Principality Welsh Rugby Union Podcast

A chance to hear in depth from the announcements of the men’s and women’s Wales squad announcements, in this week’s Welsh Rugby Union Podcast. We hear from Wayne Pivac on his selection, while on the Women’s side we hear from coach Chris Horsman, captain Siwan Lillicrap and new Sevens coach Ollie Phillips. Finally we catch up with Cardiff Blues back rower Nick Williams after he was reduced to tears by a special visit by his Mum from New Zealand.

We focus on the European Challenge Cup and Wales Six Nations squad hopefuls in this week’s Welsh Rugby Union Podcast. We hear from Dillon Lewis, Hallam Amos, John Mulvihill, Ceri Jones, Matthew Screech, Aaron Shingler and Brad Mooar.

We hear from the men’s and ladies’ captains of Wales in this New Year Welsh Rugby Union Podcast. Alun Wyn Jones and Siwan Lillicrap look forward, also hear the stories from Paige Randall and Natalia John on the women’s side, Cory Hill and Jarrod Evans from the men’s. Plus a special feature on Walking Rugby.

A Merry Derbies Christmas from the Welsh Rugby Union Podcast. We hear from all four regions, including Brad Mooer on why Santa is a Scarlet, as well as Ebbw Vale coach Greg Woods on his side’s Indigo Group Premiership battle.

We hear from all four regions ahead of the Christmas derby season in this week’s Welsh Rugby Union Podcast. We speak to Jake Ball, Dean Ryan, Justin Tipuric, Matt Sherratt, John Mulvihill and James Ratti.

Some personal stories which are a little different on this week’s Welsh Rugby Union Podcast. We hear from Wales Women’s prop Amy Evans on international retirement, her favourite moments and on reaching the top while dealing with diabetes. Wales back rower Ellis Jenkins on returning from injury, Wales U19s coach Gareth Williams on their win over Scotland. And Cambridge University will have two Welsh captains for the first time in the Men’s and Women’s Varsity Matches, Fiona Shuttleworth on playing with her twin sister, Stephen Leonard on combining rugby with trying to find a cure for cancer.

We reflect on the double header against the Barbarians, hearing from all the main people involved. Wales coach and captain Wayne Pivac and Justin Tipuric give their throughts, while we also hear from Barbarians coaching duo Warren Gatland and Robin McBryde on their, Principality Stadium return. Wales Women captain Siwan Lillicrap and coach Chris Horsman look back at their game, along with Barbarians wing Dyddgu Howell and assistant coach Rachel Taylor.

We hear about the Wales v Barbarians games on this week’s Welsh Rugby Union Podcast. Siwan Lillicrap, Chris Horsman, Elinor Snowsill and Gwen Crabb look forward to the women’s game, while Wayne Pivac, Jake Ball and Aaron Wainwright look ahead to the men’s match.

We hear at length from the new Wales coaching team in this week’s Welsh Rugby Union Podcast. Wayne Pivac, Stephen Jones and Jonathan Humphreys explain their thinking. WRU chairman Gareth Davies and new Board member Liza Burgess discuss the WRU AGM.

A remarkable story which puts sport in perspective in this week’s Welsh Rugby Union Podcast. Wales Women’s Robyn Lock talks about her five-year journey from serious illness to a first international cap. We also speak to Liza Burgess, the first women elected by the clubs onto the WRU council. We hear from Beddau, Carmarthen Quins and Cardiff about the WRU Challenge Cup, while the Ospreys and Blues look ahead to Europe.

Wales finish the World Cup in fourth, while Wales Women kick off their autumn series in this week’s Welsh Rugby Union Podcast. We hear from Warren Gatland, Alun Wyn Jones, Robin McBryde, James Davies, Ross Moriarty, Dillon Lewis and Owen Lane out in Japan. We also speak to Wales Women coach Gareth Wyatt and debutante Meg Webb, on the advice she received from her cousins, Wales scrum half Rhys Webb and Under 20s captain Tommy Reffell.

Plenty of reaction from Japan, the importance of clubs back in Wales and previewing the Wales Women Autumn Series in this week’s Welsh Rugby Union Podcast. We hear from forwards coach Robin McBryde, as well as Elliott Dee, Dan Biggar and Jonathan Davies after the Rugby World Cup semi-final. Dragons player James Benjamin describes the importance of the Whiteheads club, while Wales Sevens player Kayleigh Powell looks forward to the chance of earning a first fifteens cap in the Wales Women Autumn Series.

The Rugby World Cup dream lives on, we hear reaction in Japan and the impact back in Wales in this week’s Welsh Rugby Union Podcast. Out in Japan we hear from Warren Gatland, Shaun Edwards, Hadleigh Parkes, Dan Biggar, Ross Moriarty and Aaron Wainwright, while we also have a special report from Wainwright’s home club back in Newport, Whiteheads.

World Cup quarter-finals – and the role women can play in Welsh rugby – in this week’s Welsh rugby union podcast. We hear from Stephen Jones, Ken Owens, Gareth Davies and Josh Adams out in Japan at the Rugby World Cup. Back in Wales we go to Women, Rugby and You at the Cwmbran Stadium to showcase careers in rugby on and off the pitch. Plus Wales Women’s coach Rowland Phillips has announced his squad for their Autumn internationals.

Wales reach the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup, we hear from coach warren Gatland, captain Alan Wyn Jones and back rower Josh Navidi. We also hear about the Schools and Colleges League from Coleg Sir Gar, Coleg Gwent, Gower College and Whitchurch. We also speak to Ebbw Vale, Pontypridd and Cardiff in the Indigo Group Premiership.

A good start for Wales in the Rugby World Cup, we hear from forwards coach Robin McBryde, sports scientist Ryan Chambers about the special challenges of Japan, locks Adam Beard and Bradley Davies, while Rhys Patchell looks back at the victory over Australia. Back in Wales we find out more about touch rugby for over 35’s, the Indigo Group Premiership and the Schools and Colleges League.

A good start for Wales at the rugby World Cup in Japan, the Guinness Pro14 about to start in Wales, on the Welsh Rugby Union Podcast. We hear from Stephen Jones, Josh Adams and Dillon Lewis with the Wales squad in Japan, we also hear from all four regions in Wales as well as more about the WRU digital initiative.

We hear from more members of the Wales squad in Japan for Rugby World Cup, Premiership, Schools and Colleges and learning through rugby. George North, Aaron Wainwright, Aaron Shingler, Tomas Francis, Dillon Lewis and Wyn Jones all talk about what the World Cup means to them. We hear more information of Wyn Jones as a tighthead from former teammate Emyr Phillips, now coaching Carmarthen Quins. We also hear from Swansea. We hear about the Schools and Colleges league from Coleg Y Cymoedd, and Newport High, as well as the WRU’s new digital initiative in schools.

As Wales fly to Japan for the Rugby World Cup, we hear from several of the players about their hopes and backgrounds. We speak to Dan Biggar, Josh Navidi, Justin Tipuric, Gareth Davies, Hallam Amos and Nicky Smith. We also look at the Indigo Group Premiership with Merthyr, Llandovery and Llanelli.

We look at the Wales squad for the Rugby World Cup. Coach Warren Gatland explains his thinking, while we also hear from Cory Hill, Davies brothers James and Jonathan, Rhys Carre, Rhys Patchell and Owen Watkin. We also look forward to the start of the Indigo Group Premiership season with Bridgend, Aberavon and RGC, with a special tribute to former Bridgend chairman Derrick King.