Huw Bennett

Wales winger George North sustained "no significant or serious" damage to his neck after taking a blow to his head in club action, Scarlets announced Saturday.

French back-row forward Sebastien Chabal signed a two-year deal with rock-bottom Lyon on Friday, insisting he was looking forward to his new career even if it meant playing in the second division.

Wales hooker Lloyd Burns has been forced to retire from rugby with a neck injury that has left him with a damaged aorta and possibly needing heart surgery, his club Newport-Gwent Dragons announced on Wednesday.

Wales hooker Huw Bennett said Monday he is to leave Ospreys and play in France next season for French top flight side Lyon.

Wales's Ken Owens may be making his first Test start against England in the Six Nations this weekend but as far as he's concerned he's not even the best player in his family.

Teenage Wales star George North is undergoing "intense rehab" in a bid to be fit for the Triple Crown Chasers' Six Nations match away to England in a fortnight, the Welsh Rugby Union said Wednesday.

Wales coach Warren Gatland can't wait to return to the scene of one of his greatest triumphs when he takes his Triple Crown contenders to Twickenham to play England later this month.

Ryan Jones will take the place of banned lock Bradley Davies in the Wales team for the Six Nations international against Scotland here on Sunday.

Wales have been boosted by the recovery from injury of World Cup stand-outs Rhys Priestland and Jamie Roberts for the team's Six Nations opener against Ireland in Dublin on Sunday.

Gavin Henson was on Wednesday recalled to Wales' 35-strong training squad for the Six Nations, three years after his last appearance in the championship.

Wales coach Warren Gatland has made six changes to his team for the one-off Test against Australia here at the Millennium Stadium.

Dark horses Wales charged into the World Cup quarter-finals Sunday with a classy 66-0 win over Fiji which suggested they may be hitting form at the perfect time.

Wales skipper Matthew Rees has been ruled out of the World Cup after failing to fully recover from a persistent neck injury, the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) confirmed on Monday.

Wales coach Warren Gatland has named a 39-man squad for his team's opening World Cup warm-up game against England at Twickenham next week.

Gavin Henson will make his first start for Wales in more than two years after being named in the XV to face the Barbarians at the Millennium Stadium here on Saturday.

Welsh flanker Martyn Williams, who has won 98 caps and featured on three British and Irish Lions tours, faced the end of his international career on Sunday after being axed for the Six Nations.

Ryan Jones has kept his place in the Wales starting side for the Test against New Zealand at the Millennium Stadium here on Saturday but has lost the captaincy.

If flanker Dan Lydiate recovers in time from an ankle injury, there will be nine changes to the team that lost 29-25 to world champions South Africa last weekend.

The 18-year-old Scarlets wing, who stands at 6ft 4in tall and weighs nearly 17 stone, replaces Will Harries in one of three changes and one positional switch to the team that lost 25-16 to Australia at the Millennium last weekend.

Despite amassing 108 points in two games against Ireland and Wales, All Blacks coach Graham Henry expects his side to step up another notch in the second Test against Wales on Saturday.