North Harbour Hibiscus and New Zealand Defence back row Kate Williams talks about her surprise call-up as a replacement for injured flanker Alisha Butchers.

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Swansea-born Williams trained with Wales during their pre-season camp in July. She was captain of the North Harbour side in the Farah Palmer Cup in 2020 and 2021 and recently represented the New Zealand Defence team in the Defence Rugby World Cup when she got the call from Wales head coach Ioan Cunningham.