Wales, Scotland and Ireland have joined forces to create a new women's rugby competition in a bid to bridge the gap between domestic and international rugby.
The Celtic Cup competition will be piloted across January and February to offer a high-performance tournament window ahead of the 2023 Women's Six Nations kicking off in March.
Bridging the gap between international and grassroots women's rugby in Wales has been an issue for some time, with every single one of Wales' 32-player squad for the Women's Rugby World Cup in the autumn plying their club trade in England's Premier 15s competition - each travelling across the border to play the most meaningful, high-quality club rugby that is available to them in between international campaigns.
