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
The Red Roses’ final 2027 Guinness Women’s Six Nations match against France will be played at Allianz Stadium. John Mitchell’s side will face les Bleues at the home of English rugby in the final round of the competition on Saturday 15th May 2027 (KO 4.45pm). An average of just over 60 points have been scored
Holly Aitchison is set for her 50th international cap when the Red Roses run out against Australia for the start of their WXV Global Series. The Southport-born Sale Shark will achieve the milestone at the CorpAcq Stadium – less than 40 miles from her hometown club Firwood Waterloo RFC. Fly-half Aitchison began her Red Roses
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
Daisy Hibbert-Jones (Loughborough Lightning) and Sophie McQueen (Gloucester-Hartpury) have been called into the Red Roses camp. The duo will join the squad today (Monday) for week three of pre-season training at the University of Nottingham. With thanks to the RFU
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
The RFU has confirmed a new four-year contract framework developed collaboratively with the Red Roses and their exclusive commercial representatives, Team England Rugby (TER), covering the 2026–2030 Rugby World Cup cycle. This agreement represents a significant further investment in England’s women’s rugby programme, reinforcing the RFU’s long-term commitment to building a world-leading performance environment while
Lilli Ives Campion, Sadia Kabeya and Maddie Feaunati have recovered from injury to feature in the Red Roses pack in Sunday’s Guinness Women’s Six Nations match against France. The trio all missed the victory in Italy last time out and line up at second row, openside flanker and Number 8 respectively. In total, head coach John Mitchell has made
Maddie Feaunati has been ruled out of today’s Red Roses’ match against Italy in Round 4 of the Guinness Women’s Six Nations due to a leg injury. Haineala Lutui will earn a first start for the Red Roses in the second row with Abi Burton lining up at Number 8. Christiana Balogun comes on to
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