Wales Women’s senior head coach Ioan Cunningham: “Our aim this year will be to continue to build on the improvements we made in 2022. It is a very exciting time for women’s rugby in Wales.”
Last Updated: 03/03/23 3:41pm
Twenty-five Wales Women rugby players have been awarded full-time professional contracts by the WRU for 2023.
The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) has doubled the number of the players who have earned full-time contracts with the Wales Women’s senior team in 2023.
The WRU had 12 players named on full-time contracts in 2022 and a further 17 on six-month deals for the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, making them the first female players to represent Wales professionally.
The investment means Ioan Cunningham, Wales Women’s Senior Head Coach, will now have 25 players on full-time contracts as he prepares his side for the forthcoming Women’s Six Nations Championship.
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WRU interim CEO Nigel Walker said: “Our stated aim is to put everything in place to create a world class international programme for women in Wales.
“The investment we put into the national programme last year paid clear dividends both on the field in terms of performances and results, and off it in terms of the all-round athlete development service provided within the programme.
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