England women's national rugby union team

England

Nickname	Red Roses
Emblem	Red Rose
Union	Rugby Football Union
Head coach	John Mitchell [1]
Captain	Zoe Aldcroft [2]
Most caps	Sarah Hunter (141) [3]
Top scorer	Emily Scarratt (749)
Top try scorer	Sue Day (61)
Home stadium	Twickenham Stadium and others [a]
First colours Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current	1 (as of 25 November 2024)
Highest	1 (2012–2013, 2014–2015, 2017, 2020–)
Lowest	4 (2015)
First international
Wales 4–22 England   ( Pontypool, Wales; 5 April 1987)
Biggest win
England 101–0 South Africa   ( East Molesey, England; 14 May 2005)
Biggest defeat
New Zealand 67–0 England   ( Burnham, New Zealand; 13 August 1997)
World Cup
Appearances	9 (First in 1991)
Best result	Champions (1994, 2014)
Website	England Rugby

The England women's national rugby union team, commonly 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 21 out of 30 occasions – winning the Grand Slam 19 times and the Triple Crown 25 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 six other occasions. Their current permanent head coach, as of October 2023, is John Mitchell. ^[4]

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 Rugby Football Union and Rugby Football Union for Women England teams adopted the men's rose.^{[ citation needed ]}

England have taken part in every Women's Rugby World Cup competition, winning in 1994 and 2014 and finishing as runner-up on six 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 for the 1997/98 season when it was won by Scotland.

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 re-joined the fold in preparation for the World Cup and the competition expanded to be known as the Six Nations. Since then, England have finished lower than runner-up on only 2 occasions, in 2013 and 2015 respectively, and have won the title on 16 separate occasions. This includes 7 consecutive tournament triumphs between 2006 and 2012, and between 2019-2025 and the Grand Slam on 14 more occasions, including 3 times in a row between 2006-2008 and 2010–2012, and 4 in a row from 2022 to 2025.

Team records

Women's
World Rugby Rankings

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Top 20 rankings as of 8 September 2025 ^[5]

Rank	Change*	Team	Points
1		England	097.76
2		Canada	090.13
3		New Zealand	088.76
4		France	085.82
5		Ireland	078.79
6		Scotland	077.39
7		Australia	075.46
8		United States	072.90
9		Italy	072.37
10		South Africa	071.62
11	1	Japan	069.72
12	1	Wales	066.13
13	1	Fiji	063.98
14	1	Spain	062.42
15		Samoa	059.72
16		Hong Kong	057.56
17		Netherlands	057.42
18		Russia	055.10
19		Kazakhstan	053.88
20		Kenya	050.68
*Change from the previous week

Overall

Further information: List of England women's national rugby union team matches

Full internationals only

Correct as of 9 August 2025

Opponent	First game	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Win %
Australia	1998	7	7	0	0	100%
Canada	1993	37	33	1	3	89.19%
Fiji	2022	1	1	0	0	100%
France	1991	58	45	0	13	77.59%
Germany	1997	1	1	0	0	100%
Ireland	1996	33	31	0	2	93.94%
Italy	1991	26	26	0	0	100%
Kazakhstan	2000	3	3	0	0	100%
Netherlands	1990	4	4	0	0	100%
New Zealand	1997	33	13	1	19	39.39%
Russia	1994	2	2	0	0	100%
Samoa	2005	2	2	0	0	100%
Scotland	1994	34	32	0	2	94.12%
South Africa	2005	6	6	0	0	100%
Spain	1991	17	15	1	1	88.24%
Sweden	1988	3	3	0	0	100%
United States	1991	21	20	0	1	95.24%
Wales	1987	42	40	0	2	95.24%
Total	1987	330	284	3	43	86.06%

World Cup

Main article: England women at the Rugby World Cup

Rugby World Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	Squad	Head coach
1991	Runners–up	4	3	0	1	56	28	Squad	S. Dowling
1994	Champions	5	5	0	0	172	39	Squad	S. Dowling
1998	Third place	5	4	0	1	219	78	Squad	E. Field
2002	Runners–up	4	3	0	1	138	37	Squad	G. Richards
2006	Runners–up	5	4	0	1	146	47	Squad
2010	Runners–up	5	4	0	1	171	23	Squad	G. Street
2014	Champions	5	4	1	0	184	37	Squad	G. Street
2017	Runners–up	5	4	0	1	211	88	Squad	S. Middleton
2021	Runners–up	6	5	0	1	270	84	Squad
2025	Qualified							Squad	J. Mitchell
2029	To be determined
2033
Total	Champions (2)†	44	36	1	7	1487	451	—
Champion  Runner-up  Third place  Fourth place * Tied placing† Best placing Home venue

Six Nations

	England	France	Ireland	Italy	Scotland	Spain	Wales
Tournaments	29	26	27	18	29	7	29
Outright Wins	20	6	2	0	1	0	0
Grand Slams	18	5	1	0	1	0	0
Triple Crowns	24	—	2	—	1	—	1
Wooden Spoons	0	0	6	3	9	2	8

Players

Current squad

On 24 July 2025, head coach John Mitchell announced England's 32-player squad for the 2025 Rugby World Cup. ^[6] The squad included eight players who were making their Rugby World Cup debut, ^[7] while centre Emily Scarratt became the first English player to earn selection for five World Cups. ^[8]

Note: The age and number of caps listed for each player is as of 22 August 2025, the first day of the tournament.

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Lark Atkin-Davies	Hooker	(1995-03-03)3 March 1995 (aged 30)	68	Bristol Bears
May Campbell	Hooker	(1996-05-16)16 May 1996 (aged 29)	4	Saracens
Amy Cokayne	Hooker	(1996-07-11)11 July 1996 (aged 29)	84	Sale Sharks
Sarah Bern	Prop	(1997-07-10)10 July 1997 (aged 28)	73	Bristol Bears
Hannah Botterman	Prop	(1999-06-08)8 June 1999 (aged 26)	58	Bristol Bears
Mackenzie Carson	Prop	(1998-06-24)24 June 1998 (aged 27)	21	Gloucester–Hartpury
Kelsey Clifford	Prop	(2001-12-11)11 December 2001 (aged 23)	15	Saracens
Maud Muir	Prop	(2001-07-12)12 July 2001 (aged 24)	42	Gloucester–Hartpury
Zoe Aldcroft (c)	Second row	(1996-11-19)19 November 1996 (aged 28)	65	Gloucester–Hartpury
Rosie Galligan	Second row	(1998-04-30)30 April 1998 (aged 27)	25	Saracens
Lilli Ives Campion	Second row	(2003-10-10)10 October 2003 (aged 21)	3	Loughborough Lightning
Morwenna Talling	Second row	(2002-09-29)29 September 2002 (aged 22)	23	Sale Sharks
Abbie Ward	Second row	(1993-03-27)27 March 1993 (aged 32)	76	Bristol Bears
Abi Burton	Back row	(2000-03-09)9 March 2000 (aged 25)	3	Trailfinders
Maddie Feaunati	Back row	(2002-05-18)18 May 2002 (aged 23)	17	Exeter Chiefs
Sadia Kabeya	Back row	(2002-02-22)22 February 2002 (aged 23)	23	Loughborough Lightning
Alex Matthews	Back row	(1993-08-03)3 August 1993 (aged 32)	76	Gloucester–Hartpury
Marlie Packer	Back row	(1989-10-02)2 October 1989 (aged 35)	111	Saracens
Natasha Hunt	Scrum-half	(1989-03-21)21 March 1989 (aged 36)	82	Gloucester–Hartpury
Lucy Packer	Scrum-half	(2000-02-02)2 February 2000 (aged 25)	33	Harlequins
Holly Aitchison	Fly-half	(1997-09-13)13 September 1997 (aged 27)	40	Sale Sharks
Zoe Harrison	Fly-half	(1998-04-14)14 April 1998 (aged 27)	59	Saracens
Tatyana Heard	Centre	(1995-01-14)14 January 1995 (aged 30)	31	Gloucester–Hartpury
Megan Jones	Centre	(1996-10-28)28 October 1996 (aged 28)	27	Trailfinders
Helena Rowland	Centre	(1999-09-19)19 September 1999 (aged 25)	41	Loughborough Lightning
Emily Scarratt	Centre	(1990-02-08)8 February 1990 (aged 35)	118	Loughborough Lightning
Jade Shekells	Centre	(1996-09-28)28 September 1996 (aged 28)	3	Gloucester–Hartpury
Jess Breach	Wing	(1997-11-04)4 November 1997 (aged 27)	47	Saracens
Abby Dow	Wing	(1997-09-29)29 September 1997 (aged 27)	54	Unattached
Claudia Moloney-MacDonald	Wing	(1996-01-04)4 January 1996 (aged 29)	35	Exeter Chiefs
Ellie Kildunne	Fullback	(1999-09-08)8 September 1999 (aged 25)	53	Harlequins
Emma Sing	Fullback	(2001-03-11)11 March 2001 (aged 24)	10	Gloucester–Hartpury

List of all players

Main article: List of England women's national rugby union players

Individual records

World Rugby Awards

The following England players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2001: ^{[9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]}

World Rugby Women's 15s Player of the Year Year Nominees Winners 2001 Shelley Rae Shelley Rae 2006 Maggie Alphonsi Maggie Alphonsi 2008 Carol Isherwood Carol Isherwood 2010 Maggie Alphonsi (2) — Danielle Waterman 2012 Michaela Staniford Michaela Staniford 2016 Sarah Hunter Sarah Hunter 2019 Sarah Bern Emily Scarratt Katy Daley-McLean Emily Scarratt 2021 Zoe Aldcroft Zoe Aldcroft Poppy Cleall 2022 Alex Matthews — 2023 Abby Dow Marlie Packer Marlie Packer 2024 Ellie Kildunne Ellie Kildunne Alex Matthews (2)

World Rugby Women's 15s Breakthrough Player of the Year Year Nominees Winners 2022 Maud Muir — 2024 Maddie Feaunati

World Rugby Women's 15s Dream Team of the Year

Year	Forwards		Backs		Total
	No.	Players	No.	Players
2021	3.	Sarah Bern	11.	Abby Dow	5
	5.	Abbie Ward
	6.	Zoe Aldcroft
	8.	Poppy Cleall
2022	3.	Sarah Bern (2)	13.	Emily Scarratt	6
	4.	Abbie Ward (2)
	6.	Alex Matthews	15.	Abby Dow (2)
	7.	Marlie Packer
2023	2.	Lark Atkin-Davies	11.	Abby Dow (3)	7
	3.	Sarah Bern (3)
	4.	Zoe Aldcroft (2)	15.	Ellie Kildunne
	6.	Alex Matthews (2)
	7.	Marlie Packer (2)
2024	3.	Maud Muir	10.	Holly Aitchison	6
	4.	Zoe Aldcroft (3)	14.	Abby Dow (4)
	8.	Alex Matthews (3)	15.	Ellie Kildunne (2)

World Rugby 2010s Team of the Decade (Forwards) [15] No. Players Positions 1. Rocky Clark Loosehead Prop 3. Sophie Hemming Tighthead Prop 5. Tamara Taylor Lock 7. Maggie Alphonsi Openside Flanker

World Rugby 2010s Team of the Decade (Backs) [15] No. Players Positions 10. Katy Daley-McLean Fly-Half 13. Emily Scarratt Outside Centre 14. Lydia Thompson Right Wing 15. Danielle Waterman Full-Back

World Rugby Women's 15s Try of the Year

Year	Date	Nominee	Match	Tournament	Winner
2021	30 April	Abby Dow	vs. France	Exhibition Match	—
2022	5 November	Abby Dow (2)	vs. Canada	Rugby World Cup	Abby Dow
2023	29 April	Zoe Aldcroft	vs. France	Six Nations	—

Hall of famers

England have five former players who have been inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame:

Players	Year inducted	Refs
Carol Isherwood	2014	[16]
Gill Burns	2014	[17]
Maggie Alphonsi	2016	[18]
Sue Dorrington	2022	[19]
Mary Forsyth	2022	[20]

Six Nations Awards

The following England players have been recognised in the Women's Six Nations Awards since 2020: ^{[21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27]}

Six Nations Player of the Championship Year Nominee Winner 2020 Emily Scarratt Emily Scarratt 2021 Zoe Aldcroft Poppy Cleall Poppy Cleall 2022 Sarah Bern — Marlie Packer 2023 Holly Aitchison Marlie Packer (2) 2024 Ellie Kildunne Ellie Kildunne 2025 Abby Dow —

Six Nations Try of the Championship Year Nominee Match Winner Ref 2024 Abby Dow vs. Ireland — [28] Ellie Kildunne vs. Wales 2025 Abby Dow (2) vs. Scotland [29]

Six Nations Team of the Championship Year Forwards Backs Total No. Players No. Players 2022 3. Sarah Bern 14. Lydia Thompson 5 6. Alex Matthews 7. Marlie Packer 15. Helena Rowland 2023 1. Hannah Botterman 10. Holly Aitchison 9 4. Zoe Aldcroft 5. Sarah Beckett 11. Abby Dow 6. Sadia Kabeya 7. Marlie Packer (2) 14. Jess Breach 8. Alex Matthews (2) 2024 1. Hannah Botterman (2) 9. Natasha Hunt 9 10. Holly Aitchison (2) 3. Maud Muir 11. Abby Dow (2) 5. Zoe Aldcroft (2) 13. Megan Jones 7. Sadia Kabeya (2) 15. Ellie Kildunne 2025 3. Sarah Bern (2) 13. Megan Jones (2) 4 4. Abbie Ward 14. Abby Dow (3)

Six Nations Rising Player Award Year Nominee Winner 2025 Abi Burton — Jade Shekells

Rugby Players' Association Player of the Year

The following players have been voted as the RPA England Player of the Year since 2013: ^[30]

RPA Player of the Year (2013–17) Year Winners Ref 2013 Emily Scarratt [31] 2014 Rachael Burford [32] 2015 Rocky Clark [33] 2016 Sarah Hunter [34] 2017 Tamara Taylor [35]

RPA Player of the Year (2018–22) Year Winners Ref 2018 Danielle Waterman [36] 2019 Sarah Bern [37] 2020 Zoe Aldcroft [38] 2021 Poppy Cleall [39] 2022 Marlie Packer [40]

RPA Player of the Year (2023–25) Year Winners Ref 2023 Sadia Kabeya [41] 2024 Alex Matthews [42] 2025 Zoe Aldcroft (2) [43]

RPA Hall of Fame Year Inductees Ref 2021 Rocky Clark [39] 2022 Katy Daley-McLean [40] 2023 Sarah Hunter [41]

RPA Special Merit Award Year Winners Ref 2023 Emily Scarratt [41] 2024 Marlie Packer [42]

Statistical leaders

Players active at international level as of September 2025 are listed in bold italics.

As of 27 April 2024 [44] Most Caps Rank Player Caps 1. Sarah Hunter 141 2. Rocky Clark 137 3. Emily Scarratt 118 4. Katy Daley-McLean 116 5. Tamara Taylor 115 6. Marlie Packer 108 7. Amy Garnett 100 8. Helen Clayton 87 9. Rachael Burford 84 10. Danielle Waterman 82

As of 27 April 2024 [44] Most Points Rank Player Points 1. Emily Scarratt 749 2. Katy Daley-McLean 542 3. Sue Day 305 4. Nicola Crawford 285 5. Shelley Rae 275 6. Gill Burns 241 7. Danielle Waterman 235 8. Marlie Packer 230 9. Kat Merchant 225 Lydia Thompson

As of 4 September 2025 [45] Most Tries Rank Player Tries 1. Sue Day 61 2. Nicola Crawford 57 3. Emily Scarratt 54 4. Jess Breach 52 Marlie Packer 6. Abby Dow 49 7. Danielle Waterman 47 8. Kat Merchant 45 Lydia Thompson 10. Ellie Kildunne 42

Coaches

Current coaching staff

The following table outlines the current England senior coaching team, as of the 2025 Rugby World Cup. ^{[46] [47]}

Name	Role
John Mitchell	Head Coach
Louis Deacon	Forwards Coach
Lou Meadows	Attack / Backs Coach
Sarah Hunter	Defence / Transition Coach
Nathan Catt	Scrum Coach
Charlie Hayter	Head of Performance
Ethan Kinney	Lead S&C Coach

Notable former coaches

Gary Street (head coach 2007–15) [48] 1x World Cup winner (2014) 1x World Cup runner-up (2010) 6x Six Nations winner (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)

Simon Middleton (assistant coach 2014, head coach 2015–23) [49] 1x World Rugby Coach of the Year (2021) 2x World Cup runner-up (2017, 2021) 6x Six Nations winner (2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)

Honours

• World Cup

Winners (2): 1994, ^[50] 2014 ^[51]

Runners-up (6): 1991, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2017, 2021

• WXV

Winners (2): 2023, 2024 ^[52]

• Six Nations Championship

Winners (21): 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, ^[53] 2025 ^[54]

Grand Slam (19): 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, ^[53] 2025 ^[54]

Triple Crown (25): 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, ^[53] 2025 ^[54]

• European Championship

Winners (5): 1997, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012

Runners-up (1): 2004

Notes

1. The England women's team uses a variety of venues around England, to promote women's rugby to a wider audience. Twickenham is typically used for games of major importance.

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External links

• Official website
• England Women’s rugby page at The Independent