Wales were beaten by Italy in Rome on Saturday to rack up their 14th successive defeat under Warren Gatland and leave them ...

Image caption, As a style it was first used in the 1930s. But by 1972 most kickers, like Barry John of Wales, preferred to kick with their instep rather than toe. This meant placing the ball ...

Going back to his almost-cap against Scotland, by the time international rugby resumed without crowds later that year, John wasn't even in the Wales squad. He would be watching the rearranged ...

Perhaps not an intentional jjbe at the current state of Welsh rugby ... everything to take Barry, Robin and Maurice's lead and put up a fight to stay in the contest. To Wales' credit, they ...