Steve Tandy insists Wales can climb much nearer to England in the world rankings by the time the old enemies meet in the pool stages of the 2027 Rugby World Cup, reports Graham Thomas.

Wales have been handed as good a Rugby World Cup draw as they could possibly have hoped for.

Wales will discover their route to the 2027 Rugby World Cup on Wednesday morning when the tournament draw takes place in Sydney, reports Graham Thomas.

South Africa head coach Rassie Erasmus has offered a message of hope to Wales after his world champions handed them a degrading record 73–0 defeat in Cardiff.

Of all the questions posed by Welsh rugby’s historic - as well as histrionic - descent into the abyss, there is one that has yet to be fully faced up to, writes Graham Thomas.

For all the WRU talk of rebuilding, nothing exposes their current financial desperation quite like staging a Test against the world champions outside the international window, reports Graham Thomas.

Christian Fuchs is not a proven manager, but he is a proven miracle-worker and he can see similarities in the faith held at Leicester City to that at lowly Newport County, as he tells Graham Thomas.

Steve Tandy has warned his Wales team they must brave, bright-eyed and boldly up for the fight against South Africa - otherwise they are going to get “swallowed”, reports Graham Thomas.

Wales coach Steve Tandy has been forced into making huge changes to his team to face South Africa after almost an entire XV were unavailable.

Vitor Matos has admitted he understands why his appointment as Swansea City’s new head coach will be viewed as a major gamble, reports Graham Thomas.

Wales centre Joe Hawkins has admitted returning to the Test arena has reminded him just how much he missed international rugby during his two-year absence, reports Graham Thomas.

Steve Tandy admitted his team must improve their composure and decision-making in the closing stages of matches after New Zealand ran away with a 52–26 victory in Cardiff, writes Graham Thomas.