Six days before England women fly out to the subcontinent to take on India and Sri Lanka, Mark Robinson and Heather Knight (head coach and captain) answered a searching set of questions from the media. Then some of the players made themselves available for chats about how things are going on a more personal front.
England Women will play an historic first match against the Barbarians at Twickenham Stadium on Sunday 2 June. The game will take place on a rugby-packed day at the home of England Rugby, with an England men’s XV also playing the Barbarians in the Quilter Cup, alongside the Gill Burns and Bill Beaumont Division 1
Sarah Hunter told her troops: ‘what the French need is momentum; so we’ll not let them get it.’ And they followed her advice gloriously in the first half, as they posted four unanswered tries on the scoreboard; enough to take your breath away. And it might have been five, only an initial majestic move which
England Women made it two bonus-point wins from two in the 2019 Women’s Six Nations as they beat France 41-26 at Castle Park in Doncaster. In front of 4,674 fans in south Yorkshire, England took the lead against the reigning Grand Slam champions after Katy Daley-Mclean’s cross-field kick was superbly taken in the air by
England v France – Le Crunch – Castle Park Doncaster 10 February 2019 A Preview Here are the squads for the most eagerly awaited clash of the season: England: 15 McKenna 14 Breach 13 Scarratt 12 Heard 11 Smith 10 Daley-Mclean 9 Riley 1 Cornborough 2 Davies 3 Bern 4 O’Donnell
England Women head coach Simon Middleton has made four changes to his starting XV ahead of the Red Roses Six Nations clash against France on Sunday 10 February, KO 12.45pm, live on Sky Sports Action. The Red Roses return to Castle Park, Doncaster, to take on the 2018 title holders after overcoming Ireland 51-7 in
England Women have named their squads for the upcoming tours of India and Sri Lanka, with returns for Sarah Taylor and Katherine Brunt. Taylor and Brunt – two of England’s most experienced players – missed the side’s journey to the ICC Women’s World T20 final. The pair will both fly out with the squad to take
England Women have announced their new raft of central contracts for 2019, with Sussex seamer Freya Davies earning herself her first full Central Contract. Twenty-one players are now centrally contracted to ECB – four of those on Rookie Contracts. Davies said: “I’m absolutely thrilled to receive my first full contract. It’s always been my aim
England’s preparations for the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup will include four home internationals across the country, with kids’ tickets for each game priced at just £1. Phil Neville’s squad will prepare for the finals in France with two games in early April and a double-header just before the tournament, which begins in June. The
Great Britain and England international Sophie Bray has today announced her decision to step down from international hockey. Sophie was part of the Great Britain team that won an historic gold medal at the Rio Olympics, for which she also became an MBE. In a very successful five-year international career she also won gold at
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