Wales's autumn prospects are boosted by returning stars, but their first job is to end a nine-Test losing run.
Benetton’s strong second-half performance proved too much for Dragons as the Italians picked up a valuable five points in a 31-21 win at Rodney Parade.
It's semi-finals Sunday at the World Rugby U20 Championship and following last Tuesday’s weather-affected schedule, the hope will be that all six matches will be played to an 80-minute conclusion unlike on match day three when there were just four and a half matches completed due to the heavy rain making pitches unplayable.
Three matches are scheduled for Athlone: Ireland-Australia (2pm local time), France-Wales (4:30pm) and South Africa-England (7pm). Over in Stellenbosch, it’s Argentina-Fiji (2pm), Georgia-Italy (4:30pm) and New Zealand-Spain (7pm).
Three matches are scheduled for Stellenbosch: Ireland vs Georgia (kick-off 2pm local), France vs New Zealand (4:30pm) and South Africa vs Argentina (7pm). Over in Athlone, Wales vs Spain is the opening match (2pm) followed by England vs Fiji (4:30pm) and Australia vs Italy (7pm).
The Welsh signed off on the recent Six Nations with a fifth place finish following home wins over Scotland and Italy and are now preparing for pool fixtures in Cape Town versus New Zealand, Spain and defending champions France.
The Welsh signed off on the recent Six Nations with a fifth place finish following home wins over Scotland and Italy and are now preparing for pool fixtures in Cape Town versus New Zealand, Spain and defending champions France.
Every team in the URC has been busy sorting transfers ahead of the upcoming summer break. The Irish provinces have been using their academies...
The Dragons secured only their second victory of the season as they beat the Scarlets 38-27 in Llanelli.
The presence of Benetton and Zebre in the Guinness Pro14 means followers of the league have been aware of the possibility of postponements and cancellations of games because of Covid-19 for nearly a month now.