Six of Loughborough Lightning’s international stars will be involved at Mattioli Woods Welford Road this weekend as England and Scotland face off.
Helena Rowland and Emily Scarratt will line up on the opposing side to clubmates Helen Nelson, Anne Young, Becky Boyd and Elis Martin for the Guinness Women’s Six Nations clash on Saturday (kick-off: 4.45pm, live on BBC Two, iPlayer, BBC Sport website and App).
John Mitchell’s England side top the standings after three rounds of action following wins over Italy (38-5), Wales (67-12) and Ireland (49-5), and go into their fixture against Scotland looking to maintain their perfect record with veteran backs Rowland and Scarratt hoping to earn their 38th and 118th caps off the bench respectively.
Scotland meanwhile edged out Wales (24-21) before defeats to France (15-38) and Italy (17-25) – and Bryan Easson’s side will be looking to climb the ladder with Nelson captaining their line-up from fly-half, prop Young and lock Boyd starting in the pack, and hooker Martin looking to make an impact from amongst the replacements.
England team to play Scotland
15 Ellie Kildunne – Harlequins
14 Abby Dow – Trailfinders Women
13 Megan Jones – Leicester Tigers
12 Jade Shekells – Gloucester-Hartpury
11 Claudia MacDonald – Exeter Chiefs
10 Holly Aitchison – Bristol Bears
9 Lucy Packer – Harlequins
1 Kelsey Clifford – Saracens
2 Lark Atkin-Davies – Bristol Bears
3 Sarah Bern – Bristol Bears
4 Rosie Galligan – Saracens
5 Abbie Ward – Bristol Bears
6 Zoe Aldcroft (captain) – Gloucester-Hartpury
7 Marlie Packer – Saracens
8 Maddie Feaunati – Exeter Chiefs
Replacements:
16 May Campbell (Saracens)
17 Hannah Botterman (Bristol Bears)
18 Maud Muir (Gloucester-Hartpury)
19 Morwenna Talling (Sale Sharks)
20 Alex Matthews (Gloucester-Hartpury)
21 Natasha Hunt (Gloucester-Hartpury)
22 Helena Rowland (Loughborough Lightning)
23 Emily Scarratt (Loughborough Lightning)
Scotland team to play England
15 Chloe Rollie – Trailfinders Women
14 Rhona Lloyd – Les Lionnes du Stade Bordelais
13 Emma Orr – Bristol Bears
12 Lisa Thomson – Trailfinders Women
11 Francesca McGhie – Leicester Tigers
10 Helen Nelson (captain) – Loughborough Lightning
9 Caity Mattinson – Trailfinders Women
1 Anne Young – Loughborough Lightning
2 Lana Skeldon – Bristol Bears
3 Elliann Clarke – Bristol Bears
4 Becky Boyd – Loughborough Lightning
5 Sarah Bonar – Harlequins
6 Evie Gallagher – Bristol Bears
7 Rachel McLachlan – Montpellier
8 Jade Konkel – Harlequins
Replacements:
16 Elis Martin – Loughborough Lightning
17 Leah Bartlett – Leicester Tigers
18 Molly Poolman –Edinburgh Rugby/Watsonian FC
19 Adelle Ferrie – Edinburgh Rugby/Corstorphine Cougars
20 Gemma Bell – Glouster Hartpury/Hartpury University
21 Rhea Clarke – Edinburgh Rugby/University of Edinburgh
22 Rachel Philipps – Sale Sharks
23 Lucia Scott – Gloucester-Hartpury/Hartpury University
