Life grows more complicated Just as we get used to the pace of the Olympics and find the sport we want to follow, the latest Red Roses training squad has dropped on our front-door mat. It has a new title: “Red Roses Pre-Season Camp 1 Squad”, and consists of 40 players (see full list). The
Forty Red Roses will link up for the team’s first training camp of the 2024/25 season today (Monday 29 July). John Mitchell’s side ended a successful 2023/24 campaign by earning a third consecutive Guinness Women’s Six Nations Grand Slam in April, adding to the inaugural WXV 1 title secured in New Zealand six months previous.
Following a sixth successive Guinness Women’s Six Nations victory, the Red Roses are returning to their roots and visiting their first community rugby club this month. To give back to the fans that have supported them throughout their successful Grand Slam-winning campaign, players will visit clubs that helped mould them into the athlete they are
John Mitchell has revealed that the Red Roses are being told about selections beyond the first round, due this Sunday. The news is intriguing, but not altogether a surprise. He’s faced with an almost impossible choice: so many players deserving a place in the team. Despite his many years as coach of many teams in
England Rugby has today launched new dedicated social media accounts for the Red Roses. Launching today (7am) ahead of the 2024 Guinness Women’s Six Nations, the Red Roses will have channels on X and Instagram (@RedRosesRugby) where Red Roses supporters can expect to see behind-the-scenes content from in camp, key news updates, team news, player
This is the book many of us have been waiting for: an inside view of what makes the England team tick. Jessica Hayden tells the enthralling story of the Red Roses right up to 2024, a pivotal year for them as they welcome a new head coach, John Mitchell. The author writes attractively, leaving herself
It will be fascinating to see what changes in game-structure John Mitchell will insist on his first venture into women’s international rugby. We know he wants to speed things up. Since the Red Roses play faster than any other team on earth, we may wonder where the accelerator will be pushed. Death to all Caterpillars?
England coach John Mitchell has put his hand up to be the first ever coach of the Women’s Lions. Mitchell is about to lead his first 6 nations campaign with our Red Roses and was an All Black player. About the maiden Lions in New Zealand he told me,”I’m definitely interested, especially as the first
It was inevitable: no sooner had John Mitchell and his staff picked a large squad to start preparations for the Six Nations in March than three of the elect had to forfeit their place. For one of them, Amber Reid, this was the old old story – yet another injury to interrupt her England career.
The Red Roses have made three changes to their training squad for this week’s camp at St George’s Park. Brooke Bradley (Exeter Chiefs), Ella Cromack (Harlequins) and Steph Else (Gloucester-Hartpury) have all received call-ups. Gabriella Nigrelli, Amber Reed (both Bristol Bears) and Ella Wyrwas (Saracens) have been withdrawn due to injury.
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