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The first phase of a new tram system in Cardiff is set to move into construction after councillors approved plans to appoint a main contractor for the project wp.me/p8Mk4U-1hGb

FT | Carmarthen Quins 18 - 24 Swansea Comeback complete ✅ A big thank you to all at @CarmQuinsRFC for hosting and being great opponents as always 🤝🏻 See you next week!

Here’s the word from @THESTORMERS camp ahead of their @URCOfficial meeting with @dragonsrfc. rugbyisthegame.com/2026/03/19/dhl… via @rugbyitg

@CCHRoberts Jac could play 6 or 7 - as could both Mann and Botham for that matter. Great to have versatility, strength in depth and tough selection decisions ahead.

@simonrug Agreed, you didn’t. Just wondered what you think. I’m assuming Mann for Morgan

Having both Jac Morgan and Taulupe Faletau return to action this weekend after long lay-offs really would be back row double delight.

@RHMeredith1989 Has 16 caps now. So the 25-cap rule unlikely to apply when his current contract expires, if the rule is still in place by then, that is.

Good to see Wales tighthead Archie Griffin getting a start in a big Prem fixture.

@tazsaints42 Absolutely

@simonrug It's great news! Especially after hearing about Tom Bowen also staying!

Good to see another young talent staying in Wales.

@CCHRoberts I didn’t mention Wales. Just great to see them back fit and playing.

@simonrug Who are you dropping from Wales back row to make room?

An extra nugget from Rob’s call earlier. Zack Wimbush does NOT need surgery, but has ruptured a ligament in his toe. Tom Gulley, who made his debut last weekend v Leicester, will have an operation on a similar issue. #GallagherPREM

@SimonRoderick3 He signed a long term contract extension in November 2024.

@simonrug But no Louie Hennessy, who might be asking himself whether Bath is the right club for him?

List of players unavailable for selection for our match against Cardiff tomorrow night 🐂 @Vodacom #URC | @URCOfficial_RSA

Rhys Carre flying the flag for Wales. Some story after his long spell out of the set-up.

Welsh politicians including First Minister Eluned Morgan have responded to growing outrage after Nigel Farage called Welsh people ‘foreign speakers' ✍️Amelia Jones nation.cymru/news/nigel-far…

This week in @URCOfficial Friday: Bulls v Cardiff (5pm), Scarlets v Zebre (7.45pm) Ulster v Connacht (7.45pm) Saturday: Lions v Edinburgh (12.45pm), Benetton v Ospreys (3pm) Sharks v Munster (3pm), Glasgow v Leinster (5.30pm) Sunday: Stormers v Dragons (1pm)

Jac Morgan could possibly make his long-awaited comeback for the Ospreys in Saturday's URC clash with Benetton out in Treviso. The Lions flanker hasn't played since dislocating his shoulder in scoring a try for Wales against Argentina in November.

@Rugby4Cast @topofthemoonGW @URCOfficial The Sharks are the wild card for me. They could yet string together a decisive run of wins with four of their last six games at home.

@simonrug @topofthemoonGW @URCOfficial Agreed. 4 all but there. Next 4 very likely to be there. 4 more still in with a (small) sniff.

Even with just 6 rounds and 48 games left to play in the @URCOfficial, that still means there are more than six octodecillion possible combinations of match outcomes. Which is more likely? There's only one way to find out...Spreadsheet! 1drv.ms/x/c/8144ec736d…

Here's my look at the opposition waiting in store for the @dragonsrfc in Cape Town this Sunday - the @THESTORMERS who moved up to second in the @URCOfficial with a big win away to the Bulls last weekend. ultimaterugby.com/app/public/ind…