Summary

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  • Wales score six tries on the way to a 38-18 friendly win against the USA in north Wales

  • The game was being used as preparation for Wales' WXV1 campaign in October

  • Alisha Butchers scores first try of the game on her return from injury before Keira Bevan added a second

  • Freda Tafuna shown yellow card for high tackle on Gwenllian Pyrs with Wales dominating

  • Lisa Neumann adds third Welsh try just before half time after lovely delayed pass from Jasmine Joyce

  • USA score first try of the game early in the second half through Sarah Levy

  • Wales' fourth try comes on 52 minutes from a dominant driving maul, Alex Callender touching down

  • Tafuna makes amends for earlier sin binning by scoring USA's second try of the game

  • Callender gets her second try of the game to move Wales three scores clear with under 10 minutes remaining

  • Fane Haungatau shown yellow card for dangerous tackle late in the game before Wales' Donna Rose also sent to sin bin

  • USA replacement hooker Paige Stathopolous scores late consolation try for USA

  • Sioned Harries adds sixth Welsh try to complete the scoring in a competitive friendly win for Wales

Live Reporting

Matt Lloyd

  1. Replacements: Wales

    Wales 26-13 USA

    Lleucu George on for Lake and Kate Williams for Georgia Evans.

  2. Replacement: USA

    Wales 26-13 USA

    Mona Lisa is on for USA... I'm not kidding!

    Prop Mona Lisa Tupou comes on.

    What an enigmatic smile she has!

  3. Wales 26-13 USA

    Rachel Taylor
    Former Wales captain and coach on BBC Radio Wales

    USA haven't had their kicking boots on today, the box kicking of Keira Bevan and the reliable boot of Robyn Wilkins have ensured Wales have dominance in the kicking battle today.

  4. Wales 26-13 USA

    Clever play from Wales.

    Robyn Wilkins sends the ball down field and then dominant counter-rucking and pressure on the USA kicker gets them a foothold inside America's 22 yard line.

  5. Wales 26-13 USA

    Caryl Thomas
    Former Wales prop on Radio Cymru

    Wales need to respect the possession and keep the ball and get a spark back into their attack.

    Whether that be the runs of Alex Callendar and Carys Cox from the first half or the footwork of Jasmine Joyce.

    At the moment Wales are giving the USA 'easy outs' with these penalties conceded and instead of putting pressure on the USA Wales are inside their own 22.

  6. Wales 26-13 USA

    Georgia Evans trucks up the ball. She's got through so much work today.

    She's going to be even more important for Wales next month at the WXV with the loss of Natalia John.

  7. Wales 26-13 USA

    Yeah I think USA really missed her during that crucial ten minutes before half-time when Wales opened a 19-3 lead.

    However USA are building confidence.

    Another try and we've really got a game on our hands.

  8. Wales 26-13 USA

    Rachel Taylor
    Former Wales captain and coach on BBC Radio Wales

    I've been impressed with some of Freda Tafuna's carries and possibly trying to make up for her yellow card.

    Defensively it's something for Wales to improve on with their maul defence which fell away a bit, it's going to have to be better against the top sides of the WXV.

  9. try

    Try: Wales 26-13 USA

    Freda Tafuna

    The big flanker hits back for USA.

    Catherine Benson edged close to the line before Tafuna powers between two defenders.

    Conversion is missed.

  10. Today's crowd

    Wales 26-8 USA

    Today's crowd at Parc Eirias is 1,948.

    Given these soaking conditions, I'm amazed anyone came!

  11. Replacements: USA

    Wales 26-8 USA

    USA change their scrum-half and flanker with Taina Tukuafu and Tahlia Brody on.

  12. Replacement: Wales

    Wales 26-8 USA

    Veteran Sioned Harries also on - for Bethan Lewis.

    What a great experienced head to bring on to see out the match.

  13. Wales 26-8 USA

    Rachel Taylor
    Former Wales captain and coach on BBC Radio Wales

    I don't think the ball changed from Alex Callendar's hands. Normally you have time to slip that backwards to the hooker but it was moving so quickly she held on and dived over.

    Callendar is such a tenacious player and with her and Alisha Butchers you have those hybrid flankers who can do everything.

  14. Replacements: Wales

    Wales 26-8 USA

    Wales change the entire front-row with Kelsey Jones, Abbey Constable and Donna Rose all on.

    What a display from Gwenllian Pyrs, Carys Phillips and Sisilia Tuipulotu.

  15. Wales 26-8 USA

    Caryl Thomas
    Former Wales prop on Radio Cymru

    We've really improved the amount of jumpers we have in the lineout and it adds to our threats.

    Wales ran that maul in, a very simple driving maul try there.

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    Converted try: Wales 26-8 USA

    Alex Callendar, con Keira Bevan

    Wow - what a driving lineout maul. They were almost sprinting over the line!

    Flanker Alex Callendar was the one to get the ball down for Wales' fourth try of the match.

    Keira Bevan adds a tricky conversion. Good kick.

  17. Wales 19-8 USA

    Caryl Thomas
    Former Wales prop on Radio Cymru

    Sisilia Tuipulotu is doing brilliantly in the scrum against USA's most capped player Catherine Benson.

    Tuipulotu is so strong and is driving these scrums forward.

    Sisilia TuipulotuHuw Evans Picture Agency

  18. Wales 19-8 USA

    Robyn Wilkins kicks to the corner - interesting to turn down the three points just to steady things.

    But Wales are confident.

  19. Wales 19-8 USA

    Normal service is resumed and the Welsh scrum is back on the front foot - that's more like it. Penalty coming.

  20. Wales 19-8 USA

    Rachel Taylor
    Former Wales captain and coach on BBC Radio Wales

    A strange passage of play there, USA not able to clear their lines and Wales not able to put any pressure on.

    Both teams seem to still be finding their feet after half-time.