Abi Tierney, chief executive of the Welsh Rugby Union ... position. Wales were hammered 43-0 by France in the opening round of Six Nations fixtures, and they lost 22-15 against Italy in Rome ...

suffering sobering losses to Georgia and Italy. Under him, Wales topped their pool at the 2023 Rugby World Cup but were knocked out by Argentina in the quarter-finals. The team’s last win was a ...

Italy winger Monty Ioane will miss next week's Six Nations game with France due to a knee injury, the Italian Rugby Federation (FIR) announced on Thursday. Lyon's Ioane, 30, had featured in both ...

Warren Gatland left as head coach after Wales' record-extending 14th straight defeat with a loss to Italy in Rome ... under contract with the Welsh Rugby Union but will not be part of the coaching ...

Gatland approached CEO Abi Tierney in the wake of the defeat in Italy - a record 14th in a row - to say he no longer felt like the right man to take Wales forward. Cardiff Rugby head coach Matt ...

Stephen Aboud will rejoin the Italian Rugby ... of Italy’s underage teams from Under-18 to Under-20 levels. This included age-grade victories over Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales teams ...

High performance director Stephen Aboud is leaving Rugby Canada and rejoining the Italian Rugby Federation. The 62-year-old Irish native says he made the decision to leave in May in order to be ...

However, Murray suits the brand of rugby most fans are ... There's only one way to find out. Wales missed Jenkins' work rate and physicality in the defeat to Italy in Rome. Jenkins put in 26 ...

Jiffy was part of the punditry lineup ahead of Italy v Wales at the Stadio Olimpico, alongside Owens, Andrew Coombs and presenter Sarra Elgan. Speaking on the latest episode of 'Jonathan', Elgan ...

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Glasgow Warriors head coach Franco Smith and former Wales boss Warren Gatland ... suffering a 22-15 defeat to Italy in Rome. South African Smith is highly rated after helping the Warriors win the 2023 ...