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Six Nations: France pull away late to see off Welsh resistance
Nolann le Garrec shines at scrumhalf as Fabien Galthié's side earns a much-needed win, leaving Wales facing a wooden spoon decider
England v Ireland: Blitz defence is all the rage, but who first came up with the idea?
Six Nations: Andy Farrell, Warren Gatland and Shaun Edwards have their claims but all roads lead back to the Springboks
Wales captain Dafydd Jenkins moves to backrow for France clash
Warren Gatland names new midfield among four changes from the side that lost to Ireland in Dublin
Six Nations analysis: Wales proud of defence but offer no blueprint for Ireland’s rivals
Visitors passive at breakdown and failed to complement this with sufficient aggressive line-speed; England will offer a different threat
UK media reaction to Ireland v Wales in Six Nations: ‘Men against boys’
Despite the big defeat there were some promising signs for Wales spotted by visiting journalists
Andy Farrell hails tenacious nature of Ireland’s win over Wales
‘There was all sorts of stuff going on in that game . . . but we stuck at it and brought them down in the end’
Ireland 31 Wales 7 (Full-time) - as it happened
Text commentary from the Aviva Stadium as Andy Farrell’s side looks to keep their Grand Slam hopes alive
Opportunity knocks for Ciarán Frawley as Ireland’s big guns return for Welsh challenge
Ciaran Frawley becomes the fourth Irish player to make his first championship start in this year’s Six Nations as Farrell recalls experienced names for Welsh showdown
Ireland beware a Warren Gatland flattering to deceive
Wales coach complimentary across various topics, from playing structures in Irish rugby to success of the national team
Simon Easterby: ‘Gatland is a man of few words at times and when he does speak, players do respond’
Easterby was one of five players given their debuts by Gatland in 2000 along with John Hayes, Peter Stringer, Ronan O’Gara and Shane Horgan
Gordon D’Arcy: Welsh rugby faces a golden opportunity to secure its future
Six Nations performances show grounds for optimism for future of Welsh rugby
Retirements, career moves and injuries take predictable toll on Wales
Visitors will arrive in Dublin having lost nine of their last 10 matches in the Six Nations, but still capable of better
Six Nations team news: George North absent for Wales’ Six Nations opener with Scotland
Steve Borthwick names four debutants in matchday 23 as England travel to Rome to take on Italy
Six Nations 2024: Wales have often added up to more than the sum of their regional parts
Win their opener at home to Scotland, and they can swing freely thereafter. Lose it though and it’s hard to see them avoiding a last-day shoot-out
Six Nations 2024: Ultimate guide to fixtures, main contenders and where to watch it on TV
France and Ireland are favourites but look more vulnerable given their post-World Cup hangovers
Rhys Ruddock unlikely to represent Wales in the Six Nations, but nothing is off the table
The 33-year-old flanker becomes eligible for Wales ahead of the third round of this year’s Six Nations – when they play Ireland at the Aviva Stadium
Gerry Thornley: We will never again see the like of Johnny Sexton
No Ireland rugby player gave more or achieved more than the recently retired outhalf
Warren Gatland plans to lead Wales at 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia
60-year-old New Zealander is the first coach to lead a team to four World Cup quarter-finals
Warren Gatland admits change of referee did not help Wales in Argentina loss
South African referee Jaco Peyper hobbled off with a calf injury after Wales had scored their first try
Alchemist Gatland aiming to concoct more Wales magic against Argentina
Wales have gone from threat of player strikes to verge of World Cup semi-finals under their wily coach
Warren Gatland: Don’t blame Wales for the lopsided World Cup draw
‘I’d just say to the other teams they should have done better in the last World Cup’
Rugby’s tectonic plates are shifting towards the northern hemisphere
As Australian rugby languishes in crisis, their northern cousins are accelerating away from them
South Africa and Ireland may meet again - but watch out for Scotland
The Rugby World Cup has shown that Australia’s appointment of Eddie Jones was an even bigger mistake than initially thought
Australian rugby suffers its darkest hour in defeat to Wales
Country fails to qualify for the knockout stages of a World Cup for the first time
Australia v Wales preview: Big improvement needed from Wallabies to keep trophy hopes alive
Rugby World Cup Pool A: Key for Wales will be to start the match in a positive vein and quickly try and drain whatever confidence is left in this Wallaby line-up
Wales make 13 changes for second World Cup clash against Portugal
Co-captain Dewi Lake will lead Wales in Nice after recovering from a knee injury
Wales hang on as Fiji suffer agonising loss in pulsating Rugby World Cup encounter
Fijian winger Semi Radradra knocks on ball in closing moments to leave Wales relieved to have the victory
Fiji gives Wales a challenging first outing
Rugby World Cup: Warren Gatland becomes first Head Coach in rugby to attend five tournaments
Finn Russell’s cunnning and craft sets up big Racing win in Northampton
Scottish outhalf provides the telling pass for four of the five tries in bonus-point win
‘This isn’t a rebel competition’: David Humphreys on how World 12s can change rugby
Former Ireland star believes new competition can do for rugby what IPL did for cricket
Gerry Thornley: Lions will have regrets as Springboks secure series victory
In practically every metric bar the final score the visitors were the superior team
Warren Gatland feeling the pain after Lions see series slip from their hands
Head coach picks out a few calls that went against his side in third Test
South Africa 19 Lions 16 - How the Lions players rated
John O’Sullivan hands out the marks after the series decider
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