Ffion Lewis returns at stand-off as Wales name side to face Australia
Archive article. Published on Tue 27 Oct, 07:07. Conditions may have changed since this reporting.
Ffion Lewis returns at stand-off and Carys Marsh starts at hooker as Tom Brindle names his Wales squad for the final group game of the women's Rugby League World Cup against Australia. Wales Rugby League gives the kick-off at CommBank Stadium as 3.40pm local time on Sunday, which is 4.40am in Wales. It is Wales' first meeting with Australia, after defeats to England and Samoa, and the host nation are chasing a fourth successive world title.
Wales v Australia, women's World Cup group game
- Previous meetings
- 0
- Group results so far
- Lost to England and Samoa
- Changes to starting side
- 2 (Lewis, Marsh)
- Kick-off (Wales time)
- 4.40am
Who comes in
Lewis replaces Amberley Ruck at stand-off, and Marsh moves from the interchange bench to start at number nine. Lucia Davies is in line to make her first appearance of the tournament from the bench, and Dani McGifford is the 18th player after missing out last week. Jasmine Gibbons is the only player to drop out. She failed her head injury assessment towards the end of the defeat to Samoa.
The squad
Wales: 1 Leanne Burnell, 2 Zoe Heeley, 3 Jade Mullen, 4 Hannah Bluck, 5 Siân Williams, 6 Ffion Lewis, 7 Tayla Preston, 8 Agnes Wood, 9 Carys Marsh, 10 Emily Hughes, 11 Georgia Cussons, 12 Paige Travis, 13 Bethan Dainton (captain). Interchanges: 14 Kathryn Salter, 15 Erin Williams, 16 Gracie Hobbs, 17 Lucia Davies. 18th player: Dani McGifford. Reserves: Amberley Ruck, Frances Layton, Hollie Brussels, Katie Carr.