New Wales coach Steve Tandy has phoned Louis Rees-Zammit following his big decision to return to rugby. The former Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver spent 18 months trying to crack the NFL but is now back and insistent he will be ready to perform when the season begins next month

With Rees-Zammit in America, trying to make it in one of the world’s best commercialised sports, Welsh rugby has gone through further crises – including a record 18 successive Test losses, the departure of head coach Warren Gatland, and now the speculation that its four regional teams could be cut to two due to financial concerns.

The Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 fixture list is packed full of exciting clashes in the days and weeks to come as we approach the opener. England kick-start proceedings on home soil against USA at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland, with a bumper crowd expected to soak up the curtain-raiser.

Steele Quinnell has landed a big gig this week and explains how he's ended up taking a very different career path

Chris Paterson joins Tom and Andy for a lookback on the Scots' performances on the recent Lions tour and a look forward to Scotland v Wales in the Women's Rugby World Cup plus we hear from Scotland Women's flanker Alex Stewart ahead of her first World Cup

Steve Tandy is set to take charge of Wales for the first time in the autumn, but what might his team look like given the options that look set to come back into the fold?

Nant Conwy has produced two sets of sisters, with Gwenllian and Alaw Pyrs being joined by Nel and Branwen Metcalfe in the 32-player squad. It's a remarkable achievement for the understandably proud north Wales club. For context, you'd have to go back to 2008 for the last pair of sisters to play for Wales.

Bristol Bears' new signing has "stardust" but can he live up to the hype of his return from NFL to rugby union?