Keiran Williams has often been compared to one of the great Lions centres, but it’s another more recent legend who he admits he tries to model his game on. The Ospreys centre has been likened to Scott Gibbs for his direct and dynamic power, shifting balance and quick feet in close quarters. But it is former Ireland captain Brian O’’Driscoll who Williams has studied, a more recent version of a player who eventually learned how to combine forcefulness with flair.

Taylor Davies aims to silence the Munster crowd at Thomond Park on Saturday night and strike a blow for the hooker’s union. The Dragons front rower will be looking to help Dean Ryan’s side gain only their second win of the season in the United Rugby Championship. It seems a long time ago since the Dragons earned a hard-fought victory away to Connacht on October 9, but Taylor believes they are capable of producing another shock across the Irish Sea in a match that is live on S4C on Saturday night.

By Paul Jones Jonathan Davies believes Wales need to negate the threat posed by France at the breakdown when they meet at the Principality Stadium next Friday night. France are on course for a Six Nations grand slam having already beaten Italy, Ireland, and Scotland, respectively. And test centurion Davies believes the breakdown is an […]

By David Williams Josh Navidi could make a return for Wales in the final two rounds of the 2022 Guinness Six Nations after being named in the Cardiff team to face Ulster in Belfast on Friday night. The flanker suffered a dislocated shoulder in early October and was originally expected to miss the entire Championship. […]

By Haydn Evans Cardiff director of rugby Dai Young, and Scarlets head coach Dwayne Peel both believe their nightmare visits to South Africa before Christmas will not be repeated. Both regions were left stranded after an outbreak of the omicron variant of Covid 19. Most of the blue and blacks’ squad were stuck in South […]

By Gareth James Dewi Lake and James Ratti are living proof that community club rugby in Wales can still take a youngster from village fields to the Principality Stadium. And sometimes the transformation from childhood ambitions to living the dream can happen almost overnight. Before the current Six Nations started, few would have bet on […]

By Paul Jones The handling of an incident involving Wales’ Tomas Francis in Saturday’s clash with England has been criticised as a “clear and flagrant breach” of head injury assessment protocol.  Prop Francis sustained a head injury in the 20th minute of the Six Nations contest at Twickenham in which Wales suffered a 23-19 defeat […]

By Steffan Thomas Wayne Pivac has praised Alex Cuthbert as a bright light amid the gloom of a frustrating defeat for Wales against England at Twickenham. The Wales coach caused a stir when he left out Louis Rees-Zammit in favour of Cuthbert, but the Ospreys wing was his side’s most effective line-breaker in a game […]

By Graham Thomas Dan Biggar insists he won’t need to stoke any emotional fires at Twickenham on Saturday evening as the historic significance of England v Wales games still smoulders. The last Wales No.10 to captain his team to victory at Twickenham was Phil Bennett in 1978, the year Wales won a Grand Slam. Bennett […]

By Graham Thomas Alex Mann plans to take another big bite out of England on Friday night, before the real hunger games start after the Six Nations. The Wales U20 captain will lead his team out against their biggest rivals at Doncaster’s Castle Park in a match that serves as the perfect appetizer for the […]

By Paul Jones Wayne Pivac is to urge Louis Rees-Zammit to join a Welsh region in order to make the most of his Wales career. Wales coach Pivac has left his Lions wing out of the team to face England at Twickenham on Saturday, having cited a combination of form, injury and analysis of the […]

By Paul Jones If Jonathan Davies was not required for duty by Wales against England this Saturday, then he might well have been making plans to visit Chepstow. After all, that would have allowed the Scarlets, Wales and British and Irish Lions player to indulge in his two favourite sporting passions – rugby union and […]

By Graham Thomas Newport coach Ty Morris has warned his team to expect Jason Strange’s influence to make Ebbw Vale a tougher nut to crack on Thursday night. Morris believes the return of Strange to the Steelmen as head coach has made them more testing opposition for the Indigo Premiership leaders, who visit Eugene Cross […]

By David Williams Neil Jenkins says Wales know they must “muscle-up” against Manu Tuilagi when he makes his expected England return on Saturday. The powerhouse centre has recently recovered from a hamstring injury and is poised for a first Test match appearance since England’s Autumn Nations Series game against world champions South Africa in November. […]

By Graham Thomas Will Rowlands insists it was only ever going to be Wales for him – even though he played his early rugby at the historic core of the English game. The Dragons second row is preparing to face England at Twickenham on Saturday, having become a reliable force in Wayne Pivac’s pack. It […]

By David Williams England assistant coach Anthony Seibold sees Manu Tuilagi as a weapon in attack and defence as the powerful Sale centre prepares to make his comeback in Saturday’s clash with Wales. Tuilagi missed the opening two games of the Guinness Six Nations to make his club comeback from a torn hamstring sustained in […]

By David Williams Newcastle Falcons have announced the death of well-known former Welsh Rugby Union fitness and conditioning coach Steve Black. Black became a hugely popular figure working alongside Graham Henry when the New Zealander took over as Wales coach in 1998. He went on to join Henry on the 2001 Lions tour to Australia […]

By Graham Thomas Harri Deaves wears a lurid yellow scrum-cap, but that’s not the only reason the Ospreys flanker is catching the eye. The 20-year-old looks like a Belisha beacon on the field in order that his grandmother, May, can spot him more easily. But even if he toned down his headgear, the chances are […]

By Paul Jones New Wales flanker Jac Morgan admits playing at Twickenham next week would be special given the historic rugby rivalry between England and Wales. Morgan won his first cap on Saturday as the reigning Six Nations champions bounced back from a Dublin drubbing against Ireland to beat Scotland 20-17 in Cardiff. The Welsh-speaking […]

By David Williams Josh Navidi is on course to play his first game since October when Cardiff head to Ulster on March 4. Cardiff director of rugby Dai Young said he was thrilled to have the Wales and British & Irish Lions flanker back in training last week after recovering from shoulder surgery and hasn’t […]