{"id":287969,"date":"2025-07-24T13:07:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T13:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/287969\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T13:07:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T13:07:10","slug":"weve-all-got-a-point-to-prove-wales-coach-lynn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/287969\/","title":{"rendered":"‘We’ve all got a point to prove’ – Wales coach Lynn"},"content":{"rendered":"

Women’s summer series: Australia v Wales<\/strong><\/p>\n

Venue:<\/strong> Ballymore, Brisbane Date:<\/strong> Saturday, 26 July Kick-off:<\/strong> 05:00 BST<\/p>\n

Coverage:<\/strong> Watch on BBC Sport online and BBC iPlayer, listen on Radio Wales, Radio Cymru and BBC Sounds<\/p>\n

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Wales head coach Sean Lynn says he and his players have a point to prove on their tour of Australia, but warns they will be far from the finished article. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Wales lost all five games for the first time in their history in a disastrous Six Nations, slumping to 10th in the world rankings.<\/p>\n

Lynn had very little time to make an impression in what was his first campaign, but has since benefitted from a full pre-season.<\/p>\n

Players say they are the fittest they have ever been and that will certainly be tested on Saturday when Wales take on the Wallaroos in the first of two Tests.<\/p>\n

“I think we’ve all got a point to prove, we know that as a group, we had some honest conversations when we started pre-season,” said Lynn.<\/p>\n

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“Fitness is coming on really well, also you can see the intensity in training and the accuracy has improved massively, I’m really pleased with that.<\/p>\n

“The areas that I want us to be stronger in is making sure that we’re being more competitive. The more competitive we are the more we can put sides under pressure.<\/p>\n

“It’s making sure that we’re moving the ball, having that accuracy and being much more disciplined.”<\/p>\n

Despite the strides taken this summer, Lynn says Wales’ transformation from a wooden spoon side to world beaters will take time.<\/p>\n

Saturday’s matchday squad has six players under the age of 21, with three set to make their debuts from the bench. The captain Alex Callender is only 24 herself.<\/p>\n

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“We’re improving, everything that we want to be doing is making sure that we’re taking small steps moving forward,” said Lynn.<\/p>\n

“I’m not going to say we are the finished article, we’re moving forward with it, but the girls and the staff have all been working hard over this pre-season and Saturday is going to be a really good test for us.”<\/p>\n

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