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Sean Lynn’s Wales they suffered a triple injury in front of them WXV Global Series the campaign begins.
A week before they face each other South Africa at Cardiff Arms Park, Donna Rose (ankle), as well as Kelsie Webster (hand) and Hanna Tudor (foot) have been ruled out of their four matches.
In the coming weeks, Wales will also play USA Women’s Eagles before the two-leg tour of Japan. The 13th-ranked team in the world is aiming to end a one-year winless streak dating back to July 2025.
In place of the injured trio, scrum-half Sian Jones, center Savannah Picton-Powell and wing Nia Fajeyisan were called up to Lynn’s squad.
Picton-Powell and Fajeyisan represented Brython Thunder and Gwalia Lightning in the Celtic Challenge. Jones recently re-signed with JAECOO Premiership Women’s Rugby Club Gloucester Hartpury.
This season Fajeyisan represented the UK Women’s Week in the HSBC SVNS Series competition, before an injury sustained with Gwalia Lightning ended her season in December.
The loss of Rose will be felt most by Wales. 35-year-old, who helped Saracens to a PWR title last season, played in all five Welsh Guinness Women’s tournaments Six Nations games and has been a mainstay in the team since 2022.
Neither Tudor nor Webster were capped for Wales at Test level. The latter started for the Lynn team against the Barbarians at the Allianz Stadium in London. She played the full 80 minutes but did not score a try in the 34-17 victory.
Tudor, who is currently unattached to the club, represented Great Britain at the HSBC SVNS World Cup events in Valladolid and Bordeaux as the team were relegated to HSBC SVNS 2. She previously won caps for Wales Under-20s.
For their four WXV Global Series matches, Alex Callender and Kate Williams have been confirmed as co-captains.