Wales are only one game into their Women’s Rugby World Cup campaign but already their hopes of progress look slim after a catastrophic opener, as David Roberts reports.

Hosts England have got their World Cup campaign off to a flier and now it’s the chance for Wales to make a big statement against Scotland.

There will be blood . . . and other dramas, following the Welsh Rugby Union's decision to suggest a reduction in the number of elite teams in Wales from four to two, as Graham Thomas reports.

Wales start their Rugby World Cup campaign on Saturday with a clash against Six Nations rivals, Scotland, with a lot at stake.

Wales have embraced a new coach and new players since Sean Lynn took charge, but one of the old school will hit a landmark in their Women’s World Cup opener.

Welsh rugby stands at yet another crossroads with the WRU pointing the way ahead, but refusing to say how everyone is going to get there, as Graham Thomas reports.

The gloves are off between the four Welsh regions as they scrap it out to convince the Welsh Rugby Union they should not be killed off.

Wales could have four players from one club when they start their World Cup campaign against Scotland on Saturday, as David Roberts reports.

After a fifth place finish last season - their first in Super Rygbi Cymru - Pontypool are looking to become one of the contenders for the title this season, with a number of Wales U20 stars on board.

He’s back . . . and not that far from Wales, after the decision of Louis Rees-Zammit to join Bristol after his unsuccessful stint in the NFL.

Carys Phillips is about to join the greats of Welsh women’s rugby as she prepares for her fourth World Cup, as Rob Cole reports.

Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) chief executive Abi Tierney will temporarily step down from her role from 22 August after being diagnosed with cancer.

Wales will have Alex Callender fit and firing for the Women’s Rugby World Cup and the co-captain is determined to make her mark.

Wales have gone for a blend of the trusted and the untried as they bid to make a mark at the Women’s World Cup this month.

The Scarlets have thrown off the gloves and are ready for a bare-knuckle fight with the WRU over how the game should operate in west Wales.

First, the Ospreys paraded Swansea Council, now the Scarlets have trumpeted new investors from the USA as the Welsh regions scrap it out to prove how undroppable they are.

The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) is launching a major consultation to reshape Welsh rugby, inviting fans, clubs, and players to help decide whether to keep four teams or cut to as few as two.

Steve Tandy will become Welsh rugby’s first Welsh-born permanent head coach since Gareth Jenkins (2005-2007) when he takes up his appointment on 1 September.

Louis Rees-Zammit may not have to play very many club games before he is back for Wales, according to new coach Steve Tandy.

Steve Tandy has a huge task ahead of him, but day one as the new Wales head coach went well enough as he tried his very public image on for size, reports Graham Thomas.