All the key stats and team news ahead of the third round of the Women's Six Nations.
Scotland vs. Wales
Friday, February 24 -- 18.20 (GMT)
Broadwood Stadium
Scotland:
TEAM | Here's your @Scotlandteam Women for Wales @Womens6Nations match this Friday! LIVE on https://t.co/veMnyo10s2#AsOnehttp://pic.twitter.com/nYdKRJ0K6N
— Scottish Rugby (@Scotlandteam) February 22, 2017
Wales:
.@Womens6Nations Team News | Debuts for Joyce and Parker in Scotland this Friday night: https://t.co/hX1fdvvKzphttp://pic.twitter.com/MSFu7UTLE0
— Welsh Rugby Union 🏉 (@WelshRugbyUnion) February 21, 2017
Key Stats:
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Scotland Women have not avoided defeat in the Six Nations since their 6-all draw with Italy in Colleferro in 2010.
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Scotland Women have lost all six previous matches they have played at this level at Cumbernauld.
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Wales Women's only victory in their last four Six Nations matches was 20-8 over Italy in Jesi in round 1 this year. They have not won successive away games in the Six Nation's since 2013.
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The two nations have met on 29 previous occasions in test matches with Wales having the edge by sixteen wins to thirteen but the Welsh have won the last thirteen in succession since Scotland's 22-5 victory at Murrayfield in 2005.
England vs. Italy
Saturday, February 25 -- 13.00 (GMT)
The Stoop
England:
Your #RedRoses to face #ITA at The Stoop on Saturday in the @Womens6Nations. K.O 13:00 GMT, LIVE on @SkySports 2.
➡️ https://t.co/izVn9SFRgchttp://pic.twitter.com/6cItYTZJZY— England Rugby (@EnglandRugby) February 23, 2017
Italy:
#Italdonne, Il XV di Di Giandomenico che affronterà l'Inghilterra 🏉 http://pic.twitter.com/QyE3WTH9SM
— Italrugby (@Federugby) February 23, 2017
Key Stats:
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England Women's only loss in their last seven Six Nations matches was 12-17 to France in Vannes in round 5 last year.
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England Women have lost just once at home since the end of the 2015 Championship: 20-25 to New Zealand at Twickenham Stoop in November.
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Italy Women have slipped to a pair of home defeats in the opening two rounds of the Six Nations, but won their most recent away game 16-12 over Wales in Aberavon last March - they have never won two away games in succession.
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The two nations have met on 16 previous occasions with England winning them all, with two of those matches being played at Twickenham Stoop, in 1993 and 2015.
Ireland vs. France
Sunday, February 26 -- 12.45 (GMT)
Donnybrook
Ireland:
.@spence_87 & @claire__mcl among the changes for Ireland Women #BringIthttps://t.co/G7GGv2dTfqhttp://pic.twitter.com/pfQ9Y0ULZw
— Irish Rugby (@IrishRugby) February 23, 2017
France:
#FranceFéminines Voici votre XV de départ pour le match en Irlande. Les Bleues vous donnent rendez-vous dimanche pour un gros match! http://pic.twitter.com/M8WUU9qAbx
— FF Rugby (@FFRugby) February 22, 2017
Key Stats:
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Ireland Women have begun their Six Nations campaign with a pair of maximum point victories and have only once before started with three successive wins in the Championship, when they took the grand slam in 2013.
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Ireland's only defeat in their last 13 home games in the Six Nations was to France at Ashbourne in round 2, 2015.
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Ireland Women have played 6 previous tests at Donnybrook with their only defeat being 7-14 to Wales in 2006.
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France have lost just one of their last four Six Nations matches: 13-26 to England at Twickenham in round 1 and have not lost back-to-back away games in the championship since 2009.
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In 24 previous encounters between the two nations France have lost just twice, both at Ashbourne, in 2009 and 2013.
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