What to watch in women’s rugby: England, Wales join Quad Series

Hosts Wales and England enter the fray as the Transatlantic Quad Series moves south from Ystrad Mynach to Cardiff for Friday’s second round.

Canada and USA got the U20s tournament underway at the Centre for Sporting Excellence last Sunday with the former running out deserved 23-10 winners.

Ria Johnston, Ava van Santen and Adelaide Holmes (twice) each crossed the whitewash for Canada before Grace Jacklyn added a late penalty.

On Friday, Canada will take on an England side made up of primarily of players who graduated from their U18 programme last year and members of the U20 squad who didn’t travel to Parma for the recent Six Nations Women’s Series.

England beat Ireland 33-10 and Wales 55-24 in northern Italy before suffering a 72-21 defeat to France on the final day.

The squad for Friday’s match against Canada will be led by England U18 Women’s head coach James Cooper.

Wales, meanwhile, were beaten 57-12 by France in their opening match in Parma before letting a 14-5 half-time lead against Italy slip in their final match, going on to lose 33-19 against the hosts.

Liza Burgess’ side will hope they come out on the right side of the result on Friday, having suffered an agonising 28-27 defeat to USA on their North America tour last summer.

You can watch all the action unfold at Cardiff Arms Park live and for free on RugbyPass TV.

Friday, July 19th

17:30 BST (GMT+1) – England v Canada, Cardiff Arms Park – WATCH LIVE HERE

19:30 BST – Wales v USA, Cardiff Arms Park – WATCH LIVE HERE

Star Red Rose Kildunne opens up

Series three of Stronger Than You Think continues apace as England star Ellie Kildunne joins Jodie Ounsley and Ashleigh Wilmot in the studio.

Harlequins full-back Kildunne scored an incredible nine tries during the 2024 Guinness Women’s Six Nations to help the Red Roses to another Grand Slam and earn the Player of the Championship gong.

She is aiming to take that form into the Olympics as part of the Great Britain squad aiming for gold at Paris 2024 having returned to the sevens set-up for the Games.

Off the pitch, meanwhile, Kildunne is developing her talent for photography and has become a leading member of the cowboy ‘movement’ that has swept the Red Roses camp and among their supporters.

Find out more about her journey in the game and where it might lead in the latest episode on RugbyPass TV.

Watch Stronger Than You Think HERE