This is Italy’s 25th Six Nations. They have 18 wooden spoons, losing every game in 13 of those. Up until 2022, Italy had lost ...

Wales are so bad they are closer to Brazil and Belgium in rugby’s world rankings, than to South Africa and New Zealand! Warren Gatland’s whipping boys slumped to a record low of 12th in the ...

Taulupe Faletau is set to make a return to international rugby after an agonising 16 months away, as he lines up for Wales in their ... Replacements E Dee (Dragons), N Smith (Leicester), K ...

South African rugby legends Jean de Villiers and Schalk Burger couldn't name a single Wales player who is a game-changer and insisted they need a systemic change after the embarrassing loss to Italy.

Wales take on Italy in Rome in what is being ... Sign up to Inside Welsh rugby on Substack to get exclusive news stories and insight from behind the scenes in Welsh rugby. Italy XV: Allan ...

Wales' 14th successive Test match defeat could be the final straw for Gatland's Welsh Rugby Union bosses. They have promised a detailed review of Wales' Six Nations performances after the ...

The Scarlets are closing in on the signing of Wales international ... Welsh rugby was in financial turmoil, with the Welsh Rugby Union and its four professional sides - Cardiff, Dragons, Ospreys ...

The last time Wales faced Italy it ended with Warren Gatland issuing his resignation. The Welsh picked up the Wooden Spoon for the first time in more than 20 years as the Italians came to Cardiff ...

The last time No. 8 Taulupe Faletau appeared for Wales was also the last time it won a rugby test. October 2023, a long 16 months ago. While Faletau has been absent, Wales has lost every test ...

The Kiwi's second spell in charge of Wales - which has seen the Dragons drop to their lowest-ever position in the world rankings (12th) - has been a far cry from his trophy-laden first reign.

We know that and it is about us trying to get the players to focus on what we can control,' said Wales forwards coach Jonathan Humphreys. 'Italian rugby has grown a lot over the last two years ...