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Wales Women Announce Squad For Second Test

Wales Women Announce Squad For Second Test

The Welsh team have announced an unchanged side for the second test against the Springboks at the Loftus Stadium, Pretoria on Saturday (Kick Off 3pm). Captained by Kylie Wilson, the squad will look to achieve a 100% record following their 8-5 victory against the Boks last Saturday in Port Elizabeth. Amy Day gets her second start in the number 9 shirt following her debut last week. Eirlys Lougher, Rachel Brown, Becky Davies and Hannah Szigetvari are all on the bench looking for their first caps at senior level. There is one change to the bench with Hooker Nicola John stepping up into the squad.

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The game will be the last in the Welsh squad’s 16-day tour of the country. The squad of 35 players have had two weeks of intense training for the two provincial games and the two tests against the Springboks.

Head coach Phil John commented, “We have seen a marked improvement in the players during this tour. We are without 11 of our most senior players and the way the girls have performed over the last two weeks bodes well for the future of Welsh Women’s Rugby.”

Assistant Coach Alun Harries added, “We are looking forward to upping our performance on Saturday and completing a historic test series for Welsh rugby. No Welsh side has every completed a 100% test record in South Africa.”

Team

15. Elen Evans
14. Manon Williams
13. Louise Rickard
12. Lowri Jones (Vice Capt)
11. Stacey Saunders
10. Awen Thomas
09. Amy Day

01. Louise Horgan
02. Jenny Davies
03. Catrin Edwards
04. Claire Donovan
05. Kath Foale
06. Catrina Nicholas
08. Emma Phillips
07. Kylie Wilson (Capt)

Substitutes

16. Nicola John
17. Amy Broadstock
18. Rachel Brown
19. Eirlys Lougher
20. Becky Davies
21. Lucy Berry
22. Hannah Szigetvari

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