Women’s Six Nations: Full Red Roses debut for Lilli Ives Campion and Mia Venner in England openers against Italy | News of rugby
Lilli Ives Campion and Mia Venner will make his debut on Sunday completely Roses when England starts a campaign for six nations against Italy in York on Sunday.
Loughborough Lightning Lock Ives Campion earned his first cap in September to win WXV from 38-19 WXV over France, while Gloucester-Hartpury Wing Venner’s Maiden International came as a 17-year-old 2020.
Return to Claudia Macdonald Exeter Chiefs and full back for Gloucester-Hartpury shooter Emma Sing after their 16-month absences for England.
Harlequins Scrum-Half Lucy Packer and Loughborough Lightning’s Helena Rowland make a partnership half back, while Holly Aitchison and Emily Scarratt are paired in the center.
Rosie Galligan Partners Ives Campion in the second row, behind the Kelsey Clifford and Maud Muir and Hooker Amy Cokayne in the front row.
Zoe Aldcroft, who will captain of the Red Roses from Blindside Flanker, will join Vice-Captain Marlie Packer and no. 8 Maddie Feauna.
The unknown duo Flo Robinson and Jade Shekells are the line to earn their first hats of red roses from the bench.
Red Roses to play Italy
England: 15 Emma Sing, 14 Mia Venner, 13 Emily Scarratt, 12 Holly Aitchison, 11 Claudia Macdonald, 10 Helena Rowland, 9 Lucy Packer; 1 Kelsey Clifford, 2 Amy Cokayne, 3 Maud Muir, 4 Rosie Galligan, 5 Lilli Ives Campion, 6 Zoe Aldcroft (CAPT), 7 Marlie Packer, 8 Maddie Feauna.
Replacements: May 16 Campbell, 17 Hannah Botterman, 18 Sarah Bern, 19 Abbie Ward, 20 Sadia Kabeya, 21 Flo Robinson, 22 Jade Shekells, 23 Ellie Kildunne.
Female six nations of fixing
Saturday 22. March
Ireland VS France, 13:00
Scotland vs Wales, 16.45
Sunday March 23
England VS Italy, 15:00
Saturday 29 March
France against Scotland, 13:00
Wales VS England, 4.45pm
Sunday 30th March
Italy Vs Ireland, 15:00
Saturday 12th. April
France VS Wales, 12.45 pm
Ireland against England, 16.45
Sunday 13 April
Scotland VS Italy, 15:00
Saturday 19th April
Italy vs France, 13:00
England against Scotland, 16.45
Sunday 20th April
Wales vs Ireland, 15:00
Saturday 26 April
Italy vs Wales, 12.15pm
Scotland VS Ireland, 14.30
England VS France, 16.45
