John Mitchell has made three changes to his starting line-up for England’s WXV 1 title decider against Canada, with Abby Dow ruled out of the finale at BC Place.
John Mitchell has made 10 changes to the starting England team to face New Zealand in the second round of WXV 1 this Sunday.
England ran in nine tries to kick off their WXV 1 title defence with a 61-21 victory against USA, however the Red Roses were far from convincing in Vancouver.
John Mitchell makes seven changes to the starting team who beat the Black Ferns 24-12 at Allianz Stadium as the Red Roses begin their WXV 1 defence against the USA on 29 September.
21 players who were involved in England’s successful campaign in the inaugural WXV 1 tournament return for a second year.
Emily Scarratt will become only the third woman to make 100 Test starts for England when the Red Roses welcome the Black Ferns to Allianz Stadium on Saturday.
England got their WXV 1 preparation underway with a 38-19 win, their 14th successive victory against France in front of 7,590 fans at Kingsholm.
Looking to win their sixth successive championship title, the English came away from Edinburgh last weekend with a 46-0 round three win over Scotland.
England captain Marlie Packer will make her 100th appearance for the Red Roses in the opening round of the 2024 Women’s Six Nations when England play Italy in Parma.
Marlie Packer captains the Red Roses as England name their squad to take on France in Saturday’s TikTok Women’s Six Nations Grand Slam decider at Twickenham Stadium.
