WXV 2 2024 moves inland this weekend as the action shifts to Athlone Sports Stadium and the race for the title intensifies. Get all the team news here.
WXV 2 2024 will get underway at DHL Stadium this weekend. Get all the team news from Cape Town here.
Olympians Jasmine Joyce and Kayleigh Powell have been included in the Wales squad for WXV 2 in South Africa.
Wales ran in five unanswered tries in a stunning second-half performance at Cardiff Arms Park to surge to WXV 2 2024 and Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 qualification with a 52-20 victory against Spain.
Kerin Lake will win her 50th Test cap when Wales take on Spain in their WXV play-off at Cardiff Arms Park on Saturday.
The line-ups for the upcoming Allianz PWR final have been confirmed, with Gloucester-Hartpury naming an unchanged side from their semi-final team and Bristol Bears making three changes.
The Welsh have lost all four matches so far in this year’s championship and they are set to finish last as they trail fifth-place Ireland by five points on the table and have an inferior points difference of 45.
The Welsh were well beaten 5-36 last Saturday by Ireland in Cork and the response has been to alter four of the backline and one of the pack.
Ireland secured their first Women’s Six Nations win in eight matches with a seismic 36-5 victory over Wales at Cork’s Virgin Media Park.
Two debuts are on the cards for the home side as former England under-20s captain Jenny Hesketh makes her first appearance in a Welsh shirt, while Sian Jones will make her debut if used from the bench.
