Here are the latest rugby evening headlines for Thursday, January 6.
Young wants Wales matches staged in Wales
Cardiff director of rugby Dai Young wants Wales' home Six Nations matches played in Wales but warns all levels of Welsh rugby will feel the effects if they are played behind closed doors.
Under current Welsh Government rules, fans are not permitted to attend professional sports events in Wales - the results of the latest government review will be announced on Friday, January 7 - but no such restrictions exist in England as things stand, leading to the prospect of staging Wales games in England being mooted to gain much-needed revenue.
Wales' health minister Eluned Morgan has told the Welsh Rugby Union that the Welsh Government will be disappointed if that happens, while financial support may be less forthcoming. You can read her full comments here.
Wales host Scotland on February 12, followed by France on March 11 and Italy on March 19.
Asked about the matter at a Cardiff Rugby press conference ahead of Saturday's game against Edinburgh, Young said: "We all want Wales playing in Wales, don’t we? That goes without saying.
"We all want to see the Six Nations and we all want to see packed houses next door [at the Principality Stadium].
"It would be sad if that didn’t happen.
"But I am sure the Welsh Government and WRU will be working closely together to try and make that happen.
"The Welsh Government have got to think about people’s safety. But, as well as that, the WRU are a business.
"As much as everybody wants to respect the decisions that are being made at Welsh Government level, at the end of the day, people need to keep jobs as well.
"So it’s a very difficult subject and only the people that are really in the mix can make those decisions.
"But, what goes without saying is it would be very difficult for everyone in Welsh rugby if the Six Nations gets played behind closed doors, because it filters down.
"If that does happen, I am sure there is going to have to be some financial support in place, otherwise we are all going to be in trouble again."
It is understood the WRU would be reluctant to move fixtures to England as they are keen to work with and follow Welsh Government guidance.
Although it is still too early to be certain of anything, the direction of travel could see a scenario whereby Welsh crowd restrictions are still in place for the first match but are lifted by the time the last two come around.
Liam Williams pays tribute to Scarlets
Liam Williams has issued an emotive statement paying tribute to the Scarlets after his move to Cardiff Rugby next season was officially announced.
The 30-year-old Wales and Lions full-back became Cardiff's third new international signing in recent weeks, following Wasps flanker Thomas Young and Bath number eight Taulupe Faletau.
Williams has won 74 Wales caps and played in five Tests for the British and Irish Lions. He also had a two-year spell at Saracens.
Williams, who has also played Test rugby as a wing, will fill the full-back vacancy to be left by his fellow international Hallam Amos, who is retiring from rugby in the summer.
Posting on Twitter, Williams said: "I’m very grateful to Scarlets who have given me so many opportunities in the game.
"I wouldn’t be the player or person I am without the incredible support from the management, players, back-room staff and passionate supporters. I will take with me many fond memories that will stay with me forever.
"I will be giving my all for the remainder of the season and hope to finish on a high. I’m excited about joining Cardiff and will look forward to meeting up with the squad next summer."
Read more: Cardiff defend Liam Williams signing despite him barely playing for Scarlets
Steve Borthwick ignoring Leicester records talk
Leicester boss Steve Borthwick will not be distracted by talk of records as Tigers' unbeaten start to the season potentially approaches new territory.
Borthwick's team head to Coventry on Sunday for a Gallagher Premiership appointment with neighbours Wasps.
Victory would make it 12 successive Premiership wins this term, and 16 in all competitions. Their last defeat was against Bristol on June 5.
A 16th triumph on the bounce would equal Leicester's all-time best run that they set at the start of the 1983-84 season, while also matching Newcastle's Premiership record that saw them win their first 12 league games of the 1997-98 campaign.
Borthwick, though, remains fully concentrated on the task at hand as he continues to oversee an impressive run.
"I don't take the players beyond the very next game," he said. "That's the approach we have taken since the day I walked in to Leicester Tigers.
"We are not talking about any number of wins that have gone before, and we are not talking about potential permutations in the future. We are just talking about now.
"For me, that is a much simpler way of looking at it. The level of competition in the Premiership is that any team can beat any team.
"If you take your eye off for a moment, you live in the past for a little bit too long or you live too far in the future for a little bit too long, if you do either of those things then you are going to get beaten because of the standard of the opponents.
"I am pretty clear about how we want to play, pretty clear about the direction we need to go and how we need to train to get there, and pretty clear about what we need to do in reshaping the squad."
Leicester have absorbed every challenge faced by them this season, and they will tackle Wasps with a healthy lead at the Premiership summit.
Borthwick, meanwhile, has also stressed the importance of adaptability, particularly amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
"The situation is always changing," he added. "That is what I have found this last year and a half.
"You select a team, you train a team and you have got to adapt in the week. That adaptability is important.
"I think every squad is affected by Covid right now in the sense of the way you have to conduct yourself, the way you have to do meetings, the way you have your training programme set out.
"It's not the way you would do it normally, but it's the way you have got to do it now to minimise any risk. It is a challenging time for everybody.
"We will do all we can in every game to make sure we can field a team. If that means we play players out of position, as long as the safety issues are fine, then that's what we will do.
"We want to play the games in front of our fans, we want the contests, so whatever is thrown at us, we just have to get on with it."
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