Wales: Louis Rees-Zammit; Ellis Mee, Eddie James, Ben Thomas, Josh Adams; Dan Edwards, Tomos Williams; Nicky Smith, Dewi Lake (c), Archie Griffin, Dafydd Jenkins, Adam Beard, Alex Mann, Josh Macleod, Aaron Wainwright. Sherratt still wedded to his playmaker 12

You want rugby on FTA TV then part of that is adverts to pay for it. archive.ph/2026.02.04-1...

In some vaguely good news the fixtures for the 2027 RWC sees Wales play Zimbabwe first up then Tonga then England. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-...

10 Welsh 7 English 7 Irish 5 French 1 Italian Roberts, Biggar, Phillips, Halfpenny, Faletau, Warburton, Jenkins, Williams S, North, AWJ Top 5 1 BOD 2 Dupont 3 Sexton 4 Johnson 5 AWJ www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/...

RCK and Reddin thought that Lake and Morgan going to Gloucester would be better for the players. Interview with Anthony Buchanan archive.ph/AvY4C

Wonder what players that the regions missed that only the wise eye of Gatland was able to spot?

The WRU finds itself a warm up fixture before heading out for Nations Cup. 13 Wales games in 2026. wru.wales/2026/01/barb...

This is utter horseshit from him. The WRU haven't decided to cut to 3 regions because of journalists. This is a bullshit agenda from someone who wants to be a rugby journalist and is showing absolutely why he shouldn't.

3 teams in the URC not yet agreed.

So 3 clubs hasn't been agreed with the URC? parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...

Sounds like the meeting between the WRPA and PRB went well last night. Potential strike incoming? archive.ph/2026.01.22-0...

Suggestion in WOL Rees-Zammit, Rogers, Watkin, Hawkins, Grady, Edwards, Williams Smith, Lake, Francis, Beard, Jenkins, Botham, Wainwright, MacLeod That's perhaps an uninspiring selection. archive.ph/A3jzp

Reports on X that Fender to Grenoble is a done deal x.com/i/status/201...

Just a reminder to rugby presenters, journalists and pundits. The potential closure of a rugby club by, effectively, its own governing body *is* a rugby matter. Please don't report on this kind of issue and then say "but can't we talk about rugby?". You already are.

Multiple Ospreys players, including those just named in the Wales squad, have just posted this to Instagram. Absolutely fucking disgraceful they’re expected to go out there and do their jobs while those above are hiding and shirking theirs tbh.

With Reg 9 release Beard, Jenkins, Thomas, Smith, Carre, Griffin, and Francis will be released by their clubs the Monday before the England game. So until the 2nd Feb there will only be 1 loosehead (Thomas), 1 second row (Carter) and 1 tighthead (Assirati) in the training camp.

Wales squad Forwards Smith, Thomas, Carre Lake, Elias, Belcher Francis, Assirati, Griffin Beard, Jenkins, Carter, F Thomas Botham, Cracknell, Deaves, Mann, MacLeod, Plumtree, Wainwright

In all the unhappiness over the Y11 news, there's at least one happy fan in Wales.

They actually are doing it. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-...

It's Y11 Let the shit flinging commence archive.ph/wip/h6Zhp

Hardy to stay at Ospreys. Fender to France back on. Cuckson and Tshiunza potential replacements. Adams to stay and Faletau to France . Beau Farrance (WQ prop in ProD2 at Agen) is out of contract this summer and Coleman might be off to Cardiff. archive.ph/2026.01.19-1...

While the focus from WOL was about Kane James at Exeter, Bryn Bradley has started both of Quins European games in this block at 12. At 6'4 and 16.5 stones he's a fair sized unit.

TL;DR the executive committee of the WRPA (the players union) have been called to attend the PRB meeting on Wednesday. Players attending MacLeod Elias McNally Teddy Williams Screech Rosser Ratti Warren archive.ph/FvkPc

No London Irish or Ealing to the URC. Reports that the option of a US based team was blocked by the SA teams. Black Lions looking to be the only alternative? www.cityam.com/exclusive-rf...

Mackenzie Martin to ProD2 according to reports in France. www.rugbyrama.fr/2026/01/14/e...

Robertson sacked as NZ coach. Joseph to come in? www.thetimes.com/sport/rugby-...

WOL reports that the URC have agreed to 3 Welsh teams. Expect hear sooner rather than later on who's bought Cardiff? archive.ph/IqBDT

archive.ph/2026.01.13-1... Fair number of players on the move for next season

Francis to join Sale Sharks. Not seen him in ProD2 but perhaps a bit optimistic from WOL that he'll get back into the national team. www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/...

Nigel Davies returns as DoR at Scarlets. www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/...

Even in retirement he serves his masters

Warburton "I am not sure any more of what the best plan of action is" archive.ph/2026.01.02-1...

The URC however as fundamentally serious rugby has Cardiff currently sitting in 2nd place.

The whines from Stranger Things fans about the ending and Season 5 makes me wonder if they've seen the 80s movies and TV series that Stranger Things was copying.

Wainwright to Leicester. Big blow for the Dragons. www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/...

"I wanted to make a little Nazi army but mean Big Lego wouldn't let me."

Classy as always.

Clearly I'm not a rugby expert like the WRU but maybe you should have made sure that both Welsh captains don't leave on the same day before we're trying to recruit from NZ? www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/...

Statement from the WRU www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/...

Prem in England moving to franchises with a potential expansion to 12. Meanwhile in Wales the WRU seeks to destroy the game. www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...

And there's goes Lake. www.gloucesterrugby.co.uk/content/dewi...

And there's goes Lake as well.

And that's Morgan to Gloucester confirmed. Lake to be next? www.ospreysrugby.com/news/jac-mor...

Replacing the Chief Financial Officer with a Chief Commercial Officer. I wonder what the banks will make of an organisation, which has broken its covenants several times and had to take out a number of short-term loans, not having a full-time CFO.

If you're treating RugbyPass's entirely made up and pointless player rankings as something worth debating about, I'm afraid you are simply Contributing To The Problem. 🤷‍♂️

Wales with England, Zimbabwe and Tonga. Happy with that. NZ, Aus, Chile and Hong Kong. SA, Italy, Georgia, Romania Argentina, Fiji, Spain, Canada Ireland, Scotland, Uruguay, Portugal France, Japan, USA, Samoa

No confirmation that Y11 are one of the bidders but the WRU briefing that a deal to move to 3 is weeks away. The easiest way to that is Y11 or one of the other team owners buying Cardiff? www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/...

ITV to screen the Nations Championship. £80m for the first two tournaments. archive.ph/2025.12.02-1...

Competition Income at the WRU in the first column. Adjusted for inflation in the 2nd column.

The sport in Wales is doomed