Wales Rugby Team

Ten former welsh internationals from the wales national rugby union team have been inducted into the international rugby hall of fame while eight have been inducted into the world rugby hall of fame.

Wales rugby team. Wales are coached by wayne pivac who succeeded warren gatland. Currently the team is ranked fourteenth in the rlif world rankings the team was run under the auspices of the rugby football league but an independent body wales rugby league now runs the team from cardiff three welsh players have been entered into the rugby league hall of fame. One welsh player shane williams in 2008 has been awarded world rugby player of the year formerly known as the international rugby board player of the year. Tîm rygbi r undeb cenedlaethol cymru represents wales in men s international rugby union its governing body the welsh rugby union wru was established in 1881 the same year that wales played their first international against england the team plays its home matches at the millennium stadium in cardiff currently known for sponsorship reasons as.

Wales have binned their 7s rugby team just weeks after england shelved theirs rugbypass is the premier destination for rugby fans across the globe with the best news analysis shows highlights podcasts documentaries live match player stats live blog feeds and in some territories live streaming of the world s greatest rugby. The nominees for the world rugby team and coach of the year 2019 accolades have been revealed with rugby world cup 2019 hosts japan and their coach jamie joseph joined by the four semi finalists in england south africa wales and new zealand on the shortlists. Wales were the world cup sevens champions after winning the 2009 rugby world cup sevens in the united arab emirates but they relinquished that title after failing to defend their crown at the 2013 rugby world cup sevens in moscow. The wales national rugby league team represents wales in international rugby league football matches.

The wales national rugby sevens team competes in the world rugby sevens series the rugby world cup sevens and in the commonwealth games. The wales national rugby union team welsh. Wales ready to play four home games at twickenham during autumn festival of rugby by gavin mairs 12 jul 2020 10 00pm welsh rugby union intends to close the gap on other nations with new women.