Louis Rees-Zammit has admitted Wales made life far too difficult for themselves earlier in the Six Nations by conceding tries “for fun”.

Newport head coach Ty Morris has praised the determination and resilience of his side after they staged a dramatic comeback to lift the Super Rygbi Cymru Cup.

Italy head coach Gonzalo Quesada insists his side must remain humble and cannot take victory over winless Wales for granted this weekend.

Steve Tandy believes Wales are moving firmly in the right direction, even though the downward descent in the results chart continued with defeat to Ireland.

Newport RFC will head into Saturday’s Super Rygbi Cup final at Cardiff Arms Park believing they have the momentum to challenge holders Llandovery RFC.

Wales head to Dublin on Friday night hoping that signs of progress shown a fortnight ago can finally translate into a result, when they face resurgent Ireland.

The FaceTime call from Australia was always coming — and James Botham knew it.

Andy Farrell believes Wales are arriving in Dublin with belief and momentum, claiming reports of the death of a rugby nation have been greatly exaggerated.

Wales head coach Steve Tandy has made it clear that his focus ahead of Friday night’s trip to Dublin is not bold talk of victory, but ensuring his side are “competitive”.

Fancy a slice of Welsh or Scottish rugby history? Then, get your bid in for the jerseys that will go under the hammer in Cardiff on Thursday.

Eddie James believes his midfield understanding with Joe Hawkins is gathering momentum at just the right time as Wales prepare for a daunting assignment against Ireland in Dublin.

First Ireland, then England joined Wales in Six Nations crisis, but things are never as bad as they seem, as Rob Cole reports.

Super Rygbi Cymru Cup Holders Llandovery and SRC league champions Newport will contest this season’s Cup final after both emerged as winners from two tense semi-finals at the weekend.

They call it the “fallow week” or the “break week” but whatever you labelled it, Wales did not actually lose a Six Nations game at the weekend.

Joe Hawkins insists Wales’ priority when they travel to Dublin this weekend must be firmly on themselves, not on second-guessing what version of Ireland they will face.

Ospreys coach Mark Jones believes his team can make the URC play-offs having moved within a point of the top eight.

Llandovery will put their Super Rygbi Cup title on the line at Church Bank on Saturday when they host Pontypool in this year’s semi-finals.

Cardiff head coach Corniel van Zyl hailed what he described as the most disciplined display he could recall in his coaching career after his side ground out a dramatic 8-7 victory over Leinster.

Blair Murray believes Wales can draw real encouragement from their display against Scotland — insisting the manner of the performance offers reason for optimism ahead of the trip to Ireland.

Tom Bowen takes a break from Wales U20s Six Nations duty to take on Leinster for Cardiff on Friday night - just one of many challenges along his journey, as Simon Thomas reports.