The team line-ups are out and Round 4 of the 2022 TikTok Women’s Six Nations is almost upon us, with three fascinating fixtures to keep you entertained across the weekend.
It all starts in Cardiff on Friday night as Wales entertain Grand Slam-chasing France at Arms Park.
Wales won their first two Championship matches against Ireland and Scotland but lost to England last time out.
Meanwhile, France have looked excellent so far and know that a win on Friday night will set them up for a Grand Slam showdown with England at home in Round 5.
Italy and Scotland are both seeking their first win of the 2022 Championship and meet in a fascinating match-up on Saturday night.
Italy have scored just 14 points so far but will be confident of adding to that against a Scotland team who are also without a win through three rounds.
Finally on Sunday, England and Ireland meet at Welford Road as England look to maintain their own Grand Slam bid against an Ireland team that has won one and lost two so far.
With over 15,000 tickets already sold for Sunday’s game which looks set to be a new record attendance for a standalone Red Roses home game.
Wales v France – Friday 22 April 2022, Cardiff– KO 8pm
Ioan Cunningham has made five changes to the Wales side to take on France in Round 4 of the TikTok Women’s Six Nations at Cardiff Arms Park. – Full team news here
Caroline Boujard is set to make her first appearance of the 2022 TikTok Women’s Six Nations after being named on the wing for France’s trip to Wales. – Full team news here
Preview: Wales v France
Wales team v France
Wales: 15 Kayleigh Powell, 14 Lisa Neumann, 13 Hannah Jones, 12 Robyn Wilkins, 11 Jasmine Joyce, 10 Elinor Snowsill, 9 Keira Bevan, 1 Gwenllian Pyrs, 2 Carys Phillips, 3 Cerys Hale, 4 Natalia John, 5 Gwen Crabb, 6 Alisha Butchers, 7 Beth Lewis, 8 Siwan Lillicrap (c)
Replacements: 16 Kelsey Jones, 17 Cara Hope, 18 Donna Rose, 19 Alex Callender, 20 Sioned Harries, 21 Ffion Lewis, 22 Kerin Lake, 23 Niamh Terry
France team v Wales
France: 15 Chloé Jacquet, 14 Caroline Boujard, 13 Maëlle Filopon, 12 Gabrielle Vernier, 11 Marine Menager, 10 Jessy Trémoulière, 9 Laure Sansus, 1 Annaëlle Deshaye , 2 Agathe Sochat, 3 Clara Joyeux, 4 Céline Ferer, 5 Madoussou Fall, 6 Julie Annery, 7 Gaëlle Hermet (c), 8 Romane Ménager
Replacements: 16 Laure Touyé, 17 Coco Lindelauf, 18 Assia Khalfaoui, 19 Audrey Forlani, 20 Emeline Gros, 21 Alexandra Chambon, 22 Morgane Peyronnet, 23 Emilie Boulard
Italy v Scotland – Saturday 23 April 2022, Parma– KO 7.20pm
Italy have made six changes to their starting XV for their TikTok Women’s Six Nations Round 4 clash with Scotland as Ilaria Arrighetti makes her first appearance of the campaign. – Full team news here.
Emma Wassell is one of nine changes to the Scotland team which will take on Italy on Saturday. – Full team news here.
Preview: Italy v Scotland
Italy team v Scotland:
Italy: 15 Manuela Furlan (C), 14 Aura Muzzo, 13 Michela Sillari, 12 Beatrice Rigoni, 11 Maria Magatti, 10 Veronica Madia, 9 Sofia Stefan, 1 Melissa Bettoni, 2 Vittoria Vecchini, 3 Lucia Gai, 4 Valeria Fedrighi, 5, Giordana Duca, 6 Beatrice Veronese, 7 Ilaria Arrighetti, 8 Elisa Giordano
Replacements: 16 Silvia Turani, 17 Gaia Maris, 18 Michela Merlo, 19 Sara Tounesi, 20 Isabella Locatelli, 21 Sara Barattin, 22 Alyssa D’Incà, 23 Vittoria Ostuni Minuzzi
Scotland team v Italy:
Scotland: 15. Chloe Rollie, 14. Rhona Lloyd, 13. Lisa Thomson, 12. Helen Nelson, 11. Shona Campbell, 10. Sarah Law, 9. Caity Mattinson; 1. Molly Wright, 2. Lana Skeldon, 3. Christine Belisle, 4. Emma Wassell, 5. Sarah Bonar, 6. Rachel Malcolm (C), 7. Rachel McLachlan, 8. Evie Gallagher
Replacements: 16. Jodie Rettie, 17. Leah Bartlett, 18. Katie Dougan, 19. Louise McMillan, 20. Anne Young, 21. Jenny Maxwell, 22. Hannah Smith, 23. Megan Gaffney
England v Ireland – Sunday 24 April 2022, Leicester– KO 12pm
England’s Emily Scarratt will earn her 100th cap at her local ground of Mattioli Woods Welford Road when her side face Ireland in Round 4 of the TikTok Women’s Six Nations 2022. – Full team news here.
Full-back Molly Scuffil-McCabe will make her Ireland debut against England on Sunday as part of a much-changed side heading to Welford Road. – Full team news here.
England team v Ireland
England: 15. Helena Rowland, 14. Lydia Thompson, 13. Emily Scarratt, 12. Holly Aitchison, 11. Jess Breach, 10. Zoe Harrison, 9. Leanne Infante, 1. Vickii Cornborough, 2. Lark Davies, 3. Sarah Bern, 4. Zoe Aldcroft, 5. Abbie Ward, 6. Alex Matthews, 7. Marlie Packer, 8. Sarah Hunter
Finishers: 16. Amy Cokayne, 17. Hannah Botterman, 18. Maud Muir, 19. Rosie Galligan, 20. Poppy Cleall, 21. Natasha Hunt, 22. Amber Reed, 23. Ellie Kildunne,
Ireland team v England
Ireland: 15. Molly Scuffil-McCabe; 14. Aoife Doyle; 13. Sene Naoupu; 12. Enya Breen; 11. Eimear Considine; 10. Nicole Cronin; 9. Kathryn Dane; 1. Linda Djougang; 2. Neve Jones; 3. Christy Haney; 4. Nichola Fryday; 5. Aoife McDermott; 6. Dorothy Wall; 7. Edel McMahon; 8. Hannah O’Connor
Replacements: 16. Emma Hooban, 17. Chloe Pearse, 18. Katie O’Dwyer, 19. Grace Moore, 20. Maeve Óg O’Leary, 21. Aoibheann Reilly, 22. Michelle Claffey, 23. Niamh Byrne
