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In their second round fixture against England, Jason Lewis’s side ended 22 years of heartache when Wales edged home 16-15 at Taffs Well to record a first-ever victory over the arch enemy.
With two wins in the bank (after beating Scotland in their opening clash), Wales now go to France having never won on French soil. However Lewis is quietly confident his side can go to France and win to keep their World Cup qualification hopes alive.
“We’ve got to stay focused on what our priorities were prior to the Six Nations,” explained Lewis. “We identified France away as being a key game for us. It is a game we wanted to target to go and win and nothing has changed in that respect.”
Wales have made one selection change with seasoned campaigner Louise Rickard being replaced on the wing by Aimee Young.
“Selection is always difficult especially at the moment because we’ve got depth in our squad. We’ve gone with the majority of the side which beat England although there is one change with Louise being replaced by Amiee.
“It was one of those situations where we’ve got a number of players in one position playing well. But Aimee has put her hand up and will be given her opportunity against France.”
Despite a lack of success on French soil, Lewis is confident Wales can give France a good run for their money.
“We beat them in Amsterdam last summer and we’ve beaten them at home twice. The final challenge for us is to go there and win on their soil and I think we can do that.”
Wales Women v England
15 Non Evans (Cardiff Quins)
14 Ali Wright (Lichfield)
13 Rachel Poolman (UWIC)
12 Clare Flowers (Bristol – vice-capt)
11 Aimee Young (UWIC)
10 Naomi Thomas (Bristol)
9 Amy Day (UWIC)
1 Hannah Roberts (UWIC)
2 Rhian Bowden (UWIC)
3 Jenny Davies (Waterloo)
4 Louise Horgan (Saracens)
5 Rachel Taylor (Cardiff Quins)
6 Catrina Nicholas (Cardiff Quins)
8 Mellissa Berry (Bristol – capt)
7 Jamie Kift (Bristol)
Substitutes
16 Claire Horgan (Saracens)
17 Gemma Hallett (Pontyclun)
18 Claire Donovan (Saracens)
19 Carys John (UWIC)
20 Laura Prosser (Pontyclun)
21 Awen Thomas (Cardiff Quins)
22 Louise Rickard (Woodbridge)
