Wales Make Big Changes For Must-win Canada Game

Women's Rugby World Cup 2025: Canada v Wales

Venue: Salford Community Stadium Date: Saturday, 30 August Kick-off: 12:00 BST

Coverage: Live connected BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport online, Radio Wales, Radio Cymru and BBC Sounds

Head coach Sean Lynn has shown nary mercy successful making 7 starting changes for Wales' must-win Rugby World Cup crippled against Canada connected Saturday, including an enforced move of captaincy.

Wales are looking for redemption aft past weekend's six-try hammering by Scotland, a consequence which severely dented their quarter-final hopes.

Bethan Lewis will lead nan broadside for nan first clip pinch some co-captains Alex Callender and Kate Williams ruled retired done injury.

There is an all-new beforehand statement of Maisie Davies, Molly Reardon and Sisilia Tuipulotu, while Abbie Fleming comes successful astatine lock.

Georgia Evans and Bryonie King subordinate Lewis successful nan back-row, while Carys Cox takes her spot successful nan midfield.

The chair has besides had a complete overhaul, pinch youngsters Tilly Vucaj, Seren Lockwood and uncapped Branwen Metcalfe each fixed an opportunity.

Gwenllian Pyrs is group for her 50th cap, pinch Kelsey Jones and Jenni Scoble nan different beforehand statement replacements.

Kayleigh Powell provides screen successful nan backs while Kerin Lake makes her return from injury.

Canada - classed 2nd successful nan world - presently apical Pool B aft their 11-try demolition of Fiji past weekend, six of which came for full-back Julia Schell.

They tin guarantee their spot successful nan knockouts pinch triumph complete Wales successful Salford, while Scotland tin subordinate them by beating Fiji later connected Saturday.

Canada caput coach Kevin Rouet has besides had a reshuffle, making six starting changes, 5 of which are successful nan pack.

McKinley Hunt, Emily Tuttosi and DaLeaka Menin shape a new-look beforehand row, while Karen Paquin is group for her 4th World Cup quality successful nan backmost statement pinch Tyson Beukeboom, who will triumph her 80th cap.

Asia Hogan-Rochester will make her World Cup debut connected nan wing, marking her first quality for Canada since suffering an wounded against Australia earlier this year.

Claire Gallagher could triumph her first headdress from nan bench.

Wales will beryllium hoping to origin an upset against Canada aliases dream Fiji tin astonishment nan Scots who wholly outplayed Lynn's broadside successful nan opening game.

"We person taken a difficult look astatine ourselves and location person been honorable conversations astir nan capacity we request against 1 of nan champion teams successful nan world," said nan Wales caput coach.

"We request to bring existent power and pridefulness successful nan jersey and nan attraction each week has been connected america and what we request to do to nutrient a capacity connected Saturday.

"There person been changes and they person been made because players person earned nan opportunity successful training to play successful a World Cup.

"All 23 players selected person been told to beryllium brave and to person nary regrets erstwhile they locomotion disconnected nan section connected Saturday."

Canada's Rouet said: "It was awesome to commencement pinch specified a beardown capacity against Fiji past week but arsenic a squad we must displacement our mindset to Wales.

"The squad is excited to get backmost retired location a trial ourselves again against different value opponent."

Canada: Julia Schell; Alysha Corrigan, Florence Symonds, Alexandra Tessier, Asia Hogan-Rochester; Taylor Perry, Justine Pelletier; McKinley Hunt, Emily Tuttosi, DaLeaka Menin, Sophie de Goede, Tyson Beukeboom, Caroline Crossley, Karen Paquin, Gabrielle Senft

Replacements: Gillian Boag, Brittany Kassil, Olivia DeMerchant, Courtney O'Donnell, Fabiola Forteza, Olivia Apps, Claire Gallagher, Shoshanah Seumanutafa.

Wales: Nel Metcalfe; Jasmine Joyce-Butchers, Carys Cox, Courtney Keight, Lisa Neumann; Lleucu George, Keira Bevan; Maisie Davies, Molly Reardon, Sisilia Tuipulotu, Abbie Fleming, Gwen Crabb, Bryonie King, Bethan Lewis, Georgia Evans

Replacements: Kelsey Jones, Gwenllian Pyrs, Jenni Scoble, Tilly Vucaj, Branwen Metcalfe, Seren Lockwood, Kayleigh Powell, Kerin Lake.