Preview: Black Ferns v Red Roses
Everything you need to know ahead of the Red Roses’ WXV fixture against the Black Ferns in Canada.
John Mitchell’s side began their title defence with a win against the USA 21 - 61. The Red Roses scored nine tries and extended their winning streak to 18 games.
| When? | Sunday 6 October |
| Where? | Langley Event Centre, Canada |
| Kick off | 21:00 BST |
| Where can I watch? | Watch live on BBC iPlayer |
The Red Roses are back in action against the Black Ferns, having beaten them in their warm-up game at Allianz Stadium last month.
The Black Ferns come into this game having been defeated 29 - 27 by Ireland in their first WXV fixture.
Last time out
Stats & facts
England have won four of their last five matches against New Zealand, including each of their last two since losing by a three-point margin against the Black Ferns in the 2022 World Cup final (34-31).
This will be the fifth time that the Red Roses and Black Ferns have met in Canada, New Zealand have won all four previous such clashes, with those fixtures taking place in 2000, 2004, 2006 and most recently in 2015.
Since March 2018, New Zealand are the only last team to beat England (twice), since then the Red Roses have won 60 of 62 matches against all opponents.
Georgia Brock made 22 tackles against the USA last week, without missing a single one, the best tally by an England player without missing since Marlier Packer also made 22/22 against Scotland in the 2022 Six Nations.
Previous encounters
2024: Red Roses 24 – 12 New Zealand
2023: New Zealand 12-33 Red Roses
2022: New Zealand 34-31 Red Roses
2021: Red Roses 56-15 New Zealand
2021: Red Roses 43-12 New Zealand
