Principality Welsh Rugby Union Podcast

We hear about the future of Welsh rugby, with acting Performance Director Huw Bevan, in this week’s Welsh Rugby Union Podcast.

We hear from Wales U20s at their World Championships and from inside the Wales squad preparing for the World Cup, in this week’s Welsh Rugby Union Podcast.

We hear from Wales U20 in South Africa and Wales coach Warren Gatland before his squad head for Switzerland, in this week’s Welsh Rugby Union Podcast.

A special on the new tackle height laws coming into community rugby in Wales, in this week’s Welsh Rugby Union Podcast. WRU community director Geraint John explains the changes, national performance manager for referees Paul Adams explains their role, while Llanharan coach Gareth Nicholas explains what it will mean for clubs.

A special focus on Wales U20s ahead of their World Rugby Championships, in this week’s Welsh Rugby Union Podcast. We’ll hear in depth from new coach Mark Jones and also from some of the key players this week as the squad prepare to head out for South Africa for the tournament, New Zealand, Japan and France in their group.

Wales Under 20s announce their World Rugby Championship squad and a new course to find more female referees, in this week’s Welsh Rugby Union podcast.

We speak to the new head coach of Wales U20, Mark Jones, in this week’s Welsh Rugby Union Podcast. We also hear from Llandovery, Scarlets, Wales and Lions prop Wyn Jones and BKT URC head of match official Tappe Henning.

We hear from the two sides in the Indigo Premiership Final, Llandovery and Cardiff, as well as how St Peter’s reached the Championship, in this week’s Welsh Rugby Union Podcast.

A special look at the Indigo Premiership Final in this week’s Welsh Rugby Union Podcast.

A look at Wales U18s, a walk down memory lane with Derek Quinnell and Tommy David, along with BKT URC head of match officials Tappe Henning, in this week's Welsh Rugby Union Podcast.

The end of the Six Nations – a look forward towards the World Cup and WXV, in this week’s Welsh Rugby Union Podcast. We hear from Warren Gatland, Ioan Cunningham, Hannah Jones and Georgia Evans.

Wales Women are ready for their Italian Job this weekend, while the Scarlets are one step away from a European Final, in this week’s Welsh Rugby Union Podcast. We hear from Wales Women’s coach Ioan Cunningham, captain Hannah Jones and hooker Kelsey Jones, along with Scarlets coach Dwayne Peel and outside half Sam Costelow.

We hear from Wales Women trio Gwenllian Pyrs, Keira Bevan and Carys Williams-Morris in this week’s Welsh Rugby Union Podcast, as well as from all four regions ahead of Judgement Day.

Life as professional rugby players is certainly different for some of the Wales Women players preparing to face England in front of a sell out crowd. Lock Abbie Fleming contrasts it with her time working in the NHS during the Covid crisis, wing Lisa Neumann does not miss the eight hour round trips for training, while we also hear back rower Beth Lewis on how she uses her sports psychology qualifications. Cardiff Director of Rugby Dai Young has been there and done most things, but he is looking forward to a new experience in Judgement Day.

A tale of two injuries for Alisha Butchers that sums up the change to professionalism as well as anything, in this week’s Welsh Rugby Union Podcast. We also hear from two young forwards, Kemsley Mathias and Liam Edwards, plus a walk down Memory Lane with JPR Williams and John Bevan.

A move set to irrevocably improve governance structures and change the face of the game in Wales for the better, forever – and a great win for Wales Women – in this week’s Welsh Rugby Union Podcast. We hear from chairman Ieuan Evans and interim CEO Nigel Walker on the governance reforms backed by clubs, while from the Wales Women’s camp we speak to Kate Williams, Sioned Harries, Sisilia Tuipulotu and Kerin Lake.

Coverage of Wales Men, Wales Women and Wales U20s Six Nations campaigns in this week’s Welsh rugby Union Podcast. Warren Gatland rounds up a Six Nations campaign which leaves plenty of work ahead of the World Cup. We speak to Wales Women’s captain Hannah Jones, outside half Elinor Snowsill, scrum half Keera Bevan, back rower Georgia Evans and second row Natalia John. We also speak to U20s coach Byron Hayward and captain Ryan Woodman about the end of their Six Nations campaign.

Wales look to build on that win in Italy, we hear from coach Warren Gatland and wing Rio Dyer in this week’s Welsh Rugby Union Podcast. We also speak to Wales U20s forwards coach Marc Breeze and wing Oli Andrew, as well as Wales Women’s lock Gwen Crabb to find out how their Six Nations preparations are going.

Wales coach Warren Gatland explains the thinking behind more changes in the team to face Italy, in this week’s Welsh Rugby Union Podcast. We also hear from the Wales U20 camp, wing Llien Morgan, prop Dylan Kelleher-Griffiths, captain Ryan Woodman and defence coach Craig Everett, and about the expanding Wales Women’s programme.

A chance to hear what makes new Wales cap Mason Grady tick in this week’s Welsh Rugby Union Podcast. Another talented youngster, Scarlets and Wales outside half Sam Costelow reflects on his last 12 months. While we find out also what’s really going on at the Welsh breakdown in the Six Nations.