John Mitchell has made two modifications to his Crimson Roses squad to tackle France in Saturday’s Ladies’s Six Nations Grand Slam decider in Bordeaux.
At hooker, Amy Cokayne returns to start out having served a one-match suspension vs Eire final outing, with Lark Atkin-Davies dropping out resulting from an ankle harm.
The opposite change comes within the second row, with Abbie Ward returning to start out as Rosie Galligan is dominated out with a damaged and dislocated thumb, having undergone surgical procedure this week.
Alongside Ward, Morwenna Talling continues within the second row having been promoted from the bench moments earlier than kick-off in final week’s emphatic victory over Eire at Twickenham.
England’s potent back-three stays the identical, with full-back Ellie Kildunne combining with wings Abby Dow and Jess Breach.
Megan Jones and Tatyana Heard begin in midfield once more, with Emily Scarratt remaining on the bench, whereas Holly Aitchison and Natasha Hunt are the half-backs as soon as extra.
Into the forwards, loosehead Hannah Botterman and tighthead Maud Muir begin within the front-row unit with Cokayne.
Blindside flanker Sadia Kabeya, openside and skipper Marlie Packer and No 8 Alex Matthews full the beginning facet.
“Our focus has remained on our course of and the way we finest put together for the subsequent opposition,” head coach Mitchell mentioned. “We now have an thrilling problem in France which we’re all trying ahead to.”
John Mitchell is trying to information the Crimson Roses to a Ladies’s Six Nations Grand Slam in his first 12 months in cost
Crimson Roses: 15 Ellie Kildunne, 14 Abby Dow, 13 Megan Jones, 12 Tatyana Heard, 11 Jess Breach, 10 Holly Aitchison, 9 Natasha Hunt; 1 Hannah Botterman, 2 Amy Cokayne, 3 Maud Muir, 4 Zoe Aldcroft, 5 Morwenna Talling, 6 Sadia Kabeya, 7 Marlie Packer (c), 8 Alex Matthews.
Replacements: 16 Connie Powell, 17 Mackenzie Carson, 18 Kelsey Clifford, 19 Abbie Ward, 20 Maddie Feaunati, 21 Lucy Packer, 22 Emily Scarratt, 23 Sydney Gregson.
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