Ioan Cunningham has named the side to face Scotland at the Hive Stadium, Murrayfield, Edinburgh, on Friday, September 6th (KO:7.35pm).
A young Wales side, with three new caps poised to make their debuts, is selected for the first WXV warm-up against the Scots.
Experienced scrum half Keira Bevan will captain the side for the first time for the visit to the Scottish capital and flanker Alisha Butchers will win her 50th Wales cap off the bench.
Prop Maisie Davies, hooker Rosie Carr and lock Alaw Pyrs, who all played for Wales U20s in the recent Six Nations in Italy, are poised to make their Wales debuts off the bench.
Bevan will form an experienced half-back partnership with Robyn Wilkins, with experienced centre Kerin Lake and Meg Webb in midfield.
Lock Gwen Crabb returns from injury and will partner Natalia John at second row, while Kate Williams will join No 8 Gwennan Hopkins, making her first start for her country, alongside Bethan Lewis in the backrow.
Jasmine Joyce returns to the starting line-up after becoming the first player to represent Great Britain at three separate Olympics at Paris 2024.
She is joined in by full-back Jenny Hesketh and wing Catherine Richards in an exciting back three to take on the Scots.
Gwenllian Pyrs, Molly Reardon and Sisilia Tuipulotu make up the Wales front row.
In the centre for Wales is a very familiar rugby name in Meg Webb. Meg is the cousin of Wales back row player Tommy Reffell and her uncle is our old back row player Gary Reffell. Another cousin is ex Wales scrum half Rhys Webb. There's rugby in the blood that's for sure.
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