fancies the job long term, but if the man in temporary charge can get his players to show the same spirit they found in adversity at Stoke City then he must be in with some sort of a shout. Cardiff salvaged a point in dramatic fashion against Stoke in a 3-3 thriller at the bet365 stadium.

Wales have delivered a positive early assessment of their captain Alun Wyn Jones after he went off injured during the 54-16 hammering against New Zealand in Cardiff. Jones hurt the same shoulder that threatened to sideline him from this summer’s British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa before he made a startling recovery and started all three Tests. He went off just 18 minutes into the contest, causing concern ahead of Wales’ remaining Autumn Nations Series appointments with South Africa, Fiji and Australia.

Steve Morison has laid it on the line to his Cardiff City players ahead of their tough trip to Stoke on Saturday – “we can’t go nine from nine.” The former Wales striker was handed the hospital pass of taking charge for the next three games by the Bluebirds board after the departure of Mick McCarthy in the wake of last weekend’s 2-0 home defeat to Middlesbrough. That made it eight defeats in a row, and 19 goals conceded with none scored in the last five games. More worrying is the fact they are now only two points off the relegation zone in 21st place.

I’m fed up of seeing Wales play second fiddle to New Zealand on the rugby pitch. It has got to such a sorry state that not even the fathers of most of the current Welsh players were born the last time we beat them! Fancy having to go back to sit on your Grampy’s knee to ask if he has any recollection of Wales beating the All Blacks in 1953.

It’s 68 years and counting since Wales last beat New Zealand. Mark Jones – who has recently returned from a spell living and working in Canterbury – says Wales are not merely up against 23 of the world’s best players on Saturday, but they are facing a sporting nation like no other, as he tells Graham Thomas. Former Crusaders coach Mark Jones has told Wales they must match the Sam Whitelock psyche if they are to have any hope of beating the All Blacks this weekend. Jones – who had a stint as defence coach with the Super Rugby champions – reckons All Blacks captain Whitelock typifies the attitude which keeps the Kiwis at the top of the global game.

New Zealand coach Ian Foster believes Wales’ selection issues have been “blown up a little bit” ahead of Saturday’s showdown in Cardiff. The All Blacks have won the past 31 encounters between the countries and look well placed to extend that record due to the home side missing a host of key players. British and Irish Lions forward Ken Owens was a late withdrawal for Wayne Pivac’s men, joining the likes of George North, Josh Navidi, Justin Tipuric, Willis Halaholo and Liam Williams on the sidelines.

By Rob Carbon Steve Morison claims he hadn’t even been in the manager’s office at Cardiff City before he was handed the interim reigns for the next three games last weekend. Now the Bluebirds Under 23 coach has the job of trying to stop the rot at the Welsh capital club after eight successive league […]

Lucy and Graham sat down with former Wales and Scarlets wing, Mark Jones, to discuss the start of Wales’ autumn nation series. Discussing everything from the Welshman’s career to living in New Zealand and from facing the All Blacks to coaching the Crusaders, Canterbury and Worcester Warriors. Give it a listen on Spotify: On Amazon […]

By Steffan Thomas There is a lot on the line for Wales this autumn, but interestingly Welsh Rugby Union chief executive Steve Phillips has revealed plans for a new annual tournament that would add competition jeopardy to matches in the November and July windows. As things stand, northern hemisphere teams face those from the south […]

By Lucy Rees In front of a record crowd of 5,455 people, Wales secured a 4-0 win and now sit second in Group I. Wales manager, Gemma Grainger says the campaign has been a “really strong assessment” so far. Wales were 1-0 up at halftime with a lovely finish from Angharad James. Helen Ward secured […]

The Cardiff Devils visit the Guildford Flames tonight in the Challenge Cup looking to build on the momentum of Sunday’s shutout victory (7.30). Josh Batch, Josh Waller and Jodie Reid scored and Mac Carruth blanked the Manchester Storm as the Devils returned to winning ways against the Manchester Storm. A successive win tonight would represent […]

Lauren Williams returned to competition after Tokyo 2020 with a gold medal winning performance at the Dutch Open in Eindhoven. Williams, who marked her Olympic debut in Japan with a superb silver medal, stepped up from -67kg to -73kg for her first fight of the Paris 2024 cycle. “Tactically, it was a lot different,” said the Welsh star. “The girls weren’t as quick and as intense as I am used to.

Lewis Prosser believes Welsh hockey is on course for a year to savour after he helped Wales men’s team qualify for the World Cup for the first time. Not only did Prosser set a new record mark of 159 caps for his country last weekend, when he made his 159th appearance, but he guided his team to the tournament finals in India, which take place at the start of 2023. The unparalleled achievement means Wales can look forward to a bumper few months of elite hockey competition with the Eurohockey Championships, the Commonwealth Games and the World Cup all in the space of less than a year.

Sophie Ingle has admitted not so long ago she would never have believed Wales could stand on the threshold of a record crowd by means of a fixture against Estonia. But that is exactly where Wales are poised to be for Tuesday night’s qualifier for the Women’s World Cup which is taking place at the Cardiff City Stadium. The Football Association of Wales are confident that the current highest attendance for a Wales women’s international match – the 5,052 who saw Wales play England at Rodney Parade in 2018 – will be eclipsed.

Cardiff Devils forward Josh Waller is emerging as one of the most promising players in the Elite League this season. The 22-year-old winger posted his fifth point in as many league games, on a night when the Devils got their season back on track with a 3-0 victory over visiting Manchester Storm. A solid collective […]

Two Welsh endurance athletes were in national record breaking form in Yorkshire over the weekend. On Saturday, race walker Bethan Davies set a new British 35k record in Leeds, while Sunday saw Charlotte Arter break the 37-year-old Welsh 10k record in the same city.

By Steffan Thomas The United Rugby Championship will take a month off after this weekend with the intention of not clashing with the autumn internationals. This break will give Dai Young, Dean Ryan, Toby Booth, and Dwayne Peel an opportunity to look at their wider squads. TRP understands Cardiff favour giving their players more exposure […]