Wales and Scarlets forward Taine Plumtree has a number of different targets this season, as he tells Simon Thomas.

For Dewi Lake, running out at the Ospreys’ new home this season will serve as a real trip down memory lane, as Simon Thomas explains.

Having burst onto the international scene in 2023, Cam Winnett is hoping lessons from Leigh Halfpenny will lead him back to the top, reports Simon Thomas.

Rising star Tom Bowen has been hailed as a “next level” finisher in the wake of his scintillating hat-trick for Cardiff in their BKT URC defeat to Munster, as Simon Thomas reports.

It is now 377 days since the Dragons last won a game in the United Rugby Championship, but at least they have stopped losing, as Rob Cole reports.

Ben Carter is back . . . and the Wales and Dragons forward is keen to make up for lost time and opportunities, as he tells Simon Thomas.

The raging debate over the future of Welsh rugby is set to roll on into November - but Dave Reddin insists Wales players can overcome any distraction.

The Ospreys are in Cape Town to play the Stormers on Friday night and for Dan Edwards that means another chance to prove he should be Wales No.10 this season, as Simon Thomas reports.

Llanelli MP Dame Nia Griffith has urged the Welsh Rugby Union to recognise the pivotal role of the Scarlets before they make any drastic changes.

Cardiff coach Corniel van Zyl paid tribute to the fight shown by his team following their win over the Lions on the opening weekend of the BKT United Rugby Championship, as Simon Thomas reports.

Ross Moriarty will come go face-to-face with one of his former coaches when he makes his competitive debut for the Ospreys.

Ty Morris was away last weekend as reigning champions Newport were beaten for the second game in a row at the start of the defence of the Super Rygbi Cymru title.

Josh Adams has called on all four Welsh regions to make a winning start to the BKT United Rugby Championship this weekend.

Shane Williams and Tom Shanklin have both backed the Ospreys to be the highest finishing Welsh team in the United Rugby Championship this season, as Simon Thomas reports.

Jac Morgan’s threat to walk away from Welsh rugby if the Ospreys are binned is the latest savaging for the Welsh Rugby Union’s plan.

Joe Hawkins is back in Wales with the Scarlets and tells Simon Thomas he was right to leave for England . . . and right to return home.

Mackenzie Martin has no doubts that the Dragons can find space in their back row for both him and Aaron Wainwright this season.

Jake Ball has changed his diet, his body, and his mind about retirement. Now, the Scarlets folk hero wants to use the opening weeks of the season to win back his Wales place as he tells Graham Thomas.

The United Rugby Championship campaign kicks-off this weekend and Scarlets coach Dwayne Peel insists his team can prove their value - on and off the field, as Graham Thomas reports.

Cardiff begin their new United Rugby Championship campaign this weeked with a new Wales cap in their ranks and a dream realised for Liam Belcher, as Simon Thomas reports.