Wales Woman Six Nations

reesytheexile wrote: scarletpimp wrote: SA14 wrote: skyblue wrote: scarletpimp wrote: Just to add,  online trolls ( 99% men), most of who ever played rugby since school full of bull bullpoo. Many questions asked about women's professional  contracts.? Have the girls improved since their inception...probably not. I am as frustrated  and disappointed as the next person.  If however it was based on results  and we dispense with pro contracts for women,  in a parallel situation,  there wouldn't  be a region in Wales left standing...particularly  the Dragons.  There needs to be massive  improvement  all round,but keep,it in perspective. B Did you think the crowd seemed to be enjoying themselves? I got the impression they were, like they seemed to be when Wales lost to England. Realistically it'll take a long time to complete with the likes of England with their player pool and financial resources...but if the crowds seem to be enjoying themselves none the less, is this ok? I think women’s rugby supporters comprise a lot of females who follow them on instagram and tik Tok. That’s not a disparaging remark by the way. Some of those woman have thousands of followers and that’s the audience they attract.  Actually SA, your right, Maher ( a former teamate of my daughter  ), at Bristol. There was more about Tik Tok etc, etc than her actual impact on the field. I watched her carefully in several games , and she will admit herself,  there is a lot of the game she is still learning. Amazing social  media follow  however. It's what young people enjoy  I was surprised by the extent of this loss but we have to keep going with Women’s rugby. You can see in the fans a different bunch of fans- lots of young women and families. We need to meet their needs and hopefully to get them more interested in the men’s game as well, lifting the profile of rugby as a sport in Wales. The Italians sadly were too strong for us and looked fitter ( perhaps just my perception) . A number of big dynamic young black women from the old Italian colonial world as well added to their mix. We have a lot to do .A nice money sponsor would be nice as well.

scarletpimp wrote: SA14 wrote: skyblue wrote: scarletpimp wrote: Just to add,  online trolls ( 99% men), most of who ever played rugby since school full of bull bullpoo. Many questions asked about women's professional  contracts.? Have the girls improved since their inception...probably not. I am as frustrated  and disappointed as the next person.  If however it was based on results  and we dispense with pro contracts for women,  in a parallel situation,  there wouldn't  be a region in Wales left standing...particularly  the Dragons.  There needs to be massive  improvement  all round,but keep,it in perspective.  Did you think the crowd seemed to be enjoying themselves? I got the impression they were, like they seemed to be when Wales lost to England. Realistically it'll take a long time to complete with the likes of England with their player pool and financial resources...but if the crowds seem to be enjoying themselves none the less, is this ok? I think women’s rugby supporters comprise a lot of females who follow them on instagram and tik Tok. That’s not a disparaging remark by the way. Some of those woman have thousands of followers and that’s the audience they attract.  Actually SA, your right, Maher ( a former teamate of my daughter  ), at Bristol. There was more about Tik Tok etc, etc than her actual impact on the field. I watched her carefully in several games , and she will admit herself,  there is a lot of the game she is still learning. Amazing social  media follow  however. It's what young people enjoy

our women are suffering the same problem as our men. we seen physically out matched at test level. they are physically over  matched,  surprising as many are playing in the prem and that is a very good leauge. the ladies need a summer of s and c  or else they will get blown away at the test level, fitness and power do seem an issue for them

Edited by RR1972 - 29 April 2025 at 11:58am

Very good points made above.

Big improvement on show from Wales Women. A big shout out for Maisie Davies who at 19 played 70 minutes at loose head. Maisie's grandparents will be rightly proud. They are stalwarts of the fever tours so extra special for me. 

Only managed to see the highlights. Thought the whole game would’ve been on IPlayer by 8am but sadly not. 

Raised By Peregos wrote: Only managed to see the highlights. Thought the whole game would’ve been on IPlayer by 8am but sadly not.  a from the limited highlights it looked like a great improvement in all areas.

It looked a bit of a challenge as Australia started well. But Wales had the better of the last hour. Coped well defensively and scored some nice tries. Australia huffed and puffed but no line breakers.

Wales’ pool in the RWC includes Canada, Scotland and Fiji.

Canada are very good but Wales can build on this and hope to win the other 2games.

Congratulations to the wales women rugby team only just seen the result well done