The ballad of Archie Griffin and the sorry state of the four regions underscore the need for a revamp across the Welsh game.
No one is expecting Wales to beat South Africa but the performance will go a long way to proving Gatland retains the faith of his players
The burgeoning Gloucester forward was nervously hacking around the golf course when a fateful WRU email landed in his inbox.
Gatland is due to name a likely 34-strong group on Monday.
The ball-playing Ospreys loosehead is finding his voice as a leader he prepares to take on the fearsome Springboks pack
So long the whipping boys, in its 25th edition, Italy finally joined the Six Nations party and they will now hope to kick on and prosper
Fabien Galthie readily accepts that France “are not at the level we want to be” during what has proved to be a spluttering Guinness Six Nations campaign.
Three players will make their Test debuts when France face Guinness Six Nations opponents Wales in Cardiff on Sunday.
Wales look better suited to a game of pace and guile rather than the attritional style of Warren Gatland's first stint in charge.
Rob Howley will be back in the Wales senior men’s camp for the 2024 Guinness Six Nations, but not before he has taken a lead role with the Wales U20s side as they prepare for their own Championship campaign.