Steve Tandy insists Wales can climb much nearer to England in the world rankings by the time the old enemies meet in the pool stages of the 2027 Rugby World Cup, reports Graham Thomas.

Wales have been handed as good a Rugby World Cup draw as they could possibly have hoped for.

The draw for the Men’s Rugby World Cup 2027 takes place in Australia on Wednesday, with Wales among 24 teams in the hat.

Wales will discover their route to the 2027 Rugby World Cup on Wednesday morning when the tournament draw takes place in Sydney, reports Graham Thomas.

South Africa head coach Rassie Erasmus has offered a message of hope to Wales after his world champions handed them a degrading record 73–0 defeat in Cardiff.

Of all the questions posed by Welsh rugby’s historic - as well as histrionic - descent into the abyss, there is one that has yet to be fully faced up to, writes Graham Thomas.

Having played just one game in the last year, Mason Grady is straining at the leash to return to action this weekend, reports Simon Thomas.

If, at the end of your year, you're still able to pick a team that contains nine players who have won two World Cups, there can’t be much wrong with your strength in depth, reports David Roberts.

For all the WRU talk of rebuilding, nothing exposes their current financial desperation quite like staging a Test against the world champions outside the international window, reports Graham Thomas.

Wales coach Steve Tandy has been forced into making huge changes to his team to face South Africa after almost an entire XV were unavailable.

Wales centre Joe Hawkins has admitted returning to the Test arena has reminded him just how much he missed international rugby during his two-year absence, reports Graham Thomas.

Wales centre Joe Hawkins has admitted returning to the Test arena has reminded him just how much he missed international rugby during his two-year absence.