Walters challenged Jones with the 80-60-40 drill to see how many reps he could manage before tapping out. 'I thought surely ...

At the heart of that conundrum is Aled Walters, the Lions' Head of Athletic Performance, tasked with getting this touring party to peak form and fitness in a brutally short window. The vastly ...

An unforgiving, unforgettable 10-match, six-week tour of duty awaits the British & Irish Lions. Without a series win in 12 years, the heat is on. Can 38 elite athletes from four rival nations band ...

All those Ireland coaches? It is, after all, hard to measure who are the good leaders and the not-so-good when you are in a ...

Felix Jones quit as England's defence coach in their biggest backroom blow His exit came after Aled Walters had also made the decision to leave Steve Borthwick has tried to play down the impression of ...

The first major challenge the British and Irish Lions will face when they touch down in Perth on Sunday will be overcoming jet lag. Eight years ago, the squad landed in Auckland just three days ...

To ensure they hit the ground running Down Under, the Lions have have teamed up with sleep specialists Resmed. Lions staff Ben Pollard, Aled Walters and Graeme Close will oversee the operation.

Aled Walters, the fitness guru, and Felix Jones — who had overseen the defence — have abandoned their roles, with the latter citing an ‘unstable working environment’. On a day when a deal ...

Between the inclusion of Andrew Goodman, Simon Easterby, John Fogarty and Johnny Sexton in the main group, or even support staff such as David Nucifora, Aled Walters, Vinny Hammond and Gary Keegan ...

Davies, who is fondly knows as "Ace", was a key figure when Welsh rugby had one of the best academy systems in the world game and played a pivotal role in developing the so-called "golden generation" ...

Aled Walters and Richard Wigglesworth know him well from their days at Leicester, and will appreciate that he is someone capable of allaying his ego and mucking in to help the Lions prepare for a ...

The fingerprints of Byron McGuigan and Lee Blackett were all over England's exceptional first Test victory in Argentina.