In the intervening years the game has grown both domestically and internationally to the point where Women's Rugby in Wales today enjoys three National League competitions, National Cup and Plate competitions, Junior Leagues and a representation on the world stage at Senior and U20 levels with the addition of an international Sevens team. All are administered centrally by the Welsh Rugby Union's Women's Rugby department. In recent years Women's Rugby has also been represented at U16 and U19 level with international teams also run for Development and Student teams. New for 2007, the domestic game in Wales will see the creation of the Tri Cymru League involving three teams providing a regional tournament for players at the Elite end of the playing spectrum above the National League Structure.

Wales Women have played as a team officially since 5th April 1987 when a Wales Women team, led by the recently retired Liza Burgess, took on an England Women side at Pontypool Park. Prior to 1987, Welsh players were selected to represent Great Britian with the first representative side featuring players from Wales running against France at Richmond Athletic Ground in 1986. Great Britain played as a team on several occasions until 1990, beating Italy in their final match. Wales have played England every year since 1987.

Wales hosted the first ever Women's Rugby World Cup in Cardiff in 1991 and since then they have participated in a further four of the five tournaments finishing fourth in 1994, their highest ever finish. The IRB adopted the competition in 1998, which was won by the New Zealand Black Ferns who also won the tournaments in Barcelona in 2002 Edmonton, Canada in 2006.

The Welsh Women's Rugby Union was created in 1994 charged with promoting and governing the development and practice of Women's Rugby in Wales; the other three home unions also took charge of their own administration effectively ending the function of the WRFU in the process. The WWRU also became affiliated to the Welsh Rugby Union at the same time.

The creation of four separate home unions for Women's Rugby in Great Britain also saw the introduction of the Women's Home Nations competition with the first set of internationals taking place in 1995. Wales Women's early years in the tournament saw victories only against Ireland Women and to date Wales Women have yet to beat England Women in the tournament or in an international. 1999 to 2001 saw Wales Women participate in the Five Nations Championship with Ireland remaining in the competition for one season before having their place taken by Spain Women between 2000 and 2001.

In 2002, the return of Ireland Women to the competition saw Wales Women participate in a Six Nations competition for the first time with a fixture list that corresponded to the RBS Six Nations competition albeit with Spain Women taking the place of Italy in the fixture schedule. Wales Women occupied one of the bottom three spots in the table during the first four years before bagging second; their best ever finish, in 2006. In 2007, the decision of the Six Nations committee to formally adopt the tournament saw Italy Women subsitituted for Spain Women and the title sponsorship of RBS included to produce a parallel tournament for the first time in Women's Rugby history.

Wales Women remain the only touring team from Wales to have won a Test series in South Africa, beating the Bokkies by two Test to nil back in 1994.

Since the start of the 2007-2008 season Women's Rugby in Wales has been fully integrated as part of the Welsh Rugby Union with the WWRU, its staff and administration assimilated into Welsh Rugby's governing body.

Sophie Bennett, who was appointed as WWRU National Academy Coordinator in 2005, now works in the WRU Elite Department as the Women’s Elite Manager.  This role manages the top end of the women’s game, including the three National Squads (Senior, U20 and 7s) and the Women’s National Academy. Sophie ensures that there is a suitable structure and pathway in place for the continuation of the development of elite players. She oversees all the management teams involved with the squads and works with Women’s Rugby Departments and Rugby Committees (International Rugby Board, 6 Nations Ltd, FIRA) across the World to organise appropriate international fixture schedules and competitions.

In addition to this, Sophie oversees the Academy which is part funded by Objective One European funding. Sophie manages the rounded training and development programme (both on and off the field) to help Academy girls reach the pinnacle of international rugby.

Nicola Smith, who was appointed as WWRU Community Rugby Manager in 2006, now works in the WRU Community Department as the Women’s Community Manager. Nicola handles community rugby at senior and junior level administering all women's and girls' domestic league and cup competitions. The role sees her working closely with the WRU Regional Community Rugby Managers and Development Officers to help ensure the development of women’s and girls’ rugby throughout all of Wales. Nicola also oversees a successful schools programme which has seen thousands of girls introduced to the sport over the past few years.

From its grass roots origins in the 1970s the game has expanded at a phenomenal rate, currently there are 1500 players in Wales from junior through to senior level with twenty five senior clubs, twenty junior clubs and a hundred junior tag and touch teams.

The National Squad are performing well on the international stage with a second place finish in the 2008 and 2006 Six Nations and a third place in the 2007 Six Nations. The team recorded their first ever victory over France in 2006 and wins over Scotland in 2006 & 2007 ending a ten year drought of wins against their Celtic opponents. The National 7s squad lifted the European 7s title in 2006, beating England in the final and hope to secure a place in the 2009 Rugby World Cup 7s in Dubai later this season.