Rugby evening headlines as new Wales player is 'amazing rare breed' and USA rugby plunged into crisis after World Cup announcement

Here's your round-up of all the latest rugby headlines for Wednesday, June 8.

New Wales squad member Sam Wainwright has been praised for his “amazing training ethic” by the former international who was one of the first people to spot his big potential. Rupert Moon was the head of north Wales rugby when the young prop was picked up by RGC 1404 as a teenager, having come through Rhyl RFC.

Former Neath, Llanelli and Wales scrum-half Moon recalls: “I spoke to his mum and dad in 2015, when he was 17, and told them he is a rare breed and they should be proud. He had the most amazing training ethic from a young age. He emptied the tank every session and was so eager to learn and do the right thing. He was very kind and respectful too and had a lovely supportive family. We have kept in touch over the years.”

After three years as a regular starter with RGC, during which time he was capped by Wales U20s, Wainwright was signed up by Saracens in 2019. He went on to have a spell out on loan at Ampthill in the English Championship, but this season he has started to get more game-time with Sarries, making double figure appearances. Now, with the Dragons’ Leon Brown having been ruled out of Wales’ tour of South Africa with shoulder nerve damage, Wayne Pivac has turned to the 24-year-old tighthead, who you can read more about here.

Tiffany Youngs, the wife of former England and Lions rugby star Tom Youngs, has died after a long and “heroic battle” with cancer. She has passed away some six weeks after ex-Leicester captain Tom, 35, retired from the sport to return to Norfolk to care for her.

Tiffany was first diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma - a form of blood cancer - in 2014 and was given a terminal diagnosis. Four years later, she was