We also recognise that it's an important start point in terms of preparation for the 2025 World Cup.". Francis Luscombe #29. Simon Middleton has named his final squad as England head coach before stepping down from the role at the end of the tournament. Scrum-half Natasha Hunt and number eight Sarah Beckett return after being left out of England's World Cup squad. Dan Kelly (Leicester Tigers, uncapped)* The England national rugby team are one of the sport's most successful sides. Curry captains an England side in Edinburgh on Saturday where seven of the starting XV have 10 caps or less, with some 25 per cent of the total appearances owned by scrum-half Youngs (112 caps). Regular captain Sarah Hunter is expected to announce her retirement imminently, meaning Saracens' Marlie Packer has the opportunity to cement herself as front and centre of the Red Roses' ambitions. 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Farrell back as captain and Coles starts on Test debut Owen Farrell will captain England against Argentina at Twickenham on Sunday as Eddie Jones hands a surprise debut to Northampton lock Alex Coles. 2021 Associated Newspapers Limited. France visit Twickenham on Saturday week knowing another defeat would end their title defence and Ireland lie in wait seven days later at the Aviva Stadium as favourites to lift the crown. Warburton . England Rugby. Rugby Football Union Rugby House Rugby Road Twickenham TW1 1DZ ENGLAND. 2. Ted Hill (Worcester Warriors, 1 cap) Marcus Smith (Harlequins, uncapped) Man Utd revive interest in Barcelona star De Jong, Hamilton: Mercedes 'long way off' F1 rivals | Alonso hails Aston Martin surge, Klopp: Liverpool vs Manchester United is 'the derby'. He leads a side who must do without Lawes and Jonny Hill in the middle of the scrum. 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Saracens pair May Campbell and Kelsey Clifford are selected alongside Sale Sharks fly-half Elizabeth Duffy and Exeter Chiefs centre Nancy McGillivray, who have both featured for England Under-20s. 8 Sam Simmonds makes his first start for England since 2018, while Nick Isiekwe partners Maro Itoje in the second row. England have reprised the midfield trio of Owen Farrell, Ollie Lawrence and Henry Slade that helped see off Italy 31-14 at Twickenham in the Six Nations' second week. He starred for club and country from 2002 until his retirement in 2015, winning 14 caps and scoring two tries for England and helping Harlequins to trophy success both at home and in Europe. Murray Marshall #40. Alex Mitchell (Northampton Saints, uncapped)* Players unavailable for selection: Hannah Botterman (knee), Vickii Cornborough (personal reasons), Vicky Fleetwood (ankle), Laura Keates (anterior cruciate ligament), Zoe Harrison (anterior cruciate ligament), Emily Scarratt (neck and ankle), Abbie Ward (pregnancy). What I ask players to do is continue to improve themselves as players and be in the best position ready to go as soon as their opportunity arises. Tom Curry has filled England's leadership void after being named captain for Saturday's Guinness Six Nations opener against Scotland at Murrayfield. England's captain Owen Farrell is under scrutiny after a poor kicking . Emily Rudge is England women's most capped Rugby League player ever and has . England team to face Canada on 10 July 2021. England Men's head coach Steve Borthwick has named his first England squad. Josh McNally (Bath Rugby, uncapped) Planet Rugby writers debate who England boss Steve Borthwick should pick against France with the fly-half shirt hotly debated ahead of the Six Nations tie. He also led England to the RWC final in 1991. To set this template's initial visibility, the |state= parameter may be used: |state=collapsed: { {England national rugby union team captains|state=collapsed}} to show the template collapsed, i.e., hidden apart from its title bar. List of England national rugby union players is a list of people who have played for the England national rugby union team. Four players including Alex Dombrandt will make their debuts, Alex Dombrandt of Harlequins will make his England debut (Getty Images). ENGLAND, Ph: +44 (0) 20 8892 2000 England begin their Six Nations campaign against Scotland in Newcastle on Saturday March 25. Alex Mitchell (Northampton Saints, uncapped) This match at Twickenham will be shown on Channel 4. This will hinge on how England use Courtney Lawes - most likely at six considering recent selections - but joining the recent England captain, Maro Itoje and Jonny Hill among the . Joe Heyes (Leicester Tigers, uncapped) Callum Chick (Newcastle Falcons, uncapped) How to get into rugby union - get into the social team game that brings people together, Glittering drama based on the audacious Brinks-Mat security depot heist, A corrupt copper and a Leeds gangster are bound together by decades of dishonesty. Will Carling, 75.42%: Carling is some way ahead of the chasing pack after Johnson. Replacements: Curtis Langdon, Beno Obano, Paul Hill, Callum Chick, Lewis Ludlam, Dan Robson, George Furbank, Joe Marchant. Martin Corry, 52.94%: Had some tough assignments as skipper, twice leading against New Zealand and three times against South Africa (winning once in 2006 the week after being booed off, having lost to Argentina) in his 17 matches. 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Ford, 29, has not played for England since winning the last of his caps in the 2021 Six Nations. I think its an asset of ours., The latest rugby union news and analysis, plus all the week's action reviewed. We have got players from 11 clubs so we need to get everyone on the same page quickly, spend a lot of time working on our togetherness., By Hugh Godwin, i rugby union correspondent. Sutherland will partner Zander Fagerson and hooker George Turner in the front row, while the back three in the scrum are flankers Jamie Ritchie and Hamish Watson alongside No. Captain Stuart Hogg is at fullback and will be a dangerous runner, hoping to work in tandem with wingers Darcy Graham and Duhan van der Merwe. Sarah Hunter and Marlie Packer will co-captain England as they begin the defence of their Women's Six Nations title this month. 9. Lawes is still recovering from concussion while Hill has a stress fracture, adding them to an injury list that already includes Owen Farrell, Manu Tuilagi and Jonny May. Sometimes their role changes within the team., Borthwick also suggested, with Ford back in the fold, that there might be scope to rekindle the FordFarrell axis at 10 and 12, once a familiar feature under Jones. England captain Owen Farrell will be hoping to bounce back from a disappointing World Cup final during Six Nations 2020 (Getty Images) . Bill Beaumont, 57.14%: His record as captain might not be that special, but you have to remember what came before and how delirious English rugby fans were when a Grand Slam was won under Beaumont in 1980. England. Bevan Rodd (Sale Sharks, uncapped) While available to play lock Abbie Ward (pregnancy) and vice-captain Emily Scarratt (neck and ankle) will spend time with the squad to offer coaching assistance.