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Red Roses

3 Oct 2024 | 4 min |

Red Roses side to face the Black Ferns

Red Roses head coach John Mitchell has made 10 changes to his starting XV to take on New Zealand in Round 2 of WXV 1.

Marlie Packer returns to captain the side as Hannah Botterman wins her 50th cap for her country. The Bristol Bears prop made her debut for England against tournament hosts Canada in 2017 and earns her 25th start on Sunday.

Amy Cokayne and Maud Muir join Botterman in the front row while Zoe Aldcroft packs down with Abbie Ward in the second row.

Natasha Hunt and Holly Aitchison resume their half-back partnership, with Tatyana Heard and Helena Rowland combining in the centre.

Abby Dow returns on the wing in the back three alongside Ellie Kildunne and Jess Breach – both of whom started and scored against the USA in last weekend's 61-21 bonus-point victory in Round 1 at BC Place.

The returning Packer, Hunt and Dow all scored tries in the Red Roses' 24-14 win over the Black Ferns before the tournament began, with Kildunne also scoring in the game at Allianz Stadium. 

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Red Roses team

15
ellie-kildunne-headshot
Ellie
Kildunne
Harlequins Women
Caps
50
Age
25
14
abby-dow-headshot
Abby
Dow
Trailfinders Women
Caps
49
Age
27
13
helena-rowland-headshot
Helena
Rowland
Loughborough Lightning
Caps
36
Age
25
12
tatyana-heard-headshot
Tatyana
Heard
Gloucester-Hartpury Womens RFC
Caps
27
Age
30
11
jess-breach-headshot
Jess
Breach
Saracens Women
Caps
44
Age
27
10
holly-aitchison-headshot
Holly
Aitchison
Bristol Bears Women
Caps
37
Age
27
9
mo-hunt-headshot
Natasha
Hunt
Gloucester-Hartpury Womens RFC
Caps
77
Age
36
1
hannah-botterman-headshot
Hannah
Botterman
Bristol Bears Women
Caps
53
Age
25
2
amy-cokayne-headshot
Amy
Cokayne
Leicester Tigers Women
Caps
81
Age
28
3
maud-muir-headshot
Maud
Muir
Gloucester-Hartpury Womens RFC
Caps
37
Age
23
4
zoe-aldcroft-headshot
Zoe
Aldcroft
Gloucester-Hartpury Womens RFC
Caps
60
Age
28
5
abbie-ward-headshot-new
Abbie
Ward
Bristol Bears Women
Caps
71
Age
32
6
morwenna-talling-headshot
Morwenna
Talling
Sale Sharks Women
Caps
19
Age
22
7
marlie-packer-headshot
Marlie
Packer
Saracens Women
Caps
109
Age
35
8
alex-matthews-headshot
Alex
Matthews
Gloucester-Hartpury Womens RFC
Caps
72
Age
31

Replacements

16
lark-atkin-davis-headshot
Lark
Atkin-Davies
Bristol Bears Women
Caps
63
Age
30
17
mackenzie-carson-headshot
Mackenzie
Carson
Gloucester-Hartpury Womens RFC
Caps
22
Age
26
18
sarah-bern-headshot
Sarah
Bern
Bristol Bears Women
Caps
68
Age
27
19
rosie-galligan-headshot
Rosie
Galligan
Saracens Women
Caps
21
Age
26
20
maddie-feaunati-headshot
Maddie
Feaunati
Exeter Chiefs Women
Caps
12
Age
22
21
lucy-packer-headshot
Lucy
Packer
Harlequins Women
Caps
28
Age
25
22
zoe-harrison-headshot-new
Zoe
Harrison
Saracens Women
Caps
55
Age
26
23
emily-scarratt-headshot
Emily
Scarratt
Loughborough Lightning
Caps
117
Age
35