England U18 Women's Team Announcement | Six Nations Festival
England U18 Women's head coach James Cooper has named his first two sides to play in the Women’s U18 Six Nations Festival
The team face Wales at Wellington College to open the tournament on Friday, 7 April (KO 10:00) and play their second match later that morning against Scotland (KO 11:00).
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The festival, which is being hosted by England for the first time, is running from 7 – 15 April at Wellington College. The England side will play five fixtures across three match days.
To promote an appropriate and competitive playing environment, teams will play four 35-minute fixtures across the first two match days followed by one full 70-minute fixture on the final match day.
England’s player pathway programme is a vital development tool for future international rugby, especially during a new era ahead of a home 2025 Rugby World Cup, and the U18 Women’s Six Nations Festival a key part of that.
Cooper said: “Congratulations to all players selected. Competing in a Six Nations tournament – at any level – is a prestigious achievement that these young women should be proud of.
“The squad has trained consistently well since we came together as a group last year and they put in an excellent performance against Wales last month. But we also know the team we face in the tournament opener won’t be the same as the one we beat at Rugby School, so the girls need to be at their best on Friday.
“Five matches across three match days is a unique challenge and so the coaching staff and I have selected a side to face Wales that we feel will get our tournament off to a good start and then another to continue that against Scotland. Every fit player is starting in one of these opening two games.The players have prepared well, they’re hungry for it, they’re ready.”
England U18 Women v Wales U18
15. Daisy Aspinall (College or Club: Burton, Centre of Excellence: Gloucester Hartpury)
14. Connie Clarke (Preston Grasshoppers, Sale,)
13. Sarah Parry (Shrewbury, Worcester)
12. Amelia MacDougall (Old Albanians, Saracens)
11. Emma Gerrard (Morpeth, North East and Cumbria)
10. Millie Hyett (Hartpury College, Gloucester Hartpury)
9. Sam Shiels (Henley College, Wasps)
1. Hannah Sams (Ivybridge, Exeter)
2. Lucy Calladine (Burton, Worcester)
3. Lucy Ward (Exeter College, Exeter)
4. Lucie Sams (Liverpool St Helens, Sale)
5. Josie Plant (Exeter Chiefs, Exeter)
6. Ellie Wood (Sidmouth, Exeter)
7. Sophie McQueen (C; Hartpury College, Gloucester Hartpury)
8. Annabel Meta (Wimbledon, Harlequins)
Replacements
16. Amelia Williams (Medway, Gloucester Hartpury)
17. Lucy Simpson (Hartpury College, Gloucester Hartpury)
18. Lucy Finch (Henley College, Harlequins)
19. Lauren Knowler (Henley College, Harlequins)
20. Lauren Bailey (Dings Crusaders, Bristol)
England U18 Women v Scotland U18
15. Lauren Bailey (Dings Crusaders, Bristol)
14. Connie Clarke (Preston Grasshoppers, Sale,)
13. Natalee Evans (Shrewsbury, Worcester)
12. Lauren Knowler (Henley College, Harlequins)
11. Emma Gerrard (Morpeth, North East and Cumbria)
10. Ella Cromack (Reading, Wasps)
9. Evie Haskell (Mansfield, Loughborough)
1. Amelia Williams (Medway, Gloucester Hartpury)
2. Lucy Simpson (Hartpury College, Gloucester Hartpury)
3. Tilly Poland (Farnham, Harlequins)
4. Bridget Campbell (Sandal, Yorkshire)
5. Ellie Wood (Sidmouth, Exeter)
6. Anna Richardson (Tynedale, North East and Cumbria)
7. Lucy Finch (C; Henley College, Harlequins)
8. Haineala Lutui (Worcester, Worcester)
Replacements
16. Hannah Sams (Ivybridge, Exeter)
17. Lucy Calladine (Burton, Worcester)
18. Sophie McQueen (Hartpury College, Gloucester Hartpury)
19. Amelia MacDougall (Old Albanians, Saracens)
20. Daisy Aspinall (Burton, Gloucester Hartpury)
U18 Women’s Six Nations Festival fixtures:
England v Wales – Friday, 7 April – KO 10:00
Scotland v England – Friday, 7 April – KO 11:00
Ireland v England – Tuesday, 11 April – KO 11:00
England v Italy – Tuesday, 11 April – KO 15:00
England v France – Saturday, 15 April – KO 16:30
