Wales

Phil Jones capitalised on the red card of Jacopo Bianchi as he kicked the decisive penalty in the 74th minute to help Wales secure the seventh place in the U20 Championship 2017 with a thrilling 25-24 win over Italy at Avchala Stadium on Sunday.

British and Irish Lions head coach Warren Gatland have called-up four players from the Wales squad from their ongoing summer tour to join the camp in New Zealand.

Wales registered their maiden victory at Eden Park after they completed a hard fought 6-22 win over Tonga in their opening game of the summer tour on Friday.

Darcy Graham scored a double including the decisive final try in the 75th minute as Scotland registered 29-25 win over Wales at Avchala Stadium on Tuesday in the fifth place semi-final of U20 Championship 2017 tournament.

Wales have announced their team to play Tonga on Friday early this morning as coach Robin McBryde handed out debut opportunities to Scarlets wing Steff Evans, Cardiff Blues lock Seb Davies and Wasps flanker Thomas Young with a total of nine uncapped players in the team.

Wales finally managed to open their account in the U20 Championship 2017 with a 54-20 win over Samoa at Avchala Stadium on Thursday.

Wales have suffered further injury setback as prop Samson Lee and uncapped fullback Phil Dollman have been ruled out of the upcoming summer tour of Tonga and Samoa due to knee injuries.

England continued their winning momentum in the U20 Championship tournament as they secured a 34-20 bonus point victory against Wales at Avchala Stadium on Sunday.

Centre Izaia Perese scored the decisive try for Australia in the 77th minute as they went on to beat Wales by 24-17 in a thrilling World Rugby U20 Championship encounter at Avchala Stadium on Wednesday.

Uncapped Exeter Chiefs fullback Phil Dollman has been included in Wales squad for the upcoming summer tour that includes Tests against Tonga and Samoa.

Wales have announced a 32-man squad that will be led by Jamie Roberts for the upcoming Pacific summer tour.

Cardiff Blues head coach Danny Wilson has announced his decision to withdraw from the upcoming Wales tour of Pacific Islands due to increasing commitments with the Pro 12 club.

Wales international Ian Evans has announced his decision to retire from professional rugby after failing to recover from a knee injury.

Welsh Rugby Union on Wednesday have confirmed the four-match fixtures for the autumn internationals which includes clashes against New Zealand and Australia.

Six Nations officials confirmed that the tournament's Untoward Incident Review Group have launched a probe on France's late replacement of Rabah Slimani in the controversial clash against Wales in the final round in Paris.

French international Yoann Maestri has been slammed with a fine of 30,000 euros (£26,000) for his critical comment about referee Wayne Barnes following the controversial Six Nations clash against Wales in Paris.

Ospreys will be heading into the European Challenge Cup play-off without their veteran lock Alun Wyn Jones, who is sidelined with a shoulder injury.

Six Nations organisers have revealed that they did not find any proper evidence in the allegations made by Wales on the biting incident involving Northampton Saints wing George North.

Six Nations organisers have shortlisted 12 candidates for the Player of the Championship award following the 2017 edition of the tournament.

The final round of Six Nations 2017 tournament between France and Wales at Stade de France was surrounded with controversy with the game extended for 20 additional minutes. France's replacement of Uini Atonio in the final minute was questioned while Wales had raised claims on a biting incident involving George North during the encounter.