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Craig Bellamy hopes his success in leading Wales to Nations League promotion will convince his doubters he is not “the lunatic” some of them believe. The Wales boss - in as forthright and free-flowing a mood as his players had been - extended his unbeaten run to six games to make it the best start by a Wales manager as his side recovered from conceding an early goal to beat Iceland 4-1 in Cardiff.

Craig Bellamy has discarded various Nations League permutations facing Wales by declaring his solitary focus is on beating Iceland in their final group fixture. Wales can still secure automatic promotion to League A by beating Iceland on Tuesday night if leaders Turkey lose to bottom-placed Montenegro.

Wales has a new world champion and a first in the sport of boat sea angling in Pembrokeshire’s Gareth Protheroe – but only after an anxious wait. The 41-year-old from the village of Cold Inn was part of the Welsh team that competed at the 59th edition of the World Senior Boat Angling Championships staged last month in Crosshaven, County Cork, Ireland.

Australia used their power and panache to outclass Wales in a difficult afternoon in Cardiff which left Warren Gatland questioning his own future as coach. But Wales actually battled valiantly from 19-0 down to score 13 points and put some scoreboard pressure on the Wallabies at half time.

Australia coach Joe Schmidt insists there will be no talk of a Grand Slam tour until they are over the big challenges – Scotland and Ireland. Having disposed of England and Wales, the Wallabaies chief was not getting carried away by thoughts of a sweep of the home nations just because his team thrashed Wales 52-20 in Cardiff on Sunday.

Warren Gatland will talk to his wife and family before deciding whether or not to stand down as Wales coach. Gatland is reviewing his position at the helm of the team after they slumped to a 52-20 defeat to Australia on Sunday to register their worst run of results.

Joe Rodon will win his 50th Wales cap on Tuesday after being battered, bruised and cut during the Nations League draw with Turkey. Rodon produced a player-of-the-match performance to shut out the Euro 2024 quarter-finalists in a bruising 0-0 stalemate in Kayseri.

Mold Alex turned into the biggest giant-killers in the third knock-out round of the JD Welsh Cup as they dispatched JD Cymru Premier side Briton Ferry Llansawel 2-1. The JD Cymru North team established a two goal lead in the first half at Alyn Park thanks to goals from Owen Cordner and Emanuel Lawal and then hung on to notch a famous victory. Alex Gammond got one back for the visitors to set up a thrilling final 20 minutes, but Mold held firm.

Warren Gatland expects to meet with Welsh Union officials to discuss his future over the next few days after suffering another crushing defeat. The Wales coach appears to be nearing the end of his time in charge, allough he also insisted he still has the stomach for the fight despite presiding over a record 11-match losing run - the worst in Welsh rugby history. An emphatic eight-tries-to-two, 52-20 defeat to Australia at the Principality Stadium may prove to be the final straw for Gatland - not a knockout blow in itself, but the latest in a series of repeated punches that have left him questioning whether it might be best if he is removed from the firing line.

Could this be 11 and all out for Warren Gatland as he tackles his toughest test after losing ten consecutive matches? Gatland's first reign saw him win 85 from 151 games with a 56% general win record, 60% record in World Cup matches and 71% in the Six Nations. So, the head coach had credit in the bank when he returned for his second stint after guiding Wales to four Six Nations titles and two World Cup semi finals.