WALES full-back Nel Metcalfe is relishing her international return after a lengthy injury absence as Sean Lynn’s side prepare for their two-Test tour of Japan. The 21-year-old Gloucester-Hartpury player has not represented Wales since last year’s World Cup defeat to Fiji, having missed the Women’s Six Nations following successive knee injuries.
But Metcalfe has been encouraged by Wales’ improvement after they opened their WXV Global Series campaign with a 50-19 victory over South Africa before narrowly losing 26-24 to the USA. She said: “The intensit...