Building on a successful inaugural competition in 2022, the Six Nations Under-18 Women’s Festival is set for a thrilling renewal in the coming days.
This year’s competition will be staged at Wellington College across three matchdays on April 7, 11 and 15.
The event will continue to provide a crucial step in strengthening the foundations for future generations as well as giving fans the chance to see the future stars of the TikTok Women’s Six Nations in action
Last year’s competition saw Wales and France shine, with both retaining unbeaten records throughout.
France were particularly impressive on the last weekend, beating England 72-10 in one of three 70-minute matches, while Wales concluded their successful campaign with a 17-10 win over Ireland.
England came out on top against Wales when the sides met a month ago, however, winning 48-5, while Scotland’s players warmed up with January’s Girls’ Regional Game Series, where players were split into five regions and played each other weekly.
Wales head coach Catrina Nicholas-McLaughlin: “The second year of the festival will allow us to see the growth and how the addition of a pathway is feeding into the senior game.
“Within Wales, we have seen growth within our regional programme from last year to this year and now we are expecting an increase again.
“It just goes to show that having a platform such as the Six Nations Under-18s Festival really does encourage girls to take up the sport and result in huge growth within the game.
“It just allows us to see where we are in terms of progression.”
Wales U18 v England U18 (10am:
15 Rhiannon Griffin, 14 Hannah Lane, 13 Nia Fajeyisan, 12 Kelsie Webster, 11 Molly-Mae Powell, 10 Rachel Thomas-Evans, 9 Katie Bevans; 1 Chloe Thomas-Bradley, 2 Molly Wakely, 3 Elan Jones, 4 Milly Summer, 5 Robyn Davies, 6 Maisie Davies, 7 Katie Sims – co-cap, 8 Gwennan Hopkins co-cap
Replacements: 16 Chloe Gant, 17 Niam Padmore, 18 Cadi-Lois Davies, 19 Alaw Pyrs, 20 Catrin Stewart, 21 Sian Jones, 22 Carys Whitfield, 23 Bronwen Griffin
Wales U18 v Scotland U18 (12am):
15 Carys Hughes, 14 Hannah Lane, 13 Bronwen Griffin, 12 Savannah Picton-Powell – co cap, 11 Nia Fajeyisan, 10 Carys Whitfield, 9 Sian Jones; 1 Niamh Padmore, 2 Abi Meyrick, 3 Cadi-Lois Davies, 4 Alaw Prys, 5 Erin Jones – co cap, 6 Katie Sims 7 Catrin Stewart, 8 Poppy Ellis
Replacements: 16 Chloe Gant, 17 Chloe Thomas-Bradley, 18 Elan Jones, 19 Milly Summer, 20 Maisie Davies, 21 Katie Bevans, 22 Rachel Thomas-Evans, 23 Molly-Mae Powell
