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  1. Owen Watkin in action for Ospreys

  2. Richard Osman, who has short dark hair and is wearing a striped shirt and suit jacket and is smiling at the camera. A beige coloured building is behind him.

  3. An artists impression of a train running on the High Speed Two railway line. The trains is blue and white and is moving quickly, with overhead electric wires above.

  4. Geoffroy Bony looks to control the ball while playing for Newport

  5. A middle aged man with grey swept back hair stands with his arms crossed wearing a black jacket with a logo which reads Wyldecrest. Underneath it he is wearing a grey polo shirt. A mobile home is in the background.

  6. Wales supporters during the national anthems before the Guinness Six Nations Rugby Championship match between Wales and Ireland at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.

  7. Prendergast 'taking everything in his stride' - Gibson-Park

    Sam Prendergast in action for IrelandInpho

    Prendergast has started Ireland's opening two Six Nations games

    Ireland scrum-half Jamison Gibson Park says his half-back partner Sam Prendergast has been "impressive" in his two Six Nations appearances so far.

    Prendergast has been retained at fly-half for Saturday's game in Wales after starting in the wins over England and Scotland.

    The 21-year-old scored 12 points against the Scots in his first away game for Ireland and Gibson-Park has praised his impact amid the intense scrutiny that comes with being a starting fly-half.

    "He's been very good for someone of his age, he's been impressive, and he has taken everything in his stride," said Gibson-Park.

    "It is the nature of the best, being an Irish 10 you come under huge pressure, but he's handled it unbelievably well and I'm happy for him."

    Gibson-Park also reflected on what has aided his own good start to the tournament which has helped leaders Ireland register maximum points ahead of facing Wales.

    "Over the autumn, things were tricky, we didn't perform to our level, so I was looking forward to getting back in and righting a few wrongs that way," added the 32-year-old.

    "I think I'm really enjoying it here and my start to the season with Leinster. I'm happy to be part of two pretty successful teams.

    "My drive to keep getting better is still there and long may it continue."

  8. Tadhg Beirne celebrates Scarlets' Pro12 title

  9. Front page of South Wales Echo and Western Mail

  10. Simon Easterby

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  12. A black and white image of Rob Gittins sitting on a leather Chesterfield sofa at home. He is wearing a white shirt with a black blazer jacket and jeans. He is smiling and looking at the camera.

  13. Two girls pictured in a sunny residential street in Aberystwyth. Poppy (left) wears a grey hoodie and has her brown hair pulled back behind her ears. Molly (right) wears a green and blue knit turtleneck jumper and gold hoop earrings with her brown hair tied back.

  14. Sharon Elward, local organiser for Pontypridd foodbank stares at the camera. She is standing in front of the river Taff in Pontypridd, wearing a green hoody. Metal railings can be seen behind her, and beyond them the river.

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  19. Ellis Mee, Max Llewellyn and Gareth Anscombe all pictured during Wales training sessions for the 2025 Six Nations

  20. Gillian Morris in white overalls and catering hat and red and white checked apron with four pupils in canteen in uniform of purple jumper or cardigan and black trousers and white polo shirt

  21. A caravan site in Cardiff

  22. Hospital ward corridor with a medic stood in the foreground - only visible from shoulders to waist, with a red scrub top and a stethoscope. There is a nurse in blue out of focus on the ward, with bays on the ward covered by blue curtains

  23. Katie Carr attacks for Brython Thunder

  24. Easterby has had 'no contact' about Wales job

    Simon Easterby pictured before Ireland's win over ScotlandGetty Images

    Simon Easterby has led Ireland to wins over England and Scotland in his two games as interim boss

    Ireland interim boss Simon Easterby says he has had no contact from the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) about replacing Warren Gatland as head coach.

    Wales parted ways with Gatland last week, and while Matt Sherratt has taken interim charge, Easterby is thought to be one of the WRU's top targets.

    However, Easterby - who lives in Wales and formerly captained and coached Scarlets - dismissed "speculation" around his future.

    "I didn't really know that I had been linked, but of course there's been speculation and that's all it is: speculation," Easterby said after naming his team to face Wales in Saturday's Six Nations gam in Cardiff.

    "I'm not in control of that. I love what I do here. I've been in this position with the team for a long time and I'm very fortunate with the people I get to work with, both management and players, and for me that's a dream job.

    "Speculation is exactly that, it's speculation and it's not something I can control."

    Former Ireland international Easterby began his coaching career with Scarlets before joining the Irish backroom team in 2014.

    The Yorkshire-born 49-year-old has stepped up to lead the team this year while head coach Andy Farrell is seconded with the British and Irish Lions.

    "Right now, this is my only focus and whatever happens in the future... in a year's time you could lose your job and we know in sport it's fairly fluid around people moving from thing to thing," added Easterby.

    "Whatever's gone on, I've had no contact from the WRU, so for me it's all guns blazing towards Cardiff on Saturday and making sure me and the other coaches prepare the team in the right way. Whatever speculation goes on outside of that is outside of my control."

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