La Spanish XV women’s rugby team has already started in Elche his preparation for the important match against Galesthat he June 29 at 6:35 p.m. (Spanish peninsular time) in the Cardiff Arms Park will define which of the two teams gets the remaining place in the WXV level 2, which is also a direct ticket to the 2025 World Cup in England.
Since last Monday The lioness They work with the focus on returning to a World Cup in the facilities of the Alicante municipality. Additionally, the players will perform a training camp con Canad� combined in which we will be able to see several of the players who have helped their team reach the 2nd place in the World Rugby rankingand which will culminate in two friendly warm-up tests on Sunday June 9 in Elche and Saturday June 14 in La Vila.
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The Selector Juan González Morocco “He is happy with the level of training. It is being noticed that the players already come with a concept as a team, and that this year they have been able to compete for more time together with the introduction of the franchises and not “There has been a lot of disconnection from one concentration to another. Having this continuity is very important, because it allows us to arrive with many concepts acquired and established.”
The group is eager to compete, players who have not been here for a while have also returned, whom we have seen eager to wear the shirt again
The friendly match next Sunday, which will be open to the public, will be the first litmus test for the Spanish team before the big event in Cardiff. “Canada is a luxury rival“Gonz�lez Morocco confesses. “We will face at least 9 of the players who were in the Pacific Four Series match in which they beat New Zealand, along with more emerging players. “The opponent is tall and something close to what we think we can find against Wales, with a high level of contact, big players, and very powerful ball carriers.”
Regarding next week, Juan tells us that “There could be some incorporation, like the case of Carmen Castellucci that plays semi-finals of the premier with Gloucester-Hartpury. We will see how the loads are going and how the players are adapting,” the coach concluded.
