Wales captain Hannah Jones is worked up in regards to the potential of the squad going ahead and has issued a rallying cry forward of Saturday’s Guinness Six Nations match versus England, stating “we have now nothing to lose, so let’s go for it”.
The skilled Gloucester-Hartpury centre and her fees finally misplaced out to Scotland 24-21 on the Hive Stadium in Edinburgh in spherical one of many showpiece occasion on Saturday and whereas ill-discipline and missed tackles in the end damage their trigger, there have been loads of positives to remove from the efficiency.
In addition they earned a shedding bonus level which might be necessary within the grand scheme of issues as they appear to enhance on final yr’s sixth positioned end whereas a lot of younger gamers stood up properly whereas others made returns from damage.
A lot for Jones and new head coach Sean Lynn to make use of as constructing blocks over the approaching weeks, then.
“We had been clearly gutted on the finish having acquired issues again to inside three factors after which not with the ability to go and get the win, however the effort the women confirmed up in Edinburgh was excellent,” Jones stated as she regarded again on the Scotland match.
“We solely had a few coaching periods collectively underneath Sean earlier than that sport, so if we will produce that sort of efficiency after little preparation then it excites me to suppose what we will do after we get full preparations for video games underneath our belts – we’re positively moving into the fitting path.
“On the Hive we began with actual power towards Scotland like we wished to after which we went off the tempo a bit. Going ahead we need to seize maintain of these good moments we had on the breakdown and play with actual velocity for longer elements of matches.
“We all know that we have now the gamers in our 23 in our wider squad to play that sort of sport and damage groups so we simply should preserve working collectively. Now being in a correct full week of coaching forward of spherical two will assist us for certain as every thing was occurring fairly shortly final week.”
Spherical two sees event favourites England travelling to Cardiff for a mouthwatering conflict, one made much more field workplace by the truth that it will likely be performed within the Principality Stadium.
“The ladies’s sport is simply getting greater and greater and I need to thank everybody who travelled as much as Scotland to observe us – now we can’t wait to play in entrance of a house crowd this coming weekend,” Jones added.
“The ladies are all trying ahead to enjoying on the Principality and we’re all targeted on placing in a efficiency to make everybody proud because the squad continues on this new journey.
“Within the coming days forward of England we shall be taking a look at first section defence and ensuring that we make our one-on-one challenges as a result of they’ve a variety of harmful runners.
“We now have nothing to lose towards England so let’s go for it.”
In the meantime, there might have been some downsides to the efficiency versus Scotland, however head coach Lynn will solely be accentuating the positives within the coming days at coaching as he will get the squad able to face the most important check in girls’s rugby.
“The mindset I need the women to have going ahead is that every thing shall be a optimistic,” Lynn defined. “We’ll flip each adverse that we see right into a optimistic and, by way of that, we’ll develop and develop and develop.
“Sure, it wasn’t good towards Scotland, in fact, however we have now solely been collectively for a short time.
“I stated to the group at half-time and at full-time up in Edinburgh that I can coach a variety of issues, however I can’t coach starvation and want and that willingness to battle for one another and so they confirmed me and the opposite coaches that they’ve these qualities in abundance already.
“Because of this, I’m tremendous optimistic as we transfer ahead and I feel we have already got the premise of a squad that may go on and get higher and higher as a result of we have now a great mix of youthful and extra skilled gamers and so they all need to play for one another and enhance collectively.”
And, unsurprisingly, Lynn is excited about round two and pitting his wits against England head coach John Mitchell.
“It really doesn’t get better than Wales versus England at the Principality in front of a big crowd and we cannot wait for the game,” he said with a smile.
“Anyone who watched the Scotland game will have seen the girls playing with passion and with heart and they showed just how much it means to play for the badge and their country.
“Hopefully people were inspired by that and they will come along and cheer the team on this coming weekend.”
