England v France The two managements have now made their decisions. They take on even greater significance, as they hint at the likeliest starting sides at the World Cup. Teams: England 1 Hannah Botterman 2 Lark Atkin-Davies 3 Maud Muir 4 Morwenna Talling 5 Abbie Ward 6 Zoe Aldcroft (captain) 7 Maddie Feaunati 8 Alex
Part Two Armchair pundits (I’m one) have argued that it makes no difference who John Mitchell chooses for the France match; the result is a foregone conclusion, like every encounter since March 2018. This is why it matters: two years ago at HQ England scraped home 38-33. There have been far tighter results than that
Part One Who does John Mitchell choose for Twickenham? France’s win against italy looks complete enough on paper (21-34), but on the field it was very different. Two late scores distorted the final margin of victory. Then consider history weighing down on French shoulders, that long series of defeats at English hands. Their last victory
Leicester By half time England had put the game to bed. The second 40 was far less decisive. It was teeming with rain at the start, but the sun did come out. It was all England from the first whistle. Holly Aitchison sent up a perfect kick-off an inch from the side-line. Scotland knocked on.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Castore have launched three new playing kits and training wear to be worn by the three England teams across a huge summer of cricket. The new Test, ODI and IT20 kits were revealed in a ‘A Call To All’ video featuring England legend Andrew Flintoff alongside Lauren
John Mitchell has announced his team to face Scotland unusually early. This helps to confirm that he had his selection plans worked out well in advance, delayed only by reports from the medical staff. This is his squad: 15 Ellie Kildunne 14 Abby Dow 13 Meg Jones 12 Jade Shekells 11 Claudia Macdonald 10 Hollie
And they were 6 Nations – Round 3 – Saturday Games Ireland v England Virgin Media Park, Cork English players and staff have been heard saying they want to face competition, to be tested to the full. Ireland provided just that, but for the first 55 minutes only. Across the first half they gave England
Head coach LJ Lewis has confirmed her England U20 Women’s matchday teams to face the Springbok Women’s side in Marcoussis, France this Saturday (12pm BST kick-off). Following the conclusion of the Premiership Women’s Rugby season, England will provide matchday experience for a handful of U23 squad members to increase development opportunities for a wider base of
Six Nations – Round Three After a week’s break the 6N gets under way on Saturday. Fixtures: Saturday 12 April: France v Wales, Stade Amédée-Domenech, Brive; KO 12.45 BST Ireland v England, Musgrave Park, Cork; KO 16.45 BST Sunday 13 April Scotland v Italy, The Hive, Edinburgh; 15.00 BST France v Wales – Keep your
It’s strange how quickly opinions alter. In Game One an established star is an automatic starter; by Game Two she is a back number, replaced by the latest favourite of the public and social media. Here’s what may be close to the strongest starting Fifteen England can put out: 15 KILDUNNE 14 DOW 13 JONES
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