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Women's Six Nations Wales v Italy
Venue: Principality Stadium Date: Saturday, 27 April Kick off: 12:15 BST
Coverage: Live connected BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Radio Wales, Radio Cymru nan BBC Sport website and app. Highlights, Scrum V Sunday, 28 April, BBC Two Wales from 18:00 BST and later connected demand.
Wales person made 4 changes successful unit for their Women's Six Nations finale against Italy astatine nan Principality Stadium connected Saturday.
Ioan Cunningham's broadside are aiming to debar nan woody spoon aft 4 defeats and request astatine slightest a bonus-point win.
Hannah Bluck makes her first commencement of nan run successful nan centre arsenic Carys Cox reverts to nan wing.
Jenny Hesketh and Lisa Neumann return to nan backmost line, pinch Keira Bevan preferred astatine scrum-half.
In an unchanged pack, Gwenllian Pyrs, Carys Phillips and Sisilia Tuipulotu dress up nan beforehand row, pinch Natalia John and Abbie Fleming arsenic locks.
Alex Callender and Alisha Butchers are named arsenic flankers, pinch Georgia Evans preferred to Bethan Lewis astatine number eight.
Lleucu George partners Bevan successful nan half-backs, pinch Hannah Jones captaining nan broadside from wrong centre.
Niamh Terry could beryllium group for a first Six Nations outing from nan bench, while a fresh again Kelsey Jones provides screen astatine hooker,
Nel Metcalfe besides returns aft picking up an wounded successful nan opening information against Scotland.
“Nobody needs to show america really important this crippled is for america wrong nan tournament, aliases for what follows, but our attraction is wholly connected what we request to do arsenic a team," Cunningham said.
“Against France we created unit and opportunities, and we conscionable request to beryllium much objective and decorativeness disconnected those opportunities.
“Hannah Bluck has trained good each done this run and deserves nan opportunity to commencement against Italy, and nan knowledgeable Lisa Neumann comes successful connected nan wing.
“Our attraction has been connected what we request to do this week. We’re looking guardant to nan situation and finishing nan tourney connected a high.”
Wing Jasmine Joyce and full-back Kayleigh Powell person returned to GB Sevens duty, while Kerin Lake (shoulder), Bethan Lewis (foot) and Mollie Wilkinson (knee) were unavailable for selection.
Wales: Jenny Hesketh; Lisa Neumann, Hannah Jones (captain), Hannah Bluck, Carys Cox; Lleucu George, Keira Bevan; Gwenllian Pyrs, Carys Phillips, Sisilia Tuipulotu, Natalia John, Abbie Fleming, Alisha Butchers, Alex Callender (vice-captain), Georgia Evans.
Replacements: Kelsey Jones, Abbey Constable, Donna Rose, Kate Williams, Gwennan Hopkins, Sian Jones, Niamh Terry, Nel Metcalfe.
Italy: tbc
Replacements: tbc
Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (SARU)
Assistant referees: Sara Cox (RFU), Chelsea Gillespie (SRU)
TMO: Rachel Horton (RA)
