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.
“We’re pushing each other to be better. We each have our own strengths but we help each other when we can. There’s a healthy rivalry within the squad.”
England defence coach Sarah Hunter admitted the Red Roses have “areas to work on” as they prepare to take on the world champion Black Ferns at Twickenham on Saturday.
Natasha Hunt makes her first appearance of the tournament at scrum half with Morwenna Talling and Helena Rowland also returning from injury and set to feature for the first time in this year’s Championship off the bench.
The 2014 World Cup-winning flanker will pack down alongside Poppy Cleall and Morwenna Talling in the back-row.