Blanc, now chief executive of Aviva insurance company, told the WRU it had “deep-rooted” culture and behavioural problems, but Evans insisted Phillips had a part to play in the future of Welsh rugby at a press conference last Wednesday.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-union/nigel-walker-welsh-rugby-union-wru-scandal-b2271928.html

Cannon, who married former Welsh rugby player Richard Keatley in 2015, has just teamed up with interior designer Natasha Rocca Devine to co-present the second season of podcast Space to Grow.

Source: https://www.independent.ie/business/personal-finance/lisa-cannon-i-call-out-the-tightwads-with-plenty-of-cash-who-wont-split-the-bill-or-tip-the-waiting-staff/a1343209346.html

Hundreds of Welsh rugby fans were left stranded at a French port and some even missed Wales’ vital World Cup win over Portugal after a travel company allegedly failed to supply coaches promised to transport them to the game.

Source: https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/live-wales-breaking-news-plus-27729940

“I have always had the best interests of Welsh rugby at the heart of my every action and thought, but have come to the conclusion that it is now time for someone else to lead the way.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-union/welsh-rugby-union-steve-phillips-resigns-b2271336.html

“There is no doubt that Welsh rugby is facing an existential crisis,” Walker said.

Source: https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/uk-sports/2023/01/29/steve-phillips-resigns-as-wru-chief-executive-amid-claims-of-toxic-culture/

Wales’ seismic defeat that day would lead to the feted arrival of Warren Gatland who, in his second stint as head coach of the national side, has been a figurehead of Welsh rugby for more than a decade.

Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2023/10/07/wales-v-georgia-rugby-world-cup-2023-live-score-updates/