Crimson Roses coach John Mitchell has named his 32-player squad for this 12 months’s Ladies’s Ruby World Cup, which will probably be held in England.
Zoe Aldcroft will captain the facet, made up of 18 forwards and 14 backs, which boasts a wealth of expertise.
Aldcroft will play in her third World Cup, whereas Emily Scarratt is about to play her fifth.
Abi Burton, Could Campbell, Mackenzie Carson, Kelsey Clifford, Maddie Feaunati, Lilli Ives Campion, Jade Shekells and Emma Sing will all play of their first World Cups.
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Whereas there are some contemporary faces, Mitchell’s squad has 1,374 worldwide caps between them.
“It’s a uncommon and superior alternative for this group to signify the Crimson Roses at a house World Cup,” Mitchell mentioned.
“The choice course of isn’t straightforward. It has been a radical two-year course of to pick the correct mix of positional cowl, talent, mindset and connection — we imagine this can be a squad that may win the World Cup.”
The Crimson Roses will bid to win the World Cup for the primary time since 2014 once they clinched the trophy in France. England reached the ultimate if the 2022 version, shedding a tightly contested last towards New Zealand in Auckland.
Mitchell took over in 2023 and has led the facet to extra success with back-to-back Six Nations Grand Slams. England haven’t misplaced a sport because the final World Cup last.
England open their marketing campaign towards the US on the Stadium of Mild in Sunderland on Aug. 22.
England squad:
Forwards: Hannah Botterman, Mackenzie Carson, Sarah Bern, Maud Muir, Kelsey Clifford, Lark Atkin-Davies, Amy Cokayne, Could Campbell, Zoe Aldcroft (captain), Abbie Ward, Rosie Galligan, Morwenna Talling, Lilli Ives Campion, Alex Matthews, Sadia Kabeya, Maddie Feaunati, Marlie Packer, Abi Burton.
Backs: Lucy Packer, Natasha Hunt, Zoe Harrison, Helena Rowland, Holly Aitchison, Emily Scarratt, Jade Shekells, Tatyana Heard, Meg Jones, Abby Dow, Ellie Kildunne, Jess Breach, Emma Sing, Claudia MacDonald.
