Gatland announces his team for Wales' Six Nations opener in France

Scrum V

BBC

Sports, Rugby

4.6 • 927 Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Gareth Rhys Owen, Lauren Jenkins and Cennydd Davies are at The Vale as Warren Gatland announces his team for Friday's Six Nations opener in France. We hear from the Welsh head coach and AFP reporter Illtud Dafydd joins us to discuss the French team. Wales are boosted by the return of British and Irish Lions duo Josh Adams and Liam Williams. Wing Adams has not featured for Wales since the 2024 Six Nations, while full-back Williams' most recent international appearance was on last summer's tour of Australia. Dafydd Jenkins, who captained the side in last year's Six Nations, returns at lock, while Evan Lloyd and Henry Thomas are given their first Wales starts in the front row. Full details are available on the BBC Sport website.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Sir Alex Ferguson is the most successful British manager of all time.
0:05.0	Nobody is above him or this football club.
0:08.0	So how did an apprentice toolmaker from Glasgow become one of the most iconic figures in sporting history?
0:15.0	His strength of character, his determination, the fight on him.
0:18.0	He can be persuasive, he can be charming, he can be frightening.
0:21.4	I'm Kelly Cates, and this is Sporting Giants, Sir Alex Ferguson.
0:25.8	I didn't want to feel, I couldn't feel.
0:27.8	Listen on BBC Sounds.
0:32.3	This is BBC Sounds.
0:35.1	Today is Wednesday, Travel Day for the Wales Squads
0:37.8	We are in the lobby of the Vale Resort
0:40.2	There's a handful of bags
0:43.2	Just sat outside reception
0:45.2	Ready to be collected
0:46.4	Ready to be transported onto the bus
0:48.6	It's always a very tense time
0:50.0	A day like today, Lauren
0:51.5	Because everyone wants a word with the players
0:54.0	And the coaches Wales have just announced their word with the players and the coaches.
0:54.8	Wales have just announced their team, but the players, the coaches, the management,
0:58.7	what to get out and get to Paris.
1:01.9	So there's a direct conflict between us and them, isn't it?
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from BBC, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of BBC and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.