Wales lose in Six Nations
Wales opened the Women’s Six Nations with a defeat to Scotland and now face a tougher run with France next on the schedule. (bbc.com) (sixnationsrugby.com).
Wales opened the 2026 Women’s Six Nations with a 24-19 home defeat by Scotland on Saturday, April 11. (skysports.com) Scotland led 12-14 at halftime in Cardiff and finished with tries from Emma Orr Rollie, Shona Campbell and Francesca Scott, plus nine points from Helen Nelson’s boot. Wales scored through Carys Phillips Jones, Sisilia Tuipulotu and Gwenllian Pyrs Williams. (skysports.com) The loss leaves Wales starting 0-1 before facing France on Saturday, April 18 at Cardiff Arms Park. France opened their campaign with a 40-7 win over Italy in Grenoble. (world.rugby) (espn.com) Round one widened the gap between the teams at the top and bottom of the table. England beat Ireland 33-12, France beat Italy by 33 points, and Scotland left Cardiff with an away win that put them level on points with England and France after one weekend. (espn.com) (rugbypass.com) Wales are trying to halt a run that has stretched across the 2025 Women’s Six Nations and the 2025 Rugby World Cup. Their recent results include Six Nations losses to Ireland and Italy in April 2025, a World Cup pool defeat to Scotland in August 2025, and now another loss to Scotland to open 2026. (skysports.com) The next two fixtures are the hardest part of Wales’ schedule. After France in Cardiff, Wales travel to Ashton Gate to play England on April 25 before later trips to Ireland on May 9 and a home finale against Italy on May 17. (world.rugby) (sports.yahoo.com) France arrive ranked fourth in the world, while Scotland were sixth in the most recent World Rugby women’s rankings published on April 6. Wales were outside that top six before the tournament started. (world.rugby) Recent meetings underline the scale of Wales’ task against France. France beat Wales 42-12 in April 2025, 40-0 in April 2024 and 39-14 in April 2023. (globalsportsarchive.com) Wales now need a response against France six days after losing their opener, with the table already showing England, France and Scotland on one win and Wales still looking for their first points. (rugbypass.com)
