Gloucester: Morris; May, Harris, Llewellyn, Thorley; Atkinson, Varney; Ford-Robinson, Blake, Gotovtsev, Clarke, Clark, Ackermann, Clement, Mercer (c)Replacements: Socino, Vivas, Knight, Thomas, Ludlow, Chapman, Englefield, Hillman-CooperExeter: John; Feyi-Waboso, Slade, Hawkins, Woodburn; Skinner, Cairns; Sio, Yeandle, Street, Dunne, Jenkins (c), Roots, Vermeulen, Fisilau.Replacements: Norey, Southworth, Painter, Tshiunza, Vintcent, Armstrong, Haydon-Wood, WimbushReferee: Christophe Ridley

Ireland started the day in fifth but their gritty win over Scotland, as well as Italy's loss to Wales in Cardiff earlier in the day, saw them finish in third for the first time since 2020.The two-win campaign ensured not only World Cup qualification, but also promotion to the top tier of the WXV competition.Bemand knows his side will have…

But the Welsh Rugby Union announced last June that after ongoing discussions with the Wales coaching staff, Carre was released from the group having "failed to meet individual performance targets".He had been omitted from Wales' squad for the 2022 autumn internationals despite some impressive displays for Cardiff, with then national coach Wayne Pivac saying he had "fallen short" in his…

Lets look at the positives, because there have been some.Cunningham has long said Wales need more players, more strength in depth in certain positions, and he is building that.He handed debuts to Sian Jones, Gwennan Hopkins, Mollie Reardon, Cath Richards and Mollie Wilkinson, while the likes of Alex Callender, Sisilia Tuipulotu and Gwenllian Pyrs have once lived up to their…