Wales A national rugby union team
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| Emblem(s) | the Prince of Wales's feathers | |||||||||||||||||
| Union | Welsh Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||
| Ground(s) | Various | |||||||||||||||||
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The Wales A team are the second national rugby union team behind the Welsh national side. They have not played a game since April 2002.
On the 20th February 2003, the Welsh Rugby Union were given permission to withdraw from the Six Nations "A" team tournament, citing costs as the primary reason [1]. In September 2007 it was reported that the union turned down an offer to enter a "Wales A" side into the 2008 Churchill Cup competition [2].
Prior to their current period of inactivity, their last coach was Mike Ruddock for the 2002 Six Nations "A" tournament, and included notable Wales internationals such as Tom Shanklin and Shane Williams [3].
The side also has a history of playing touring Southern Hemisphere sides, the last being a 34-15 defeat to South Africa in 2000[4].
[edit] References
- ^ BBC SPORT | Rugby Union | International | Wales 'A' team cut approved
- ^ Scrum.com - Rugby News, Results, and Action, including the Rugby World Cup, from Scrum, the best Rugby Football site in the World : WRU rule out 'A' team return
- ^ Ireland A 55 Wales A 22
- ^ BBC SPORT | WALES | Boks nous overcomes Wales
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