Today's rugby news as Wales star's family turn up en masse and 'no hiding' for Gatland

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Star's family turn up en masse for big day

New Wales cap Blair Murray will make his debut for Warren Gatland's side against Fiji today, with around 30 members of his family set to be there to cheer him on.

The 23-year-old has come from nowhere to start at wing at the Principality Stadium, having joined Scarlets from Canterbury at the start of the season. A former New Zealand schoolboys star who qualifies for Wales through his mother, Murray has crossed for two tries in six starts since moving to Llanelli.

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Ahead of him making his Wales bow, Murray's teammate and housemate Taine Plumtree - who also moved from New Zealand to join the Scarlets last year - said he was "stoked" to see him win his first international cap.

"He's got about 30-odd family members from around Wales and England coming tomorrow, so I'm really excited for him to see them and play in front of them in a stadium like this," said Plumtree. "It wasn't too long ago that I was in a similar situation coming from New Zealand.

"He's really looking forward to it and I'm looking forward to seeing him go out there. He's been excellent and it's obviously shown as he's come into this environment and he's starting tomorrow and he's been doing really well.

"The boys have taken to that," the back row added. "So he's going to be a good one to look out for, I reckon."

Murray's parents are also set to fly in from New Zealand for the game, with Warren Gatland revealing earlier this week that the scrum-half had made 29 requests for tickets.

"He's got family and friends coming to support him," said the Wales boss. "It's always great to see that, particularly someone on his first cap."

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Gatland admits 'no hiding' from need for win

Warren Gatland and Wales head into their first game of the autumn today not only looking to get their campaign off to a winning start but also dodge a very unwanted record.

Defeat to Fiji this afternoon would see Wales suffer a 10th successive Test defeat, with their last victory - a 43-19 win over Georgia at last year's World Cup - being followed by elimination from that tournament at the hands of Argentina, a Six Nations whitewash and summer losses to South Africa and twice to Australia.

Ten in a row would equal the worst losing run in Welsh history - and with the Wallabies and Springboks waiting for them later this month, a new record could then be set if they fall to defeat against the Fijians in Cardiff.

While Gatland is not quite at risk of the axe if that happens, it would pile pressure on him with the consensus among the squad and coaching team being that "school time is over," as lock Will Rowlands put it earlier this week.

“Results are important but I'm not thinking about my own position or how I protect my own backside. It’s about making the right decisions for Wales," said Gatland this week. "We lost a huge amount of experience after the World Cup so we knew we were going to go through some pain. Hopefully we build a team that has sustainability and success for the next few years.

"I understand short-term is also important and international rugby is about winning and performance. There’s no hiding from it, the expectations and scrutiny in international rugby comes with the territory. I’m comfortable with that," he added.

"But it's about putting your hand on your heart and saying you honestly believe you're making the best decisions for Wales."

Welsh starlets shine in huge derby win

Welsh rugby's stars of tomorrow got on the scoresheet as the Dragons thrashed Scarlets 73-21 in a development fixture on Saturday.

The Rodney Parade side eased to victory in the derby clash with several youngsters showing exactly what they could offer ahead of the second block of URC aand European fixtures.

Wing Ewan Rosser and centre David Richards both scored braces as the Dragons took a commanding 33-0 lead in the first half, with hooker Sam Scarfe scoring the fifth from a driving maul.

Scarlets hooker Joe Rees pulled one back for the visitors shortly before the break, with scores from Rhodri Lewis and Iori Basham following in the second half, either side of a score from the Dragons' Evan Minto, who got on the board again around the hour mark.

Newport's Lloyd Lewis got in on the act, before Wales U20s wing Harry Rees-Weldon scored a quickfire brace and Lewis grabbed another to round off a very convincing win.

Ospreys announce St Helen's date

The Ospreys have announced they are to play a friendly match against the Dragons at St Helen's later this month.

Billed as an "in-season development friendly", the game will take place on Saturday, November 16 (3pm KO).

It will give head coach Toby Booth and caretaker Dragons boss Filo Tiatia a chance to give their players game-time and emerging talents the chance to stake their claims while the domestic season pauses for the autumn internationals.

Booth's men are next in action away at Zebre on November 30, while the Dragons travel to Cardiff on the same day. Both teams are expected to field development XVs in Swansea a week today.

The Swansea-based region are set to make the Brynmill stadium their new home from next season.