Wales Women make one change ahead of Six Nations match against England

The Wales Women team to welcome England to the BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park this Saturday shows a single change to the one which beat Italy in the opening weekend of the Women's Six Nations.

The only change to the starting line-up sees Scarlets flanker Alisha Butchers come in on the blindside for the injured Shona Powell-Hughes, with Sioned Harries moving across to number eight. Nia Elen Davies takes Butchers' place on the bench.

After a confident start to the tournament - Wales Women beat the Azzurre 20-8 in the Ancona province of Central Italy - head coach Rowland Phillips says he saw little need to make any changes to his match day squad.

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It will only be Wales Women's third fixture at the BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park since the venue was announced as their official home back in the autumn - and their first competitive match - and their coach says the Welsh support could make all the difference on the day.

Wales women - team to face England:

  • 15 Dyddgu Hywel (Scarlets)

  • 14 Elen Evans (Scarlets)

  • 13 Kerin Lake (Ospreys)

  • 12 Robyn Wilkins (Ospreys)

  • 11 Adi Taviner (Ospreys

  • 10 Elinor Snowsill (Newport Gwent Dragons)

  • 9 Keira Bevan (Ospreys)

  • 1 Caryl Thomas (Scarlets)

  • 2 Carys Phillips (c) (Ospreys)

  • 3 Amy Evans (Ospreys)

  • 4 Rebecca Rowe (Newport Gwent Dragons)

  • 5 Mel Clay (Ospreys)

  • 6 Alisha Butchers (Scarlets)

  • 7 Rachel Taylor (Scarlets)

  • 8 Sioned Harries (Scarlets)

Replacements:

  • 16 Lowri Harries (Scarlets)

  • 17 Cerys Hale (Newport Gwent Dragons)

  • 18 Gwenllian Pyrs (Scarlets)

  • 19 Siwan Lillicrap (Ospreys)

  • 20 Nia Elen Davies (Blues)

  • 21 Sian Moore (Newport Gwent Dragons)

  • 22 Gemma Rowland (Newport Gwent Dragons)

  • 23 Jessica Kavanagh-Williams (Scarlets)