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The 42
27-04-2025
- Sport
- The 42
Wales finish Six Nations with wooden spoon again after 32-point defeat to Italy
ITALY THUMPED WALES 44-12 in Parma on Sunday to condemn the visitors to the wooden spoon for the second year running in the women's Six Nations. Wales led after the opening half thanks to tries by Kate Williams and Gwenllian Pyrs either side of Sofia Stefan's effort. Advertisement But the Italians turned the screw in the second-half as Francesca Granzotto, Silvia Turani, Vittoria Minuzzi and Aura Muzzo all crossed for tries, with Michela Sillari kicking 14 points. It was a first home win for Italy in two years and a record victory over Wales, who lost all five games for the first time in their history. The Welsh women's wooden spoon added to the men's side also finishing bottom in their tournament completes a miserable 2025 Six Nations for Wales. Italy finished fourth in the table, behind third-placed Ireland but above Scotland in fifth. England survived a sparkling French comeback to win the women's Six Nations rugby union decider 43-42 at Twickenham on Saturday. – © AFP 2025
BBC News
29-03-2025
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- BBC News
‘We push each other': Sisters set to face England together
Two sisters are set to play together as Wales take on England in a historic Women's Six Nations rugby match on Saturday. Gwenllian Pyrs, 27, from Ysbyty Ifan in Conwy county, an experienced prop with more than 40 caps, will start the match, while her 19-year-old sister, Alaw Pyrs, a promising forward in the second row, is on the sisters had never played together until last weekend when they shared the field for 10 minutes in the match against Scotland at the Hive Stadium in Edinburgh."It's a new experience for both of us - but we'll just have to try to keep our nerves," said Gwenllian. Gwenllian is one of two changes made by new head coach Sean Lynn to the Welsh team that will face England, currently ranked number one in the world. The match will be played in front of a record crowd for any women's sporting event in added: "Rugby has always been part of our family. "Everyone has been playing since they were little."Despite the sisters occasionally "pushing and shoving each other around a bit in training", she said they always challenge each other to who began playing rugby with the boys when she was eight, said she looks up to her sister but is also highly competitive."She got her first cap when she was quite young, just like me," she said. "So, I want to push myself to be better than her." The Wales vs England match will kick off at 16:45 GMT on Saturday, 29 March, at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff.A crowd of more than 18,000 fans is expected, which would set a new record for a women's sporting event in previous record was set in December, when just under 17,000 fans attended a Wales football match at Cardiff City the Welsh women's rugby team, the previous attendance record was 10,592, set during the final Six Nations match against Italy at the Principality Stadium last year.
BBC News
27-03-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Wales' Pyrs and Crabb back to start against England
Women's Six Nations: Wales v EnglandVenue: Principality Stadium, Cardiff Date: Saturday, 29 March Kick off: 16:45 GMTCoverage: BBC One, BBC Radio Wales, Radio Cymru, BBC Sounds, the BBC Sport website and app, plus live text commentary, followed by report and reaction on the BBC Sport website and app. Wales head coach Sean Lynn has made two changes to his starting XV to face England in the Women's Six Nations in front of a record crowd in Cardiff on Gwenllian Pyrs and lock Gwen Crabb have been deemed fit to start at Principality duo came off the bench as Wales began their tournament with defeat by Scotland in Edinburgh last Sale Sharks loose-head Pyrs, Scotland was a first outing since surgery in November, which included a disc replacement and disc most recently started for Wales when they faced Scotland in WXV in September. She returns at the expense of Gwenllian Pyrs' sister Alaw, who drops to the have not beaten England for 10 years and look to add to the history against ever-powerful opponents. Jenni Scoble of Gwalia Lightning is preferred to replacement Donna Rose at tight-head and is the only Wales-based player to start, with the rest playing in English rugby's top retains Jasmine Joyce at full-back with wings Lisa Neumann and Carys Cox completing the back than 18,000 tickets have been sold for the game, already a record for a women's sports event in previous best attendance for a women's rugby match was 10,592, when Wales hosted Italy in the 2024 Six Nations at Principality November, Wales' female footballers set the previous best domestic mark of 16,845 in a Euro 2025 play-off against Republic of Wales women's football team manager Rhian Wilkinson has expressed disappointment with ticket sales for her team's Nations League game against Denmark on 4 April. Lynn is in charge of his second Wales game after guiding Gloucester-Hartpury to a third successive Professional Women's Rugby crown in said: "To have so many of the Welsh rugby family recognise these players as representing them and turning out to support is an exciting and humbling moment for all the players, coaches and staff."We took the first step of this team's new journey against Scotland and the prospect of playing in front of a record rugby crowd at the home of Welsh rugby – the Principality Stadium – is recognition of the growth in the women's game."The players have been told to be brave and to believe in their ability to compete at the highest level. Most of this squad play in England and train alongside the Red Roses." Wales: Jasmine Joyce; Lisa Neumann, Hannah Jones (capt), Kayleigh Powell, Carys Cox, Lleucu George, Keira Bevan; Gwenllian Pyrs, Carys Phillips, Jenni Scoble, Abbie Fleming, Gwen Crabb, Kate Williams, Bethan Lewis, Georgia Kelsey Jones, Maisie Davies, Donna Rose, Alaw Pyrs, Bryonie King, Meg Davies, Courtney Keight, Nel Metcalfe.
