Hannah Dallavalle enjoying life after the captain’s armband

One of Lynn’s reasons to relieve Dallavalle was that he did not see the player he coached during his time in charge at Gloucester-Hartpury, but she said it is a difficult comparison to make as they are a different team.

“I don’t know if I’m going to get a Gloucester-Hartpury performance in a Welsh shirt, you’ve got different people around you, different coaches, different environment,” Dallavalle said, but is hopeful they can taste the same success.

Lynn’s first win came last Saturday with Wales running out 21-12 winners in the first of two Tests against Australia.

And it was fitting that Dallavalle scored the decisive try in what was a statement win against a higher ranked team just four weeks out from the World Cup.

“I said to Lleucu [George] on the bus, ‘set me up today, it’s been a while’ and she delivered, she was outstanding. It was her try really, I did the easy part of finishing it.”

Dallavalle was also full of praise for Callender who was outstanding on her captaincy debut.

“Alex is a world class player, she leads by example and performed really well, I’m glad that she went well,” she said.