Summary

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  • Wales take on Ireland in the Women's Six Nations at Rodney Parade.

  • Wales took an early lead through Carys Cox, but were soon on the back foot against a dominant Ireland side.

  • Linda Djougang, Dorothy Wall and Aoife Wafer all scored two tries as Ireland controlled proceedings in south Wales.

  • Wales replacement Hannah Bluck scored with her first carry, a rare glimmer of positivity for the hosts in the second half.

Live Reporting

Matt Lloyd

  1. Team news: Callender's return date for Wales

    Wales v Ireland (15:00 BST)

    Alex CallenderHuw Evans Picture Agency

    Wales vice-captain Alex Callender will make her first appearance of the campaign after recovering from a foot injury.

    Usually a flanker, she has been named at number eight with Georgia Evans moving to her less favoured position of second row.

    Kelsey Jones gets the nods ahead of Carys Phillips at hooker, while Kayleigh Powell is a late withdrawal from the side, so Lleucu George shakes off a calf injury which saw her miss the defeat to France and now starts in Newport.

    As a result Hannah Bluck is now among the replacements, alongside GB Sevens player Catherine Richards who is set for her first tournament outing.

    Wales:Jasmine Joyce; Lisa Neumann, Hannah Jones (capt), Courtney Keight, Carys Cox; Lleucu George, Keira Bevan; Gwenllian Pyrs, Kelsey Jones, Jenni Scoble, Abbie Fleming, Georgia Evans, Kate Williams, Bethan Lewis, Alex Callender.

    Replacements: Carys Phillips, Maisie Davies, Donna Rose, Natalia John, Alaw Pyrs, Sian Jones, Hannah Bluck, Catherine Richards.

  2. Welcome to Newport

    Wales v Ireland (15:00 BST)

    Rodney ParadeHuw Evans Picture Agency

    Greetings from Rodney Parade where Wales and Ireland each have a point to prove as the Six Nations nears its business end.

    Both arrive in Newport for the penultimate round off the back of heavy defeats to tournament giants France and England.

    Ireland will be looking to build on their sole victory away to Italy, while Wales will be desperate to move off the bottom of the table and avoid a second consecutive Wooden Spoon.

    In recent years Wales and Ireland have taken it in turns to give each other a hammering.

    Wales ran out 31-5 winners in Cardiff in 2023 while Ireland repaid the favour in Cork last year with a 36-5 victory.

    While it would appear to be Wales' turn this weekend, form suggests otherwise.

    Ireland are now the fifth best side in the world after an impressive autumn saw them beat world champions New Zealand, while Wales have slumped to 10th.

    But the hosts are under new management in Sean Lynn, and hope to follow the same upward trajectory Ireland have taken since Scott Bemand took charge two years ago.

    But first, let's take a look at the teams.