Four uncapped players have been retained in England's final squad for the Guinness Women's Six Nations, which gets underway for the defending champions against Italy in York on Sunday.
England head coach John Mitchell has called 12 players into his latest training squad as the Red Roses continue their Women’s Six Nations preparations without their Premiership Women’s Rugby (PWR) finalists.
The impending Six Nations will be without a hoard of England-qualified battering rams and laser beams, who’d stroll into other countries’ formations, forced to bide their time, or - worse - never have it at all. And so, as the latest cohort descend upon Pennyhill, here’s - for your delectation - a 1-15 of uncapped English powerhouses.
England head coach John Mitchell has included six uncapped players for the squad’s latest Women’s Six Nations training camp, four of whom have been called up for the first time.
Statistics only tell a sliver of the story: they’re just one lens through which to view sport, and, come the business end of this captivating PWR season - you want to ride on emotion, swatting data aside in favour of story and spectacle.
The HSBC SVNS series returns for round three this weekend as the party heads to Perth. Premiership Women's Rugby enters round 15 as the final four regular season rounds kick into action with eyes on the top four and the Celtic Challenge continues with round five. Here's what to watch in women's rugby this weekend:
ACT Brumbies recruit Bienne Terita has explained how the appeal of playing at another Women’s Rugby World Cup drew the HSBC SVNS Series star back to 15s.
Australia's rising star Ruby Nicholas doesn’t look out of place on the HSBC SVNS Series.
Michael Hooper will debut on the SVNS Series at the prestigious event in Hong Kong next month after being named in Australia’s 13-man squad.
Chiefs Manawa have made some stunning off-season signings as they look to return to champions status in 2024.