For all the record-breaking ticket sales and social media hype that has accompanied the opening weekend of the Women’s Rugby World Cup, you do not have to look far to see the precarious landscape in which women’s rugby continues to operate.

A place in the quarter-finals may be on the line as the two sides meet in Salford - but the pair have both endured disrupted build-ups to the tournament

Wales key player: Jasmine Joyce-Butchers is an absolute flyer on the wing for Wales. The three-time Olympian with Team GB sevens won her 50th cap for Wales against Australia in recent weeks, having become a mainstay since making her debut in 2017 against, fittingly, Scotland. Expect her to light up the field.

Prince William is proudly cheering the Wales Women Rugby team as Prince of Wales!On Saturday, August 23, the future King of the United Kingdom took to his and Kate Middleton’s joint Instagram account Stories to hype up the Women’s

Scotland head coach Bryan Easson believes his team now possess the necessary experience to make an impact at the Women's Rugby World Cup after some painful lessons at the last tournament in 2021. Narrow defeats to Wales and Australia led to the Scots' exit at the pool stage three years ago.