Alba Vinuesa: “We are prepared to make Spain dream”

El d�a June 29, 2024the Selecci�n Femenina de rugby XV will play the most important match in recent years, a match against Gales that guarantees a place in the next 2025 women’s rugby world cup.

After two games against the second team in the world, Canad�, ‘The lioness’ They arrive in great shape, despite the defeats against the Canadiansthe style of play is very similar to that of the Welsh team and, especially, the second match that ended 27-26, Spain played a great game, showing that they can fight for this World Cup dream and that Wales, no matter how much they play at home, will have to suffer a lot.

Juan Gonz�lez It is clear that, against Wales, the forward line is the part of the field that will have the most prominence, which is why in this call, the veteran and the youth complement each other perfectly, with up to 6 players who They played the last match against Gales 5 years ago now.

The selector, Juan Gonz�lez and the captains, Laura Delgado and Alba Vinuesathey review what the keys are for the match against Wales.

Q: How is Spain getting into the match against Wales?

A: Juan: We are very happy, first because we consider that we have had a good preparation, the matches against Canad�the team came from a long final phase of the season and mixed styles have helped us to bring the team together and to get us to the level that we consider we should have. I see the team ready for the game.

Laura: We feel prepared, we think we are in the best moment since we started this adventure ago. 3 a�oswe see how the team has been built and We are prepared for Wales and to face any team.

Q: What awaits us against Wales?

R: Juan: Wales is a team that comes from the first world level, the last 6 nations have not been good and they have not achieved their game. It is a very strong team, it is based a lot on the forward line and they have a 10 who plays very well with his feetis a team that is not at its best but will want to become strong at home and recover the good dynamics of recent years.

Laura: It is a team to respect, They come from the highest level in the worldl, it is not a team to fear since We are focused on ourselves. I am lucky to share the field with many of them and they are very good, but we are very focused on our game, we have just played in the final of the Premierwhether in Gloucester o Bristol so they have many individualities.

Q: Important steps have been taken towards the professionalization of rugby in Spain. To what extent is it important to enter this World Cup for Spanish women’s rugby?

Alba: For Spanish rugby, it is at the top of priorities, it would mean a giant step for resources in the future and to be able to improve and further professionalize the Spanish league.

Q: Wales has concentrated this week, Spain has been concentrating for two weeks. How can that affect the game?

R: Juan: We have divided the preparation into two parts, with the 2 games against Canada, doing a job that we could take advantage of against Wales since Wales and Canada have very similar strengths and that is why it was the perfect rival.

And in a Second block in which we have focused on specific situations in the game that we think we can get the most benefit from. First more about us and then in the game of Gales. See how we can minimize their attacks and get the best out of our defense and their mistakes.

Q: Laura, Alba, how do you approach a match like this, with a maximum demand that can place the team among the best in the world? Do you feel a lot of pressure to win this match? Or knowing that, in case of defeat, there is still a possibility of getting a place for the World Cup?

Alba: It is a topic that we have talked about this morning, of course Tomorrow we are going to go out to win, We don’t think about anything other than tomorrow’s game. But in case things don’t go the way we want, It’s not the end of the worldWhether now or in a few months, we are sure that we are going to achieve classification and bring joy to Spanish rugby.

Q: The starting pair of the second line, Mónica Castelo and Lourdes Alameda, have been out of the national team’s dynamics for some time. Have they adapted well to the news?

Laura: Monica and Lourdes, two legends of the team. They have adapted to the group, they have not stopped adding since Juan las llam�.

They have been out due to injuries and from the moment they knew they were in the squad, they have not stopped adding, It seems like the perfect mix to me.youth and veteran.

These young girls come with a lot of self-confidence and we, with experience, transmit in the game the calm and temperance that sometimes must be given to the little ones.

Alba: They are 2 players who were very important in the last qualifier and who were left with a thorn in their side. They are looking forward to the game against Wales and are going to leave everything on the field.

Where to watch the game?

It has been confirmed that the match between Wales and Spain can be followed through the page RugbypassTV