Loughborough Lightning’s Lilli Ives Campion will make her first England start in the Guinness Women’s Six Nations opening round clash with Italy this weekend.
The 21-year-old lock made her senior international debut as a replacement against France last year in a warm-up fixture for WXV 1, and will earn her second t as a starter against Italy on Sunday 23 March (kick-off: 3pm).
Joining her in the run-out side at a sold-out LNER Community Stadium in York are her Lightning team-mates Helena Rowland and Emily Scarratt, who have been selected at fly-half and outside centre respectively.
Completing the Loughborough quartet of inclusions is Sadia Kabeya, who is set to win her 19th cap as a replacement.
The match is available to watch live on BBC Two, iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app.
Red Roses team to play Italy
15 Emma Sing (Gloucester-Hartpury, 6 caps)
14 Mia Venner (Gloucester-Hartpury, 1 cap)
13 Emily Scarratt (Loughborough Lightning, 116 caps)
12 Holly Aitchison (Bristol Bears, 35 caps)
11 Claudia MacDonald (Exeter Chiefs, 32 caps)
10 Helena Rowland (Loughborough Lightning, 34 caps)
9 Lucy Packer (Harlequins, 26 caps)
1 Kelsey Clifford (Saracens, 9 caps)
2 Amy Cokayne (Leicester Tigers, 79 caps)
3 Maud Muir (Gloucester-Hartpury, 35 caps)
4 Rosie Galligan (Saracens, 19 caps)
5 Lilli Ives Campion (Loughborough Lightning, 1 cap)
6 Zoe Aldcroft (Gloucester-Hartpury, 58 caps) - captain
7 Marlie Packer (Saracens, 108 caps)
8 Maddie Feaunati (Exeter Chiefs, 10 caps)
Replacements:
16 May Campbell (Saracens, 1 cap)
17 Hannah Botterman (Bristol Bears, 51 caps)
18 Sarah Bern (Bristol Bears, 66 caps)
19 Abbie Ward (Bristol Bears, 69 caps)
20 Sadia Kabeya (Loughborough Lightning, 18 caps)
21 Flo Robinson (Exeter Chiefs, uncapped)
22 Jade Shekells (Gloucester-Hartpury, uncapped)
23 Ellie Kildunne (Harlequins, 48 caps)
