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The Welsh Women’s team has been named this morning to face Italy in their Six Nations opener on Sunday, at the Talbot Athletic Ground at 1pm.

Wing Laurie Harries and centre Robyn Wilkins will make their international debut alongside Llandaff North colleague Jenny Hawkins who will pack down in the second row.

Bristol Ladies’ scrum half Sian Moore is also yet to play Test match rugby, but she will start from the bench as Amy Day’s understudy while Maesteg Celtic wing Ffion Bowen has seen her rapid rise rewarded with a place on the bench.

With squad captain Rachel Taylor injured, prop Catrin Edwards will skipper a Wales side where No8 Catrina Nicholas will be playing her 50th international.

Wales Women v Italy Women

Sunday 2nd Feb, Talbot Athletic Ground (1pm)

15. Dyddgu Hywel (Bristol Ladies)

14 Philippa Tuttiet (Bristol Ladies)

13 Elen Evans (Waterloo)

12 Robyn Wilkins (Llandaff North)

11 Laurie Harries (Llandaff North)

10 Elinor Snowsill (Bristol Ladies)

9 Amy Day (Llandaff North);

1 Megan York (Blaenau Gwent)

2 Lowri Harries (Neath Athletic)

3 Catrin Edwards – CAPT (Bristol Ladies)

4 Jenny Hawkins (Llandaff North)

5 Nia Davies (Cardiff Met)

6 Sian Williams (Worcester)

7 Sioned Harries (Llandaff North)

8 Catrina Nicholas (Llandaff North)

Substitutes

16 Carys Phillips (Bristol Ladies)

17 Jenny Davies (Waterloo)

18 Caryl Thomas (Bath Ladies)

19 Delyth Davies (Cardiff Met)

20 Shona Powell Hughes (Neath Athletic)

21 Sian Moore (Bristol Ladies)

22 Rebecca De Filippo (Bristol Ladies)

23 Ffion Bowen (Maesteg Celtic)

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