Keiran Williams has admitted it could be an emotional Judgement Day for the Ospreys on Saturday as he and his teammates brace themselves for a number of departures. The centre will go up against fellow new Wales squad colleague Mason Grady as the Ospreys attempt to beat Cardiff with a bonus point to pip their great rivals to the Welsh Shield and a place in the Heineken Champions Cup next season.

Cardiff have offered no explanation to their supporters over what has happened to their director of rugby, Dai Young. The Arms Park region have confirmed that Young will not attend Saturday’s “Judgement Day” fixture against Ospreys at the Principality Stadium but declined to comment on reports the 55-year-old has been suspended.

Cardiff versus Newport is not just one of the world’s greatest rugby fixtures – it’s also responsible for one of the greatest quotes. The two clubs meet at the Principality Stadium on Sunday in the WRU National Premiership Cup Final, the final game in the triple header that makes up National Men’s Cup Finals day.

Wales and Cardiff flanker Josh Navidi has been forced to announce his immediate retirement from rugby union because of a serious neck problem. Navidi sustained the injury while making his 33rd appearance for Wales in their third Test against South Africa in Cape Town last July.

Wales Women’s head coach Thomas Brindle has named a 37-player train-on squad for the 2025 World Cup qualifying campaign that takes place between September 2023 and May 2024.

After what Steff Hughes has been through, he now appreciates life as a professional rugby player more than ever. Last summer, he was out of work and facing a very uncertain future having been released by the Scarlets following a decade at the region. He was training on his own and wondering what lay ahead.

Ioan Lloyd believes his move to the Scarlets from Bristol can take him to the next level as an attacking talent. The 22-year-old, who has played across the back division during his four-year stint at Ashton Gate, will move to west Wales ahead of next season.

Wales flanker Jac Morgan has signed a new deal with the Ospreys – bucking the trend of recent internationals to move elsewhere. The 23-year-old has put pen to paper on a fresh agreement to continue with the region he joined from the Scarlets, although the length of the deal has not been revealed. His decision is a major boost for the Ospreys who have recently lost Wales centre Joe Hawkins and flanker Ethan Roots to Exeter.

It really will be Judgement Day at the Principality Stadium next Saturday as Cardiff and the Ospreys go head to head, with the Welsh Shield and Heineken Champions Cup qualification on the line. All four of the Welsh regions lost in the penultimate round of the United Rugby Championship over the weekend, leaving three of the bottom four places occupied by Welsh sides and four of the bottom six.

Former Wales international Rachel Taylor admits Wales have some way to go before they can match the quality of Grand Slam champions England. Taylor watched as Wales were humbled again by the Red Roses who won their TikTok Women’s Six Nations clash, 59-3 at Cardiff Arms Park. Wales had won their opening two games against Ireland and Scotland and were seeking a Triple Crown, but they were blown away by England, who scored nine tries through nine different players.

Around tea time on Saturday, Wales will hope to thank the day Sisilia Tuipulotu gave up netball. The Six Nations title contenders will have played England, the champions, at Cardiff Arms Park by then and Tuipulotu may just have underlined her growing reputation as the breakthrough player of the tournament.

Dai Young has admitted the Welsh regions need to develop greater depth if they are to compete across the board for honours. Young takes his Cardiff side to Connacht on Saturday night, seeking a victory that would keep alive their hopes of a top eight finish and entry into the URC play-offs.

After more than a year away from the international stage, Gareth Davies is sending out a very timely reminder of just why he has 67 Wales caps to his name. He hasn’t appeared for the national team since March 2022 and has missed out on the squads altogether this season. Having been a permanent fixture for the best part of a decade, it has been a new and unwanted experience, one which left him feeling despondent.

Wales wing Lisa Neuman reckons England will prove the acid test for unbeaten Wales in Saturday’s sell-out TikTok Women’s Six Nations clash. Two games played, two bonus point wins and 10 points – that’s the record of both teams to date ahead of the Cardiff Arms Park clash. England lead the table thanks to a superior try count and points difference, but whoever wins the Anglo-Welsh clash will be out in front in the battle to win the title. France are also unbeaten, on nine points, but don’t play their round three match against Scotland until Sunday.

Wales’s most capped Wheelchair international player, Alan Caron, has been appointed as head coach for the Wales Rugby League Wheelchair international side for a second time.

The confirmation of the departures of Wales pair Dillon Lewis and Jarrod Evans has been put into sharp focus by Leinster’s retention of two key Ireland internationals. On the day that Harlequins announced the capture of both prop Lewis and outside-half Evans for next season, Leinster revealed James Ryan and Josh van der Flier had signed on again with the IRFU.

There were mixed fortunes for the Thomas brothers at Principality Stadium as Steve saw his Vardre team lose out to Abertillery BG in the WRU Division 3 Cup final before Paul enjoyed success in the Division 2 final with Morriston. The first day of two club cup finals in the ‘Road to Principality’ rugby jamboree saw Crumlin take the Division 5 title with a 38-24 win over Ferndale, Bryncethin defeat Nantyglo 19-15 in the Division 4 final and unbeaten Abertillery BG pip Vardre 34-27 in the Division 3 game.

Eight players could make their debuts after Wayne Ponting announced a 31-strong Wales Rugby League Under 18 men’s squad for the 2023 season. The squad includes 13 players who were part of the Wales U16 squad that beat England Community Lions twice last year, and a further 11 who were in the youthful Wales U19 squad who finished third in last year’s European Championships.

Llandovery did everything they needed to do to hold onto the top spot in the Indigo Premiership as they beat Swansea 52-24 and with two games to go they at least now know they’ve done enough to secure a top four place. The next target has to be to keep on winning and to claim a top two finish to ensure they have a home tie in the semi-finals. They face a trip to fifth placed Aberavon on Saturday and still have to go to another top four contender, Newport.

Dai Young insisted he was satisfied with his team’s efforts after Cardiff bowed out of the European Challenge Cup at the quarter-final stage. The Arms Park director of rugby watched his team establish a lead, but they were hauled in by Benetton Treviso, who made history by becoming the first Italian team to reach the semi-finals of a European tournament. The home side came from behind to beat two-time EPCR Challenge Cup champions Cardiff, 27-23 at Stadio Monigo.