Cunningham tells Wales to 'ignore score' after Scotland defeat

Head coach Ioan Cunningham has stressed that Wales are “going done a process” and that they should “ignore nan score” pursuing Friday’s dense conclusion against Scotland.

Games betwixt nan Six Nations rivals person been tightly fought successful caller years, but Bryan Easson’s broadside were capable to rack up 40 points successful a devastating 2nd half onslaught.

Cunningham was without a big of his elder ranks for nan WXV2 warm-up successful Edinburgh, but insists it has thing to do pinch nan players’ ongoing statement talks pinch nan Welsh Rugby Union (WRU).

Cunningham alternatively chose to springiness immoderate younger players a sensation of Test rugby pinch nan World Cup little than 12 months away.

“I thought location were a load of positives,” Cunningham said aft nan match.

“We had six Under-20s players from nan summertime who were connected nan section successful nan past 20 minutes, which is awesome for us.”

Prop forwards Maisie Davies and Rosie Carr and 2nd statement Alaw Pyrs each came disconnected nan chair to make their debuts, while number 8 Gwennan Hopkins made her first Wales start.

Pyrs is nan sister of prop Gwenllian and they became nan first sisters to play for Wales since twins Claire and Louise Horgan successful 2008.

Alisha Butchers besides came disconnected nan chair to triumph her 50th cap, while Wales welcomed backmost three-time Olympian Jasmine Joyce and Gwen Crabb from semipermanent injury.

Wales held a constrictive 7-5 lead astatine half-time earlier succumbing to nan 40-14 defeat.

“I said to nan squad for america to disregard nan score, we’re going done a process here,” Cunningham said.

“I thought our first half protect effort was excellent. I deliberation location are areas wherever we tin study and get better, effort and get a spot much territory successful nan crippled and clasp onto nan shot for a spot longer.

“We’ve shown erstwhile we do we tin create opportunities and people points.

"We are delighted we had nan opportunity to expose immoderate of that caller talent to Test level rugby, we’ve grown immoderate activity successful giving Keira [Bevan] nan captaincy, I thought she was awesome tonight.

“But we’ve sewage Alex Callender, Carys Cox, Carys Phillips, Georgia Evans, Abbie Fleming to travel backmost into nan group, and Hannah Jones too.

“The extent that we want to support increasing successful nan broadside creates competition, which is healthy.”

In her first outing arsenic captain, scrum-half Bevan said it was “a awesome honour”.

"We are successful a spot of a modulation astatine nan minute, we are building a subordinate pool," she said.

“Our main extremity is our performances successful WXV now.

“[At half time] it was a emblematic Wales Scotland lucifer and we conscionable wanted to commencement nan first half connected a positive.

“I thought we showed elements successful nan crippled that we tin really punish teams erstwhile we support possession and person territory.”

Wales will proceed their preparations successful London adjacent week, wherever they will train against reigning world champions New Zealand.

Their last warm-up crippled will beryllium against Australia astatine Rodney Parade connected 20 September.

They will past alert retired to South Africa for WXV2, taking connected Australia, Italy and Japan.