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Page last updated at 06:44 GMT, Thursday, 24 July 2008 07:44 UK

Tom Willis Kiwi arrival no issue for Gatland
Former New Zealand hooker Tom Willis says he has Warren Gatland's blessing to be among Welsh rugby's foreign legion.

WRU group chief executive Roger Lewis Lewis hails fresh WRU loan deal
WRU chief Roger Lewis explains the thinking behind renegotiating its debts with Barclays Bank.

Gavin Henson Henson signs new Ospreys deal
Gavin Henson agrees a new three-year deal to stay with the Ospreys until 2011.


Charvis and Taylor's Tonga task
Ex-Wales and Swansea team-mates Colin Charvis and Mark Taylor join a team to celebrate the coronation of Tonga's new king.

Final Stradey match is confirmed
The Scarlets will play Bristol in the last match at Stradey Park before moving to their new stadium.

Ospreys 'lack mental toughness'
Ex-All Blacks scrum-half Justin Marshall says the Ospreys need to become mentally tougher and ruthless to win major trophies.

Heineken Cup fixtures revealed
The Blues, Dragons, Ospreys and Scarlets learn the schedule for the 2008/9 Heineken Cup.

Mick McGurn joins Ospreys
Ireland's former conditioning coach Mick McGurn joins the Ospreys on a three-year deal.

Delve targets January comeback
Wales and Gloucester back-row forward Gareth Delve's latest knee surgery rules him out until next year.


WELSH HIGHLIGHTS AND FEATURES

Heineken Cup 2008/9
Full fixture details and reports for the 2008/9 Heineken Cup

Magners Celtic League 2008/9
All the fixture and coverage details for the new season

Gibbs eyes glory at Twickenham
Scott Gibbs returns to the rugby field at the age of 37

Welsh regions transfers
Follow all the transfer news and rumours at the Welsh regions


CARDIFF BLUES

Leinster start defence at Blues
Magners League champions Leinster begin the defence of their title with a trip to Cardiff Blues.

Blues' Stcherbina joins Dragons
Blues centre Marc Stcherbina leaves the Arms Park to join regional rivals the Dragons.


NEWPORT GWENT DRAGONS

Injury setback for Dragon Corsi
Dragons and Wales squad prop Jamie Corsi will be out until December with a shoulder injury.

Charvis agrees player-coach role
Former Wales back-row Colin Charvis remains with Newport Gwent Dragons as contact and defence skills coach.


LLANELLI SCARLETS

Easterby keeps Scarlets captaincy
Simon Easterby will continue as Scarlets skipper in 2008/9, with Stephen Jones as his deputy.

Ravens swoop for fly-half Bowen
Ex-Scarlets outside-half Gareth Bowen joins Bridgend RFC from French second-division side Aurillac.


OSPREYS

Stuart Evans leaving All Blacks
Former Wales prop Stuart Evans resigns from his job as rugby manager at Neath RFC.

Ospreys start EDF against Quins
The Ospreys begin the defence of their EDF Energy Cup at home to Harlequins on the weekend of 4 October.


OTHER NEWS

Marshall makes Montpellier move
Ex-All Black scrum-half Justin Marshall joins Montpellier after a shock exit from the Ospreys.

Neath prop Davies joins Sharks
Promising Neath prop Ross Davies joins Guinness Premiership side Sale Sharks on a two-year contract.

Portugal Sevens too hot for Wales
Wales lose to Portugal in the Hanover Sevens final. Earlier Wales beat Belgium despite ending that game with four-men.

England & Wales ponder Cup bid
England and Wales rugby chiefs are considering a possible joint bid to host the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

Luscombe misses start of season
Worcester Warriors will be without both major summer signings Chris Latham and Hal Luscombe for the start of the new season.

Hansen stays with the All Blacks
Steve Hansen ends speculation linking him with a move to the Ospreys, saying he will stay with the All Blacks.

Peel hopeful of August comeback
Wales scrum-half Dwayne Peel is confident of being fit for the new season with Sale.

Thomas takes reins at Ebbw Vale
Will Thomas is head coach at Welsh Premiership side Ebbw Vale in succession to Patrick Horgan.

Wyatt delight at new French move
Former Wales lock Chris Wyatt will play for French club Aix-en-Provence next season.

Wales Sevens targeting Dubai trip
Wales Sevens coach Gareth Baber names a strong squad for next week's Hanover Sevens.


OTHER FEATURES

Wales' top Six Nations tries
The best of Wales' Six Nations tries in a celebratory feature

History of the Lions
Find out about the proud history of the British & Irish side

Northern rocks: Canadian rugby
BBC Sport looks at the history of rugby union in Canada

All Blacks magic: NZ rugby
BBC Sport takes a look at over a century of Wales v NZ rivalry

Wallaby wonders: Aussie rugby
BBC Sport looks at the history between Wales and Australia

Scrum V's rugby songs
Tune up for the big rugby days with our songs guide

Welsh rugby webguide
Check out our guide to Welsh rugby content on the web


EUROPEAN

Heineken Cup
Fixtures, tables, results and archive from the Heineken Cup.

European Challenge Cup
Fixtures, tables, results and archive from the European Challenge Cup.


EDF ENERGY ANGLO-WELSH CUP

Anglo-Welsh Cup
Fixtures, tables, results and archive from the Anglo-Welsh Cup.


MAGNERS LEAGUE

Magners Celtic League
Fixtures, tables, results and archive from the Celtic League.


DOMESTIC

Swalec Cup
Get details of the Cup and write reports on your team

Welsh Premiership
Fixtures, tables and results from the Welsh Premiership.

Welsh Division One East & West
Fixtures, tables and results from Welsh Division One.


NEWS IN BRIEF

Sporting shorts from Wales
Sporting shorts from around Wales


INTERNATIONAL

Wales' fixtures
Keep up with the Welsh rugby team using our guide to the fixtures.

Wales results archive
We're keeping an archive of the results and match reports of the national team.

Lions tour 2009
Full details of the Lions' tour to South Africa



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