England Women Under 20s will play the Army Women at Aldershot tonight (18 February) at the Army Rugby Stadium kick off at 19.00 hrs entry FREE.
England will be captained by Lichfield inside centre Millie Wood, with Poppy Leitch playing at flanker, and eight new players coming into the squad. This match will be the first of three for England who will also play against France at home and away.
The Army team will be captained by Sergeant Sarah Mitchelson and will feature just one new cap – Lt Katie Hancock, there’s a lot of experience in this Army team and it will be a good test for England U20s.
England team:
Kelly Smith, Jessica Breach, Charlotte Holland, Emily Wood (captain), Abigail Dow, Zoe Harrison, Lucy Nye, Ellena Perry, Rebecca Noon, Hannah West, Molly Morrissey, Catherine O’Donnell, Sally Stott, Poppy Leitch, Zoe Aldcroft.
Replacements:
Jeanine Stephenson, Jessica Hood, May Campbell, Anna Wolf, Susan Neumann, Chantelle Miell, Holly Aitchison, Jade Shekells, Linzi Taylor.
Army Women:
Sergeant Bianca Dawson – RMP, Lance Corporal Sarah Batley – RMP, Lance Corporal Heidi Silcox – RAMC, Private Ellie Gatlin – RLC, Corporal Tara McGlade – RS, Captain Erica Mills – RA, Lieutenant Jade Binskin-Barnes – RLC, Captain Gemma Stonebridge-Smith – AGC, Captain Gemma Rowland – RA, Sergeant Sarah Mitchelson – RLC (C), Corporal Carrie Roberts – REME, Gunner Jessica McAuley – RA, Lieutenant Leah Thomson – RMP, Lance Corporal Paula Robinson – REME, Lieutenant Katie Hancock – RE
Replacements:
Major Charlotte Maxwell – AGC, Lieutenant Alex Harrison-Wolff – REME, Corporal Dani Phan – IC, Corporal Jade Mullen – Adjutant General’s Corps, Bombardier Bethan Dainton – Royal Artillery, Corporal Nat Lewis – RS, Lieutenant Fran Althawes – RA, Lance Corporal Chelsey Snead REME, Captain Alex Hardy – RA
England Women U20 playing schedule:
England v Army: Thursday 18 February, KO 7pm, Aldershot Army Rugby Stadium
England v France: Saturday 5 March, 2pm, Esher RFC
France v England: Saturday 19 March, midday, Chantilly RFC
Photo above shows Charlotte Holland
