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Immanuel Feyi-Waboso during the England training camp(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n
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Feyi-Waboso reveals ‘traitor’ taunts<\/p>\n
Immanuel Feyi-Waboso says facing Wales in the Six Nations is a game he \u201creally wants to beat\u201d as the Cardiff-born England wing prepares for an emotional Twickenham clash.<\/p>\n
The 23-year-old, who was born and raised in Llandaff before moving across the border as a teenager, will come up against the country of his birth on Saturday. And while there is no bitterness, there is clear motivation.<\/p>\n
\u201cMaybe, somewhat,\u201d he told The Times<\/a> when asked if the fixture completes the circle. \u201cI just feel like it\u2019s a team I want to beat. You have a few of them, France too, but they\u2019re just a team I really want to beat.\u201d<\/p>\n JOIN OUR WALES RUGBY FACEBOOK PAGE! Latest news, analysis and much more<\/a><\/p>\n The British-Nigerian flyer grew up in Cardiff<\/a> and represented Wales at under-18 level before leaving the Blues pathway after failing to secure a place to study medicine at Cardiff University<\/a>, despite achieving an A* and two As at A-level.<\/p>\n He moved to Aston University and Wasps, then to Exeter Chiefs following Wasps\u2019 collapse in 2022, continuing his medical studies in Devon. Though he qualifies for Wales, he has long felt more aligned with England, he says, with strong family ties across the border.<\/p>\n Still, the Welsh connection runs deep – and he was reminded of it in no uncertain terms when Exeter beat Cardiff 31-0 in the Challenge Cup last month.<\/p>\n \u201cThe crowd was at me. It was so hilarious. Their fans travel well, from Cardiff,\u201d he added, recalling chants of \u201ctraitor, traitor!\u201d and \u201cManny is Welshman!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt was \u2018you\u2019re just a s*** Tom Bowen\u2019, so it was good crack. At times they were louder than our fans. It was actually good motivation when you\u2019re on the pitch. I was kick-chasing, hearing that, and it\u2019s just as good as someone cheering you.\u201d<\/p>\n There will be no theatrics if he crosses the line at Twickenham, though. Unlike England team-mate Henry Pollock, who famously booted the ball into the crowd after scoring against Bordeaux, Feyi-Waboso insists that\u2019s not his style.<\/p>\n \u201cNo, no! Leave that to him, he\u2019s good at that stuff,\u201d he said. \u201cThat was good, as it was a mental try wasn\u2019t it? He caught it on the edge, chipped, chased \u2026 he\u2019s after my spot. He\u2019s an amazing player and can back it up. They would\u2019ve hated that.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen someone has misplaced confidence, it\u2019s like, \u2018What are you doing?\u2019 but this guy is doing it every single week on the biggest stage.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you\u2019re good enough, go for it. We appreciate the fact that the game needs to grow, so it\u2019s amazing to have that personality.\u201d<\/p>\n Get the latest Wales Rugby merch at Fanatics<\/p>\n This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more<\/a> Various Price<\/p>\n Fanatics<\/p>\n Buy Now on Fanatics<\/a><\/p>\n The Six Nations is running from February 5 to March 14 and Wales Rugby fans can get the latest jerseys, hoodies and more at Fanatics.<\/p>\n Six Nations boss speaks out amid backlash<\/p>\n Six Nations chief Tom Harrison says more changes to match broadcasts are planned, as it was revealed that television adverts will be shown in the middle of games during this year’s championship.<\/p>\n ITV<\/a> will introduce split-screen advertising during their coverage of the tournament, which gets underway tomorrow night, in a major break from traditional broadcasting.<\/p>\n Previously, British broadcasters have avoided interrupting live rugby action, limiting advert breaks to half-time and full-time. But now, short adverts will be shown during natural breaks in play, such as scrum set-ups, while the live action remains visible on the left-hand side of the screen.<\/p>\n The move has sparked a backlash from rugby fans, who have described it as “pathetic” and “horrible”, as well as an “Americanisation of sports coverage”.<\/p>\n “Who on earth at ITV thought this was a good idea and definitely wouldn\u2019t upset the fans?,” asked one person on X, with another writing: “Sports coverage is in the bin.”<\/p>\n “Absolutely atrocious, pure greed” wrote another, while one frustrated fan added: “WTF. How to turn more fans away from a sport They\u2019ll be getting rid of match commentators next and using AI or so-called influencers sat at home on their gaming chairs FFS.”<\/p>\n One social media user even claimed that they “would prefer the Six Nations<\/a> to go behind a pay wall rather than this sell out,” while another said simply: “Rugby’s gone”.<\/p>\n However, while the plans have received a frustrated reaction, Harrison says it is a way of using rugby’s issues to its own advantage, with more changes set to be introduced to live match broadcasts.<\/p>\n “One of the things we’re trying to do at the moment is use some of the issues in the game to our advantage,” he said during his appearance on the Business of Sport podcast.<\/a><\/p>\n “So, for example, one of the things that we’ve been talking about recently is scrum resets, which is obviously a moment where everything has to be right before a referee is happy to effectively launch the scrum.<\/p>\n “We are using that moment now to create commercial inventory, which was one of the key reasons why we were able to get the ITV deal across the line. We’ve effectively got a squeeze-back in that moment before a scrum is reset. We [will] do it once every half, we managed to agree that within the Ofcom guidelines.<\/p>\n “So, there are elements where the game is being more flexible and we are trying to be innovative about how we can create new moments of commercial upside,” Harrison added.<\/p>\n “The players have a role to play in that too. So, at some point, having player interviews at half-time or during water breaks in the summer, that kind of thing, we’re not too far away from that. Interviewing coaches at half-time too.<\/p>\n “These sort of things shouldn’t be too hard, but they’ve just been really difficult conversations in the game so far.”<\/p>\n Genge: Wales are ‘damaged’ by dangerous<\/p>\n Ellis Genge believes a wounded Wales side could pose England serious problems when the old rivals meet in their Six Nations<\/a> opener at Twickenham on Saturday.<\/p>\n![\"Content](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0_Untitled-11jpeg.jpg\"\/)
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