Rugby World Cup-winning duo Jess Breach and Alex Matthews return to the starting XV as head John Mitchell makes nine changes for the first of three Test matches against Canada in the WXV Global Series. An ever-present in the 2025 Rugby World Cup, Breach is back on the wing while Matthews – a two-try hero
Red Roses head coach John Mitchell has named his 36-player squad for the home leg of the WXV Global Series. Led by captain Megan Jones, the squad contains a combined 1,234 international caps and includes 25 players who featured in the 2025 Rugby World Cup triumph. England spent the first three weeks of pre-season based
England Women (291 ao) beat Ireland Women (177 ao) by 114 runs Sophia Dunkley scored her second ODI century to guide England Women to victory at New Road and with it a 3-0 series clean-sweep over Ireland. Dunkley’s run-a-ball 119 – her highest international score – formed the backbone of England’s total of 291 having
England Women (166-4) bt Ireland Women (165) A first international five wicket haul for Issy Wong laid the platform for a six-wicket win in Derby that captured the Metro Bank series against Ireland. Two-nil up with one game left to play is exactly where England hoped to be after this second match with the bowling
England Women (283-4) bt Ireland Women (281-5) by six wickets England’s batters put Ireland’s bowlers to the sword to secure a dominant six-wicket win in the first Metro Bank ODI of the series. And it was a second ODI hundred from opener Maia Bouchier that stole the show as England made light work of a
Forty players have been selected by Red Roses head coach John Mitchell for camp 4 of pre-season. The squad will assemble at The Lensbury on Monday 31st August as preparations continue for their first WXV Global Series match against Australia. The Wallaroos provide the opposition at the CorpAcq Stadium, Salford, on Saturday 12 September before
John Mitchell has selected a 40-player squad to kick-start the Red Roses’ WXV Global Series preparations. The group – which contains 22 forwards and 18 backs – will assemble at the University of Nottingham on Monday 3 August for the start of pre-season training. They will spend the first three weeks of pre-season in Nottingham
Thirty-two Red Roses will be contracted for the 2026/27 season, with a further six players awarded transition contracts. The 32 contracted players include 30 Rugby World Cup winners and have accumulated a combined 1,475 international caps. Among the transition contracts, three players made their Red Roses debuts during the 2026 Guinness Women’s Six Nations. Lock
Men’s and Women’s Ashes to run alongside each other at heart of 2027 international cricket summer The unmatched drama of home Ashes series will take centre stage next summer with the 2027 international schedule announced today. England Men and England Women will be going all out to regain the Ashes with their series to run
Loughborough Lightning have today confirmed that Emily Scarratt is leaving the club ahead of the 2026/27 season to take up a full-time position with the Red Roses. The two-time World Cup winner held a player-coach role with Lightning prior to her playing retirement last October, before becoming a full-time assistant coach ahead of the 2025/26
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