Celtic League result on Friday: Semi-finals Ulster 28 Scarlets 17 Playing Saturday Leinster v Glasgow (1835GMT) afp

Wales preliminary training squad for two-Test tour of Japan in June, announced on Wednesday: Backs: Steven Shingler (London Irish/ENG), Tom Prydie (Newport-Gwent Dragons), Harry Robinson (Cardiff Blues), Liam Williams (Scarlets), Dafydd Howells (Ospreys), Jonathan Spratt (Ospreys), Owen Williams (Cardiff Blues), Ashley Beck (Ospreys), Scott Williams (Scarlets), Dan Biggar (Ospreys), Rhys Priestland (Scarlets), Lloyd Williams (Cardiff Blues), Tavis Knoyle (Scarlets), Aled Davis (Scarlets)

Stephen Jones, Wales's most-capped player, is to retire at the end of the British season, it was announced Thursday. The 35-year-old fly-half will join the coaching staff of current club Wasps when the English Premiership side complete their campaign. Jones's 104 Wales caps are a national record and only stand-off predecessor Neil Jenkins has scored more than his 917 points for the national side. In addition to representing Wales, Jones also made six Test appearances for the British and Irish Lions, touring New Zealand in 2005 and South Africa four years later.

(Adds details) LONDON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Injury-hit Wales named five uncapped players in a 35-man squad on Tuesday for the defence of their Six Nations championship title which gets underway next month. Unable to call on locks Alun Wyn Jones, Luke Charteris and Bradley Davies through injury, interim coach Rob Howley called up James King and Andrew Coombs for the first time. Back-row forwards Josh Navidi and Andries Pretorius were also selected, along with wing Eli Walker.