Wales not finished product but all roads lead to 2029

Head coach Sean Lynn says Wales are not the finished product but he has been encouraged by their WXV Global Series. Head coach Sean Lynn admits Wales are far from the finished product but says he has been hugely encouraged by their WXV showings. An eight-try mauling of South Africa in Cardiff and two Test wins out in Japan saw Wales finish World Rugby's new Global Series on a high. Only a narrow two-point defeat by USA – a team ranked in the world's top six – prevented a clean sweep. It marks quite the transformation for Lynn's side who had been on a nine-Test losing streak prior to the tournament and slumped to an all-time low world ranking of 13th.

"Twelve months ago we didn't win a game in the World Cup. We've worked so hard as a group of players and staff and we've come into this WXV with three out of four wins," said Lynn. "Are we the finished product? No we're not, but we're seeing the bigger picture of that roadmap to the 2029 World Cup. "There are areas that we need to be looking at and the players now need to go back to the PWR [Premiership Women's Rugby] and Celtic Challenge because we're still looking to move that dial. "But I can't fault the