Sean Lynn has been handed a huge boost ahead of this weekend’s first home game in the Guinness Women’s Six Nations against England at Principality Stadium with the announcement Georgia Evans will not face a ban for her red card in Scotland.
The Saracens forward picked up two yellow cards in the 24-21 defeat in Edinburgh in Round 1 and was facing a potential playing ban. But at the official Six Nations disciplinary hearing it was deemed her sending off was sufficient.
“Wales No 8, Georgia Evans, today appeared before an independent Disciplinary Committee via video link having received a red card as the result of two yellow cards issued for offences contrary to Laws 9.20(c) and 9.13 in the match between Scotland and Wales on Saturday 22 March 2025,” said the official Six Nations statement.
“The independent Disciplinary Committee was chaired by Marcello d’Orey (Portugal), joined by former international player Stefan Terblanche (South Africa) and former referee Val Toma (Romania).
“Having considered all the available evidence and by applying World Rugby’s sanctioning provisions, the Disciplinary Committee determined that the ordering off was sufficient and that no further sanction was necessary. The player is free to play again immediately.”
Losing one of his biggest ball-carrying forwards against an English side seeking a 31st successive Six Nations victory and a seventh successive title would have been a huge blow.
England kicked-off the defence of their title with a 38-5 win over Italy in York in Round 1 will make their first appearance at Principality Stadium in a game that is on course to be played ou in front of a record attendance.
Now Evans can continue in the Welsh back row and Lynn will also have three other key forwards ready to take on the English pack after their recovery from injuries. Gwenllian Pyrs, Kelsey Jones and Donna Rose all successfully negotiated their returns from lengthy and serious injuries as they came off the bench in Edinburgh.
That has given Lynn a few nice selection headaches ahead of this weekend’s game in the Welsh capital at the home of Welsh rugby. They all made their first returns to playing after lengthy lay-offs in the second half in Edinburgh – Jones after knee surgery and Pyrs and Rose after neck and back surgery.
“It felt so good to be back out there in what was my first appearance since I did my ACL last May. I’d had neck surgery before but this was the biggest injury I’ve had to contend with,” said the 27-year-old Jones.
“It was probably one of the hardest things I’ve been through as a player and I had to fight so hard to get back. It has meant I’ve missed two finals with Gloucester-Hartpury, but the main aim was to get back for the Six Nations so that I can bid for a place at the World Cup later this year.
“Missing the first final was hard, but this time around I knew it wasn’t possible for me to play. My role was just to support the girls throughout last season.
“There were a lot of struggles to get back, but the support I had from friends and family was fantastic. I’m just having the time of my life playing the sport I love at the moment.”
While Harlequins hooker Carys Phillips celebrated winning her 80th cap with a try in Scotland, Jones was more than happy to take her cap tally up to 42. For Rose it was a 28th appearance and Pyrs also picked up her 42nd.
“The way we came out and performed against Scotland was amazing off just three sessions together. Sean has slotted in pretty quickly and we now need to right a few of the wrongs from last weekend and clean things up against England,” admitted Jones.
“We need to ensure we take every opportunity that comes our way. Our focus this week is on ourselves because we know what they are going to bring.
“It’s going to be a crazy environment in which to play at the home of Welsh rugby this weekend with so many tickets sold. We need to play with confidence.”
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