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Red Roses team to face Scotland in penultimate round of 2025 Women's Six Nations
Red Roses head coach John Mitchell has made nine changes to his side to face Scotland at Mattioli Woods Welford Road on Saturday in the 2025 Guinness Women's Six Nations.
Jade Shekells will make her first England Test start having debuted as a replacement in the opening round win over Italy and will partner fellow Olympian Megan Jones in the centre.
Lucy Packer and Holly Aitchison line-up in the half-back positions with Claudia MacDonald also returning to the starting XV on the wing.
Props Kelsey Clifford and Sarah Bern are promoted from the bench, as is second row Rosie Galligan. Vice-captain Marlie Packer returns in the seven jersey and Maddie Feaunati is back at No 8, while captain Zoe Aldcroft retains her place at blindside flanker.
Team to face Scotland
15
Ellie
Kildunne
Harlequins Women
Caps
51
Age
25
14
Abby
Dow
Trailfinders Women
Caps
50
Age
27
13
Megan
Jones
Leicester Tigers Women
Caps
23
Age
28
12
Jade
Shekells
Gloucester-Hartpury Womens RFC
Caps
1
Age
28
11
Claudia
MacDonald
Exeter Chiefs Women
Caps
33
Age
29
10
Holly
Aitchison
Bristol Bears Women
Caps
38
Age
27
9
Lucy
Packer
Harlequins Women
Caps
29
Age
25
1
Kelsey
Clifford
Saracens Women
Caps
11
Age
23
2
Lark
Atkin-Davies
Bristol Bears Women
Caps
64
Age
30
3
Sarah
Bern
Bristol Bears Women
Caps
69
Age
27
4
Rosie
Galligan
Saracens Women
Caps
22
Age
26
5
Abbie
Ward
Bristol Bears Women
Caps
72
Age
32
6
Zoe
Aldcroft
Gloucester-Hartpury Womens RFC
Caps
61
Age
28
7
Marlie
Packer
Saracens Women
Caps
109
Age
35
8
Maddie
Feaunati
Exeter Chiefs Women
Caps
13
Age
22
Replacements
16
May
Campbell
Saracens Women
Caps
2
Age
28
17
Hannah
Botterman
Bristol Bears Women
Caps
54
Age
25
18
Maud
Muir
Gloucester-Hartpury Womens RFC
Caps
38
Age
23
19
Morwenna
Talling
Sale Sharks Women
Caps
20
Age
22
20
Alex
Matthews
Gloucester-Hartpury Womens RFC
Caps
73
Age
31
21
Natasha
Hunt
Gloucester-Hartpury Womens RFC
Caps
78
Age
36
22
Helena
Rowland
Loughborough Lightning
Caps
37
Age
25
23
Emily
Scarratt
Loughborough Lightning
Caps
117
Age
35
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