Warren Gatland has put his faith in the boldness of youth with five uncapped players in his squad for the November Tests. It’s an uncharacteristic shifting of faith – in both players and playing style from the Wales coach, but Robin Davey says it reflects both individual form and the changing dynamics within regional rugby. Out with the old, in with the new – the clear theme of Tuesday’s Wales squad announcement for the autumn internationals as coach Warren Gatland prepares for his World Cup swansong in Japan in 2019. Out go Jamie Roberts, Gethin Jenkins (though he’s been sidelined with a knee injury and hasn’t played since April), Luke Charteris and Scott Wiiliams with a combined total of 344 caps and an average age of 32.

Former NHL defenceman Tyson Strachan, Cardiff Devils’ new signing, is ready for two vastly different experiences this week. Tough guy Strachan, who made 186 NHL appearances for St. Louis Blues, Florida Panthers, Washington Capitals, Buffalo Sabres and Minnesota Wild, plays in Mark Richardson’s testimonial match at Ice Arena Wales this evening (Tuesday) and will then […]

Merthyr Town aim to put their Southern League season back when they play Stratford Town at the Loadlok Community Stadium tonight (Tuesday, 7.45pm). The Martyrs have lost four of their last five Premier Division matches, but they are still within touching distance of clubs battling for play-off places. Manager Gavin Williams and his team produced […]

Benin international striker Frederic Gounongbe, who hasn’t played first team football for almost a year, started for Cardiff City in their 2-0 Premier Development League win against Watford. Callum Paterson, Greg Halford and Anthony Pilkington were also in the Bluebirds’ team at Cardiff City Stadium. Forgotten striker Gounongbe produced some good touches and was strong in […]

Wales Women’s U19 thrashed Kazakhstan 6-0 to qualify for the Elite Round of the UEFA U19 Championships. The win at the Namyz Stadium in Shymkent saw Wales qualify as one of the four third-placed teams with the best record against the top two in their section.

Former Devils captains Mac Faulkner and Tyson Marsh completed their draft pick at the Cornerstone in Cardiff. The battle lines are drawn and the two Canadians will lead their players out for tonight’s Mark Richardson testimonial match at Ice Arena Wales (Tuesday, 7.30pm). The draft dinner was packed with Devils fans plus Richardson’s friends and […]

Penarth’s preparation for their encounter with a tricky Swansea University side first had to overcome the effect of Storm Brian, as high winds forced the closure of the M4 bridge entering the second city, with the resulting diversion leaving the Bears with limited time for a warm-up.

Wales have named a 36-man squad, including five uncapped players for the 2017 Under Armour Series. Dragons pair Leon Brown and Elliot Dee, Ospreys flanker and Olympic silver medallist Sam Cross and centre duo Owen Watkin (Ospreys) and Hadleigh Parkes (Scarlets) all feature.

Facts and figures behind Britain’s round of the FIA World Rally Championship

This week’s penultimate round of the 2017 FIA World Rally Championship will have a distinctly local feel as the home rally for both tyre manufacturer DMACK and its leading WRC crew. Elfyn Evans and Dan Barritt will tackle Dayinsure Wales Rally GB for the M-Sport World Rally Team using DMACK’s latest DMG+22 gravel tyres, as the M-Sport squad aims to seal the WRC manufacturer title.

Shawn McCoulsky is fast earning a reputation as a ‘super sub’ at Newport County after once again coming off the bench and scoring. The 20-year-old striker made it seven goals in 11 games since joining on loan from Bristol City this season as he scored five minutes after coming on to salvage a point against Mansfield Town last weekend to keep his side in sixth place in League Two. It was the third game in a row that McCoulsky had scored while coming off the bench and manager Michael Flynn admitted he is getting close to having to give him a start. Not that McCoulsky is worried, as long as he is scoring.

Chris Coleman has been urged to stick with the Dragonhood by born-again Welshman Neil Warnock. Coleman was among the bookies’ early favourites to become the new Leicester City manager and with Everton also seeking new leadership he could well find offers elsewhere as the merry-go-round unseats riders and opens opportunites. But Cardiff City boss Warnock reckons the man who guided his country to the Euro 2016 semi-finals should agree a new deal with Wales.

Paul Clement believes Swansea City can become the latest club to expose Manchester United’s defensive problems and cause an upset in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday night. United suffered a shock 2-1 defeat at Huddersfield on Saturday which was partly due to the Terriers taking advantage of United’s hastily-assembled centre-back partnership. Phil Jones had limped off with the game at 0-0 and his replacement Victor Lindelof was directly responsible for what proved to be the winning goal.

Scott Baldwin has admitted he could have lost his hand, his career, and the chance to play with his young son as a result of stupidly smoothing a lion in a South African safari park. The 29-year-old Wales hooker finally returned to action with the Ospreys in last weekend’s Champions Cup defeat at Saracens after missing three matches and having to undergo four operations. In his first press conference since the incident in Bloemfontein he talked about how the severity of what happened to him only really hit home last week.

Newport teenager Luc Noble was Welsh team captain for their opening Victory Shield Under-16 match at Belfast’s Seaview Stadium. The centre-half, who plays for Bristol Rovers Academy, led Wales in a 1-1 draw at the home of Crusaders FC. Dan Malone scored a first half goal to put Wales ahead 1-0 at half-time, but the […]

Ben Bowns has hailed Cardiff Devils player Mark Richardson ‘the best British D-man by a mile – probably ever!’ Great Britain goalie Bowns joins Devils fans and team-mates in paying tribute to Richardson at his testimonial match tomorrow (Tuesday, 7.30pm). Ice hockey players from around Britain and North America will be at the IAW for […]

Determined to do the best he can on his home FIA World Rally Championship event, Aberdovey-based rally driver Tom Cave has been meticulously preparing for the Dayinsure Wales Rally GB with starts on Thursday. His focus of attention will be firmly fixed on the highly competitive WRC2 category, a class that sees many of the world’s leading young drivers compete in R5 specification cars in their quest to secure a seat in a WRC car.

Captain Jake Morissette led a Devils charge which rocked Panthers at Ice Arena Wales. Mo’s men fired up a 3,000-plus sell-out attendance with a team performance full of character, commitment and desire in their 6-2 win against Nottingham.. It was a huge improvement on the display during a 4-0 defeat against Sheffield Steelers less than […]

Wales’ golden duo Jade Jones and Lauren Williams have been hailed after their victories at the Taekwondo London Grand Prix. Double Olympic champ Jones won the -57kg title at the Copper Box Arena on Saturday.

You may have been here before. But as the subject of governance modernisation returns to the top of Welsh rugby’s agenda, Geraint Powell recalls previous failed attempts and sets out the core principles behind any success this time around. If so many have recognised for so long that Welsh rugby requires fundamental governance modernisation, why has it proven so damnably difficult to achieve? There has been some useful tinkering in recent years, including the creation of four sub-boards and, following the review by former High Court judge Sir Robert Owen, the addition of two non-executive directors.  But the latter actually increased the size of the WRU board from 18 to 20 and further away from the 8-12 person board, based on skill sets, that is now considered best practice.