Wales Women head coach Ioan Cunningham has signed a long-term contract to stay on for the Rugby World Cup in 2025 as more professional players have been added to the ranks.
The Welsh Rugby Union has announced that the number of players on full-time professional contracts has more than doubled to boost preparations for this autumn's global showpiece tournament in New Zealand, which has been delayed 12 months due to Covid. Including the dozen women who turned professional for Wales in January, Wales now has 31 players on WRU contracts: 29 full-time and two part-time in total.
Wales' World Cup campaign kicks off against Scotland on October 9, and they will also face hosts New Zealand and Australia in Pool A. Cunningham's side will go into the tournament on the back of their best Six Nations campaign since 2009, after finishing third in this year's championship.
