The French grip on the European Champions Cup has been extended by another year to five, but not before a gripping final in Cardiff.

Beddau came, they saw, and they conquered . . . and now have three trophies in their cabinet as Carl Field reports.

Teammates called him "Scooby" but opponents always knew they could take few liberties when they played against Mark Jones.

Tony Rees is back at the scene of the crime, where Leicester were mugged by Brive almost 30 years ago.

Wales U20s are the only national team with some momentum behind them after a Six Nations in which they won a dramatic match against England.

In years gone by Wales would have rested plenty of players for a tour to Japan and not worried about the outcome. Not any more.

Wales interim head coach Matt Sherratt has named his squad for the tour of Japan, with a number of suprises, including the snub to Scarlets wing Ellis Mee, as Rob Cole reports.

The URC season may be over for the Ospreys who did not make the knockout stages, but they have another fight on their minds.

Bookmakers usually give odds on which team will win the League or Cup. But not in Wales – not on with the WRU around.

The Ospreys and Scarlets seem to have nowhere to go in Welsh rugby, so Graham Thomas reckons they should break for the border.

The Welsh Cup Finals season is in full swing and the Ironmen of Merthyr are proving tougher than most, as Carl Field reports.

It’s now a whole year since the Welsh Rugby Union launched the headlines for a strategy they have been unable to agree with their regions.

The Scarlets have taken it to the final game of the season - a family showdown between father and son involving Scarlets star Taine Plumtee and his father John, coach of the Sharks.

Cardiff are big outsiders to make the URC play-offs, but coach Matt Sherratt insists his team can stun the Stormers as Simon Thomas reports.

Cardiff must beat the Stormers on Friday to have any chance of making the URC play-offs and helping fulfill the ambitions of Wales international Callum Sheedy.

Cardiff Rugby are up for sale and now the WRU have confirmed the price . . . a snip at £10m

The inaugural Super Rygbi Cymru Grand Final will be an all-Gwent affair and Ebbw Vale coach Jason Strange reckons his team are ready to deliver against old foes Newport.

The Scarlets are Wales’ best bet to make the play-offs this weekend and at their heart will be a South African in his homeland, as Simon Thomas explains.

Few gave the Scarlets much of a chance in South Africa - where they had not won in four years of trying - but their win has opened the door to the play-offs.

Cardiff have one game left to try and clinch a United Rugby Championship play-off spot when they travel to meet the Stormers in Cape Town.