Tommy Bowe says he had no option but to smile as he was wheeled off the Principality Stadium pitch last month — having broken his leg 45 seconds after he entered play.

Wales boss Rob Howley offered his players a chance for redemption after naming an unchanged team to face Ireland tomorrow.

Shaun Edwards has admitted that star wing George North “was not at his best” in the defeat against Scotland that effectively ended Wales’ RBS 6 Nations title hopes.

George North will return to Wales' starting line-up for Saturday's RBS 6 Nations clash against Scotland at Murrayfield.

Wales lock Luke Charteris has been hailed as one of Racing 92’s “most valuable assets” this season.

Wales assistant coach Robin McBryde says prop Samson Lee is not someone “distracted by things on the outside”.

Warren Gatland has targeted “another step up” from his players on Friday night when they chase a victory over France that would send them top of the RBS 6 Nations Championship.

Wales recorded their ninth successive victory over Scotland in the RBS 6 Nations Championship to stay firmly among this season's title contenders.

Donal Lenihan's recipe for Irish success in the first Six Nations game against Wales.

Sam Warburton aims to “burst Ireland’s balloon” on Sunday. The Wales captain knows their opening game of the Six Nations could prove the acid test for hopes of claiming a peculiar hat-trick.

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France 13 Wales 20

Dan Biggar scored a try and Leigh Halfpenny kicked five penalties as Wales kept alive their RBS 6 Nations title hopes by beating France in Paris.

Wales hooker Scott Baldwin will make his first RBS 6 Nations start tomorrow after edging out "top player" Richard Hibbard for the number two shirt against France.

Bath centre Gavin Henson has been named in the Probables squad to prepare for Wales’ senior trial match on May 30.

ENGLAND 29 WALES 18

Wales boss Warren Gatland pulled no punches after dropping scrum-half star Mike Phillips for tomorrow night’s crunch RBS 6 Nations clash against France in Cardiff.

Wales scrum-half Mike Phillips has been relegated to the bench for Friday’s RBS 6 Nations clash against France in Cardiff.

How the two teams square off

Three battles Ireland must shade to beat Wales

There wasn’t a hint of panic when Devin Toner was suddenly called upon to organise Ireland’s line-out strategy in Sunday’s RBS Six Nations clash with Scotland.

Warren Gatland wants his Welsh team to take a leaf out of the Northampton Saints play-book when they arrive at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday.

Captain Sam Warburton will return to the Wales starting line-up for Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations clash against Ireland in Dublin.

Wales 23 Italy 15

Sam Warburton could start Wales’ RBS 6 Nations opener against Italy on Saturday as he prepares to make his comeback from injury.

Former Munster centre Lifeimi Mafi said there has been a big fallout in Perpignan from Sunday’s loss at Thomond Park and they were fired up for revenge.

Munster moved to the top of Heineken Cup Pool 6 as they swept past a weakened Perpignan team 36-8 at Thomond Park today.

Wales and Scarlets centre Jonathan Davies has ended speculation about his playing future by agreeing a two-year contract with French club Clermont Auvergne.

The Irish players aren’t the only ones glad to see the back of this season’s Six Nations.

The bodies may be bruised as Ireland continue to recover from their extremely intense encounter with Wales at the weekend but Donnacha Ryan believes the national team got exactly the workout needed to ready themselves for this Sunday’s RBS 6 Nations showdown with England.

Wales 22 Ireland 30

RBS Six Nations: IRELAND V WALES

All-Lions front row helps Wales coach take mind off lengthy list of injuries

Donnacha Ryan is free of grudges and baggage and ready to tackle Wales again

Like the little girl with the curl, when Welsh rugby is good it’s very good. When it’s bad it can be rotten.

It wasn’t quite a resumption of normal service yesterday as Declan Kidney restored his old guard to the Ireland line-up for Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations opener against Wales in Cardiff — but countered that with the selection of the electric Simon Zebo and Craig Gilroy on the wings.

Jonathan Sexton may not be the only big name to walk out on the boys in blue

Olly Kohn tonight reflected on the “surreal” feeling of being called up by Wales for this season’s RBS 6 Nations Championship.

South Africa-born forward Andries Pretorius has been named in the Wales squad for the RBS 6 Nations Championship.

South Africa-born forward Andries Pretorius has been named in the Wales squad for this season’s RBS 6 Nations Championship.

The Scarlets say their Wales wing George North suffered “no significant or serious” damage to his neck in last night’s RaboDirect PRO 12 clash against Ulster.