Wales fly-half Dan Biggar says he has taken stock of the criticism levelled at him following defeat to Australia and admitted that it could be worse – he could be Wayne Rooney. Biggar has described his country as a “goldfish bowl” after international rugby matches and insists he and his group have to ignore most of the hyperbole and keep a level head.

Serbia skipper Branislav Ivanovic believes Wales will be out for revenge in their 2018 World Cup qualifier on Saturday. Wales were thrashed 6-1 and 3-0 by Serbia in 2014 World Cup qualifying, with Chelsea defender Ivanovic playing in both games.

Ashley Williams believes Wales face their biggest home match for 18 months when they host Serbia on Saturday. The captain has likened the crucial World Cup at the Cardiff City Stadium to the night the team put themselves on the way to Euro 2016 by beating Belgium, 1-0.

Chris Coleman has revealed he feels his own standards as Wales manager have dropped. But the man who guided Wales to the semi-finals of Euro 2016 is determined to regain lost ground against Serbia on Saturday night.

Sam Warburton has admitted Wales are scrambling for a World Cup seeding spot – just as they were before the last tournament. He also acknowledges the chances of Wales making the top four of rugby’s world rankings may have been trampled into the dust by the Wallabies.

Wales centre Jamie Roberts has been dropped to the replacements’ bench for Saturday’s clash against Argentina in Cardiff. Wales’ interim head coach Rob Howley has made six changes for the Pumas encounter, calling up wing Liam Williams, centre Jonathan Davies, scrum-half Gareth Davies, prop Tomas Francis, lock Alun Wyn Jones and flanker Sam Warburton following last weekend’s 32-8 drubbing by Australia.

As Wales prepare to face Serbia on Saturday in a crucial World Cup qualifier in the final international match of 2016, Dai Sport reflects on a momentous year for Chris Coleman’s team. It featured the country’s first appearance in a major tournament finals for 58 years and an incredible run to the semi-finals of Euro 2016. Writer Jamie Thomas has chronicled that journey in his new book, When Dragons Dare to Dream. Featuring interviews with players and back room staff, the book details Wales’ incredible achievements in France. This extract recalls the opening tournament victory over Slovakia.

Head coach Rowland Phillips has named his Wales Women team to take on the UK Armed Forces in Friday’s Remembrance Day match at the BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park (19:30). Showing six changes from the starting XV which defeated Scotland 15-0 a fortnight ago in Cardiff – in what was Phillips’ first match at the helm – Wales Women will be out to make it two from two this autumn in their final competitive match ahead of next year’s Six Nations.

Alun Wyn Jones is set to return for Wales against Argentina on Saturday and bring back some of the physical edge scrum-half Gareth Davies admits was missing against Australia. Jones missed the supine opening autumn Test defeat to the Wallabies due to the recent death of his father, but the Ospreys captain is poised to replace Bradley Davies is the second row.

Gareth Bale has been named Welsh player of the year for the fourth successive time. The Real Madrid forward picked up the award – his sixth in seven years – at the 2016 Football Association of Wales (FAW) awards on Tuesday night.

The “electric” Keelan Giles could provide the power supply needed to top up Wales this autumn, according to Neil Jenkins. The uncapped 18-year-old has been called into the national squad after Hallam Amos was released following a shoulder injury that is likely to sideline him for around three months.

Wales flanker Justin Tipuric has committed his future to the Ospreys on a new contract until the summer of 2020. Tipuric had 18 months remaining on his deal and joins fellow international forward Dan Lydiate in signing a long-term National Dual Contract (NDC) with the region and the Welsh Rugby Union.

The Golf Union of Wales have become one of the first sports governing bodies in Wales to earn an insport Silver Award for their work in making the sport more inclusive for disabled people. The benefits show with a doubling of the number of club members with a disability this year, compared to previous figures, with 22 hubs round Wales working with around a third more people with disabilities.

It’s in the small details that the full misery of Chris Coleman’s worst match in charge of Wales becomes evident. The night was in September 2012 and the opposition were Serbia – the same opponents he faces on Saturday in another World Cup qualifier on Saturday at the Cardiff City Stadium.

Shaun Edwards says he “holds his hands up” but must have wished his players had done the same when Australians were there to be tackled last Saturday. The Wales defence coach offered no excuses, but few solutions when he picked through the ruins of his team’s shambolic five tries to one defeat to the Wallabies.

As Wales sleep-walked to yet another opening autumn series defeat, and Ireland woke up the rugby world by beating New Zealand, the club game paid tribute to Roger Addison. Geraint Powell was at Pontypool Park where funds were raised in memory of the former Pooler player left paralysed playing for the club in 1966. I unusually missed the Wales match this weekend, not even available as a live TV viewer. Not because I feared the result, but 8-32 against the Wallabies was particularly disappointing and an echo of the November 2009 match, although the Welsh national team have almost invariably played poorly in their first match together for the best part of two decades now. A problem pre-dating the “regions”, but one certainly not cured by them. Welsh opening match wins in the Autumn Internationals or Six Nations are like gold dust, the latter not unusually accompanied by a complete Grand Slam so rare are they in the post-1995 era.

Jamie Roberts has admitted Wales had their backsides kicked by Australia and that Argentina are polishing their boots. In a frank assessment of the team’s performance in their 32-8 defeat to the Wallabies on Saturday, the Wales centre confessed he and his teammates were given a good shoeing.

Bob Bradley has claimed he and his team have to take responsibility for the atmosphere of bitter division at Swansea City. Furious fans turned on the club’s new owners, the ex-directors who sold their shares, as well as the players during the shambolic 3-1 home defeat to Manchester United on Saturday.

Neil Warnock has claimed referees need better education in the game after claiming his Cardiff City team deserved a point at Newcastle United on Saturday. The Bluebirds lost 2-1 at the Championship leaders, but Warnock felt the visitors were denied a late penalty after defender Sean Morrison was fouled by Aleksandar Mitrovic.

Swansea City defender Mike van der Hoorn insists he has learned his lesson ahead of a re-match with Zlatan Ibrahimovich. Dutch centre-back van der Hoorn takes on the Manchester United striker on Sunday, two years since he lost their last battle.