Wales head coach Warren Gatland has said he would welcome back Louis Rees-Zammit, but added he has had no contact with him and expects him to stay in the U.S.

Warren Gatland accepts that change is likely if Wales do not show signs of improvement during this season’s Guinness Six Nations. The New Zealander is under huge pressure following a record 12-successive Test defeats and a post-Autumn Nations Series review that was completed by the Welsh Rugby Union just before Christmas.

Head coach Warren Gatland says he faces the most exciting challenge of his career and warned critics to "write Wales off at their peril".

Coach Warren Gatland is counting on some returning old heads to lead his young Wales squad in the Six Nations and create a siege mentality following a team record run of 12 defeats in a row that has plunged the country's rugby into crisis.

WARREN GATLAND BELIEVES that people will write Wales off at their peril in this season’s Guinness Six Nations. The form guide suggests another difficult campaign for Wales after collecting the wooden spoon last season for the first time since 2003.