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Wales target World Cup semi-finals as minimum for men’s and women’s teams
A general view of a corner flag featuring the Welsh Rugby Union logo during a training session at the Vale Resort, Hensol, January 25, 2023

WALES are targeting semi-final places as a minimum at the next men’s World Cup in 2027 and the 2029 Women’s World Cup as part of a new five-year plan.

The Welsh Rugby Union wants the men’s and women’s national teams to be “consistently” in the top five of the world rankings and to compete for honours annually in the Six Nations.

Wales are currently 10th and eighth in the World Rugby men’s and women’s rankings respectively, while both teams finished bottom of their respective Six Nations tables earlier this year.

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