Mourning All Blacks make five changes for Wales

New Zealand made five changes to its starting side for the game against Wales, where they will pay tribute to the victims of the Pike River mine.

Frans Steyn returns for Boks against Wales

The Springboks have drafted Frans Steyn into the midfield for their Test against Wales at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday.

Siddle double strike revives Australia

Peter Siddle's two late wickets helped Ashes holders Australia regain momentum at the end of the opening day of the first Test against England.

Boks withstand late Welsh charge

World champions South Africa withstood a late onslaught to beat Wales 20-15 in their opening autumn international at the Millennium Stadium.

Bakkies back in Bok mix

Bakkies Botha has been included in the Springbok starting line-up for the world champions' Test against Wales in Cardiff on Saturday.

Gatland opts for experience against Boks

Warren Gatland has opted for experienced flyhalf Stephen Jones over James Hook to spearhead Wales' assault on world champions South Africa in their opening Test in Bloemfontein on Saturday. Jones made his Test debut in Wales' record 96-13 defeat to the Springboks in 1998 and is embarking on his third tour of South Africa.

Wales set for big chill ahead of Bok clash

Wales players are set to be exposed to a week of training at a cryotherapy centre ahead of the Six Nations Grand Slam winners' two Test tour of South Africa in June, coach Warren Gatland announced on Tuesday. Cryotherapy is a process in which the body is briefly subjected to extremely low temperatures below -110°C.

Wales hope for full-strength squad for Bok clashes

Warren Gatland has promised he will select his strongest possible Wales squad when his Six Nations title-holders travel to world champions South Africa for a two-Test tour in June. Northern hemisphere sides have often been criticised for taking weakened teams on their travels to the Tri-Nations countries at the end of a long European season.

Wales claim Six Nations grand slam

Wales produced a gutsy display of tenacious defence to beat France 29-12 in Cardiff on Saturday to claim their second Six Nations grand slam in four years. The Welsh completed their remarkable transformation from a side that crashed out of last year's World Cup in the group stages.

Williams double delights Wales

Shane Williams scored two tries as Wales beat Scotland 30-15 at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday to make it back-to-back Six Nations wins under new coach Warren Gatland. But they found it hard to finally see off a Scotland side that stayed in the game until the final quarter thanks to the boot of the recalled Chris Paterson.

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