Wales v Scotland, Saturday 2.45pm, BBC1

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Ref: Maggie Cogger-Orr
TJs: Holly Wood, Jess Ling
TMO: Ian Tempest


Wales:
1. Gwenllian Pyrs
2. Kelsey Jones
3. Donna Rose
4. Alaw Pyrs
5. Gwen Crabb
6. Kate Williams (co-captain)
7. Bethan Lewis
8. Alex Callender (co-captain)

09. Keira Bevan
10. Lleucu George
11. Jasmine Joyce-Butchers
12. Courtney Keight
13. Hannah Dallavalle
14. Lisa Neumann
15. Nel Metcalfe

16. Carys Phillips, 17. Maisie Davies, 18. Sisilia Tuipulotu, 19. Abbie Fleming, 20. Georgia Evans
21. Seren Lockwood, 22. Kayleigh Powell, 23. Carys Cox

Scotland:
1. Leah Bartlett
2. Lana Skeldon
3. Elliann Clarke
4. Emma Wassell
5. Sarah Bonar
6. Rachel Malcolm (captain)
7. Rachel McLachlan
8. Evie Gallagher

09. Leia Brebner-Holden
10. Helen Nelson
11. Francesca McGhie
12. Lisa Thomson
13. Emma Orr
14. Rhona Lloyd
15. Chloe Rollie

16. Elis Martin, 17. Molly Wright, 18. Lisa Cockburn, 19. Jade Konkel, 20. Eva Donaldson, 21. Alex Stewart
22. Caity Mattinson, 23. Beth Blacklock

[Danno]

Cheers for these WT

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This should be the game of the round.
2 teams that know each other, essentially knock out rugby, playing for a QF place already.

On the one hand, Scotland ought to be better.
On the other, Wales had the 6N to bed in their new coach, whilst his old club did their best to disrupt Scotland's preparations.
G-H released Sean Lynn to Wales ahead of the 6N.
G-H signed Banahan as backs coach from Scotland in June.

I'll be supporting Scotland, unless Wales win me over with their play - I'll get over my dislike of Seaned Harris at some point, and I do like Lynn. On the other hand, I feel that Scotland were screwed over as above, and love watching Gallagher, Orr & Rollie

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Why can't Sco 9 steal the ball back there?
Wales win the ball in the ruck - absolutely fair. Then lying on the floor, rolls onto her back.
Blue9 releases, and goes back in to steal the ball back, and is told to let it go. Surely that just a new ruck with Wales in possession and on the floor

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Yellow seems harsh-but-fair.
Nothing in it, but head contact happens, and she could have got lower

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I'm thinking I may have to skip the Canada v Fiji match and have a recovery snooze

[septic 9]

scrum and out of hand kicks aside, very very happy with that performance. And result which flowed from it of course. Wales OTOH, oh dearie me!

[Cameo]

That was great. Loved seeing the wide attack really work over the course of the game. So often it looks like a team will make hay but somehow the other team manages to stiffle it.

As well as the obvious ones, thought Brebner-Holden at 9 looked very good. Quick to the ball and good range of passing.

Would be lovely to beat Fiji and then at least give Canada a scare.