Inside the Wales camp: Charlie Estcourt & Sophie Ingle

[laughs] Um, two games that come against Albania, a team that Wales have beaten twice, haven't they? Um, so, so first things first, I don't know whether I'm already getting a bit carried away with myself.

I'm already looking ahead to a potential playoff final against Norway or Romania, probably Norway, but just lay it out for us.

This game against Albania, Wales should be beating Albania, shouldn't they, over two legs?

Oh, yeah, that, that's absolutely the expectation.

It's hard not to look ahead to the next game, which we would expect it to be Norway, and these are the warm-up games leading onto those bigger games.

But, you know, y- we have to get the job done.

It's about being professional.

It's not gonna be easy, especially the away games, and I know we're gonna talk about the injuries that the squad is facing as well.

But I think, you know, there is that pressure and expectation that we should win these games, and we should be into the next set of playoff games and on our way, hopefully, to a World Cup.

Yeah, to Brazil, which sounds great when you say it, but let's not, let's not get carried away with ourselves.

Uh, before you two arrived, I was in nice and early, watching the players training, and, um, it's a-

You were to have a security check, that's why

[laughs] Yeah.

It's a different looking squad, isn't it?

Yeah.

Um, because of so many injuries.

Up to nine pullouts now.

Um, who are the main ones for you? Who are the ones Wales are gonna miss the most?

Well, we're not a country that is blessed with depth at the best of times.

We haven't got heaps of players playing regularly at high level.

But the key ones definitely for me are the two vice captains.

So Ceri Holland's so influential.

You can play her anywhere.

She's brilliant defensively, but so valuable offensively as well.

Hayley Ladd, I mean, one of our most cap players in the back line.