#Nigel Walker

The Women's Six Nations returns today, reverting back to its normal round-robin format following a truncated 2021 edition because of the pandemic. In a World Cup year for the women's game, this year's championship takes on added significance, with video-sharing app TikTok coming on board as its first title sponsor. Below you can read our…

Welsh rugby heads into the new year with one headline-grabbing decision having been made, but lots of other issues still to be resolved. The autumn internationals marked the end of the road for Wayne Pivac as Wales coach and a return to the helm for Warren Gatland. You never like to see anyone lose their job and Pivac is a decent bloke who gave it…

A PILOT competition called the Celtic Challenge has been launched to provide more high-performance playing opportunities for women players in Scotland, Ireland and Wales ahead of the 2023 Six Nations Championship. In year one, the tournament, which is supported by World Rugby, will see one team from each Union compete in a series of home and away…

Scottish Rugby, IRFU & WRU have created a pilot Celtic Challenge competition, supported by World Rugby, to provide a high-performance tournament window ahead of the 2023 TikTok Six Nations Championships. In year one the tournament will see one team from each Union compete in a series of home and away fixtures over a six-week period commencing at…

Wales lock Rowlands, 31, is out of contract at the end of 2022-23 and has been linked with Bath and Racing 92. "At the moment, we don't know our budget. We can't speak to players," said Flanagan. However, the Welsh Rugby Union's (WRU) Nigel Walker said Rowlands turned down a contract extension last summer. Walker, the governing body's performance…