England U18 Women head coach James Cooper has named his squads to face Wales and Scotland on Matchday 2 of the 2024 U18 Women’s Six Nations Rugby Festival on Tuesday (2nd April).
The U18 Women face their third and fourth 35-minute fixtures of the 2024 tournament in Colwyn Bay, taking on Wales at 14:00 BST and Scotland at 16:30 BST. Entry to Stadiwm CSM costs £10 for adult tickets and £5 for spectators under-16, with all fixtures streamed live on the Six Nations Under-20 YouTube channel.
The tournament serves as a crucial window for development for the England Rugby Women’s pathway, offering competitive and equal playing opportunities with four 35-minute fixtures across the first two matchdays and one 70-minute fixture on the final matchday.
In England U18 Women’s opening fixture of the campaign, Cooper’s side recorded a 19-12 victory against Ireland thanks to tries from Ellie Wilson, Sarah Parry and Abigail Pritchard. The side then came from behind to draw against Italy, with a last-gasp Isabel van der Straaten try converted by Natalee Evans to level the scores at 19-apiece ensuring England registered an unbeaten start to the tournament.
Heading into Matchday 2, centre Sarah Parry will lead the team out against Wales on Tuesday, while Rebecca Jackson of Gloucester-Hartpury captains the side against Scotland. England will then encounter France on the final matchday of the 2024 U18 Women’s Six Nations Festival this Saturday (6th April, 12:00 BST kick-off).
James Cooper said: “We were pleased to get the competition underway on Friday, and the effort and intent of our principles of being daring and deadly were very pleasing for myself and Ollie to see.
“We know there are improvements to be made as we progress through this tournament, however, and the group have taken some valuable learnings already in what were exciting contests in our first two Tests.
“The nature of the competition gives the team ample opportunity to put these lessons into practice, and we look forward to further testing our capabilities against Wales and Scotland as we enter a new week.”
England U18 Women team to face Wales (includes college, England Rugby Centre of Excellence site and community club)
15 Daisy Aspinall (Hartpury College, Gloucester-Hartpury, Stafford RUFC)
14 Abigail Pritchard (Hartpury College, Gloucester-Hartpury, Medway Rugby Football Club)
13 Sarah Parry (c) (Hereford College, Worcester, Worcester Warriors)
12 Molly Bunker (Hartpury College, Harlequins, Portsmouth RFC)
11 Grace Banks (Wigan and Leigh, Sale Sharks, Liverpool St Helens FC)
10 Natalee Evans (Hereford College, Worcester, Flying Kukris Rugby Football Club)
9 Evie Haskell (The Samworth Church Academy, Loughborough Lightning, Mansfield Rugby Club)
1 Zara Green (Cardinal Newman, Harlequins, Lewes RFC)
2 Lucy Simpson (Hartpury College, Gloucester-Hartpury, Rams RFC)
3 Ruby Winstanley (The Farnborough Sixth Form, Harlequins, Guildfordians RFC)
4 Tamsin Baynes (Loughborough College, Loughborough Lightning, Market Harborough RUFC)
5 Kaya Acton (Bishop Burton, Yorkshire, Hull Ionians RFC)
6 Ellie Wilson (Hartpury College, Gloucester-Hartpury, Gosford All Blacks RFC)
7 Hayley Jones (Henley College, Thames Valley, Chippenham RFC)
8 Haineala Lutui (RGS Worcester, Worcester, Worcester)
Replacements
16 Heidi Pashaei Tarighoun (SGS Filton, Bristol Bears, North Bristol RFC)
17 Bethan Candlin (Loughborough College, Yorkshire, Hull Ionians RUFC)
18 Aisha Jah (West Notts Sixth Form, Loughborough Lightning, Mansfield Rugby Club)
19 Jasmine Adonri (City of Oxford, Thames Valley, Medway Rugby Football Club)
20 Ashton Adcock (Loughborough College, Loughborough Lightning, Tamworth RUFC)
21 Becca Jackson (Hartpury College, Gloucester-Hartpury, Guildfordians RFC)
England U18 Women team to face Scotland (includes college, England Rugby Centre of Excellence site and community club)
15 Joanne Vosakiwaiwai (City of Oxford, Thames Valley, Andover RFC)
14 Abigail Pritchard (Hartpury College, Gloucester-Hartpury, Medway Rugby Football Club)
13 Jessica Doyle (Sacred Heart Sixth Form, North East and Cumbria, Tynedale Rugby Football Club)
12 Becca Jackson (c) (Hartpury College, Gloucester-Hartpury, Guildfordians RFC)
11 Solana Shaw de Leon (Worthing College, Harlequins, Sutton and Epsom Rugby Club)
10 Emily Lunn (Henley College, Harlequins, Cobham Rugby Club)
9 Ashton Adcock (Loughborough College, Loughborough Lightning, Tamworth RUFC)
1 Bethan Candlin (Loughborough College, Yorkshire, Hull Ionians RUFC)
2 Heidi Pashaei Tarighoun (SGS Filton, Bristol Bears, North Bristol RFC)
3 Aisha Jah (West Notts Sixth Form, Loughborough Lightning, Mansfield Rugby Club)
4 Gabriella Brown (Maidstone Grammar, Harlequins, Aylesford Bulls RFC)
5 Jasmine Adonri (City of Oxford, Thames Valley, Medway Rugby Football Club)
6 Kaya Acton (Bishop Burton, Yorkshire, Hull Ionians RFC)
7 Iley Bailey (Henley College, Harlequins, Paderborn Pirates)
8 Isabel van der Straaten (Mossbourne Community Academy, Saracens, Eton Manor RFC)
Replacements
16 Lucy Simpson (Hartpury College, Gloucester-Hartpury, Rams RFC)
17 Ruby Winstanley (The Farnborough Sixth Form, Harlequins, Guildfordians RFC)
18 Zara Green (Cardinal Newman, Harlequins, Lewes RFC)
19 Tamsin Baynes (Loughborough College, Loughborough Lightning, Market Harborough RUFC)
20 Evie Haskell (The Samworth Church Academy, Loughborough Lightning, Mansfield Rugby Club)
21 Molly Bunker (Hartpury College, Harlequins, Portsmouth RFC)
22 Grace Banks (Wigan and Leigh, Sale Sharks, Liverpool St Helens FC)
England U18 Women’s Festival Fixtures
Matchday 1 (Friday 29th March) (35min matches)
England 19 – 12 Ireland
Italy 19 – 19 England
Matchday 2 (Tuesday 2nd April) (35min matches)
England vs. Wales (14:00 kick-off)
Scotland vs. England (16:30 kick-off)
Matchday 3 (Saturday 6th April) (70min match)
France vs. England (12:00 kick-off)
With thanks to the RFU
