Shane Williams says his Wales career will come to an end following next year's World Cup.

Ireland and Scarlets flanker Simon Easterby has been forced to retire after failing to recover from a knee injury suffered in December.

Wales centre Andrew Bishop has been ruled out of Saturday’s final Test match against New Zealand after breaking his hand during the 42-9 defeat to the All Blacks in Dunedin.

Wales introduced their youngest-ever player in 18-year-old wing Tom Prydie for the visit of Italy to the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.

Shane Williams says there will be no let-up in Wales’ search for a solution to shore up their leaking defence.

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Warren Gatland could summon two of Wales’ 2008 Grand Slam stars for the RBS 6 Nations appointment with title favourites France next week.

GETHIN JENKINS has challenged his bruised Wales team-mates to take out their Australia frustrations on the Six Nations in next year’s championship.

WALES will chase their second successive Six Nations title today – and Martyn Williams believes it would represent “a bigger achievement” than last year’s Grand Slam.

Tom Shanklin readily admits Ireland captain Brian O’Driscoll possesses “the complete game”.

Wales head coach Warren Gatland has made eight changes for Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations title decider against Ireland at the Millennium Stadium.

ALUN-WYN JONES will make his debut as Wales captain next week — and he could keep the job for a potential RBS 6 Nations title showdown against Ireland.

British Lion Dwayne Peel has been left out of the Wales squad for this season’s RBS 6 Nations Championship.

“A HUGE honour and extremely humbling” — that is how former Ireland and current Wales head coach, Warren Gatland, described his appointment as British and Irish Lions forwards coach yesterday for the 2009 Tour to South Africa.