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3 days ago
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Wales forward Pyrs makes Gloucester switch
Alaw Pyrs started against Scotland in this year's Six Nations [PA Media] English champions Gloucester-Hartpury have signed Wales forward Alaw Pyrs for the forthcoming Premiership Women's Rugby season. The 19-year-old lock made her Wales debut last September and featured in this year's Six Nations. Advertisement Pyrs previously played for Gwalia Lightning in the Celtic Challenge as well as Hartpury University in the British universities championship. "To be an international whilst still a teenager is a remarkable achievement, and shows the potential that Alaw clearly has," Gloucester's head of rugby Dan Murphy said. "She's a physical player and has impressed with Wales, Hartpury and Gwalia Lightning, so we're delighted that she's put pen to paper here. "She'll learn so much from the experienced forwards we have here and get better and better, and that's what really excites us."
BBC News
7 days ago
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Wales forward Pyrs makes Gloucester switch
English champions Gloucester-Hartpury have signed Wales forward Alaw Pyrs for the forthcoming Premiership Women's Rugby 19-year-old lock made her Wales debut last September and featured in this year's Six previously played for Gwalia Lightning in the Celtic Challenge as well as Hartpury University in the British universities championship."To be an international whilst still a teenager is a remarkable achievement, and shows the potential that Alaw clearly has," Gloucester's head of rugby Dan Murphy said."She's a physical player and has impressed with Wales, Hartpury and Gwalia Lightning, so we're delighted that she's put pen to paper here."She'll learn so much from the experienced forwards we have here and get better and better, and that's what really excites us."
BBC News
21-05-2025
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Wales to host Women's Six Nations summer series
Wales will host the Six Nations Women's Summer Series in at accelerating the growth of future international talent, the competition features predominantly Under-20 nation is also allowed to include up to five Under-23 players in their matchday squad. The inaugural series was held in Parma, Italy last year, with 14 players going on to win senior caps in this year's senior Women's Six include Wales forwards Maisie Davies and Alaw Pyrs, with the pair starting the opening game against Scotland. This year the competition will be staged at the Centre for Sporting Excellence in Ystrad Mynach, with matches on 5, 11 and 17 July.
BBC News
17-03-2025
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Six Wales players to watch in Women's Six Nations
Women's Six Nations: Scotland v WalesVenue: The Hive Stadium, Edinburgh Date: Saturday, 22 March Kick-off: 16:45 GMTCoverage: Watch live on BBC One Wales, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport online and listen on BBC Radio Wales and BBC Radio Cymru The 2025 Women's Six Nations is almost here and this year's championship brings fresh optimism for Wales. Armed with a new head coach in Sean Lynn, the side will be looking to bounce back from last year's bottom-place finish, starting with Saturday's opening trip to Edinburgh to take on Scotland. Lynn, who goes into camp fresh from winning the Premiership Women's Rugby title with Gloucester-Hartpury, has a 37-player squad to work with - made up of seasoned internationals and up and coming talent from the Celtic the action kicks-off, and with the World Cup later this year, BBC Sport has picked out six young Wales players to watch. Alaw Pyrs, 19, second row The younger sister of established Wales loose-head Gwenllian Pyrs, Alaw Pyrs certainly has big boots to made her senior Wales debut in a WXV2 warm-up against Scotland last September and travelled to South Africa with the squad the following was a turbulent time for the Bangor-born lock to make an impression given the player contracts upheaval and the eventual departure of head coach Ioan this season's Celtic Challenge is where Pyrs stepped out of her sister's was a standout player in Gwalia Lightning's third-place finish and showed herself to be a willing and powerful ball carrier with a eye for the 5ft 11in and over 14 stone, Conwy farmer Pyrs offers raw strength and a physical presence Wales will need if they are to take on the bigger admits Gwenllian is her rugby hero, but watch out for the not-so-little sister in 2025. Maisie Davies, 19, prop Maisie Davies demonstrated her international pedigree in the 2024 Women's Summer Series in Parma, with three tries in three matches earning her the accolade of Wales' MVP (most valuable player).Originally a blindside flanker, Davies made a seamless transition to loose-head prop while retaining the skills and swagger a seasoned wing would be proud of. She is also a natural leader and tipped by many as a future Wales made her senior debut in the same Scotland warm-up as Pyrs and also toured South Africa in the she enjoyed an outstanding season with Gwalia Lightning, her talent epitomised in a player-of-the-match display at Parc y Scarlets, which she dedicated to her late women are famed for their prop idols, and Davies has everything in her armoury to be another member of that band. Sian Jones, 20, scrum-half Sian Jones is another Gwalia Lightning success story, with her debut season earning her a call-up into Wales' senior squad for the 2024 Six in Bodelwyddan, Jones was the only girl in her mixed rugby team until the age of 14, a rite of passage which has given her a feistiness typical of her position.A fine distributor of the ball, Jones made her senior debut in last year's championship opener against while it was a memorable occasion for the youngster, one memory that will hurt is a kicking error which cost Wales their final attack of the what doesn't kill you makes you stronger, right?Jones showed her mettle in starting the next match against England and has been pushing Keira Bevan for the nine jersey ever Lewis' return from injury will add extra competition this year, but Jones rightfully backs her ability. Nel Metcalfe, 20, wing/full-back Nel Metcalfe was a shining light in Welsh women's rugby in what was otherwise a forgetful Nant Conwy utility back fittingly made her senior debut in north Wales in a WXV1 warm-up victory over USA in 2023.A few weeks later she made her first start against world champions New Zealand, 12,000 miles away in Dunedin. And while Wales were hammered and Metcalfe was shown a yellow card for pulling hair, it was an experience which put her in good season she has been running in tries for Gloucester-Hartpury and was Wales' standout player at WXV2, playing with freedom and cites Dyddgu Hywel to be her inspiration, a player from the same roots and arguably the same mould. Bryonie King, 21, back-row Bryonie King has been on the international radar since she was just athletic back-rower from a sporting family, King also has international honours for Wales sevens and rugby in Mountain Ash and first tasting rugby at Abercynon RFC, King is another natural leader in this was given the armband for Gwalia Lightning this season, sharing captaincy duties with another powerhouse in Gwennan Hopkins. With her rugby inspiration coming from legendary All Black Richie Macaw, it is of little surprise King's game is all about graft and determination. She made her international debut in the 2023 Women's Six Nations, but opportunities have been scarce with the back-row one of Wales' greatest after a promising domestic season, 2025 could see the return of the King. Molly Reardon, 21, hooker Merthyr Tydfil's Molly Reardon has been playing rugby since she was just five, turning out alongside her brother before women's rugby came calling at Nelson King, she switched codes and played rugby league for Wales which heightened her physicality and game a scrum-half, Reardon made the switch to hooker while studying at Cardiff Met and has never looked senior debut came in the 2024 Six Nations game against England and with Kelsey Jones succumbing to a season-ending injury, Reardon took her opportunity with both hands, earning eight caps to date.A mobile front-rower and accurate at the lineout, Reardon can look forward to becoming a regular try-scorer off the back of Wales' most potent weapon - the driving lineout. Just ask Carys Phillips.
