Six Nations: Wales Will Not Host Friday Night Matches Until 2020

The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) has informed Six Nations organisers that it will not host any more Friday night Six Nations fixtures for the next two championships.

Wales have hosted six of the seven fixtures to have taken place on Friday nights since the concept was introduced in 2009, and were involved in the other when they visited France in 2009.

WRU chairman Gareth Davies says the Friday night games have been unpopular with supporters.

“Commercially the Friday night games have done very well,” he said.

“They have been sell-outs and other sales on the business end have performed well.

“But it is incumbent upon us to take into account what supporters are saying.

“It is pretty inconvenient to get into Cardiff on a Friday night.

“We have taken into account what our loyal customers have told us.”