Afrigather Emily Scarratt will make her one centesimal begin for England after being recalled at exterior centre for Saturday’s conflict with New Zealand at Allianz Stadium.
Scarratt replaces Helena Rowland, who drops to the bench, as one in every of 5 modifications for the ultimate house fixture earlier than the Purple Roses head to Canada for the WXV1 event.
A brand new entrance row of Mackenzie Carson, Lark Atkin-Davies and Sarah Bern and lock Abbie Ward full the refresh of the aspect that dispatched France 38-19 final Saturday.
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“Our focus is to all the time keep targeted on the primary factor in our processes and the way we’re going to play in opposition to New Zealand,” head coach John Mitchell mentioned.
“Each event at Allianz Stadium is basically vital to us and we all know we must earn the correct to contest a ultimate right here in 2025 [when the Women’s Rugby World Cup finishes at at the ground].
“We need to play right here on a constant foundation and each time we exit and play right here, we need to carry out. We need to do it for the women.”
Over 40,000 tickets have been offered for the primary match to be staged at Twickenham because it was rebranded as a part of a £100million cope with insurance coverage agency Allianz.
England staff to face New Zealand
Beginning XI: E Kildunne (Harlequins); A Dow (Trailfinders Ladies), E Scarratt (Loughborough Lightning), T Heard (Gloucester-Hartpury), J Breach (Saracens); H Aitchison (Bristol Bears), N Hunt (Gloucester-Hartpury); M Carson (Gloucester-Hartpury), L Atkin-Davies (Bristol Bears), S Bern (Bristol Bears), Z Aldcroft (Gloucester-Hartpury), A Ward (Bristol Bears), M Feaunati (Exeter Chiefs), M Packer (Saracens, capt), A Matthews (Gloucester-Hartpury).
Replacements: A Cokayne (Leicester Tigers), H Botterman (Bristol Bears), M Muir (Gloucester-Hartpury), M Talling (Sale Sharks), G Brock (Gloucester-Hartpury), L Packer (Harlequins), Z Harrison (Saracens), H Rowland (Loughborough Lightning).
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