Emerging Wales beat England Development

The Welsh defence displayed great commitment in the opening minutes, highlighted by their effort in chasing back a runaway England attacker and dragged her down inches from the tryline.  
 
It was England who made the first mark on the scoreboard, fly-half Ellie Green kicking a penalty inside ten minutes for a three-point advantage.
 
The game came to life in the 13th minute with a break into the English 22 by Wales lock Liliana Podpadec – who had already shown a towering impact around the field at that early stage – with her pass finding centre Darcy Thomas for the try. Thomas converted her own try: 7-3.
 
Scrum-half Megan Davies kept Wales ticking and it was her sniping break which eventually led to a Podpadec try under the posts minutes later to double Wales’ lead, with Thomas’ conversion successful.
 
With 20 minutes played, Wales put themselves further ahead after working their way deep into the English half, allowing blindside Alex Callender to cross for their third try. 19-3.
 
England reduced the deficit to nine points with a try ten minutes from half time, giving them some hope going into the break.
 
The visitors saw a penalty attempt fall short following the commencement of the second half, and were left to rue it as Wales hit back soon after with a try from openside Manon Johnes.
 
Number ten Niamh Terry converted Johnes’ try to make it 26-8, but England responded with a well-worked try of their own straight away. With the extras added by the women in white, the score now read 26-15 with 15 minutes left to play.
 
Welsh nerves were shredded heading into the final minutes as England scored out wide, but were unable to convert. The missed kick was the final act of the match, and Emerging Wales celebrated a deserved victory at Principality Stadium.