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It doesn’t need a long, hard stare at the United Rugby Championship table to realise it has not been a vintage season for the Scarlets. The most recent Welsh winners of the tournament seven years ago have won just three matches and stand 14th in the 16-team table. On Friday night, the Scarlets are at home to the Sharks, who are also having a season to forget and have won the same meagre number as their hosts.

Mike Harris - chairman of Cymru Premier dominant force, The New Saints - has welcomed the Football Association of Wales’ plans to improve the league. The FAW has promised an investment package worth more than £739,500 in the on-field product. As part of the revamp, the Cymru Premier is to be increased from 12 clubs to 14 or 16, there will be a switch to Friday night games, and VAR will be introduced to help referees.

There will be a very special father and son reunion in the United Rugby Championship this weekend as John and Taine Plumtree find themselves in opposing camps. If things had worked out differently, they could have been together at the Hollywoodbets Sharks as coach John was keen to bring his boy over to Durban from New Zealand. But Taine, who was born in Swansea while his dad was coaching there, opted to go down the Wales route, joining the Scarlets from the Blues Super Rugby side.

When Toby Booth was once asked if he felt pressure as a regional rugby coach in Wales, he responded: “Pressure? Pressure’s for tyres! “What I have is a fantastic opportunity.” These days Booth is fully pumped and primed as the biggest – some might say the only – success story in the Welsh game.

Mark Williams admitted he does not know whether he has played his last World Snooker Championship match after he suffered a dramatic 10-9 defeat to Si Jiahui in the first round. The Welsh three-times champion was knocked out at the opening stage in an epic clash as Si continued his love affair with the Crucible by following up last year’s surprise run to the semi-finals. While Si will face Jak Jones in the second round, Williams confessed he did not know whether a return to the Crucible is on the cards but appeared to rule out immediate retirement.

Neco Williams could be in hot water with the FA after comments he made following Nottingham Forest’s controversial 2-0 defeat to Everton. The Wales defender has been asked by the FA to explain remarks he made after the match on Sunday which appeared to suggest officials were biased in favour of the top clubs.

Perry Ng has been one of the few Cardiff City consistent success stories this season, during a campaign that has had plenty of ups and downs. Before last weekend’s 2-1 home victory over Southampton, Bluebirds manager Erol Bulut confirmed that a number of other clubs had enquired about the availability of Ng ahead of the summer transfer window.

Ellis Jenkins is determined to bow out with one more match at Cardiff Arms Park before he brings down the curtain on an illustrious career. The Wales international has confirmed he will retire at the end of the season after worsening knee problems.

Wales Netball have secured a new title sponsor for their National League, which will now be known as the FleetEV National League. It’s a significant step for the revamped domestic competition which is only in its second year.

Golf is opening up to disabled people across Wales thanks to a new all-terrain wheelchair that raises players to a safe standing position. The “Paragolfer” lifts and supports the user over the ball, allowing the golfer to make a safe swing and connect with the ball.