England women's national rugby union team

The England women's national rugby union team, also known as the Red Roses, represents England in women's international rugby union. They compete in the annual Women's Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. England have won the championship on a total of 18 out of 27 occasions – winning the Grand Slam 16 times and the Triple Crown 22 times – making them the most successful side in the tournament's history. They won the Women's Rugby World Cup in 1994 and 2014, and have been runners-up on five other occasions. Their coach is Simon Middleton.

For the men's team, see England national rugby union team.

England
Nickname(s)Red Roses
EmblemRed Rose
UnionRugby Football Union
Head coachSimon Middleton
CaptainSarah Hunter
Most capsRochelle Clark (137)
Top scorerEmily Scarratt (640)
Top try scorerSue Day (61)
Home stadiumTwickenham
First colours
Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current1 (as of 18 April 2022)
Highest1 (2012–2013, 2014–2015, 2017, 2020–)
Lowest4 (2015)
First international
 Wales 4–22 England 
(Pontypool, Wales; 5 April 1987)
Biggest win
 England 101–0 South Africa 
(London, England; 14 May 2005)
Biggest defeat
 New Zealand 67–0 England 
(Burnham, New Zealand; 13 August 1997)
World Cup
Appearances8 (First in 1991)
Best resultChampions, 1994, 2014

History
England at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.

Until 2009 the badge and logo of England women's national teams was significantly different from that worn by men's teams. However, in 2009 – in anticipation of the merger between the RFU and RFUW – England teams adopted the men's rose.

Sue Day

England have taken part in every Women's Rugby World Cup competition, winning in 1994 and 2014 and finishing as runner-up on five other occasions.

The 1995/1996 season saw the introduction of a Home Nations Championship between England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, which England won in its inaugural year. England won the Championship every year except from the 1997/98 season when Scotland won it. France joined the competition in the 1998/99 season making it the Five Nations Championship with England achieving the Grand Slam in three successive seasons. In the 2001/02 season, Ireland rejoined the fold in preparation for the World Cup, and the competition expanded to be known as the Six Nations, since when England have finished lower than runner-up on only 2 occasions, in 2013 and 2015 respectively, and have won the title on 9 separate occasions, including in 7 consecutive tournaments between 2006 and 2012 and the Grand Slam on 8 more occasions, including 3 times in a row between 2006–2008 and 2010–2012, respectively.


Records
Women's World Rugby Rankings
Top 20 rankings as of 18 April 2022[1]
RankChange*TeamPoints
1  England096.26
2  New Zealand088.58
3  France088.43
4  Canada088.15
5  Australia078.68
6  United States076.63
7 1 Ireland076.00
8 1 Italy075.12
9  Wales073.63
10  Scotland072.72
11  Spain072.10
12  Japan065.49
13  South Africa063.39
14  Russia061.10
15  Samoa059.72
16  Kazakhstan058.45
17  Netherlands058.27
18  Hong Kong057.89
19  Sweden057.73
20  Germany057.72
*Change from the previous week

Overall

See List of England women's national rugby union team matches

Full internationals only

Correct as of 21 November 2021

Opponent First game Played Won Drawn Lost Win %
 Australia19985500100.00%
 Canada199332281387.50%
 France1991513701472.55%
 Germany19971100100.00%
 Ireland199627250292.59%
 Italy1991222200100.00%
 Kazakhstan20003300100.00%
 Netherlands19904400100.00%
 New Zealand1997291011834.48%
 Russia19942200100.00%
 Samoa20052200100.00%
 Scotland199430280293.33%
 South Africa20055500100.00%
 Spain199116141187.50%
 Sweden19883300100.00%
 United States199120190195.00%
 Wales198738360294.74%
Total198729024434384.14%

World Cup
Rugby World Cup
Year Round Pld W D L PF PA Squad
1991 Runners-up 6 5 0 1 56 28 Squad
1994 Champions 6 6 0 0 172 39 Squad
1998 Third Place 5 4 0 1 219 78 Squad
2002 Runners-up 4 3 0 1 138 37 Squad
2006 Runners-up 5 4 0 1 146 47 Squad
2010 Runners-up 5 4 0 1 171 23 Squad
2014 Champions 5 4 1 0 184 37 Squad
2017 Runners-up 5 4 0 1 211 88 Squad
2021 Squad
Total Champions 41 34 1 6 1217 367
  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place Home venue

Six Nations
 England  France  Ireland  Italy  Scotland  Spain  Wales
Tournaments 27 24 25 16 27 7 27
Outright Wins 18 6 2 0 1 0 0
Grand Slams 16 5 1 0 1 0 0
Triple Crowns 22 N/A 2 N/A 1 N/A 1
Wooden Spoons 0 0 5 3 9 2 6

Players

Current squad

On 7 March 2022, England head coach Simon Middleton named a 40-player squad for the 2022 Women's Six Nations Championship.[2]

  • Caps updated as of 7 March 2022
Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Franchise / province
May Campbell Hooker (1996-05-16)16 May 1996 (aged 25) 0 Saracens
Amy Cokayne Hooker (1996-07-11)11 July 1996 (aged 25) 60 Harlequins
Lark Davies Hooker (1995-03-03)3 March 1995 (aged 27) 35 Loughborough Lightning
Connie Powell Hooker (2000-07-13)13 July 2000 (aged 21) 1 Gloucester-Hartpury
Sarah Bern Prop (1997-07-10)10 July 1997 (aged 24) 40 Bristol Bears
Hannah Botterman Prop (1999-06-08)8 June 1999 (aged 22) 26 Saracens
Shaunagh Brown Prop (1990-03-15)15 March 1990 (aged 31) 24 Harlequins
Bryony Cleall Prop (1992-06-12)12 June 1992 (aged 29) 5 Wasps
Victoria Cornborough Prop (1990-03-03)3 March 1990 (aged 32) 60 Harlequins
Detysha Harper Prop (1998-10-23)23 October 1998 (aged 23) 5 Loughborough Lightning
Zoe Aldcroft Lock (1996-11-19)19 November 1996 (aged 25) 28 Gloucester-Hartpury
Rowena Burnfield Lock (1988-09-27)27 September 1988 (aged 33) 50 Wasps
Rosie Galligan Lock (1998-04-30)30 April 1998 (aged 23) 1 Harlequins
Maud Muir Lock (2001-07-12)12 July 2001 (aged 20) 4 Wasps
Abbie Ward Lock (1993-03-27)27 March 1993 (aged 28) 50 Bristol Bears
Sarah Beckett Back row (1999-02-14)14 February 1999 (aged 23) 22 Harlequins
Poppy Cleall Back row (1992-06-12)12 June 1992 (aged 29) 50 Saracens
Vicky Fleetwood Back row (1990-04-13)13 April 1990 (aged 31) 79 Saracens
Sarah Hunter (c) Back row (1985-09-19)19 September 1985 (aged 36) 130 Loughborough Lightning
Sadia Kabeya Back row (2002-02-22)22 February 2002 (aged 20) 2 Loughborough Lightning
Alex Matthews Back row (1993-08-03)3 August 1993 (aged 28) 45 Worcester Warriors
Harriet Millar-Mills Back row (1991-04-16)16 April 1991 (aged 30) 66 Wasps
Marlie Packer Back row (1989-10-02)2 October 1989 (aged 32) 79 Saracens
Natasha Hunt Scrum-half (1989-03-21)21 March 1989 (aged 32) 55 Gloucester-Hartpury
Leanne Infante Scrum-half (1993-07-18)18 July 1993 (aged 28) 48 Bristol Bears
Lucy Packer Scrum-half (2000-02-02)2 February 2000 (aged 22) 1 Harlequins
Ella Wyrwas Scrum-half (1999-03-07)7 March 1999 (aged 23) 0 Saracens
Zoe Harrison Fly-half (1998-04-14)14 April 1998 (aged 23) 34 Saracens
Helena Rowland Fly-half (1999-06-30)30 June 1999 (aged 22) 10 Loughborough Lightning
Holly Aitchison Centre (1997-02-21)21 February 1997 (aged 25) 4 Saracens
Amber Reed Centre (1991-04-03)3 April 1991 (aged 30) 58 Bristol Bears
Emily Scarratt Centre (1990-02-08)8 February 1990 (aged 32) 96 Loughborough Lightning
Lagi Tuima Centre (1998-06-16)16 June 1998 (aged 23) 12 Harlequins
Jess Breach Wing (1997-11-04)4 November 1997 (aged 24) 19 Harlequins
Heather Cowell Wing (1996-03-23)23 March 1996 (aged 25) 2 Harlequins
Abby Dow Wing (1997-09-29)29 September 1997 (aged 24) 22 Wasps
Lydia Thompson Wing (1992-02-10)10 February 1992 (aged 30) 50 Worcester Warriors
Ellie Kildunne Fullback (1999-09-08)8 September 1999 (aged 22) 18 Harlequins
Sarah McKenna Fullback (1989-03-23)23 March 1989 (aged 32) 39 Saracens
Emma Sing Fullback (2001-03-11)11 March 2001 (aged 20) 0 Gloucester-Hartpury

Honours
Winners (2): 1994, 2014[3]
Runners-up (5): 1991, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2017
Winners (18): 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Grand Slam (16): 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022
Triple Crown (22): 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022
Winners (5): 1997, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012
Runners-up (1): 2004

References
  1. "Women's World Rankings". World Rugby. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  2. "Red Roses squad for TikTok Women's Six Nations". England Rugby. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  3. James Riach. "England 21-9 Canada – Women's rugby World Cup match report". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
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