Rugby

Analysis – Gareth Rhys Owen, Scrum V commentator There is nothing new about elite Welsh players leaving at the peak of their powers. Jonathan Davies was 25 when he moved to Clermont, James Hook ...

Hooker Lake, 26, has 26 caps and made his debut in the 2022 Six Nations opener against Ireland. Welsh Rugby’s 25-cap rule prohibits players who leave the country to play abroad from representing...

Tackles above the sternum will be outlawed at the World Under-20s Championship in Georgia next summer as the possibility of a lowering of the maximum tackle height across the elite game moves a step c...

The home changing room at Rodney Parade has not been a happy place very often this year. Relegation-threatened Newport County are yet to win on home soil in 2025-26, although they did win a penalty sh...

Dragons: O’Brien (capt); J Rosser, Richards, Owen, Anderson; De Beer, Armstrong; Kelleher-Griffiths, Burrows, Hunt, Douglas, Screech, Lewis-Hughes, Young, Wainwright. Replacements: Austin, J Mor...

Bath started their Champions Cup campaign with an emphatic win over Munster last weekend, while three-time champions Toulon were looking to bounce back after a poor defeat in Edinburgh. Van Graan brou...

Montauban: Tuculet; Ahmed, Fonnicola, Popoali’i, Vallee; Fortunel, Zabalza; Aouf, Maurouard, Simutoga, Bitz, Kanika, Quercy (capt), V Fifita, Viiga. Replacements: Firmin, Bue, Ma’afu, Uani...

Cardiff: Halfpenny; Adams, Millard, B Thomas, Bowen; Sheedy, A Davies; Barratt, D Hughes, Assiratti, Nott, Thornton, Botham, D Thomas, Lawrence (capt). Replacements: E Lloyd, Southworth, Wainwright, M...

The very survival of the Ospreys in its current guise also lies at the heart of the issues. Welsh rugby’s governing body confirmed it proposes to grant three licences for men’s clubs. Ther...

Line-upspublished at 12:52 GMT 12:52 GMT Castres v Edinburgh (13:00 GMT) Castres: Palis, Ambadiang, Bottin, Goodhue, Vargas; Popelin, Fernandez; Walcker, Zarantonello, Azar, Maravat, Staniforth, Delap...