Tandy's Wales prepare for challenging summer of travel

Tandy's Wales prepare for challenging summer of travel Image source, Huw Evans Picture AgencyImage caption, Steve Tandy is preparing for his third campaign in charge of Wales having won two out of nine internationals so farByGareth GriffithsBBC Sport WalesPublished11 minutes agoCommentsWelsh domestic rugby might have finished at the end of May but there is very little rest for the Welsh national men's side.Steve Tandy's team face four matches in successive weekends with the rugby season lasting until mid-July.The uncapped men's and women's double-header against Barbarians on 27 June at the Allianz Stadium, will be followed by three games in the new Nations Championship against Fiji, Argentina and South Africa in July.After four Six Nations defeats, Wales completed the tournament with a home victory against Italy but still finished bottom for a third successive year.BBC Sport Wales looks at what is in store during the next month.Tandy waits on Wales captaincy decisionPublished11 MayNorth to bid farewell for Barbarians against WalesPublished16 hours agoJames takes over as Wales scrum coachPublished2 days agoWhy are Wales not playing Barbarians and Fiji at the Principality Stadium?Wales' first two matches against Barbarians and Fiji are being staged on these shores but not being played at the Principality Stadium.The Cardiff showpiece venue is hosting two major concerts with Take That having played last week and Metallica staging a gig on Sunday, 28 June - a day after Wales travel to face the invitational Baa-baas side in south-west London.It would be wrong, however, to think the American rockers had forced Tandy's side out of their traditional home.Wales are the 'away' side for both matches, with the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) saying they were never planning to play games at the Principality Stadium this summer.So Fiji are the 'home' side for the Nations Championship opener on 4 July with the game being played at the...