Three home matches for Wales Women in the 2022 Six Nations
WALES Women are set to travel to Ireland and England and welcome Scotland, France and Italy to Cardiff Arms Park in the 2022 Women’s Six Nations fixtures.
The competition will be played as a stand-alone six-week competition in March and April.
Changes to the Women’s Six Nations window in 2021 proved a major success with high viewing figures and increased digital engagement indicating that a new slot in the calendar can play a significant role in driving the growth of the women’s game.
All 15 matches of the 2022 tournament will be broadcast on BBC in the UK, RTÉ and Virgin Media in Ireland and Sky Italia for the Italian market. Matches will be shown on a mix of terrestrial and Player services with broadcasters across territories significantly increasing their commitment to the women’s game.
Wales Women head coach Ioan Cunningham said, “It’s a very exciting time for us, we put some good ground work in during the autumn and we will be looking to build on that in the Six Nations.
“Ireland away is always tough but a great place to start the Six Nations. Ireland did well in the autumn beating the USA and putting some good performances together so it will be a big challenge but one we will relish.
“It’s all about momentum in the Six Nations so if we can get something out of our first game, we will look forward to coming home to face Scotland at Cardiff Arms Park and then we have two of the best teams in the world – England and France – either side of the break in the tournament.
“It will be good to end the tournament with two home games in France and Italy. Our home support was brilliant in the autumn and we look forward to that atmosphere at the Arms Park again.
“We are in the process of offering our first full-time contracts to players and getting to work in the New Year.”
Wales Women Six Nations: Sat, March 26: 4.45pm Ireland v Wales (RDS, BBC2NI); Sat April 2: 4.45pm Wales v Scotland (Cardiff Arms Park BBC2 Wales); Sat April 9: 4.45pm England v Wales (venue tbc BBC2 Wales); Fri April 22: 8pm Wales v France (Cardiff Arms Park, S4C and BBC iplayer); Sat April 30: 12noon Wales v Italy (Cardiff Arms Park, S4C and BBC iplayer).