Principality Welsh Rugby Union Podcast

A chance to hear at length from Wales national performance referee manager Paul Adams on this week’s Welsh Rugby Union podcast. So what effect is this lockdown having on referees, some were due to be travelling the world this summer from international series to the Olympics. What effect will it have on current referees – and the future development. Plenty of questions for the WRU refereeing department to be looking at.

A chance to hear at length from Wales national coach Wayne Pivac on this week’s Welsh Rugby Union podcast. So what are the Wales players up to during the lockdown, how many have had the symptoms of coronavirus, how will it feel to return to the Principality Stadium after it’s been turned into a hospital at the moment, what about the postponement of the Scotland game, how can rugby use this time to come out stronger – and how long do the players need to be back in training before they could start playing internationals again. A chance to hear the answers to plenty of questions.

Raising money for health charities, while looking after the elite end of the game – we hear at length from WRU performance director Ryan Jones in this week’s Welsh rugby Union Podcast. This weekend he’s attempting his biggest challenge yet. How his own playing career helped prepare him, what effect is the current lock down having on the elite end of the game and how does he look back on this season’s Six Nations for men and women. A chance to hear from one of the top men in Welsh rugby.

How are the players coping in the lock down, does it actually help Wales Women to close the gap on professional opponents? And why do the values of rugby help those from disadvantaged backgrounds. This week we talk to Wales Women’s outside half Elinor Snowsill, with some fascinating thoughts about the rugby side and how rugby helps disadvantaged children.

How will the current lockdown period affect the future development of top Wales rugby players? In this week’s Welsh Rugby Union Podcast we talk in depth with Gareth Williams, head coach of Wales Under 20s and also Transitional Players in their early 20s. The World Rugby Under 20 championship, which was due to be held in Northern Italy, has been cancelled this summer. So that means a very different development profile for many of the best young players in Wales.

How is the Welsh rugby community coping and how will it survive going forward – let’s find out more in this week’s Welsh Rugby Union podcast. A chance this week to hear at length from the WRU’s community director Geraint John, someone at the heart of decisions affecting every rugby club in Wales in these tough times.

A different Welsh Rugby Union podcast for different times. This week it’s a chance to hear at length from WRU national exiles officer Gareth Davies – about all the players, men and women, outside Wales who end up pulling on the red jersey at some level, or just taking part in Exiles events to re-connect. There’s plenty that most people won’t know about this long-running programme.

We will concentrate on the rugby in this week’s Welsh Rugby Union Podcast. Wales Under 20s finished their Six Nations campaign, we hear from coach Gareth Williams, captain Jac Morgan and centre Bradley Roderick. Ollie Phillips. the head of Wales Women’s Sevens, talks about his role, while we also get the chance to find out more about Wales prop Cerys Hale.

Wales U20 trio Jac Morgan, Ellis Bevan and Ioan Lloyd are determined to finish the Six Nations campaign with a win against Scotland at Stadiwm Zip World

The Welsh Rugby Union Podcast celebrates Alun Wyn Jones joining All Black Richie McCaw on a world record 148 international appearances this week. We hear from Wales coach Wayne Pivac, debutante WillGriff John and the returning Cory Hill. With Wales Womens’ Six Nations campaign over for now, we speak to captain Siwan Lillicrap, coach Gareth Wyatt and outside half Robyn Wilkins. In the buoyant Wales U20 camp, we hear more from captain Jac Morgan along with Ioan Lloyd and Ellis Bevan.

England v Wales week in this edition of the Welsh Rugby Union Podcast. We hear the thinking of coach Wayne Pivac, as well as players Josh Navidi, Rob Evans and Dillon Lewis, while Sam Warburton discusses his return to the Wales camp and Twickenham. Wales Women pair Siwan Lillicrap and Georgia Evans help launch Rookie Rugby with some interesting revelations. We also hear from wales U20s, coach Gareth Williams and players Ben Warren, Aneurin Owen and Jac Morgan.

Ben Warren, Jac Morgan and Aneurin Owen look ahead to Friday's showdown against England in the U20 Six Nations clash to be held at Kingsholm Stadium

The latest news from the Wales camps in the Six Nations, including the Olympics and beating the world champions, in this week’s Welsh Rugby Union Podcast. We hear the news from Wales attack coach Stephen Jones, while former Wales defence coach Shaun Edwards talks about returning with France. We speak to all three Wales women in the Team GB Olympics Sevens initial training squad, Jaz Joyce, Hannah Jones and Keira Bevan, while Wales Women’s captain Siwan Lillicrap reflects on the defeat to France. We also speak to coaches and players from Wales U20s after they beat world champions France.

Wales teams looking to bounce back and compensation for storm damage in this week’s Welsh Rugby Union Podcast. We hear from Wales coach Wayne Pivac and forwards Justin Tipuric and Wyn Jones. We hear from Wales Women coach Geraint Lewis and forwards Siwan Lillicrap and Gwen Crabb. We also speak to Wales U20s pair Jac Morgan and Ben Carter.

We hear the latest from the Wales camp in this week’s Welsh Rugby Union Podcast. Skills coach Neil Jenkins and scrum half Gareth Davies look ahead to France, while Justin Tipuric and Dillon Lewis look back at events in Ireland. Wales Women’s Robyn Wilkins explains more about her life outside the Wales team and we also have a special report on Walking Rugby.

A stormy weekend predicted in Ireland as we look ahead to the men’s women’s and 20s games on the Welsh Rugby Union Podcast. Hear why Wales centre Nick Tomkins has earned the nickname ‘Neil,’ plus what it was like seeing his English Father in a Wales jersey. We also speak to Wayne Pivac, Hadleigh Parkes and Wyn Jones. Wales Women coach Chris Horsman and captain Siwan Lillicrap look ahead, while returning flanker Manon Johnes talks about an exciting year which will see her going up to Oxford University. At Under 20s level, we speak to Gareth Williams, Jac Morgan and Sam Costelow.

The 2020 Six NATIONS is about to get under way – keep listening to the Welsh Rugby Union Podcast for the best previews on all the internationals this weekend. We hear from Wayne Pivac, Stephen Jones, George North, Josh Adams and Dillon Lewis on the Italy game at the Principality Stadium. Coach Chris Horsman and captain Siwan Lillicrap preview the Women’s game, while coach Gareth Williams, captain Jac Morgan and outside half Sam Costelow look ahead to the U20s.

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Wales trio Aneurin Owen, Jac Morgan and Sam Costelow look ahead to the U20 Six Nations.

Six Nations launch week on the Welsh Rugby Union Podcast. We speak to Wales captains Alun Wyn Jones and Siwan Lillicrap, plus Wales coach Byron Hayward and Neil Jenkins. WRU chairman Gareth Davies pays tribute to chief executive Martyn Phillips, who’s announced his departure in the summer, plus Adam Jones is joining the full-time roster of Welsh referees and Coleg Gwent rugby director Matthew Jones discusses winning the National Schools and Colleges League.