Here we are, the time has come – Super Saturday of the 2022 TikTok Women’s Six Nations and the team line-ups have all been announced for a thrilling finale to the Championship.
The action all begins in Cardiff at midday as Wales welcome Italy to the Arms Park.
Wales won their opening two matches of the Championship against Ireland and Scotland but lost to England and France to leave them in third place.
Meanwhile, Italy lost their opening three matches, before an excellent second-half performance in Parma saw them overcome Scotland for a first win of the Championship and movement away from bottom of the table.
The second match of Super Saturday is the one that we’ve all been waiting for – France v England in a winner-takes-all Grand Slam decider in Bayonne.
Both sides have won all four of their opening matches with bonus points, with England ahead only on points difference as the title goes right down to the wire.
The match will be played in front of a passionate sell-out crowd at the Stade Jean Dauger and one of the sides will lift the coveted TikTok Women’s Six Nations title post-match.
Finally, in the last game of Super Saturday, Ireland welcome Scotland to Belfast, as Ireland attempt to finish as high as third and Scotland look for their first win of the Championship.
Ireland lost their opening two matches to Wales and France, but responded with a bonus-point victory over Italy, before eventually succumbing to defeat to England in Round 4.
Meanwhile Scotland have come close on two occasions and show glimpses of their class, but currently are yet to get over the line with a victory and will be hoping that a trip to Kingspan Stadium can inspire them to victory.
Wales v Italy – Saturday 30 April 2022, Cardiff – KO 12pm
Ioan Cunningham has made eight changes to the Wales side to take on Italy in Round 5 of the TikTok Women’s Six Nations at Cardiff Arms Park. – Full team news here
Italy have made three changes for the clash with Wales, including the return of experienced scrum-half Sara Barrattin. – Full team news here
Wales: 15. Niamh Terry, 14. Lisa Neumann, 13. Hannah Jones, 12. Kerin Lake, 11. Jasmine Joyce, 10. Robyn Wilkins, 9. Ffion Lewis, 1. Cara Hope, 2. Kelsey Jones, 3. Donna Rose, 4. Siwan Lillicrap (capt), 5. Gwen Crabb, 6. Alisha Butchers, 7. Alex Callender, 8. Sioned Harries
Replacements: 16. Carys Phillips, 17. Caryl Thomas, 18. Cerys Hale, 19. Natalia John, 20. Bethan Lewis, 21. Keira Bevan, 22. Lleucu George, 23. Kayleigh Powell
Italy: 15 Manuela Furlan (C), 14 Aura Muzzo, 13 Michela Sillari, 12 Beatrice Rigoni, 11 Maria Magatti, 10 Veronica Madia, 9 Sara Barattin, 1 Silvia Turani, 2 Melissa Bettoni, 3 Lucia Gai, 4 Valeria Fedrighi, 5, Giordana Duca, 6 Beatrice Veronese, 7 Ilaria Arrighetti, 8 Elisa Giordano
Replacements: 16 Vittoria Vecchini, 17 Gaia Maris, 18 Sara Seye, 19 Sara Tounesi, 20 Isabella Locatelli, 21 Francesca Granzotto, 22 Alyssa D’Incà, 23 Vittoria Ostuni Minuzzi
FRANCE v ENGLAND – Saturday 30 April 2022, Cardiff – KO 2.15pm
Caroline Drouin returns to the starting line-up for France as Les Bleues make two changes for the Grand Slam decider with England in the TikTok Women’s Six Nations at the Stade Jean Dauger. – Full team news here
Emily Scarratt will captain England in place of the injured Sarah Hunter as Simon Middleton has made just one change for the TikTok Women’s Six Nations decider against France. – Full team news here
France: 15. Chloé Jacquet, 14. Caroline Boujard, 13. Maëlle Filopon, 12. Gabrielle Vernier, 11. Marine Ménager, 10. Caroline Drouin, 9. Laure Sansus, 1. Annaëlle Deshaye, 2. Agathe Sochat, 3. Clara Joyeux, 4. Madoussou Fall, 5. Audrey Forlani, 6. Céline Ferer, 7. Gaëlle Hermet (c), 8. Romane Ménager
Replacements: 16. Laure Touyé, 17. Coco Lindelauf, 18. Yllana Brosseau, 19. Julie Annery, 20. Emeline Gros, 21. Alexandra Chambon, 22. Jessy Trémoulière, 23. Emilie Boulard
England: 15 Helena Rowland, 14 Lydia Thompson, 13 Emily Scarratt (c), 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 Poppy Cleall
Replacements: 16 Amy Cokayne, 17 Hannah Botterman, 18 Maud Muir, 19 Rosie Galligan, 20 Sarah Beckett, 21 Sadiya Kabeya, 22 Natasha Hunt, 23 Ellie Kildunne
IRELAND v SCOTLAND – Saturday 30 April 2022, Belfast – KO 8pm
Ireland Head Coach Greg McWilliams has made three changes to the Ireland side to take on Scotland in Round 5 of the TikTok Women’s Six Nations – Full team news here
Scotland Head Coach Bryan Easson has named an unchanged team for the visit to Belfast as Scotland look for their first win of the Championship in Round 5 of the TikTok Women’s Six Nations – Full team news here
Ireland: 15 Vicky Irwin, 14 Aoife Doyle, 13 Sene Naoupu, 12 Enya Breen, 11 Molly Scuffil-McCabe, 10 Nikki Caughey, 9 Kathryn Dane, 1 Linda Djougang, 2 Neve Jones, 3 Christy Haney, 4 Nichola Fryday (c), 5 Sam Monaghan, 6 Dorothy Wall, 7 Edel McMahon, 8 Hannah O’Connor
Replacements: 16 Emma Hooban, 17 Chloe Pearse, 18 Katie O’Dwyer, 19 Aoife McDermott, 20 Grace Moore, 21 Maeve Og O’Leary, 22 Alisa Hughes, 23 Michelle Claffey
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 Malcom (c), 7 Rachel McLachlan, 8 Evie Gallagher
Replacements: 16 Jodie Rettie, 17 Leah Bartlett, 18 Katie Dougan, 19 Louise McMillan, 20 Eva Donaldson, 21 Mairi McDonald, 22 Emma Orr, 23 Megan Gaffney
