Lynn 'super Proud' Despite End Of Wales' World Cup Hopes

Women's Rugby World Cup 2025: Wales v Fiji

Venue: Sandy Park, Exeter Date: Saturday, 6 September Kick-off: 14:45 BST

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Despite their six-try conclusion to Canada and consequent World Cup elimination, Wales caput coach Sean Lynn trim a overmuch happier fig successful this week's post-match property duties.

Wales needed to hit nan world's second-best squad to support their hopes of progressing to nan knockouts alive, but their 42-0 nonaccomplishment intends they will not beryllium progressive successful nan quarter-finals.

Canada, arsenic predicted, cemented their position arsenic tourney challengers but Wales were acold from bullied disconnected nan parkland successful a overmuch improved performance.

They were nan amended squad successful nan opening stages, but could not find a measurement done a dogged defence.

"We knew coming was going to beryllium a large ask... but I'm ace proud of those girls," said Lynn.

Wales had made 7 starting changes aft past weekend's grounds conclusion to Scotland, pinch Lynn sending a informing to his players "if you don't perform, you're out".

Experienced forwards Georgia Evans and Abbie Fleming adding immoderate much-needed physicality to nan pack, while Bryonie King did herself justness successful nan backmost row.

Carys Cox looked threatening successful nan midfield and furthered her lawsuit to commencement adjacent week against a Fiji broadside besides eliminated from nan tournament.

"In nan first 15 to 20 minutes we could spot nan physicality broadside of it, I saw improvements, and that's what I wanted," said Lynn.

"When I went successful astatine half-time I told nan girls 'just quiet those tanks successful nan adjacent 40 minutes'.

"The large point for maine was that successful nan past 15, 20 minutes location was a glimpse of what I want to see; being brave, moving nan shot and getting individuals pinch nan shot successful hand."

Lynn was speedy to in installments nan capacity of semi-professional Canada.

"We knew coming was going to beryllium a large ask, you look astatine Canada and conscionable nan measurement they move nan ball, they're an offloading team," he said.

But astatine nan aforesaid clip nan erstwhile Gloucester-Hartpury leader was comparatively happy pinch what he saw from his side.

"I asked for a affirmative guidance and that's thing we got. Everything we did retired location I was very impressed pinch and we've sewage to move guardant pinch mini steps," he said.

"I'm a proud Welshman and I'm coaching astatine nan World Cup. I'm relishing it and I consciousness that pinch this squad of players that we've sewage we tin beryllium moving guardant very soon."

With 17 tries successful nan opening 2 rounds, Canada person surely laid down a marker to nan likes of England and reigning champions New Zealand.

And aft confirming their spot successful nan quarter-finals, Canada are heavy fancied to make nan last astatine Twickenham.

They decorativeness nan excavation stages against Scotland adjacent weekend, while Wales person a reunion pinch erstwhile caput coach Ioan Cunningham and his Fiji side.