Scotland Women v Red Roses: preview, teams and stats
The Red Roses head to Edinburgh on Monday looking to make it back-to-back wins in the Women's Six Nations.
The match has been rearranged after the original kick-off time on Sunday was postponed because of the weather conditions in Glasgow associated with Storm Ciara.
Simon Middleton's side beat France in Pau 19-13 in their opener in defence of their title and come up against Scotland, a team England have not lost to in 21 years.
Last year, England sealed the Grand Slam at Twickenham with an 80-0 victory over the same opponents. England have named a whole new front row for the game with Amber Reed and Emily Scott added to the backline in five changes overall.
Scotland began the tournament with a narrow 18-14 loss in Ireland and have named Tyrrells Premier 15s top scorer Rhona Lloyd on the wing, who is part of 13 players in their matchday squad who play in England's top flight.
- When? Monday 10 February
- Kick-off? 1330 GMT
- Where? Murrayfield, Edinburgh
- Coverage? Watch on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Mix and Sky Sports Arena, follow on England Rugby Instagram and Twitter
VIEWS FROM THE CAMP
Scotland head coach Philip Doyle: “We are under no illusion of how strong England are going to be, but for us it is a matter of playing our type of rugby against them rather than just trying to stop them. We will not make it easy for them at our home ground.
“It will be a great occasion being back at Scotstoun and I hope all of our fans will get behind us for what is sure to be an exciting display of rugby.”
England head coach Simon Middleton: “We’re really looking forward to the game in Glasgow on the back of a strong opening weekend for us. Our strength-in-depth means we’ve had players patiently waiting in the wings for an opportunity and we’ve freshened up the squad and starting XV.
“Scotland have a lot of quality with a number of their players playing in the Tyrrells Premier 15s. We know they’ll present a strong, physical test and it’s vital we match them in every department.
“We were naturally delighted with the performance and result in France. We have had a good week in training and are now very much focused on Sunday’s game in Glasgow.”
PREVIOUS ENCOUNTERS
- 16 March 2019: England 80-0 Scotland
- 23 February 2018: Scotland 8-43 England
- 11 March 2017: England 64-0 Scotland
- 5 February 2016: Scotland 0-32 England
- 13 March 2015: England 42-13 Scotland
- 9 February 2014: Scotland 0-63 England
- 2 February 2013: England 76-0 Scotland
- 5 February 2012: Scotland 0-47 England
- 13 March 2011: England 89-0 Scotland
- 13 March 2010: Scotland 0-51 England
KEY STATS
- The Red Roses have won their last 21 meetings against Scotland
- Scotland's last win against England was in 1999 when they won 15-13
- In eight of the last 10 meetings, England have managed to prevent Scotland from scoring a point
- Scotland are currently ranked 11th in the latest World Rugby rankings
- Since the first Women’s Five Nations championship in 1999, England are the most successful side having won 13 titles with 12 of those wins a Grand Slam
- Scotland's only title in this competition was when they won the Home Nations Championship in 1998
- Sarah Hunter reach 120 caps v France becoming England's all-time second highest for Test caps, overtaking Jason Leonard (119) but behind Rocky Clark (137)
- Emily Scarratt is now on 526 Test points, 11 behind Red Roses all-time top scorer Katy Daley-Mclean on 537
TEAMS
Scotland
15. Chloe Rollie, 14. Rhona Lloyd, 13. Lisa Thomson, 12. Helen Nelson, 11. Evie Tonkin, 10. Sarah Law, 9. Mairi McDonald; 1. Leah Bartlett, 2. Lana Skeldon, 3. Mairi Forsyth, 4. Emma Wassell, 5. Sarah Bonar, 6. Rachel Malcolm (C), 7. Rachel McLachlan, 8. Jade Konkel.
Replacements
16. Molly Wright, 17. Panashe Muzambe, 18. Lisa Cockburn, 19. Siobhan Cattigan, 20. Louise McMillan, 21. Rachel Law, 22. Annabel Sergeant, 23. Alex Wallace.
England
15. Emily Scott, 14. Abby Dow, 13. Emily Scarratt (VC), 12. Amber Reed, 11. Jess Breach, 10. Zoe Harrison, 9. Natasha Hunt; 1. Vickii Cornborough, 2. Lark Davies , 3. Sarah Bern, 4. Poppy Cleall, 5. Zoe Aldcroft, 6. Sarah Beckett, 7. Vicky Fleetwood, 8 Sarah Hunter (C).
Finishers
16. Amy Cokayne, 17. Hannah Botterman, 18. Shaunagh Brown, 19. Harriet Millar-Mills, 20. Amelia Harper, 21. Claudia MacDonald, 22. Katy Daley-Mclean, 23. Sarah McKenna.
