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

Presiding judge Sir Wyn Williams has been appointed chairman of Welsh rugby’s newly-formed Professional Regional Game Board (PRGB).

Welsh Rugby Union chief executive Roger Lewis proclaimed that the Heineken Cup is back on track last night.

Rob Howley has been appointed as Wales' caretaker head coach for the summer internationals against the Barbarians and Australia to allow Warren Gatland to recuperate fully from injuries suffered in a domestic accident.

Wales coach Warren Gatland broke bones in both his feet in a fall from a ladder in New Zealand.

Warren Gatland is in line to become just the second overseas coach to lead the British and Irish Lions on tour after being offered the chance to take charge of next year’s tour of Australia, it is understood.

Wales coach Warren Gatland has received an offer to lead the British and Irish Lions on their tour of Australia next year, it is understood.

ENGLAND will name a permanent head coach in time for next year’s summer tour to South Africa, with an interim appointment overseeing the RBS 6 Nations.

THE Welsh Rugby Union have expressed delight after keeping Shaun Edwards out of the clutches of England for a second time.

SHAUN EDWARDS has left his position as head coach of Aviva Premiership side Wasps.

Wales coach Warren Gatland looks unlikely to face an International Rugby Board investigation following his controversial comments about faking injury, it is understood.

THE International Rugby Board is to review Warren Gatland’s claim he considered cheating in Wales’ defeat by France in the World Cup semi-finals.

Wales captain Sam Warburton has been banned for three weeks after he was sent off in yesterday’s World Cup semi-final defeat against France.

WALES rugby boss Roger Lewis has warned off possible suitors of coach Warren Gatland following a stunning World Cup run that threatens to make the New Zealander a man in demand.

Scrum-half Mike Phillips has been suspended indefinitely from Wales squad duties, the WRU announced today.

Confirmation of Gavin Henson’s departure from Toulon is expected soon after a day of fevered speculation over the player’s future with the club resulted in him being called to attend a meeting by the Welsh Rugby Union.

Wales Rugby Union chief executive Roger Lewis has dismissed the notion of sacking coach Warren Gatland and insisted now “is a time for cool heads and certainly not to chop heads”.

Warren Gatland will remain as Wales coach until after the 2015 World Cup after agreeing a four-year extension to his contract with the Welsh Rugby Union.

THE spectre of Gavin Henson continues to hang over Welsh rugby after he featured in a marketing campaign for the new Wales kit yesterday.

THE next two Heineken Cup finals will take place in Wales and England after the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff was confirmed as the venue for the 2010-11 tournament showpiece match and Twickenham was awarded the right to stage the final in 2012.

Welsh Rugby Union chiefs and the country’s four professional regions are set to unveil details of a new peace agreement today.

The commanding officer of a soldier shot dead by the Real IRA outside his barracks in the North spoke today of the young man’s desire to help others before himself.

Wales boss Warren Gatland has made two changes to his team for Saturday’s autumn Test finale against Australia.

Gareth Cooper has been made available for Wales’ autumn Test series finale against Australia next Saturday.

Gavin Henson’s hopes of beginning his Test match comeback against world champions South Africa tomorrow have been dashed by injury.

WALES coach Warren Gatland has committed himself to the job until the end of the 2011 World Cup despite his feelings on the club-versus-country row over the release of players.

Welsh rugby chiefs are claiming what they term “a major and significant legal victory” in the battle over international player release.

Wales will play Australia later this year in a fixture to mark 100 years of Test rugby between the countries.

Warren Gatland believes his Wales Grand Slam captain Ryan Jones is in pole position to become the next British and Irish Lions skipper.

WALES have ruled out Grand Slam winner Warren Gatland leading the Lions to South Africa.

Shaun Edwards has pledged his international coaching future to Wales by signing a three-year contract.

SITTING in the bowels of the Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes, Gareth Thomas’ voice cracked with raw emotion as he surveyed the smouldering wreckage of Wales’ World Cup campaign.

Wales captain Ryan Jones is flattered to be considered a potential candidate to lead the Lions on their 2009 tour of South Africa.

WARREN GATLAND’S hopes of leading the British and Irish Lions on next year’s tour of South Africa have been dented after the Welsh Rugby Union claimed they had every right to block his appointment.

Warren Gatland’s hopes of leading the British and Irish Lions on next year’s tour of South Africa have been dented after the Welsh Rugby Union claimed they had every right to block his appointment.

The four Welsh regions have thrown their full support behind the controversial new Wales selection policy designed to keep the best players in the country.

WARREN GATLAND delivered a blunt warning yesterday that any player who pursues a club career outside Wales will be putting his international future at grave risk.

NEW Wales coach Warren Gatland has urged the nation’s demanding supporters “not to expect miracles from day one”.

New Wales coach Warren Gatland has urged the nation’s demanding supporters “not to expect miracles from day one.”

The Welsh Rugby Union have paid tribute to Ray Gravell “as a man who epitomised the passion, flair and dignity of his beloved Welsh nation” after the rugby legend died of a suspected heart attack aged 56.

SCOTT JOHNSON was surprised to learn he had been installed as favourite to replace Gareth Jenkins as Wales head coach.

WALES lock Ian Evans believes the Magners League is hampering Welsh rugby and he has demanded a wholesale change in attitude towards the competition.

Sacked Wales coach Gareth Jenkins insisted he leaves the job with no regrets despite failing to reach the World Cup quarter-finals.

THE Welsh Rugby Union acted swiftly and decisively to sack head coach Gareth Jenkins less than 24 hours after Wales crashed out of the World Cup after defeat to Fiji.