England have named an unchanged beginning XV and bench for Saturday’s World Cup ultimate towards Canada at Allianz Stadium.
In a vote of confidence within the 23 that got here by a check of character in England’s final 4 conflict with France, they’ve been supplied the possibility to assert the sport’s final prize for the primary time since 2014.
The choice means centre Megan Jones, who has been shortlisted for world participant of the yr, and wing Jess Breach may have began all six of the Crimson Roses’ video games within the event.
Recent from her two-try participant of the match show towards France, Ellie Kildunne will spearhead England’s assault towards opponents ranked second on the earth, who dispatched present champions New Zealand within the semifinals.
Natasha Hunt and Zoe Harrison stay as first alternative half-backs whereas Zoe Aldcroft leads the group from blindside flanker.
England are odds-on to prevail in a repeat of the 2014 showpiece however are beneath strain to show they will ship on the best stage of all having appeared within the earlier six finals, but received solely one in every of them.
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“Our workers and gamers have labored laborious to achieve this stage of the event,” head coach John Mitchell stated.
“Enjoying a World Cup ultimate at Allianz Stadium in entrance of a document 82,000 is a big milestone for the game.
“We’re effectively ready for the problem towards Canada. It’s primary versus quantity two on the earth, and we all know the competition will demand a full 80 minutes.
“Our focus stays on staying in our course of and executing successfully.”
England XV to face Canada:
Kildunne, Dow, Jones, Heard, Breach, Harrison, Hunt, Botterman, Cokayne, Muir, Talling, Ward, Aldcroft, Kabeya, Matthews
Replacements: Atkin-Davies, Clifford, Bern, Galligan, Feaunati, Packer, Aitchison, Rowland.
