THE Welsh Rugby Union have told Six Nations chiefs that they will not host Friday night games for the next two years.

Wales hosted Ireland at Principality Stadium last weekend and they have been involved in all eight Friday fixtures since they were introduced to the Championship in 2009.

Seven of those have been held in the capital, causing traffic chaos for supporters before and after the games.

The Rugby Football Union said last week that England would not be holding Friday games at Twickenham and now the WRU have said they are no longer prepared to fill the slot.

"We have told Six Nations we won't be hosting Friday nights," said chairman Gareth Davies to WalesOnline. "I think primarily because of all the adverse criticism we do get.

"Coming into Cardiff is hellish on Friday anyway. Our line to the Six Nations was, look, we have done our bit, so we think other people should share the burden.

"There's a lot of adverse publicity about Friday because of infrastructure in Cardiff.

"We have carried the burden of Friday nights now for a while.

"What we have told the Six Nations is we won't host games then for the next two-year period."

Wales played at the Stade de France on a Friday in 2009, losing 21-16 to the hosts in Paris.

England have never hosted a game at Twickenham and chief executive Ian Ritchie made their stance clear last week, despite them hosting Fiji on a Friday in the 2015 World Cup.

"We are not in discussions with the Six Nations about hosting Friday night matches at Twickenham," he said.

"Our position hasn't changed. We don't generally support Friday night games at Twickenham for a variety of reasons, not least the challenge for the fans of getting to and from the match."

Nonetheless, Six Nations chief executive John Feehan insisted that the fixture are here to stay.

"Ratings-wise, it is certainly as good as a Saturday," he said. "It is spreading the load across the weekend.

"The French tend to like (Friday games), the Welsh put up with it and the rest don't want it at the moment — but that could change in time.

"You keep pushing the door and eventually the door will open. Would I like more Fridays? Yes. Will I get them? Probably, in time, but it will take time."