Wales: Jasmine Joyce; Carys Cox, Hannah Jones (capt), Hannah Bluck, Nel Metcalfe; Kayleigh Powell, Keira Bevan; Gwenllian Pyrs, Carys Phillips, Sisilia Tuipulotu, Natalia John, Abbie Fleming, Alisha Butchers, Alex Callender, Bethan Lewis.Replacements: Molly Reardon, Maisie Davies, Donna Rose, Georgia Evans, Kate Williams, Sian Jones, Robyn Wilkins, Courtney Keight.Japan: Sora Nishimura; Misaki Matsumura, Mana Furuta, Haruka Hirotsu, Komachi Imakugi; Sachiko Kato,…

Former Ireland Under-20 head coach Murphy, who was given the Ulster job in May following an interim spell in charge, has presided over an up-and-down start to the campaign with an opening URC win over Glasgow followed by back-to-back defeats by the Lions and Bulls.Despite a couple of negative results in South Africa, Murphy says the squad is in "good…

The draw for the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup in England will be live on the BBC's The One Show on Thursday, 17 October.In August it was announced BBC Sport had secured exclusive rights to broadcast every game of the tournament.BBC presenter Gabby Logan and England's 2014 World Cup winner Maggie Alphonsi are part of the team hosting the draw.The…

"His athleticism and skill level are through the roof, but so is his conscientiousness, his professionalism, and his desire to achieve great things."The club say that Pearson, who won his first, and so far only, England cap in a World Cup warm-up game against Wales last year, will now remain with them "beyond the current campaign"."Last season was a whirlwind,…