Six Nations 2026: Wales coach Steve Tandy hopes to replicate away success against England

Tandy is looking forward to his opening Six Nations game in charge of his home country.

“The Six Nations is the biggest tournament in the world outside of the World Cup and we are fortunate to be a part of it,” said Tandy.

“I feel grateful to have an opportunity to represent your country in the tournament.

“It will be amazing, I feel so privileged to have these opportunities. I know my girls are fired up as well.

“There will no doubt be nerves but I want the boys to go out there and represent themselves to the best they can.

“I am privileged to coach these players, they are incredible to work with.”

Wales have been preparing for the game with the backdrop of the latest Welsh rugby crisis off the field, with the future of the Ospreys in doubt.

There are four players involved in Wales’ 23-man squad with captain Dewi Lake joined by Dan Edwards, Kieran Hardy and Harri Deaves.

“The turmoil has been there for a while,” said Tandy.

“Our boys have been outstanding and it is testament to them as people.

“You can get away a little bit from that outside noise but they’ve been so focused on the game and how we want to grow our team.

“So I don’t think they’ve had too much of a distraction. In a weird way, it does focus in more of the day-to-day and getting us better for Saturday.”