Valkyries flanker Alex Callender will make her first start for Wales Women against England at Cardiff Arms Park on Sunday (kick-off 12.30pm).
Callender, 18, joined Valkyries from Scarlets earlier this season and won her first Wales cap as a replacement against France at the start of the Six Nations.
Valkyries wing Jasmine Joyce has retained her place in Wales’ starting XV with two more Valkyries, Alisha Butchers and Ffion Lewis, among the replacements.
Wales Head Coach Rowland Phillips said, “Alex has impressed coming off the bench in both our Women’s Six Nations games so far and deserves a chance to start.
“We are developing a nice pool of players to select from in the back three and Elinor and Jess will no doubt put their own stamp on the game on Sunday and Hannah Bluck’s physicality will give us some extra options in the centre.
“Manon Johnes and Lauren Smyth have been excellent since making their international debuts in the autumn but they are 18 and 17 and it’s a case of managing their progress. Alex Callender is also 18 so it’s fantastic to be blooding so much exciting young talent at the moment.”
Wales Women
15 Elinor Snowsill (Bristol Bears); 14 Jasmine Joyce (Valkyries), 13 Hannah Jones (Scarlets), 12 Hannah Bluck (Cardiff Blues), 11 Jess Kavanagh (RGC); 10 Robyn Wilkins (Blues), 9 Keira Bevan (Ospreys); 1 Caryl Thomas (Dragons), 2 Carys Phillips (Ospreys) (C), 3 Amy Evans (Ospreys), 4 Gwen Crabb (Ospreys), 5 Mel Clay (Ospreys), 6 Bethan Lewis (Dragons), 7 Alex Callender (Valkyries), 8 Siwan Lillicrap (Ospreys).
Replacements | 16 Kelsey Jones (Ospreys), 17 Cara Hope (Ospreys), 18 Cerys Hale (Dragons), 19 Natalia John (Ospreys), 20 Alisha Butchers (Valkyries), 21 Ffion Lewis (Valkyries), 22 Lisa Neumann (RGC), 23 Lauren Smyth (Ospreys)