Wales Six Nations Squad 2025

[dirty harry]

So is Bomb coming in or what?

So he has joined...

Problems fixed then, Grand slam is a guarantee

 

[Welsh Exile]

So he has joined...

Problems fixed then, Grand slam is a guarantee

Just 6N I would say. Hiring AWJ would seal the GS.

 

[dullonien]

Just 6N I would say. Hiring AWJ would seal the GS.

With Howley still involved?

 

[Ddanno]

With Howley still involved?

Howley needs a new pair of shoes, just one more bet

 

[Welsh Exile]

With Howley still involved?

Howley can stay and be the kit man or be the bookie runner for the lads. Alex king and the rest can **** off though.

 

[dirty harry]

Howley can stay and be the kit man or be the bookie runner for the lads. Alex king and the rest can **** off though.

Wouldn't trust him with the kit...

 

[AlRums]

Howley can stay and be the kit man or be the bookie runner for the lads. Alex king and the rest can **** off though.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/articles/cn0y50r0w0eo
Looks like your prayers were answered.

 

[Booboobang]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/articles/cn0y50r0w0eo
Looks like your prayers were answered.

Gatland mastermind, elite coach, hiring an all star coaching team

 

[Welsh Exile]

Who’s our attack coach then, or has Gatland decided to bin off attack all together now?

 

[dirty harry]

Who's our attack coach then, or has Gatland decided to bin off attack all together now?

Rob Howley will step in as attack coach for this 6 nations


Hahahahahahahahahahaha

 

[Welsh Exile]

Rob Howley will step in as attack coach for this 6 nations


Hahahahahahahahahahaha

So he’s gone with the “bin it off all together” option.

 

[dirty harry]

You know what, I've said it before and I'm going to say it again...

Thomas Young is the best 7 in Wales.

Back from injury, scoring trys, chip and chasing himself, putting others in, turnovers, ball playing, defencive work the guy is a machine who can do it all.

To not have made the squad over and over is a disgrace

 

[Welsh Exile]

You know what, I've said it before and I'm going to say it again...

Thomas Young is the best 7 in Wales.

Back from injury, scoring trys, chip and chasing himself, putting others in, turnovers, ball playing, defencive work the guy is a machine who can do it all.

To not have made the squad over and over is a disgrace

He's got good pace too. May of last a half yard but still fast. Hes probably the unluckiest player in wales over the years. It's just 7 is the 1 position that we seem to generate a lot of elite level talent over the years and he's suffered as a result of that. I feel for him, though.

 

[dirty harry]

He's got good pace too. May of last a half yard but still fast. Hes probably the unluckiest player in wales over the years. It's just 7 is the 1 position that we seem to generate a lot of elite level talent over the years and he's suffered as a result of that. I feel for him, though.

Really? We've capped the likes of Lewis Hughes, Botham is a regular, Mckenzie Martin, Basham, Screech, Tziunsa in recent seasons over Thomas.

I'd argue he's there with the likes of Morgan and Reffell, and better than anyone on that list

 

[dirty harry]

I also find the idea we are stacked in the back row, Wainright has been our only truly top class back rower for seasons, Reffell has improved, Morgan has been hit and miss for Wales after a good RWC.

I think we are light in the back row personally

 

[Welsh Exile]

Really? We've capped the likes of Lewis Hughes, Botham is a regular, Mckenzie Martin, Basham, Screech, Tziunsa in recent seasons over Thomas.

I'd argue he's there with the likes of Morgan and Reffell, and better than anyone on that list

Most of those are 6s really and Basham is a player I like. Look, I agree with you, I would’ve had him involved a bit more over the years but going back 10 years when he was 22 we had Warburton and Tipuric and now we have Morgan and Reffell.

 

[AlRums]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/articles/czx8y5v48yro
Doesn't rain, it pours for Wales.

 

[dirty harry]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/articles/czx8y5v48yro
Doesn't rain, it pours for Wales.

The problem isn't an injury, it's the entire list of tightheads available to Wales in the first place...

Brown, Griffin, Thomas, Assiratti, John are all clubman, nowhere near top international standard.

Losing John isn't a great loss.

 

[AngloScotsHybrid]

Its strange how the England players werent playing for their clubs this weekend, but Wales players were playing for English clubs, and its Wales that have got the first game of the 6 nations.

 

[BMatt]

Its strange how the England players werent playing for their clubs this weekend, but Wales players were playing for English clubs, and its Wales that have got the first game of the 6 nations.

There's nothing strange about it. The RFU pay the premiership clubs to release England players outside the international window.

 

[Quel Carreleur]

Welcome to... What? 2008?
Same story as every 6N and every AI since then
RFU pay (currently) £37M per year for access to the players for training weeks.
If the SRU/WRU/FIR want to pay the same (or, presumably, 1/6 of that for 1/6 as many players) then they're more than welcome to.

Quite how any NH rugby fan is still unaware of this is beyond me.

 

[AlRums]

Its strange how the England players werent playing for their clubs this weekend, but Wales players were playing for English clubs, and its Wales that have got the first game of the 6 nations.

Scottish players played this weekend as well, for example Russell played for Bath.

 

[AlRums]

Welcome to... What? 2008?
Same story as every 6N and every AI since then
RFU pay (currently) £37M per year for access to the players for training weeks.
If the SRU/WRU/FIR want to pay the same (or, presumably, 1/6 of that for 1/6 as many players) then they're more than welcome to.

Quite how any NH rugby fan is still unaware of this is beyond me.

Might that be a great driver for RFU losses?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Might that be a great driver for RFU losses?

Short answer: No
Long answer: Noooooooooooooooo

 

[Rugbyfan564]

If TNT get some or all of the Six Nations rights it’s been speculated they will push to remove this situation

 

[Quel Carreleur]

ETA: Sorry, this discurshould be either a thread of its own, or in the England squad thread, not here.

 

[dirty harry]

Its strange how the England players werent playing for their clubs this weekend, but Wales players were playing for English clubs, and its Wales that have got the first game of the 6 nations.

What do you want, the WRU to pay the English clubs for release?

Welsh boys know what they're signing up for, they know when the English boys are released they'll play, similar to welsh lads going to France know they'll be thrashed week in week out.

 

[dirty harry]

To get back on track...

Are we all ready for the 'Miracle in Paris' Friday night?

 

[Reiser99]

To get back on track...

Are we all ready for the 'Miracle in Paris' Friday night?

Is that the miracle where France don't score 50?

 

[AlRums]

To get back on track...

Are we all ready for the 'Miracle in Paris' Friday night?

Is that that ghostly figure running across the paris rooftops at the Olympics, cunningly disguised as Dan "the whinger" Biggar shouting "I knew you couldn't win without me" or AWJ shouting "here come the zulus, stop throwing those spears at me"