Two gifts for Wales Father Christmas made a descent of the only chimney at the Principality Stadium, Cardiff, on Christmas Eve. In his sack he had not one but two gifts: the members of the national team would be presented with 1) a head of women’s rugby (a new position); 2) a new head coach.
Big Worries for Cymru After some unfamiliar line-ups yesterday for European viewers, there were three much better known today. And the Wallaroos had played Cymru only last week in Newport. Here’s the first game. Australia v Wales A second quirk of the scheduling: the two sides demoted from WXV1 started proceedings in Cape Town on
High Drama in Gwent Rodney Parade, Newport A tense battle went on past 80 minutes before a decisive score settled the issue. There were worrying signs for Wales from the start; tackles close to the breakdown weren’t effective and the Wallaroos profited. When the ball worked out to Maya Stewart on the right, she found
Cymru v Spain This was an entertaining, hard-fought game played for high stakes, a place in the World Cup and in WXV2. The losers would be condemned to the lowest of the three tiers. To be consistent I ought to call Spain ‘Sbaen’, but I don’t want to appear too conversant with the Welsh language.
This game marks the latest stage in the build-up to the second version of WXV. The winners qualify for WXV2, the losers join WXV3. An important addition to the rewards is a direct qualification for the World Cup next year. Players and supporters will need to be in full control of their emotions as the
Saturday Matches Scotland v England, The Hive, Edinburgh, KO 14.15 Ireland v Cymru, Virgin Media Park (previously Musgrave Park), Cork, KO 16.45 Scotland We already know the attendance at the Hive, it’s 7,774; in other words for the first time a full house. It looks as though the SRU will have to extend the capacity
England v Cymru Six Nations, Round Two – Ashton Gate, Bristol One of the greatest pleasures of the game was the quality and variety of the English passing. It created several of the eight tries they scored. Yet the game had parallels with last year’s. In both Wales were right on top at the start
Saturday 23 March, Cardiff Arms Park, KO 16.45 Ioan Cunningham and Bryan Easson have unveiled their first two teams of a new tournament: Cymru 15 *Jenny Hesketh 14 Jasmine Joyce 13 Hannah Jones 12 Kerin Lake 11 *Nel Metcalfe 10 Lleucu George 9 Keira Bevan 1 Gwenllian Pyrs 2 Kelsey Jones 3 Sisilia Tuipulotu 4
Cymru v USA Pouring rain in North Wales didn’t bother the Welsh pack who calmed any worries about the power of the American eight with a dominant performance. This was a vital test for the Welsh. Could they continue their advance under the new, more positive conditions the WRU is offering? Yes! The Eagles found
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