{"id":39496,"date":"2020-01-31T16:03:17","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T16:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=39496"},"modified":"2020-01-31T16:03:17","modified_gmt":"2020-01-31T16:03:17","slug":"six-nations-wales-women-to-build-on-last-years-fourth-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/01\/31\/six-nations-wales-women-to-build-on-last-years-fourth-place\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Nations: Wales Women to build on last year&#039;s fourth place"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Wales Women v Ital<\/strong>y will kick off at 1pm this Sunday<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>WALES Women will look to improve on last year&#8217;s fourth place finish when they start their campaign on Sunday against Italy, despite the absence of head coach Rowland Phillips.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udfc4\u200d\u2640\ufe0fRiding the crest of a wave \ud83c\udfc9<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WalesWomen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WalesWomen<\/a> flanker <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_BethanLewis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@_BethanLewis<\/a> hasn&#39;t looked back since swapping surfboard for rugby ball <br><br>The family ethos <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CarmQuinsRFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CarmQuinsRFC<\/a> was a key factor<br><br>\ud83d\uddde\ufe0f+ \ud83d\udcf9FULL STORY \ud83d\udd17<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/o60oIoeXQF\">https:\/\/t.co\/o60oIoeXQF<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SistersInArms?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SistersInArms<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JObkQkiZ8l\">pic.twitter.com\/JObkQkiZ8l<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Welsh Rugby Union \ud83c\udfc9 (@WelshRugbyUnion) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WelshRugbyUnion\/status\/1222580647006556160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 29, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Coach Chris Horsman faces a tough task against an Italian side that finished second in the Six Nations last year.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Horsman is pleased with the squad\u2019s level of competition but admits that Sunday will be a tough game, with Italy being the ones to beat.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cItaly has always been a key match for us and this Sunday\nwill be no different,\u201d said Horsman. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt will be a tough game with no hiding place. We have asked\na lot of the players, increasing the intensity of training and they\u2019ve met the\nchallenge head on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Horsman has stepped up to take charge of Wales as Rowland\nPhillips continues to be away from the side without explanation.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Wales welcome back winger Jasmine Joyce and centre Hannah Jones to the starting XV after their time in Australia playing in the national sevens league.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Number 8 Siwan Lillicrap captains the side while Cardiff\nBlues Community Foundation\u2019s Kelsey Jones, who plays for Ospreys, plays in the\nnumber two jersey.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Carys Phillips and Sioned Harris have been omitted from Chris\nHorsman, Geraint Lewis and Gareth Wyatt\u2019s plans to use the Six Nations as a\nchance to create a 2021 squad.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The tournament marks two years since Bethan Thomas made her debut after swapping surfing for rugby.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Five Cardiff Blues Players are included in the squad including Georgia Evans, Manon Johnes and Paige Randall.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Substitutes are Molly Kelly, Cara Hope, Ruth Lewis, Georgia\nEvans, Alisha Butchers, Manon Johnes, Ffion Lewis and Paige Randall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wales Women v Italy will kick off at 1pm this Sunday WALES Women will look to improve on last year&#8217;s fourth place finish when they start their campaign on Sunday against Italy, despite the absence of head coach Rowland Phillips. 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