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
Jade Shekells has been called into the Red Roses squad. The Rugby World Cup 2025 winner returns after recovering from injury and will join up with the team today (Tuesday) at Pennyhill Park. Hayley Jones, Annabel Meta and Jodie Verghese have joined up with England Under-21s ahead of their match with Ireland this weekend. Carmela
Bristol Bears wing Millie David will make her Red Roses debut in her home stadium on Saturday against Wales. The 20-year-old, who has 26 tries in 31 Premiership Women’s Rugby matches, has been selected in the 14 jersey at a sold-out Ashton Gate. It will be the third week in a row the Red Roses will have taken to
Trailfinders Women hooker Hayley Jones has been added to the Red Roses squad The 19-year-old scored on her debut for England Under-21s in their 51-12 victory over Scotland at The Hive on Saturday. She will join up with the group at Pennyhill Park today as preparations begin for this weekend’s match with Wales at Ashton
Maud Muir will earn her 50th international cap and Demelza Short will become Red Rose #269 when John Mitchell’s side take on Scotland at Murrayfield Stadium on Saturday. As a 20-year-old, Gloucester-Hartpury prop Muir made her debut for England in a 43-12 win over New Zealand in 2021. She has since become an integral part of the Red Roses pack
Mercury Prize-winning artist Arlo Parks and England Women’s Rugby team collaborate on an original spoken word film celebrating unapologetic strength The Red Roses – 2025 Rugby World Cup winners and current World Rugby Number 1s – and Mercury Prize–winning artist Arlo Parks have today launched O2 Presents: Red Roses x Arlo Parks – an original
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