By Priscilla JepchumbaJohn Mitchell has announced the 30 players who will travel to Canada to defend their WXV 1 title. It will be their first time participating in the world event. Lily-Eves Campion and Georgia Brock have been chosen to make their tour debuts,

Top-ranked England has downed world champion New Zealand 24-12 at Twickenham a year out from the next Women’s Rugby World Cup.

England's women's rugby union side extended their winning run to 17 Tests on Saturday beating world champions New Zealand 24-12 in an entertaining tussle at Twickenham.

Marlie Packer, named as captain, leads a back-row cohort that also features Alex Matthews, Maddie Feaunati, Lilli Ives Campion and Georgia Brock. The latter two players made their Test debuts in the recent wins over France and New Zealand respectively.

By Priscilla Jepchumba England began preparing for WXV1 with a strong 38-19 victory over France in the Six Nations. England has consistently outperformed France