Wales aim to follow up eight-try WXV win by hosting USA at Cardiff Arms Park on Saturday

Wales will host USA at Cardiff Arms Park in the WXV on Saturday, 26 September at 15:00 BST after their eight-try victory over South Africa in the tournament opener, with Sean Lynn's side seeking to prove the performance was not a one-off.

Wales' only victory in five meetings against USA came in a WXV warm-up in Colwyn Bay three years ago, and the two teams enter this fixture with momentum: Wales produced what the report described as a performance that drew terms such as "resurgent, inspired, unrecognisable, brave", while USA have risen to a top six position in the world rankings and recovered to score 28 unanswered points to beat Ireland in Dublin.

Selection changes have altered Wales' half-back options after the South Africa match: Seren Lockwood failed a first-half head injury assessment which led to Lleucu George reclaiming the 10 shirt and Keira Bevan moving back to scrum-half, and Lynn has retained that combination for this week. Carys Cox is recalled to replace Seren Singleton on the wing following Cox's recovery from knee surgery, Georgia Evans will win her 50th cap, and there are three new faces on the bench in Molly Reardon, Sian Jones and Nikita Prothero.

USA have also reshuffled after their comeback win over Ireland, coping with a six-day turnaround compared to Wales' eight-day preparation window. Head coach Jack Hanratty has named Nina Mason at fly-half after her debut display, moved Bella Vogel to inside centre to allow Emily Henrich to start at 13, and added Katana Howard to the replacements.

Wales ended a run of nine consecutive Test defeats with the victory over South Africa and will be looking to make it back-to-back Test wins for the first time in the Sean Lynn era; USA are on a run that includes wins over Ireland and South Africa and, earlier this year, a convincing victory over Australia in the Pacific Four Series. The contrasting recent form sets up a fixture between two sides described in the report as carrying confidence and momentum.

Lynn said: "We produced a performance against South Africa that demonstrated that we have moved the dial and all the hard work we put in during pre-season was there for all to see. "We know we have to back that performance up against a fit, fast and athletic USA side which will turn up full of confidence after their win against Ireland. "The Welsh public saw the style of play we are committed to building, and we play for them and want to make them proud. "To have their noisy support and backing at Cardiff Arms Park on Saturday can only inspire this Wales squad." Jack Hanratty said: "A win can be massive for the group and although we were in a battle, the energy since (last week) has been vibrant. Not just because of the win, but because of the potential. "We have the opportunity to go three international wins in a row, which is no easy feat but this is a real challenge. "Wales showed massive dominance and look like they have a new DNA when they played South Africa last weekend - which are a team that we had a real arm wrestle with this past summer. "The quick six-day turnaround for us, versus an eight-day for Wales, is big in preparation, so this week we have to get right."

BBC One Wales commentator Gareth Rhys Owen said: "Wales produced their best performance in a long time against South Africa, and the result was arguably even more significant than it might have appeared. "Much of our commentary focused on explaining the level of the opposition. South Africa's women are not the equivalent of their all-conquering men, but they are a rapidly developing side who arguably went into the match as favourites. The manner of Wales' victory, therefore, was hugely encouraging. "The same context is important ahead of the USA game. The Americans are a very good side, as they demonstrated by roaring back against Ireland, and will provide another significant test of Wales' progress. "The question for Wales is a simple one: was South Africa a one-off, a rare bright light in a difficult period, or a genuine sign of things to come?"

Wales: Neumann; Cox, Keight, Bell, A Williams; George, Bevan; Davies, K Jones, Tuipulotu, B Metcalfe, Evans, K Williams (co-capt), Callender (co-capt), King. Replacements: Reardon, Pyrs, E Jones, Crabb, Aiono, S Jones, De Vera, Prothero.

USA: Canett; Uhatafe, Henrich, Vogel, Coulibaly; Mason, Paton; Rogers, Treder, Sagapolu-Senele, Taufoou, Ehrecke, Humphreys, Perris-Redding (co-capt), Tafuna. Replacements: Hill-Huse, Leatherman, Woods, Jarrell-Searcy (co-capt), Bailey, Bargell, Howard, Hann. Assistants: Jess Ling, Mariam Goguadze.

Alex Callender described Georgia Evans, who will win her 50th cap in this match, as "An animal with a pink bow"; the game kicks off on Saturday, 26 September at 15:00 BST and will be shown live on BBC One, iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app, with live text coverage.