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WRU PLANS DELAY WILL SEE WALES FALL BEHIND - TIERNEY

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✍️ Welsh Rugby Union chief executive Abi Tierney warned that further delays to proposals to cut the number of professional teams from four to three will mean Wales falls behind.

👉 WRU plans to cut number of professional teams from four to three 👉 Tierney warns further delays will mean Wales falls behind 👉 EGM saw departure of WRU chair Richard Collier-Keywood and PRB chair Malcolm Wall 👉 No agreement reached with existing teams 👉 WRU intends to push forward with plans

-- #AbiTierney #RichardCollier-Keywood #MalcolmWall #DaveReddin #GeraintJohn #RobRegan #ChrisMorgan #MarianneOkland #Cardiff #Wales #PrincipalityStadium #CentralGlamorgan #sports

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✍️ Welsh Rugby Union chief executive Abi Tierney warned that further delays to proposals to cut the number of professional teams from four to three will mean Wales falls behind.

-- #AbiTierney #RichardCollier-Keywood #MalcolmWall #DaveReddin #GeraintJohn #RobRegan #ChrisMorgan #MarianneOkland #Cardiff #Wales #PrincipalityStadium #CentralGlamorgan #sports

✍️ The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) is facing another crisis meeting as an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) is held at the Principality Stadium, amid controversy over the potential reduction of professional teams from four to three.

-- #RichardCollier-Keywood #MarianneOkland #MalcolmWall #AbiTierney #DaveReddin #TerryCobner #PrincipalityStadium #Wales #Cardiff #CentralGlamorgan #sports

✍️ Wales' national football team will continue to play games at Cardiff City Stadium this autumn, despite suggestions some matches could be switched to the Principality Stadium before Euro 2028.

-- #NoelMooney #CraigBellamy #ErlingHaaland #CristanoRonaldo #CardiffCityStadium #PrincipalityStadium #Portugal #Denmark #Norway #Wrexham #sports

✍️ Wales women's rugby team has slumped to 12th in world rankings after a poor run of results, and head coach Sean Lynn is under pressure to deliver a winning performance in the Six Nations opener against Scotland.

-- #SeanLynn #KateWilliams #SteveTandy #LaurenPrice #SioneFukofuka #RachelMalcolm #Wales #Scotland #PrincipalityStadium #Australia #Cardiff #sports

✍️ South Africa lock Eben Etzebeth received a 12-week ban for gouging the eye of Wales' Alex Mann during a rugby match.

-- #EbenEtzebeth #AlexMann #LucRamos #Cardiff #PrincipalityStadium #sports

✍️ South Africa's Eben Etzebeth has been banned for 12 weeks for an eye-gouge against Wales in the Rugby World Cup.

-- #EbenEtzebeth #AlexMann #LucRamos #ChristopherQuinlanKC #FrancoMostert #LooddeJaeger #Erasmus #Tandy #PrincipalityStadium #Cardiff #sports

✍️ Wales prop Chris Coleman is set to miss the festive derbies after injuring his right hamstring playing for Wales against South Africa.

-- #ChrisColeman #FiloTiatia #DillonLewis #RobHunt #LukeYendle #OwainJames #BenCarter #BrodieCoghlan #RioDyer #AaronWainwright #SebDavies #MorneFerreira #ScottPenny #TappeHenning #Japan #PrincipalityStadium #StadeAimeGiral #SouthAfrica #sports

✍️ Wales welcome South Africa to Cardiff in a Test rugby match, with both teams facing challenges due to the off-season window.

✍️ Dragons head coach Filo Tiatia was frustrated by a controversial decision that denied his side a draw with Leinster in the United Rugby Championship.

-- #FiloTiatia #ScottPenny #MorneFerreira #RodneyParade #PrincipalityStadium #Perpignan #sports

✍️ Retiring rugby stadium announcer Iestyn Garlick believes the matchday experience in Cardiff needs to be more Welsh and less like a disco, citing changes in pre-match entertainment and traditions.

-- #IestynGarlick #MarkTaylor #AllanBateman #Cardiff #PrincipalityStadium #NationalStadium #MillenniumStadium #ArmsPark #Swansea #sports

✍️ Wales and South Africa are set to face off in an autumn international match, despite criticism from some quarters about the fixture being outside of World Rugby's international window.

-- #SiyaKolisi #RassieErasmus #JamesHook #RichieRees #MarkJones #SteveTandy #Cardiff #PrincipalityStadium #sports

✍️ Wales is preparing to face South Africa in an autumn international match, looking to improve their defense after conceding 16 tries in three previous fixtures.

-- #SteveTandy #JacMorgan #TommyReffell #AlexMann #JoshAdams #BenThomas #TomosWilliams #TainePlumtree #GarethThomas #DanLydiate #Cardiff #PrincipalityStadium #sports

✍️ South Africa has named a powerful squad to face Wales in the autumn international, with seven forwards on the bench and a formidable team to take on the Principality Stadium.

✍️ Wales will face South Africa in their autumn international finale without injured wing Tom Rogers, who scored five tries in 13 internationals for Wales.

✍️ The Welsh Rugby Union has organized a fourth international match between Wales and South Africa, outside of the World Rugby designated window, to generate revenue and benefit Welsh rugby.

-- #SiyaKolisi #JamesHook #SteveTandy #RassieErasmus #MalcolmMarx #Cardiff #PrincipalityStadium #Wales #SouthAfrica #London #Japan #Edinburgh #Glasgow #sports

✍️ Wales head coach Steve Tandy has called up four new players for the final autumn international against South Africa, with 12 players from Welsh clubs and five from the Dragons.

✍️ Wales lost to New Zealand 52-26 at the Principality Stadium, but showed encouraging signs of progress under new coach Steve Tandy.

-- #DewiLake #HarriDeaves #MorganMorse #BrodieCoghlan #JoeHawkins #LouisRees-Zammit #TomRogers #CalebClarke #WallaceSititi #DamianMcKenzie #GarethThomas #TainePlumtree #SteveTandy #DaveRobertson #Cardiff #PrincipalityStadium #Dublin #sports

✍️ Wales hopes to have number eight Aaron Wainwright fit for their match against South Africa next Saturday, after he withdrew from the team due to a hip injury.

-- #AaronWainwright #SteveTandy #TainePlumtree #HarriDeaves #MorganMorse #BrodieCoghlan #GarethThomas #Cardiff #PrincipalityStadium #NewZealand #SouthAfrica #England #France #sports

✍️ Wales player Tom Rogers scored a hat-trick against New Zealand, becoming the first Welsh player to do so, despite a 52-26 loss.

-- #TomRogers #SteveTandy #LouisRees-Zammit #PrincipalityStadium #Cardiff #SouthAfrica #sports

✍️ New Zealand extended its winning streak to 72 years against Wales with a 52-26 win at Principality Stadium, with both teams showing impressive performances.

-- #CalebClarke #SevuReece #TomRogers #GarethThomas #TainePlumtree #JoshAdams #LouisRees-Zammit #HollieDavidson #Cardiff #PrincipalityStadium #Wales #NewZealand #England #Japan #sports

✍️ New Zealand maintained their dominance over Wales with a comfortable 52-26 win in the Autumn Nations Series, with Damian McKenzie kicking 17 points and Caleb Clarke and Sevu Reece scoring two tries each.

-- #DamianMcKenzie #CalebClarke #SevuReece #TomRogers #LouisRees-Zammit #GarethThomas #TainePlumtree #WallaceSititi #ScottRobertson #HollieDavidson #AndreaPiardi #GianlucaGnecchi #IanTempest #MatteoLiperiniin #PrincipalityStadium #Cardiff #sports

✍️ Wales faces a tough challenge against New Zealand as the All Blacks come to Cardiff, with both teams making changes for the match.

✍️ Wales is set to face New Zealand in a rugby match, with a 72-year losing streak to the All Blacks on the line. The match has a rich history, with controversies and dramatic moments in the past.

✍️ Wales' new open-side flanker Harri Deaves is set to make his debut against New Zealand, despite being a late developer and facing doubts about his size.

-- #HarriDeaves #SteveTandy #JustinTipuric #DewiLake #HywelDeaves #NedProbyn #RupertMoon #MartyHolah #SamUnderhill #JacMorgan #PrincipalityStadium #Cardiff #Pontyclun #SouthAfrica #Italy #sports

✍️ Wales number eight Aaron Wainwright has been ruled out of the Autumn Nations Series game against New Zealand due to a hip injury.

-- #AaronWainwright #TainePlumtree #MorganMorse #OllyCracknell #SteveTandy #HarriDeaves #AlexMann #HollieDavidson #AndreaPiardi #GianlucaGnecchi #PrincipalityStadium #Cardiff #sports

✍️ New Zealand's All Blacks team, still reeling from their defeat by England, will face Wales in Cardiff on Saturday, with both teams making significant changes to their lineups.

-- #WillJordan #ScottRobertson #SimonParker #BeaudenBarrett #ArdieSavea #DafyddJenkins #HarriDeaves #SteveTandy #ScottHansen #Cardiff #PrincipalityStadium #sports

✍️ New Zealand's All Blacks are under pressure to win against Wales in the Autumn Nations Series, having lost to England in their previous match.

-- #ScottRobertson #BlairMurray #ScottBarrett #SimonParker #Cardiff #PrincipalityStadium #CardiffBay #sports

✍️ Wales' uncapped Ospreys flanker Harri Deaves will make his first start against New Zealand in the Autumn Nations Series, replacing injured Olly Cracknell.

✍️ Dragons, a Welsh professional rugby club, walked out of a meeting with the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) over plans to cut one of the four professional men's teams by 2027.

-- #DavidWright #RhysBlumberg #DavidButtress #HoyoungHuh #FiloTiatia #AaronWainwright #BenCarter #ChrisColeman #RioDyer #BrodieCoghlan #PrincipalityStadium #RodneyParade #Newcastle #Japan #Argentina #Wales #sports

✍️ Wales captain Dafydd Jenkins believes his team can cause an upset against New Zealand in their upcoming rugby match, despite being huge underdogs.

-- #DafyddJenkins #SteveTandy #WarrenGatland #Cardiff #PrincipalityStadium #sports

✍️ Wales' Josh Adams has been suspended for the rest of the autumn series after receiving a red card in the win against Japan.

-- #JoshAdams #MatthewCarley #NickTompkins #KippeiIshida #BlairMurray #LouisRees-Zammit #TomRogers #RioDyer #JacobBeetham #Tandy #PrincipalityStadium #Cardiff #Paris #StadeFrancais #sports

✍️ Wales adds Joe Roberts and Ben Warren to their autumn international squad ahead of their game against New Zealand, bringing the total number of players to 41.

-- #JoeRoberts #BenWarren #SteveTandy #WillGriffJohn #Wales #NewZealand #PrincipalityStadium #Japan #sports

✍️ Wales is set to host New Zealand at the Principality Stadium on Saturday, marking a 120-year rivalry between the two teams. Wales is looking to bounce back from a tough loss to Japan, while New Zealand is seeking to recover from a rare defeat by England.

-- #SteveTandy #ScottRobertson #HollieDavidson #EddieJones #JarrodEvans #JoshAdams #CodieTaylor #LeicesterFainga'anuku #GeorgeFord #Cardiff #PrincipalityStadium #Murrayfield #AllianzStadium #Leicester #sports

✍️ Wales won their first home Test in 833 days, beating Japan 24-23 in Cardiff, with replacement fly-half Jarrod Evans kicking the match-winning penalty.

-- #JarrodEvans #SteveTandy #DaveReddin #EddieJones #WarrenGatland #JamesHook #GarethDelve #Cardiff #PrincipalityStadium #Twickenham #NewZealand #sports

✍️ Wales' Josh Adams received a harsh 20-minute red card for a dangerous clearout on Japan's Kippei Ishida, but his coach Steve Tandy thinks it was unfair.

-- #JoshAdams #SteveTandy #EddieJones #QuintonImmelman #KippeiIshida #JarrodEvans #EpineriUluiviti #FauluaMakisi #HarryHockings #PrincipalityStadium #Cardiff #sports

✍️ Wales secured a thrilling 24-23 win against Japan in the Autumn Nations Series, thanks to a last-gasp penalty from Jarrod Evans.

-- #JarrodEvans #SteveTandy #EddieJones #DaveReddin #DanEdwards #PrincipalityStadium #Cardiff #Japan #NewZealand #sports

✍️ Wales' men's rugby and football teams will play on the same day for the first time in over six years, with both teams having high stakes in their respective matches.

-- #SteveTandy #WarrenGatland #GarethBale #RyanGiggs #CraigBellamy #DewiLake #AlexMann #IsaakDavies #EthanAmpadu #Wales #Liechtenstein #Vaduz #Cardiff #RheinparkStadion #PrincipalityStadium #Hensol #Aberdare #sports

✍️ Former heavyweight champion Joseph Parker denied taking any prohibited substance after a failed drug test following his loss to Fabio Wardley.

-- #JosephParker #FabioWardley #OleksandrUsyk #AndyRuizJr. #AnthonyJoshua #London #O2Arena #Cardiff #PrincipalityStadium #sports

✍️ Wales and Japan meet in a crucial Quilter Nations Series clash that could impact their 2027 Rugby World Cup fates.

-- #SteveTandy #EddieJones #JacMorgan #OllyCracknell #AlexMann #LouisRees-Zammit #JackCornelsen #KeijiroTamefusa #MichaelLeitch #HarryHockings #KazumaUeda #Cardiff #PrincipalityStadium #sports

✍️ Wales' Steve Tandy and Japan's Eddie Jones will face off on Saturday in the Autumn Nations Series, with Wales looking to end their 10-match losing streak and avoid a tough World Cup draw.

-- #SteveTandy #EddieJones #BenThomas #BlairMurray #MattSherratt #TommyReffell #JacMorgan #Cardiff #PrincipalityStadium #Australia #SouthAfrica #Argentina #Tonga #sports

✍️ Anfield, a historic football stadium in Liverpool, will not host any matches during Euro 2028 due to its pitch size not meeting UEFA's strict regulations.

-- #Anfield #Liverpool #Wembley #Cardiff #PrincipalityStadium #StamfordBridge #OldTrafford #VillaPark #TottenhamHotspurStadium #StJames'Park #EtihadStadium #HillDickinson #Belfast #Dublin #Glasgow #sports

✍️ Wales faces Japan in a crucial rugby match, with the winner securing a spot in a higher band for the 2027 World Cup draw.

-- #SteveTandy #Cardiff #Bordeaux #PrincipalityStadium #sports

✍️ Japan head coach Eddie Jones hopes to spoil Wales' home winning drought by defeating them at the Principality Stadium.

-- #EddieJones #SteveTandy #MattSherratt #Cardiff #PrincipalityStadium #Japan #Wales #Kitakyushu #Kobe #Tbilisi #sports