Lake sets out Six Nations targets amid uncertainty with Ospreys

Last week, it was revealed that the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) had chosen Ospreys’ owners Y11 as their preferred bidder to purchase Cardiff Rugby.

In addition, the future of the regional club is unclear come the conclusion of the 2026/27 season.

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Despite the off-field issues remaining a constant in Welsh rugby at the moment, Lake stated they can be used as motivation and revealed that his side can be competitive in this year’s Championship.

“It’s been tough,” began Lake at The Hub, Castlehill, Edinburgh, on Monday morning.

“Sometimes we’re part of them, sometimes they’re above our pay grade,” he added.

Monday was the first day of camp for Steve Tandy’s squad, as preparations intensify ahead of the eye-catching contest against England in Twickenham next Saturday.

“From the perspective of just sheer fight and will, that’s what we’d be looking for in Twickenham, and we will bring that,” added Lake.

Having not won a game in the championship since 2023, Lake will look to captain a side aiming not to claim their third consecutive wooden spoon.

After facing England, they welcome France and Scotland to the Welsh capital before travelling to Dublin to face Ireland and concluding the tournament against Italy.

The last fixture, perhaps, is the most favourable for Wales to end their drought of losses in the competition.

But Lake insisted there’s plenty of quality within Tandy’s 38-man squad as home games at Principality Stadium are a target.

“It’s quite subjective, success (isn’t it),” he added.

“It probably looks like winning our games at home. It starts there. I’d love to say we’ll win five from five and lift the trophy.

“We wouldn’t be here if that wasn’t the aim. But we’ve also got to be realistic about what we target. I’ve no doubt the group is good enough to win. But every group would say the same.