England U18 Women Name Squad for Bisham Abbey Camp

England U18 Women’s head coach James Cooper and assistant coach Ollie Perry have confirmed their 48-player squad for this weekend’s camp at Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre. The four-day meeting in Berkshire sees Alix Ahad, Lukcyana Baleisolomone, Lily Hart, Fern Murray, Imogen Philips, Lucie Sams and Molly Symonds return to action in Cooper’s set-up. Sarah Hunter PDG members Lilly Stephenson and Amelie Lenham, as well as Zara Barringer of Maggie Alphonsi PDG, are invited in

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England U18 Women’s December development camp squad

England U18 Women’s head coach James Cooper and assistant coach Ollie Perry have confirmed their 47-player squad for a three-day camp at Loughborough University. Commencing this Friday (12th), Alix Ahad, Sophia Frost, Lily Girdler, Fern Murray, Phoebe Shipley, Rowan Turney and Elspeth Whyte will experience their first U18 camp this weekend. Charlotte Brookes, Honey Kerslake

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U18 Women’s November Development squad announced

Head coach James Cooper has confirmed his England U18 Women’s squad for this weekend’s development camp hosted at Loughborough University. Starting this Friday, the four-day camp is the opening meeting of the season for the U18 Women’s side following on from October’s Women’s Pathway positional camps held at Bisham Abbey. Charlotte Brookes, Izzy Firth, Holly

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U18 Women name side to face France

Head coach James Cooper has named the England U18 Women’s side to face France in the 2025 U18 Women’s Six Nations Festival. England take on France in each union’s first 70-minute game at 14:15 BST this Saturday (19th) on the final matchday of the 2025 Festival at Wellington College. Supporters can stream the U18 Festival live on the

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U18 Women name sides to face Wales and Scotland

Head coach James Cooper has confirmed the England U18 Women’s squads to face Wales and Scotland in the 2025 U18 Women’s Six Nations Festival. England face Wales at 11:00 BST this Tuesday (15th) morning at Wellington College to open Matchday 2 of the Festival, then taking on Scotland at midday in two 35-minute games. Supporters can

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U18 Women name sides to play Italy and Ireland

Head coach James Cooper has named his England U18 Women’s squads to face Italy and Ireland on Matchday 1 of the 2025 U18 Women’s Six Nations Festival at Wellington College. England take on Italy at 15:00 BST this Friday (11th) afternoon in the first of two 35-minute matches, closely followed by their second encounter with

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James Cooper names England U18 side to face Ireland

England U18 Women’s head coach James Cooper and assistant coach Ollie Perry have confirmed their matchday squad to face Ireland this Sunday (30th). The two sides meet at the IRFU High Performance Centre, Dublin for a 13:00 BST kick-off in a warm-up fixture ahead of April’s U18 Women’s Six Nations Festival at Wellington College. Management

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Under 18s Women’s Six Nations Festival 2025

The fourth version of this age-group festival will take place again at Wellington College, England, from 11-19 April. It provides a vital stepping-stone on the path towards senior representative level. The tournament is carefully arranged to cater for the needs of this age-group. So when we hear of teams playing two matches in succession, we

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U18 Women’s Squad to face Hartpury College

Head coach James Cooper has named his England U18 Women’s matchday sides for their trip to face Hartpury College this Saturday (8th, 13:00 GMT kick-off). The 31-strong group travel to Gloucestershire for a fixture in preparation for the upcoming U18 Women’s Six Nations Festival following on from the third Women’s Player Development Group (PDG) playing opportunity

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An England U18 training squad

James Cooper has announced the names of 37 Under 18s who will take part in training sessions at Bisham, starting today, Friday 14 February. Many congratulations to all of them. Full list below. A reminder: this age-level is now divided into nine areas, termed Player Development Groups (PDGs). Cunningly, each bears the name of a

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