Wales v Poland: Rhian Wilkinson expects ‘tough, tough game’ for hosts

Despite encouraging home and away draws with world number three side Sweden, 2025 has also provided some harsh days for Wales.

“We talk about this last year being hard, it’s hard learning lessons like that, we know,” said Wilkinson.

“But we do it together and I think that’s important that it’s not just on the players, it’s how we support them as staff.

“It’s not about finger-pointing, it’s about, now Wales has seen what top teams can deliver, we need to try to get there.

“Some of the games have been really painful and others we’re getting so close and we’re knocking on the door, and I don’t think we can lose perspective.”

Wilkinson is confident her side can return to winning ways if they play to their potential.

“We want to push our standards,” added Wilkinson.

“We go out every game and we talk about performance, and I talk about it in terms of the result.

“If we deliver a performance we will get the result, so we have to focus on getting through the game to our standards.”