By James Dodd Josh Adams insists Wales have turned a corner and feel in confident mood about facing England on Saturday. The Wales wing believes there is an improved mood in the squad following the win against Georgia last weekend, which ended a sequence of six defeats. It was their first victory since February and […]

Former Dragons boss Bernard Jackman has urged the WRU to follow the IRFU’s lead by pumping more money into the four Welsh regions or see them slip further into the abyss. Three of the four professional sides in Wales are privately owned with the WRU normally providing them with payment for the services of their players.

Neil Jenkins has predicted fireworks when Wales host England on Saturday, a fiery encounter into which Josh Navidi looks likely to be pitched for his comeback game. Wales kicking coach Jenkins – a veteran of Wales-England clashes going back to 1991 – has admitted he expects the clash to generate a bit more heat than what has so far been a low temperature Autumn Nations Cup. That could be, in part, down to the chilling effect of no crowds and although the Parc Y Scarlets venue will be empty, Jenkins insists the thermometer will rise when the old enemies face off.

By Paul Jones Kyle Sinckler has sent a warning to Wales that England have “plenty left in the tank” for their visit to Parc Y Scarlets this weekend. The age-old enemies clash in unfamiliar circumstances – without fans and in Llanelli – in the next round of the new Autumn Nations Cup on Saturday. But […]

The dates for the regional festive derbies in the Guinness Pro 14 have been confirmed with the Dragons hosting the Cardiff Blues on Boxing Day afternoon and the Ospreys taking on the Scarlets in the evening. The Rodney Parade match will be live on S4C and Premier Sports, while Premier Sports have sole rights to the clash at the Liberty Stadium. On New Year’s Day, S4C will show live coverage of the Scarlets against the Dragons, along with Premier Sports, with the subscription broadcaster then showing Cardiff Blues v the Ospreys from the Arms Park.

The Scarlets are set to bolster their front-row resources with the signing of 20-stones Southern Kings tight-head prop Pieter Scholtz. Glenn Delaney’s side will be without first choice number three Samson Lee for large parts of the season due to Wales commitments. In his absence, the west Walians suffered serious problems in the set piece as they were taken to the cleaners at scrum time by Edinburgh in their recent home defeat.

Glenn Delaney admits it feels like groundhog day after the Scarlets were drawn in the same European pool as Toulon for the fourth season in a row. The Scarlets will have faced the three-time European champions seven times in a four season spell and recently lost a Challenge Cup quarter-final in Toulon.

Rhys Webb is among a number of Welsh rugby stars – past and present – who stand to lose large amounts of money from the collapse of a Cardiiff-based financial services firm. The Wales scrum-half and former Wales forward Ian Gough are likely to lose tens of thousands of pounds, while others players such as former Wales and Ospreys wing Eli Walker also put their faith in businesswoman Claire Louise Thomas. The fall-out from the implosion of the Juno Moneta Group could also leave the Scarlets heavily out of pocket. Cardiff City were another club who had dealings with the company now in administration.

Most eyes were trained towards Paris on Saturday night for their weekend rugby fix, but some hard core types had already enjoyed a Friday night starter where Liam Williams was in action. Well, “enjoyed” might be putting it strongly. Harri Morgan watched the Scarlets win 10-3 at Benetton and learned some life lessons. It was the type of game that would have left fans lodging requests for a refund – had there been any. What? Oh, they’re allowed fans in stadia in Italy. Lucky them. On the home front, as we enter the firebreak – a concept we hope is more a case of lost keys than long term lockdown – a return to live sport doesn’t appear close. Unlucky us.

The Scarlets have been told to take inspiration from Wayne Pivac’s squad who were crowned champions in scintillating fashion three years ago. Glenn Delaney’s side surrendered a 14-point lead before being shot down by Munster at home on the opening weekend of the Guinness PRO14 season.

The players who claim not to read social media are kidding themselves according to Scarlets and Wales second-row Jake Ball. It’s often been the way that players deny they take any notice of media articles but Ball is the opposite, he reads everything.

By Steffan Thomas Josh Macleod has been tipped as an international star of the future as Wayne Pivac gets ready to name his squad for Wales’ autumn campaign. The Monte Carlo born openside has been in red hot form for the Scarlets making more turnovers, 23, than any other player in the Guinness PRO14 last […]