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Canada v Wales Live: Kick-off time and score updates from Women's Rugby World Cup warm-up

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Wales face Canada on Saturday evening in their first Women's Rugby World Cup warm-up, with three new players set to earn their first Welsh caps.

Wales head coach Ioan Cunningham has opted for an experimental line-up to face the fourth-best side in women's international rugby, handing debuts to winger Lowri Norkett, former England international Carys Williams-Morris and replacement scrum-half Eloise Hayward.

Wales have just one more hit-out before heading to New Zealand for the World Cup, which kicks off in October. They face the Red Roses at Ashton Gate on September 14, where the assumption is Wales will field a fully-loaded team.But before that, it's time to face Canada in Halifax.Canada: 15.

Elissa Alarie, 14. Paige Farries, 13. Sara Kaljuvee, 12. Alexandra Tessier, 11. Maddy Grant, 10. Taylor Perry, 9. Brianna Miller, 1.

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