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Wales team
As if nan occupation wasn’t reliable enough, Wales will person to do without 2 of their much elder players arsenic ex-captain Hannah Dallavalle, arsenic good arsenic skipper Kate Williams are retired injured.
That intends Jenna De Vera, who made her Test debut against France disconnected nan chair past week, starts astatine wrong centre.
Flanker Alex Callender is still retired truthful overmuch will dangle connected Branwen Metcalfe who wears nan number 6 jersey successful her first quality for her country.
Alongside her successful nan backmost row, Bethan Lewis takes complete nan captaincy.
Wales: Kayleigh Powell; Seren Singleton, Jenna De Vera, Courtney Keight, Jasmine Joyce; Lleucu George, Keira Bevan; Gwenllian Pyrs, Kelsey Jones, Sisilia Tuipulotu, Jorja Aiono; Gwen Crabb, Branwen Metcalfe, Bethan Lewis, Byronie King.
Repalcements: Molly Reardon, Maisie Davies, Donna Rose, Georgia Evans, Alisha Joyce, Seren Lockwood, Freya Bell, Catherine Richards.
England team
20-year-old Millie David, who plays her nine rugby for Bristol, makes her Test debut successful beforehand of her location crowd.
She’ll commencement connected nan helping which intends Ellie Kildunne slots backmost to her accustomed position astatine fullback. Emma Sing, who impressed past week, misses retired of nan match-day 23.
Holly Aitchinson starts astatine fly-half, replacing Zoe Harrison, while props Mackenzie Carson and Sarah Bern, fastener Delaney Burns and back-row Marlie Packer participate nan segment from nan off.
England: Ellie Kildunne; Millie David, Meg Jones (c), Helena Rowland, Claudia Moloney-MacDonald; Holly Aitchison, Lucy Packer; Mackenzie Carson, Amy Cokayne, Sarah Bern, Abi Burton, Delaney Burns, Sadia Kabeya, Marlie Packer, Maddie Feaunati.
Replacements: Connie Powell, Kelsey Clifford, Maud Muir, Haineala Lutui, Demelza Short, Flo Robinson, Zoe Harrison, Jess Breach.
Preamble
Hi everyone! Welcome to nan 3rd information of a Women’s Six Nations that is beautiful overmuch going arsenic expected.
England are apical of nan character pinch having scored 17 tries (five much than France) and look unbeatable.
They weren’t astatine their champion against Ireland but still had capable oomph from 3rd gear. Then they revved their engines and pulverised Scotland by a hefty score.
Today they look Wales who were denied astatine nan decease by Scotland but sewage spanked connected location ungraded by France. They’re a squad connected nan rise, nary question, but they’re rising from a agelong measurement down from wherever England presently reside. Expect plentifulness of support, though, for nan visiting broadside arsenic they’re playing conscionable crossed nan River Severn successful Bristol.
Is location a much ascendant sports squad successful nan world than nan Red Roses? Not for my money. If they neglect to adhd to their unbeaten tally of 35 Tests I’ll eat my hat. And my shoes. And my leather belt.
Kick-off astatine 2:15pm.
Teams and different updates, including immoderate cracking sounds from astir nan G, to come.
