Wales

Wales head coach Warren Gatland has made nine changes from the team that struggled to beat Fiji last weekend for Saturday's Millennium Stadium appointment with world champions New Zealand.

The November Autumn Internationals Round 3 saw some close matches with the damp conditions keeping the scores close in most games.

Former Gloucester back-row forward Akapusi Qera will captain Fiji in Saturday's Millennium Stadium clash against Wales.

Prop Gethin Jenkins will captain a much-changed Wales team in next Saturday's Millennium Stadium clash against Fiji.

Alun-Wyn Jones has acknowledged there will be a case of deja vu after Wales suffered their 21st successive defeat against major southern hemisphere opposition.

The November Internationals Round 2 saw some great test match rugby union, depending on who you support.

Leigh Halfpenny has warned that Wales will need "to be on the money for 80 minutes" this weekend in their pursuit of a prize that has eluded them for six painful years.

Samson Lee has no doubt what his primary role will be when he makes his first Millennium Stadium start for Wales on Saturday.

In stark contrast to Round 1, there are ten games in the November Internationals 2014 Round 2 and if you get through this round with a 100 per cent record then as Fitzy used to say, "full credit".

George North will start in the centre when Wales open their autumn Test campaign against Australia at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday.

Wales will await scan results on star centre Jonathan Davies' shoulder before taking stock of his autumn Test prospects.

Wales head coach Warren Gatland has compared preparing for next year's World Cup to preparing for an Olympic Games.

Prop Adam Jones and fly-half James Hook have both been left out of a 34-man squad for next month's Tests against Australia, Fiji, New Zealand and South Africa.

The Welsh Rugby Union has led the tributes to former Scarlets chief executive Stuart Gallacher, who has died aged 68.

ales star Leigh Halfpenny's career with European champions Toulon could become clearer in the next few days.

Wales lock-forward Andrew Coombs has been handed a three-week ban after being cited for allegedly stamping on an opponent’s head.

Warren Gatland hopes that Wales' first dual-contracted players could be signed up during the next "three or four weeks".

He may be presently recovering from ankle surgery but Bristol back-rower Ryan Jones is refusing to rule out a return to international rugby with Wales despite dropping down into the Greene King IPA Championship this season.

For 22-year-old George North the rise to international rugby stardom has been a remarkable, and explosive one and last year was no exception to this as the giant winger helped Northampton win the Aviva Premiership with his first season in the league.

Welsh rugby has finally agreed a peace deal with 10 players receiving dual contracts in a six-year £60million-plus agreement.