The Guinness Women’s Six Nations kicks off this weekend and for the new Wales coach it is a quick turnaround.

The Six Nations is over but the pain will take some time to ease for Wales who have finished with a second successive Wooden Spoon and a record defeat to England.

Six Nations success stories for Wales have been in short supply recently, so let's hear it for skipper Harry Beddall and his Wales U20s after their magnificent victory over England.

It’s Welsh Cup semi-final weekend as Connah’s Quay Nomads face Llanelli Town and The New Saints meet Cambrian United.

Cardiff City have seen their points cushion above the relegation zone dwindle to a single point and Omer Riza is not happy.

The old enemy are in town on Saturday, when England come to Cardiff to face a Wales team desprate to end their losing run.

First the good news – Wales are chasing a ninth consecutive win in Rome and Italy have only once made it back-to-back home wins in the Six Nations. Then comes the bad news.

Warren Gatland is banking on Taulupe’s 100+ cap experience providing his young Welsh side with a real boost in confidence as they seek to beat Italy in Rome in Round 2 of the Guinness Six Nations championship. The 34-year-old Cardiff Rugby No 8 has returned from his latest injury misery to pick up his 105th cap at Stadio Olimpico at the weekend in a vital clash for both nations.

Jonny Clayton produced an inspired comeback to threaten Luke Humphries but it was not quite enough to claim the World Masters title. Welsh star Clayton rallied from 5-2 down but eventually lost 6-5 victory in a dramatic last-leg decider in Milton Keynes.

The back garden of the Emanuel household used to resemble “a war zone” when their sons Ioan and Steff were growing up. Straight and hard running was always the requirement when the two boys, who are only 18 months apart in age, played “one-on-one” rugby matches.

It looks like things are getting to get even worse before they get any better for Warren Gatland’s Wales after they were blown away by France in a 43-0 humiliation in Paris. As an opening gambit in a Six Nations championship, it was a pretty dire scoreline – the first time Wales had failed to score in a Five or Six Nations game since France won 51-0 at Wembley back in 1998.

Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson accused his team of lacking “fight and determination” in their 3-2 defeat at home to Stevenage. The hosts had gone 22 matches unbeaten on their own turf before this encounter, with their previous loss dating back to March against Tranmere.