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Katie Sands

Mum's tears of pride as daughter to earn first Wales cap five years after sister's tragic death

Lowri Norkett will follow in her late sister Elli's footsteps when she earns her first Wales rugby union cap this weekend.

Lowri, who has been training full-time with Wales Women this summer ahead of the World Cup in October, starts on the wing against Canada on Saturday night having come off the bench in the red jersey in an uncapped Six Nations warm-up match in March. See the full Wales v Canada team news here.

It comes five years after the death of her beloved sister Elli, who died from her injuries following a car accident in 2017 aged 20. She was one of the brightest young women's rugby talents in the country, and had been the youngest player at the 2014 Rugby World Cup.

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