Wales

As this year’s tournament draws closer, the 6 Nations championship promises a lot for reigning champions Wales. Warren Gatland this week announced his squad to mount their assault on what would be an historic third title in a row.

The four Welsh regions - Cardiff Blues, Newport Gwent Dragons, Ospreys and Scarlets - have again confirmed their commitment to the English proposed Rugby Champions Cup.

Wales head coach Warren Gatland has this afternoon named a 32-man squad to defend their title as Six Nations Champions.

It has been announced today that Wales full-back Leigh Halfpenny has won the Rugby Union Writers' Club Player of the Year Award for 2013.

With the Six Nations starting in under three weeks’ time, Talking Rugby Union’s Southern Hemisphere correspondent Scotty Donaldson asks who are you picking to win?

Former Wales scrum-half Dwayne Peel is set to join Bristol on a two-year deal from Sale Sharks ahead of the 2014/15 campaign.

Wales and Cardiff Blues fly-half Rhys Patchell will miss the coming 2014 Six Nations after knee surgery will rule him out for several months.

Former Cardiff Coach Dai Young believes that the Welsh Rugby Chiefs and the four regional teams will put politics aside and broker a resolution to their bitter feud.

Regional Rugby Wales (RRW) has launched a scathing attack on the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) as the bitter battle between the two sides shows no sign of abating.

Welsh rugby chiefs are to present the country's four regional teams with a new agreement regarding the professional game in Wales.

Wales centre Jonathan Davies faces an uphill battle to play any part in this season's RBS 6 Nations Championship

Cardiff Blues chief executive Richard Holland does not hold out much hope of a peace deal with the Welsh Rugby Union after the deadline of agreement for next season and beyond passed along with the New Year bells

Battle lines have been drawn in Welsh rugby's civil war after the Welsh Rugby Union suggested it is prepared to form new professional sides in the wake of the regions refusing to commit to extending the Participation Agreement between the two parties.

Leicester Tigers have joined the fight to lure Rhys Priestland away from the Scarlets, boss Richard Cockerill has confirmed.

Welsh club rugby is "failing" because supporters have "never truly warmed to the regional concept", according to shadow secretary of state for Wales Owen Smith.

It was agreed yesterday evening (Wednesday) that Northampton are to be fined £60,000 after releasing George North for Wales duty outside of the International Rugby Board’s designated Test window, Premiership Rugby has confirmed.

Welsh Regional side Ospreys have been hit with a huge blow this week, with injuries to hooker Richard Hibbard and centre Andrew Bishop.

Northampton face a Premiership Rugby disciplinary panel in London today (Wednesday) for allowing wing George North to play for Wales against Australia outside the International Rugby Board’s autumn window.

Wales Head Coach Warren Gatland has signed a new long-term contract to remain coach of the nation until after the 2019 World Cup in Japan.

The British and Irish Lions were named the team of the year and Warren Gatland won the coach of the year award at the 2013 BBC Sports Personality awards held in Leeds last night.