England head coach John Mitchell has made three changes to his starting XV to attack the Red Roses’ final match of WXV 1 against Canada at BC Place.
Loughborough Lightning’s Bo Westcombe-Evans – who made a try-scoring debut against USA in Round 1 – comes into an otherwise unchanged backline in place of Abby Dow who will go through the graduated return to play protocol following a suspected concussion in the Round 2 win over New Zealand.
Helena Rowland retains her place at outside centre while fellow Lightning player Emily Scarratt is among the replacements.
Rosie Galligan comes into the second row and Maddie Feaunati starts at blindside flanker. Both Abbie Ward and Morwenna Talling are among the replacements.
“Last weekend was an outstanding example of improvement within the group,” Mitchell said. “We want to deliver another high-standard performance against Canada. We remain focused on the challenge that awaits and we are ready to attack it.”
RED ROSES TEAM TO PLAY CANADA
BC Place, Canada
Sunday 13 October, 2024 (kick-off: 3am UK time)
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15 Ellie Kildunne (Harlequins, 47 caps)
14 Bo Westcombe-Evans (Loughborough Lightning, 1 cap)
13 Helena Rowland (Loughborough Lightning, 33 caps)
12 Tatyana Heard (Gloucester-Hartpury, 25 caps)
11 Jess Breach (Saracens, 42 caps)
10 Holly Aitchison (Bristol Bears, 34 caps)
9 Natasha Hunt (Gloucester-Hartpury, 75 caps)
1 Hannah Botterman (Bristol Bears, 50 caps)
2 Amy Cokayne (Leicester Tigers, 78 caps)
3 Maud Muir (Gloucester-Hartpury, 34 caps)
4 Zoe Aldcroft (Gloucester-Hartpury, 57 caps)
5 Rosie Galligan (Saracens, 18 caps)
6 Maddie Feaunati (Exeter Chiefs, 9 caps)
7 Marlie Packer (Saracens, 107 caps) - captain
8 Alex Matthews (Gloucester-Hartpury, 71 caps)
Replacements:
16 Lark Atkin-Davies (Bristol Bears, 61 caps)
17 Mackenzie Carson (Gloucester-Hartpury, 19 caps)
18 Sarah Bern (Bristol Bears, 65 caps)
19 Abbie Ward (Bristol Bears, 68 caps)
20 Morwenna Talling (Sale Sharks, 17 caps)
21 Lucy Packer (Harlequins, 25 caps)
22 Zoe Harrison (Saracens, 53 caps)
23 Emily Scarratt (Loughborough Lightning, 115 caps)
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