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George the First . . . Lleucu is the Chosen One to Ignite Wales’ Six Nations Campaign

Lleucu George of Wales. Pic. Alamy

Lleucu George of Wales. Pic. Alamy

It is nine years since Lleucu George made her debut for Wales at the 2017 World Cup and seven since she made her first start.

Having begun as a teenage back rower she has since blossomed into a fine tactician in the No 10 jersey, guiding Gloucester-Hartpury to their three Professional Women’s Rugby titles in England and so often being an inspiration for her Wales teammates.

Now she is the one being charged with unlocking the new potential within Sean Lynn’s side as they get ready to open their 2026 Guinness Six Nations account against Scotland at Principality Stadium.
 
The best players flourish on the biggest of stages and that’s what Lynn is banking on with his outside-half. 

She showed her mettle in 2019 when she kicked a last gaps conversion to win the game in Scotland 17-15 on her first start, but couldn’t repeat her matchwinning exploits in Cardiff in 2024 when she sent a conversion that would have tied the game wide of the posts. 

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That mean’t the Scots triumphed 20-18.

Every game against Scotland in the Six Nations seems to be a tight affair and ever since George came into the team five of the games have been settled by one score or less. 

The biggest win was Wales’ 34-22 triumph in Scotland in 2023.

Now 26, George has once again been in great form for unbeaten Gloucester-Hartpury and has played regular games at the highest level.

"I'm lucky enough that the coaches at Gloucester have backed me to play the majority of the games,” says George. 

“It always helps getting put in different scenarios, having different pictures in front of you every weekend before coming into the international set-up.

"It has been completely fresh coming into camp. It has almost been like stripping it back and starting from the beginning.

"Hopefully, we can get more hands on ball because in the last few campaigns we've struggled to have that go forward and express ourselves as a backline.

"We've got powerful, pacey players to move the ball to and, with the shape we're going in with, that's the aim."

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Lynn would love to strike back at the Scots, who twice beat Wales last year. They won 24-21 in Lynn’s first game in charge in the opening round of last year’s Six Nations and then 38-8 at the World Cup

"It doesn't matter who we're coming up against in the first week, it's the first game, so we really want to try and put a stamp down," added George.

"It's a fresh start, we've got new coaches coming in and a different style of playing. And it’s the same for them, they've got new coaches.

“We don't really know what they're going to bring, but we're concentrating on ourselves as much as we can. 

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“Obviously, we'll look a little bit at them, but the onus is on us.

"We obviously want to win every game but if we put down a performance then we’ll give ourselves a shot at winning. 

“To do that we need to play in the right areas, create opportunities and stay switched on in every little moment so we can take them.

"We've got a strong pack and exciting players in the back line, but the biggest thing is to work hard for each other and opportunities will arise off the back of that. 

“Always play with like smiles on faces, Sean has always been big on that."

Meanwhile, Catherine Richards has been called up to the Wales squad. 

Richards, who captained Gwalia Lightning in this season’s Celtic Challenge, will replace uncapped centre Savannah Picton-Powell. 

Picton-Powell was one of the nine uncapped players named in the squad but has been ruled out with a shoulder injury. 

Richards, who was part of the Wales World Cup squad, made her Wales debut in the Women’s Six Nations against France in 2024.


 

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