Meet the England players chasing World Cup glory

Sarah Bern

Club: Bristol Bears Caps: 73 Tries: 28
Born: 10 July 1997, London

Bern is 1 of nan champion shot carriers successful nan squad, matching her sadistic powerfulness pinch crisp footwork.

The knowledgeable campaigner won subordinate of nan lucifer successful England's World Cup semi-final triumph complete France successful 2017, erstwhile she was nan youngest subordinate successful nan squad astatine 20.

Bern is an advocator for autism awareness, inspired by her autistic nephew, Finlay, and is 1 of nan large characters connected societal media, sharing Tik Tok trends.

Hannah Botterman

Club: Bristol Bears Caps: 58 Tries: 10
Born: 8 June 1999, Stevenage

Botterman is simply a mobile prop, comfortable pinch shot successful hand, and is beardown complete nan ball.

The 26-year-old is hitting immoderate of her champion shape since an wounded ruled her retired of nan World Cup semi-final successful 2022.

Nicknamed 'Botts', she has ADHD and earlier making it arsenic a rugby subordinate worked arsenic a creator and decorator.

Her uncle is simply a tattoo creator and Botterman has utilized tattoos arsenic portion of her travel pinch assemblage acceptance.

.Maud Muir

Club: Gloucester‑Hartpury Caps: 42
Tries: 6 Born: 12 July 2001, Oxford

The 24-year-old, who was erstwhile a promising inferior cricketer, has played a cardinal domiciled for England successful caller campaigns, thing which will apt proceed astatine nan World Cup.

Mitchell has utilized Muir disconnected nan chair and from nan commencement - some to bully effect - because of her expertise to play a moving crippled arsenic a prop.

Muir has an infectious characteristic and loves filming connected her GoPro and indulging her creator broadside done hand-painted pottery.

Mackenzie Carson

Club: Gloucester-Hartpury Caps: 22
Tries: 2 Born: 24 June 1998, Langley, Canada

After earning 3 caps for her autochthonal Canada, nan dual-qualified Mackenzie Carson - her mother is English - switched allegiance to nan Red Roses successful 2022.

That move has proved successful and she has been portion of WXV and Six Nations-winning squads.

The 27-year-old is successful a narration pinch chap England prop Sarah Bern and has been diagnosed pinch ADHD.

Kelsey Clifford

Club: Saracens Caps: 15 Tries: 2
Born: 11 December 2001, London

Reliable scrummager Clifford is nan youngest of nan props successful nan squad.

The 23-year-old came disconnected nan chair successful nan Six Nations Grand Slam deciders against France successful each of nan past 2 seasons and has established herself arsenic beardown effect option.

Competition is precocious wrong her family, pinch a 'mini‑Olympics' contented during holidays. Clifford is superstitious and applies clone tan and washes her hairsbreadth arsenic portion of her ritual earlier each game.

Position Guide:
What is simply a Prop?

They support nan hooker successful nan scrum, supply powerfulness astatine rucks and mauls, assistance jumpers successful nan line-out, and transportation hard.

Amy Cokayne

Club: Sale Sharks Caps: 84 Tries: 38
Born: 11 July 1996, Ipswich

It is nan 3rd World Cup for knowledgeable campaigner Cokayne, who scored a hat-trick successful nan World Cup last conclusion by New Zealand successful 2022.

Cokayne moved to New Zealand aged 9 but returned to England successful 2013 to prosecute her Red Roses dream, having been called up to nan Black Ferns' training squad.

She is nan third-most capped successful nan squad and has started back-to-back World Cup finals.

Lark Atkin-Davies

Club: Bristol Bears Caps: 68 Tries: 28
Born: 3 March 1995, Ludlow

The move hooker has been a reliable performer for Mitchell and is heading to her 2nd World Cup, but this clip has a beardown chance of being a starter.

Atkin-Davies is an meticulous line-out thrower but besides has developed a lethal scoring expertise pinch 12 tries successful 14 Premier Women's Rugby games for Bristol Bears past season.

The 30-year-old sewage joined 2 years agone to partner Jamie and enjoys outdoor activities specified arsenic hiking and kayaking.

May Campbell

Club: Saracens Caps: 4 Tries: 1
Born: 16 May 1996, Stirling, Scotland

The Saracens hooker forced her measurement into nan squad aft an awesome home campaign.

The 29-year-old showed disconnected her gait pinch a well-taken effort successful nan World Cup warm-up triumph complete Spain and tin besides play successful nan backmost row.

Campbell, who grew up successful Kilbryde Castle successful Scotland but attended secondary schoolhouse successful England, balances her rugby pinch a domiciled arsenic nan caput of talent astatine Helio, a crypto payments company.

Position Guide:
What is simply a Hooker?

They scrum successful nan mediate of nan 2 props successful nan beforehand row, and are responsible for throwing nan shot successful astatine nan line-outs.

Zoe Aldcroft (C)

Club: Gloucester‑Hartpury Caps: 65
Tries: 11 Born: 19 November 1996, Scarborough

Aldcroft, who tin play fastener but featured astatine blind-side flanker for this year's full Six Nations campaign, leads England into nan World Cup aft being appointed skipper astatine nan commencement of this year.

A leader by illustration alternatively than words, she was named World Rugby Women's Player of nan Year successful 2021 and started nan World Cup last successful 2022.

To move off, she enjoys relaxing astatine nan spa and taking her canine Luna for countryside walks.

Lilli Ives Campion

Club: Loughborough Lightning Caps: 3 Tries: 1 Born: 10 October 2003, Telford

Ives Campion captained England Under‑20s successful nan 2024 Summer Series and has quickly progressed to nan elder squad.

One of nan brightest emerging talents successful nan Red Roses, nan 21-year-old has a precocious ceiling because of her beardown beingness capabilities, pinch her first World Cup apt to beryllium much astir gaining acquisition than playing a cardinal role.

She studies astatine Loughborough University and brings a quiet, assured assurance contempt being nan youngest successful nan squad.

Rosie Galligan

Club: Saracens Caps: 25 Tries: 4
Born: 30 April 1998, Finchley

Galligan credits her bosom simplification room successful 2018 arsenic making her world profession possible. She besides became earnestly sick pinch meningitis successful 2019, followed by a bad ankle wounded successful 2020.

But she has flooded nan obstacles placed successful her measurement and nan powerful fastener is now a regular squad personnel heading to her 2nd World Cup.

The 27-year-old precocious exchanged rings to team-mate and erstwhile skipper Marlie Packer.

Morwenna Talling

Club: Sale Sharks Caps: 23 Tries: 5
Born: 5 August 2002, York

An unsung leader for nan Red Roses, Talling is heading to her 2nd World Cup aft featuring successful 2022.

This time, she is successful a beardown position to commencement successful nan 2nd statement because of her relentless activity rate.

A proud northerner, nan 22-year-old has been wished to thief Premiership Women's Rugby strugglers Sale Sharks and is passionate astir increasing women's rugby successful nan north.

Talling, a quality person and surface science student, whitethorn beryllium quiet but is assured successful her ability.

Abbie Ward

Club: Bristol Bears Caps: 76 Tries: 18
Born: 27 March 1993, Dumfries

Scotland-born Ward is an knowledgeable fastener pinch 2 World Cup last starts nether her belt.

In 2023, she became nan first contracted England female to person a babe since nan Red Roses went master successful 2019 and returned little than a twelvemonth later.

Her husband, Dave, precocious near Bristol Bears, wherever nan brace worked together.

Ward is simply a vocal advocator for nan Rugby Football Union's maternity policy, helping pave nan measurement for women balancing elite athletics and motherhood.

Position Guide:
What is simply a Lock?

These are usually nan tallest players connected nan field. They jump successful nan line-out, and hindrance nan scrum together and thrust it forward.

Abi Burton

Club: Trailfinders Women Caps: 3 Tries: 2 Born: 9 March 2000, Castleford

Following a terrible conflict pinch autoimmune encephalitis successful 2022, which near Burton successful a medically induced coma for 25 days, she returned to rugby and was first capped earlier this year.

The 25-year-old scored 2 tries successful an explosive cameo successful Cardiff, earlier making her first commencement against Spain successful a World Cup warm-up game.

The two-time Olympic Sevens subordinate is simply a powerful shot bearer who loves to get stuck in.

Maddie Feaunati

Club: Exeter Chiefs Caps: 17 Tries: 4
Born: 18 May 2002, Leeds

World Rugby's Breakthrough Player of nan Year past year, Feaunati moved to New Zealand astatine nan property of 9 earlier returning to England successful 2023 to prosecute a profession arsenic a Red Rose.

The destructive shot bearer has each nan attributes to beryllium 1 of nan stars of nan tourney aft already establishing herself successful England's backmost row.

Her father, Isaac, played master rugby for Bath and was capped by Samoa; he besides played Jonah Lomu successful nan movie Invictus.

Sadia Kabeya

Club: Loughborough Lightning Caps: 23
Tries: 5 Born: 22 February 2002, Lewisham

Still only 23, Kabeya is heading to her 2nd World Cup, but this clip she will look for a starting spot aft being a replacement successful nan 2022 final.

Kabeya, who pushed that lawsuit guardant this year, is beardown complete nan shot and comfortable being a nexus subordinate successful attack.

Off nan field, arsenic a achromatic athlete, Kabeya advocates for rugby accessibility successful divers communities and promotes practice successful nan athletics done her lukewarm personality.

Alex Matthews

Club: Gloucester-Hartpury Caps: 76
Tries: 20 Born: 3 August 1993, Camberley

Number 8 Alex Matthews, a World Cup victor successful 2014, has developed into Mitchell's big-game player.

She won subordinate of nan lucifer erstwhile England won nan Grand Slam against France past twelvemonth and is specified a reliable performer done her powerful carrying.

Matthews, who was nominated for World Rugby Women's Player of nan Year past year, is simply a quiet and reserved characteristic who has worked arsenic a carer for children pinch disabilities.

Marlie Packer

Club: Saracens Caps: 111 Tries: 51
Born: 2 October 1989, Yeovil

Packer, a World Cup victor successful 2014, is 1 of 2 Test centurions successful nan squad and had captained nan broadside until this year.

World Rugby Women's Player of nan Year successful 2023, nan 35-year-old has started nan past 4 World Cup finals but faces reliable title successful nan backmost statement successful what could beryllium her last tournament.

Off nan field, she has a boy Oliver, who has led retired nan squad pinch Packer successful nan past.

Position Guide:
What is simply a backmost row?

The 2 flankers and nan number 8 purpose to triumph turnovers and are usually nan main shot carriers astir nan field.

Natasha Hunt

Club: Gloucester-Hartpury Caps: 82
Tries: 12 Born: 21 March 1989, Gloucester

Natasha Hunt, who is nicknamed 'Mo' because her youngest sister could not pronounce her name, is simply a seasoned scrum-half.

A world champion successful 2014, Hunt is nan oldest squad personnel astatine 36 and was a daze omission from nan World Cup squad successful 2022.

The scrum-half co-hosts 'The Good, The Scaz & The Rugby' podcast and has already dipped her toed successful arsenic a rugby pundit and commentator.

Lucy Packer

Club: Harlequins Caps: 33 Tries: 3
Born: 2 February 2000, Ammanford, Wales

Packer started nan World Cup last successful 2022 erstwhile she was only 22 but subsequently mislaid her starting place.

A lively operator, who helps velocity up nan game, Packer impressed successful this year's Six Nations to push again for a starting spot and has besides has a proven expertise to adhd effect arsenic a replacement.

A talented shot successful her younger years, Packer had a proceedings pinch Arsenal earlier committing to rugby full-time.

Position Guide:
What is simply a scrum-half?

They are nan nexus betwixt forwards and backs astatine set-pieces and nan breakdown, and provender nan shot into nan scrum.

Holly Aitchison

Club: Sale Sharks Caps: 40 Tries: 4
Born: 13 September 1997, Southport

Aitchison mislaid her spot arsenic nan main starting fly-half successful this year's Six Nations aft guiding nan Red Roses to nan Grand Slam successful 2024.

The 27-year-old, who tin besides play wrong centre, is simply a moving threat from 10.

She enjoys actively expressing her femininity and believes that playing rugby and enjoying style and beauty are not mutually exclusive.

Zoe Harrison

Club: Saracens Caps: 59 Tries: 5
Born: 14 April 1998, Tring

Harrison is known for her tactical kicking crippled and has improved her accuracy from nan tee.

She returned to world work successful 2024 pursuing a lengthy lay-off pinch an anterior cruciate ligament injury.

Harrison looks to beryllium successful rod position to commencement arsenic fly-half for nan 2nd clip astatine a World Cup aft a play down Holly Aitchison.

Off nan field, nan 27-year-old has a grade successful sports rehabilitation and workout from Middlesex University.

Position Guide:
What is simply a fly-half?

They nonstop play and nan strategies connected nan pitch. They request to communicate, make bully decisions and are usually nan team's goal-kicker.

Megan Jones

Club: Trailfinders Women Caps: 27 Tries: 10 Born: 23 October 1996, Cardiff

Cardiff-born Jones opted to correspond England, qualifying done her mother.

The 28-year-old, who is 1 of nan jokers of nan squad, is besides an knowledgeable Sevens subordinate and represented Team GB astatine nan Tokyo and Paris Olympics.

Known for her imagination and silky footwork, vice-captain Jones is simply a vulnerable runner and has nailed down nan starting 13 spot.

Tatyana Heard

Club: Gloucester-Hartpury Caps: 31
Tries: 4 Born: 14 January 1995, Pisa, Italy

A powerful and move centre, Heard has been England's regular starting wrong centre and cardinal to Gloucester-Hartpury's power successful Premiership Women's Rugby.

Raised successful Yorkshire, she is 1 of nan fewer northerners successful nan squad and impressed during nan World Cup successful 2022, but was dropped to nan chair for nan final.

A quiet characteristic disconnected nan field, Heard is passionate astir reference and is besides an advocator for intelligence wellness awareness, often speaking astir resilience successful sport.

Helena Rowland

Club: Loughborough Lightning Caps: 41
Tries: 14 Born: 19 September 1999, Doncaster

Having played connected nan helping successful England's emphatic World Cup warm-up triumph complete Spain and precocious trained astatine scrum-half, Rowland intends to screen nan full backline if required during nan tournament.

The 25-year-old featured prominently astatine full-back during nan past World Cup earlier wounded ended her chances of playing successful nan final.

She enjoys baking and erstwhile said she would emotion to study nan fiddle and play state music.

Emily Scarratt

Club: Loughborough Lightning Caps: 118
Tries: 54 Born: 8 February 1990, Leicester

Scarratt was named subordinate of nan lucifer erstwhile England won nan World Cup successful 2014 and was named World Rugby Women's Player of nan Year successful 2019.

The 118-cap centre, a superb all-round player, is group to go nan first English subordinate to characteristic successful 5 World Cups and is nan most-capped subordinate successful nan squad.

Scarratt, who had cervix room successful 2023 and mislaid her starting spot, co-hosts 'The Good, The Scaz & The Rugby' podcast.

Jade Shekells

Club: Gloucester-Hartpury Caps: 3
Tries: 1 Born: 28 September 1996, Worcester

Shekells made her Test debut successful this year's Six Nations against Italy successful York, rewarding her nine shape and clip pinch Great Britain's Sevens team.

The 28-year-old, who went to nan Paris Olympics, offers superior punch successful onslaught done her powerfulness and speed.

Off nan field, Shekells has a grade successful sports and workout subject from Cardiff Metropolitan University and is known for her upbeat and energetic personality.

Position Guide:
What is simply a centre?

They are based successful nan mediate of nan transportation and break defences pinch bully moving lines, but are besides required to take sides runners down their channel.

Jess Breach

Club: Saracens Caps: 47 Tries: 47
Born: 4 November 1997, Chichester

The lethal winger pinch devastating gait made a sensational commencement to her England career, scoring 11 tries against Canada successful her first 2 caps.

Breach was a regular starter for England past twelvemonth but a hep wounded successful November stalled her advancement and opened nan doorway to competition.

An outgoing character, nan 27-year-old has spoken openly connected her podcast 'Rugby Rodeo' pinch team-mate Ellie Kildunne astir her affectional struggles pinch injury. Breach besides regularly posts contented of her team-mates connected Tik Tok.

Abby Dow

Club: Unattached Caps: 54 Tries: 48
Born: 29 September 1997, Slough

A accordant performer for England, Dow has a agelong item reel of scorching tries starting from wrong her ain half.

Up location among nan fastest successful nan squad, nan 27-year-old besides is simply a brave and clever defender, processing a well-rounded crippled since nan past World Cup.

Dow is besides known for her crocheting skills and has crafted items specified arsenic a aureate roseate to commemorate Marlie Packer's 100th cap.

Ellie Kildunne

Club: Harlequins Caps: 53 Tries: 40
Born: 8 September 1999, Keighley

With 9 tries successful 5 Six Nations matches successful 2024, nan electrical full-back proved adjacent unstoppable, and her shape has remained beardown since.

Her frizzy hairstyle and lasso effort ceremony person attracted attention, resulting successful nan Red Roses trading reddish cowboy hats.

She has launched a podcast, designed a campaigning clothing collection, started a imaginative level for female athletes, and showcased her modelling and photography skills.

Claudia Maloney-MacDonald

Club: Exeter Chiefs Caps: 35 Tries: 20
Born: 4 January 1996, Epsom

Having only started playing rugby astatine Durham University arsenic a 19-year-old, a accelerated emergence saw her capped by nan property of 22.

Moloney-MacDonald, who tin play scrum-half, suffered a 2nd superior cervix wounded successful February 2024. She was retired for 16 months, hardly leaving nan location aft being told not to recreation by car.

A try-scoring return to nan Red Roses followed successful March.

She joined Exeter Chiefs team-mate Cliodhna Moloney successful May, pinch nan brace now going by Moloney-MacDonald.

Emma Sing

Club: Gloucester-Hartpury Caps: 10
Tries: 5 Born: 11 March 2001, South Molton

Sing made her England debut successful 2022 and is simply a talented full-back pinch an meticulous footwear that registered nan astir points successful past season's Premiership Women's Rugby.

Having developed a much well-rounded game, Sing came backmost into nan Red Roses squad successful this year's Six Nations, earlier starting nan Grand Slam decider against France.

Growing up connected a family workplace successful Devon, Sing developed a beardown relationship to animals and studies Bioveterinary Science astatine Gloucester-Hartpury University.

Position Guide:
What is nan backmost three?

The wingers are usually nan quickest players who will clasp nan width and are nan main root of tries. A full-back is positioned down nan remainder of nan squad to drawback precocious balls and to supply nan past statement of defence, but they will subordinate attacks too.