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 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.
Sarah McKenna has received her first England call-up under John Mitchell as part of a training squad that contains eight uncapped players.
Exeter Chiefs flanker Maddie Feaunati and Trailfinders Women prop Liz Crake have both earned full-time England contracts for the 2024-25 season.
John Mitchell has named three uncapped players in his first Women’s Six Nations squad as England coach, while there are returns for Zoe Harrison, Emily Scarratt and Abbie Ward.
With the Premiership Women’s Rugby season about to kick off, it’s time to review who has moved where. Every team has signed some new players and lost others.
So they huffed, and they puffed, and they blew the house in - storming the land of the long white cloud, and leaving ferns strewn across the lawn as they departed - the WXV 1 trophy stashed beneath one muscular arm. The Red Roses - twelve months on from the hand that stole the final lineout, the heroics, and the heartbreak - trampled and scorched their way to the inaugural title, making the world champions look eminently mortal in the process.
Interim head coach Louis Deacon has made five changes to England’s matchday squad for their final WXV 1 match against New Zealand.
England and Canada have announced their match day 23's for Friday evening's clash at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin in round 2 of WXV 1.