Ellie Kildunne will earn her fiftieth Crimson Roses cap when England face Wales within the Ladies’s Six Nations on Saturday.
Harlequins full-back Kildunne returns to the beginning XV on the Principality Stadium alongside wingers Jess Breach and Abby Dow, with head coach John Mitchell making 13 adjustments to the crew that beat Italy 38-5 of their opening match of the match.
Captain Zoe Aldcroft and quantity eight Maddie Feaunati, participant of the match in opposition to Italy, are the one gamers to retain their positions and are joined within the again row by Sadia Kabeya.
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The Crimson Roses backline sees Leicester duo Tatyana Heard and Megan Jones of Leicester Tigers kind the centre partnership, with Natasha Hunt and Zoe Harrison within the half-back positions.
Bristol Bears’ Lark Atkin-Davies and Sarah Bern come into the entrance row alongside Gloucester-Hartpury prop Mackenzie Carson, with Abbie Ward and Morwenna Talling behind them at lock.
Olympian Abi Burton is among the many substitutes and is in line to make her Crimson Roses debut from the bench in Cardiff.
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Crimson Roses crew to play Wales
England: 15 Ellie Kildunne, 14 Abby Dow, 13 Megan Jones, 12 Tatyana Heard, 11 Jess Breach, 10 Zoe Harrison, 9 Natasha Hunt; 1 Mackenzie Carson, 2 Lark Atkin-Davies, 3 Sarah Bern, 4 Morwenna Talling, 5 Abbie Ward, 6 Zoe Aldcroft (capt), 7 Sadia Kabeya, 8 Maddie Feaunati.
Replacements: 16 Amy Cokayne, 17 Hannah Botterman, 18 Maud Muir, 19 Rosie Galligan, 20 Abi Burton, 21 Lucy Packer, 22 Holly Aitchison, 23 Helena Rowland.
Ladies’s Six Nations fixtures
Saturday March 22
Eire 15-27 France
Scotland 24-21 Wales
Sunday March 23
England 38-5 Italy
Saturday March 29
France vs Scotland, 1pm
Wales vs England, 4.45pm
Sunday March 30
Italy vs Eire, 3pm
Saturday April 12
France vs Wales, 12.45pm
Eire vs England, 4.45pm
Sunday April 13
Scotland vs Italy, 3pm
Saturday April 19
Italy vs France, 1pm
England vs Scotland, 4.45pm
Sunday April 20
Wales vs Eire, 3pm
Saturday April 26
Italy vs Wales, 12.15pm
Scotland vs Eire, 2.30pm
England vs France, 4.45pm