Jamie George has urged his England team to put their passion on full display when one of rugby’s great rivalries is renewed at Twickenham on Saturday. Wales are the opponents in round two of the Guinness Six Nations and new captain George is determined to match their zeal for the jersey when he leads the team out on home soil for the first time.

Taking his Wales team to Twickenham won’t hold any fears for Warren Gatland. He has nothing but good memories of games at the home of English rugby, having won titles with both club and country at the 82,000-seater venue.

Cameron Winnett reckons Alex Mann is like a big brother and he may need that sibling solidarity when the pair play for Wales against England this weekend. Winnett and Mann were junior school pupils when Wales last beat the old enemy in a Six Nations game at Twickenham.

Warren Gatland insists Wales can go to Twickenham with confidence after he included fit-again George North in a drastically altered Wales team to face England on Saturday. The Wales coach has pulled a familiar play against the old enemy by naming his team 24 hours earlier than stated. North, who missed the defeat to England with a shoulder injury, has been recalled in place of Owen Watkin in the centre as one of seven changes to the team that lost 27-26 to Scotland.

Freddie Steward has called on England to win back the support of Twickenham as they launch a new era with Saturday’s Guinness Six Nations clash against Wales. In their most recent home fixture, Steve Borthwick’s side were booed by fans after falling 30-22 to Fiji in the build-up to the 2023 World Cup – the first time they had ever lost to the Islanders.

Coach Alex King believes Wales need to have a “no fear” approach when they face England at Twickenham on Saturday. Wales last toppled their fierce rivals in a Six Nations game on English soil 12 years ago.

Barry John, who died at the age of 79 this week, played with Gareth Edwards for Cardiff, the Barbarians, Wales and the British & Irish Lions. They won Triple Crowns, a Grand Slam and a Lions test series together on the field, and were lifelong friends off it.

The hope must be that Wales get better the longer this Six Nations goes on, after they and Scotland delivered another titanic classic at the Principality Stadium last Saturday that ultimately ended in a home defeat. It was a compelling 80 minutes of Test match rugby.

Aaron Wainwright wants to ensure Warren Gatland doesn’t suffer another first-half nightmare at Twickenham this weekend. Wales head coach Gatland described the first 40 minutes of Wales’ 27-26 defeat to Scotland in the opening round of the Six Nations as the worst of his 30-year coaching career. Then things only got worse.

Tributes, praise and gratitude have been offered from across the rugby world after the one and only ‘King’ of rugby, Barry John, passed away. He was 79.

Rio Dyer wants Wales to come out of their shell much earlier against England this weekend, when Wales head to Twickenham for round two of the Guinness Six Nations. The Dragons wing was one of Wales’ four tryscorers as they picked up two points from their agonising 27-26 defeat to Scotland at the Principality Stadium – his fifth Test try in 15 internationals. “It was a bit frustrating in the first half because I wasn’t really touching the ball. We were kicking it a bit too much,” said Dyer.

Warren Gatland admitted Wales’ first half performance against Scotland, when they went into the dressing room trailing 20-0, was probably the worst half of his 30-year coaching career. But the Wales head coach ended the game feeling proud of the way his team fought back to almost pull off the greatest comeback in the history of the Six Nations. Despite conceding another try at the start of the second half that made it 27-0, somehow Dafydd Jenkins’ side made it 27-26 by the end.

Wales beat USA 78-24 on Friday evening in the first-ever game of Wheelchair Rugby League to be played in the Americas.

Owen Watkin will complete an impressive recovery from World Cup reject to Six Nations starter when Wales tackle Scotland on Saturday. Wales head coach Warren Gatland selected seven centres as part of an expanded training squad in May last year for the World Cup – but Watkin was not among them.

Wales have won the first round of their Six Nations opening battle against the Scots by getting Gregor Townsend’s side to do a U-turn on having the Principality Stadium roof closed today. On Thursday, Warren Gatland expressed his dismay and disappointment at being told the Scots wouldn’t agree to the roof being closed for the Six Nations opener.

Wales are ready to face USA this Friday night at John T Rhodes Sports Center in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA

Warren Gatland may not agree, but Gregor Townsend has defended Scotland’s decision to keep the Principality Stadium roof open for their Guinness Six Nations opener in Cardiff. Wales coach Gatland called the decision “disappointing”, saying it would impact upon the atmosphere and noise in the 74,500-capacity stadium.

Warren Gatland wants the greenest Wales team for five years to forget their lack of know-how and play without fear. The Wales coach has gone for a youthful team – the most inexperienced Six Nations line-up since 2019 – to open their tournament campaign at home to Scotland on Saturday. Cardiff full-back Cameron Winnett is handed a Test debut after just 15 games of professional rugby, 21-year-old Dafydd Jenkins will lead Wales out as his country’s youngest captain for 56 years, while six of the Wales’ replacements have just 12 caps between them.

Ryan Elias is hoping to have a front row reunion with lifelong pal Javan Sebastian after the Edinburgh tighthead was added to the Scotland squad this week following the withdrawal of his Edinburgh colleague WP Nel. Wales hooker Elias and Sebastian go all the way back to playing together with the U11s at Carmarthen Athletic.

Wales forwards coach Jonathan Humphreys wants the capacity Welsh crowd to turn up the volume at the Principality Stadium for the opening game of the 2024 Guinness Six Nations against Scotland to make the atmosphere as noisy as possible. The Scots will arrive seeking their first win in Cardiff in 22 years. They have lost on their last 11 visits and Humphreys believes the noise and atmosphere at the home of Welsh rugby has been one of the biggest barriers to Scotland winning.