Red Roses star Powell backing 'historic' Kingsholm crowd to roar England to victory over Wales

Connie Powell reckons the rugby-loving Kingsholm crowd can 'roar' England to derby day victory in Saturday's seismic TikTok Women's Six Nations showdown with Wales. Both sides enter the Round 3 contest unbeaten after the Red Roses racked up 74 points against Italy and Wales edged past Scotland 24-19 last weekend.

Ad/> Simon Middleton's side have sizzled in Edinburgh and Parma — extending their winning streak to 20 matches — but will now bid to continue the momentum when they take on Wales and Ireland in Gloucester and Leicester. RugbyDupont reveals the one rugby prize still eluding him after steering France to Six Nations Grand Slam29/03/2022 AT 13:41 Hooker Powell, 21, plays her club rugby for Gloucester-Hartpury and is relishing the prospect of a passionate West Country crowd — which has already sold over 11,000 tickets — on home soil.

She said: «England v Wales is always going to be a big game but to play that at Kingsholm, especially with the Wales border being so close, means the atmosphere will just be electric. »I love Gloucester as a city — it lives and breathes rugby and is the perfect place for me to be.

«I think the history of Kingsholm makes the stadium [so special] — the men absolutely live and breathe it and if you go on a Friday night, the atmosphere is just unreal. »I think the Shed [stand] speaks for itself — if you speak to anyone about the men's Premiership and playing at Kingsholm, the Shed is what makes the ground roar.