The England women's national rugby union team, commonly known as the Red Roses, represents England in women's international rugby union. They compete in the annual Women's Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. England have won the championship on a total of 19 out of 28 occasions – winning the Grand Slam 17 times and the Triple Crown 23 times – making them the most successful side in the tournament's history, helped by their status as the only fully professional women’s team in 2019. They won the Women's Rugby World Cup in 1994 and 2014, and have been runners-up on six other occasions. Their current permanent head coach, as of October 2023, is John Mitchell.[1]
Until 2009 the badge and logo of England women's national teams was significantly different from that worn by men's teams. However, in 2009 in anticipation of the merger between the Rugby Football Union and Rugby Football Union for Women England teams adopted the men's rose.[citation needed]
England have taken part in every Women's Rugby World Cup competition, winning in 1994 and 2014 and finishing as runner-up on six other occasions.
The 1995/1996 season saw the introduction of a Home Nations Championship between England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, which England won in its inaugural year. England won the Championship every year, except for the 1997/98 season when it was won by Scotland.
France joined the competition in the 1998/99 season making it the Five Nations Championship, with England achieving the Grand Slam in three successive seasons.
In the 2001/02 season, Ireland rejoined the fold in preparation for the World Cup and the competition expanded to be known as the Six Nations. Since then England have finished lower than runner-up on only 2 occasions, in 2013 and 2015 respectively, and have won the title on 14 separate occasions. This includes 7 consecutive tournament triumphs between 2006 and 2012 and the Grand Slam on 12 more occasions, including 3 times in a row between 2006–2008 and 2010–2012, respectively.
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For the men s team see England national rugby union team The England women s national rugby union team commonly known as the Red Roses represents England in women s international rugby union They compete in the annual Women s Six Nations Championship with France Ireland Italy Scotland and Wales England have won the championship on a total of 19 out of 28 occasions winning the Grand Slam 17 times and the Triple Crown 23 times making them the most successful side in the tournament s history helped by their status as the only fully professional women s team in 2019 They won the Women s Rugby World Cup in 1994 and 2014 and have been runners up on six other occasions Their current permanent head coach as of October 2023 is John Mitchell 1 EnglandNickname s Red RosesEmblemRed RoseUnionRugby Football UnionHead coachJohn MitchellCaptainMarlie PackerMost capsSarah Hunter 141 Top scorerEmily Scarratt 749 Top try scorerSue Day 61 Home stadiumTwickenhamFirst coloursSecond coloursWorld Rugby rankingCurrent1 as of 9 January 2023 Highest1 2012 2013 2014 2015 2017 2020 Lowest4 2015 First international Wales 4 22 England Pontypool Wales 5 April 1987 Biggest win England 101 0 South Africa East Molesey England 14 May 2005 Biggest defeat New Zealand 67 0 England Burnham New Zealand 13 August 1997 World CupAppearances9 First in 1991 Best resultChampions 1994 2014 Contents 1 History 2 Records 2 1 Overall 2 2 World Cup 2 3 Six Nations 3 Players 3 1 Current squad 3 2 List of all players 3 3 Notable players 3 3 1 World Rugby Awards 3 3 2 Hall of famers 3 3 3 Six Nations Player of the Championship 3 3 4 Rugby Players Association Player of the Year 3 3 5 Individual records 4 Coaches 4 1 Current coaching staff 4 2 Notable former coaches 5 Honours 6 References 7 External linksHistory edit nbsp England at the 2014 Women s Rugby World Cup Until 2009 the badge and logo of England women s national teams was significantly different from that worn by men s teams However in 2009 in anticipation of the merger between the Rugby Football Union and Rugby Football Union for Women England teams adopted the men s rose citation needed England have taken part in every Women s Rugby World Cup competition winning in 1994 and 2014 and finishing as runner up on six other occasions The 1995 1996 season saw the introduction of a Home Nations Championship between England Ireland Scotland and Wales which England won in its inaugural year England won the Championship every year except for the 1997 98 season when it was won by Scotland France joined the competition in the 1998 99 season making it the Five Nations Championship with England achieving the Grand Slam in three successive seasons In the 2001 02 season Ireland rejoined the fold in preparation for the World Cup and the competition expanded to be known as the Six Nations Since then England have finished lower than runner up on only 2 occasions in 2013 and 2015 respectively and have won the title on 14 separate occasions This includes 7 consecutive tournament triumphs between 2006 and 2012 and the Grand Slam on 12 more occasions including 3 times in a row between 2006 2008 and 2010 2012 respectively Records editWomen sWorld Rugby RankingsvteTop 20 rankings as of 15 April 2024 2 Rank Change Team Points 1 nbsp nbsp England 0 96 18 2 nbsp nbsp New Zealand 0 90 56 3 nbsp nbsp France 0 88 00 4 nbsp nbsp Canada 0 86 27 5 nbsp nbsp Australia 0 81 61 6 nbsp 1 nbsp Scotland 0 77 17 7 nbsp 1 nbsp Italy 0 75 13 8 nbsp nbsp Wales 0 73 41 9 nbsp nbsp United States 0 72 57 10 nbsp nbsp Ireland 0 72 35 11 nbsp nbsp Japan 0 69 38 12 nbsp nbsp South Africa 0 65 17 13 nbsp nbsp Spain 0 65 15 14 nbsp nbsp Russia 0 61 10 15 nbsp nbsp Samoa 0 59 57 16 nbsp nbsp Netherlands 0 58 98 17 nbsp nbsp Fiji 0 58 65 18 nbsp nbsp Hong Kong 0 58 31 19 nbsp nbsp Kazakhstan 0 55 97 20 nbsp nbsp Sweden 0 52 72 Change from the previous week Overall edit See also List of England women s national rugby union team matches Full internationals only Correct as of 13 April 2024 Opponent First game Played Won Drawn Lost Win nbsp Australia 1998 8 8 0 0 100 00 nbsp Canada 1993 39 35 1 3 89 74 nbsp Fiji 2022 1 1 0 0 100 00 nbsp France 1991 55 42 0 13 76 36 nbsp Germany 1997 1 1 0 0 100 00 nbsp Ireland 1996 32 30 0 2 93 75 nbsp Italy 1991 27 27 0 0 100 00 nbsp Kazakhstan 2000 3 3 0 0 100 00 nbsp Netherlands 1990 4 4 0 0 100 00 nbsp New Zealand 1997 32 12 1 19 37 50 nbsp Russia 1994 2 2 0 0 100 00 nbsp Samoa 2005 2 2 0 0 100 00 nbsp Scotland 1994 32 30 0 2 93 75 nbsp South Africa 2005 6 6 0 0 100 00 nbsp Spain 1991 16 14 1 1 87 50 nbsp Sweden 1988 3 3 0 0 100 00 nbsp United States 1991 20 19 0 1 95 00 nbsp Wales 1987 43 41 0 2 95 35 Total 1987 326 280 3 43 85 39 World Cup edit Main article England women at the Rugby World Cup Rugby World Cup Year Round Pld W D L PF PA Squad nbsp 1991 Runners up 4 3 0 1 56 28 Squad nbsp 1994 Champions 5 5 0 0 172 39 Squad nbsp 1998 Third Place 5 4 0 1 219 78 Squad nbsp 2002 Runners up 4 3 0 1 138 37 Squad nbsp 2006 Runners up 5 4 0 1 146 47 Squad nbsp 2010 Runners up 5 4 0 1 171 23 Squad nbsp 2014 Champions 5 4 1 0 184 37 Squad nbsp 2017 Runners up 5 4 0 1 211 88 Squad nbsp 2021 Runners up 6 5 0 1 270 84 Squad nbsp 2025 Qualified nbsp 2029 TBD nbsp 2033 Total Champions 44 36 1 7 1487 451 Champion Runner up Third place Fourth place Tied placing Best placing Home venue Six Nations edit nbsp England nbsp France nbsp Ireland nbsp Italy nbsp Scotland nbsp Spain nbsp Wales Tournaments 27 24 25 16 27 7 27 Outright Wins 18 6 2 0 1 0 0 Grand Slams 16 5 1 0 1 0 0 Triple Crowns 22 2 1 1 Wooden Spoons 0 0 5 3 9 2 6Players editCurrent squad edit On 11 March 2024 head coach John Mitchell announced England s 35 player squad for the 2024 Women s Six Nations 3 Note The age and number of caps listed for each player is as of 23 March 2024 the first day of the tournament Head coach nbsp John Mitchell Player Position Date of birth age Caps Club province Lark Atkin Davies Hooker 1995 03 03 3 March 1995 aged 29 54 nbsp Bristol Bears Amy Cokayne Hooker 1996 07 11 11 July 1996 aged 27 72 nbsp Leicester Tigers Connie Powell Hooker 2000 07 13 13 July 2000 aged 23 14 nbsp Harlequins Hannah Botterman Prop 1999 06 08 8 June 1999 aged 24 42 nbsp Bristol Bears Mackenzie Carson Prop 1998 11 28 28 November 1998 aged 25 10 nbsp Gloucester Hartpury Kelsey Clifford Prop 2001 12 11 11 December 2001 aged 22 3 nbsp Saracens Lizzie Hanlon Prop 2001 07 30 30 July 2001 aged 22 0 nbsp Exeter Chiefs Maud Muir Prop 2001 07 12 12 July 2001 aged 22 25 nbsp Gloucester Hartpury Zoe Aldcroft Lock 1996 11 19 19 November 1996 aged 26 48 nbsp Gloucester Hartpury Rosie Galligan Lock 1998 04 30 30 April 1998 aged 25 14 nbsp Saracens Catherine O Donnell Lock 1996 06 13 13 June 1996 aged 27 30 nbsp Loughborough Lightning Morwenna Talling Lock 2002 09 29 29 September 2002 aged 21 11 nbsp Sale Sharks Abbie Ward Lock 1993 03 27 27 March 1993 aged 30 61 nbsp Bristol Bears Sarah Beckett Back row 1999 02 14 14 February 1999 aged 25 34 nbsp Gloucester Hartpury Poppy Cleall Back row 1992 06 12 12 June 1992 aged 31 65 nbsp Saracens Maddie Fe aunati Back row 2002 05 18 18 May 2002 aged 21 0 nbsp Exeter Chiefs Sadia Kabeya Back row 2002 02 22 22 February 2002 aged 22 13 nbsp Loughborough Lightning Alex Matthews Back row 1993 08 03 3 August 1993 aged 30 62 nbsp Gloucester Hartpury Marlie Packer c Back row 1989 10 02 2 October 1989 aged 34 99 nbsp Saracens Natasha Hunt Scrum half 1989 03 21 21 March 1989 aged 35 67 nbsp Gloucester Hartpury Lucy Packer Scrum half 2000 02 02 2 February 2000 aged 24 16 nbsp Harlequins Ella Wyrwas Scrum half 1999 03 07 7 March 1999 aged 25 6 nbsp Saracens Holly Aitchison Fly half 1997 09 13 13 September 1997 aged 26 25 nbsp Bristol Bears Zoe Harrison Fly half 1998 04 14 14 April 1998 aged 25 46 nbsp Saracens Helena Rowland Fly half 1999 09 19 19 September 1999 aged 24 28 nbsp Loughborough Lightning Sophie Bridger Centre 2000 06 26 26 June 2000 aged 23 2 nbsp Saracens Sydney Gregson Centre 1996 01 20 20 January 1996 aged 28 3 nbsp Saracens Tatyana Heard Centre 1995 01 14 14 January 1995 aged 29 18 nbsp Gloucester Hartpury Megan Jones Centre 1996 10 28 28 October 1996 aged 27 16 nbsp Leicester Tigers Emily Scarratt Centre 1990 02 08 8 February 1990 aged 34 108 nbsp Loughborough Lightning Jessica Breach Wing 1997 11 04 4 November 1997 aged 26 33 nbsp Saracens Abby Dow Wing 1997 09 29 29 September 1997 aged 26 40 nbsp Trailfinders Vicky Laflin Wing 1997 07 23 23 July 1997 aged 26 0 nbsp Trailfinders Ellie Kildunne Fullback 1999 09 08 8 September 1999 aged 24 38 nbsp Harlequins Emma Sing Fullback 2001 03 11 11 March 2001 aged 23 6 nbsp Gloucester Hartpury List of all players edit Main article List of England women s national rugby union players Notable players edit World Rugby Awards edit The following England players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2001 4 World Rugby Women s 15s Player of the Year Year Nominees Winners 2001 Shelley Rae Shelley Rae 2006 Maggie Alphonsi Maggie Alphonsi 2008 Carol Isherwood Carol Isherwood 2010 Maggie Alphonsi 2 Nolli Waterman 2012 Michaela Staniford Michaela Staniford 2016 Sarah Hunter Sarah Hunter 2019 Sarah Bern Emily Scarratt Katy Daley McLean Emily Scarratt 2021 Zoe Aldcroft Zoe Aldcroft Poppy Cleall 2022 Alex Matthews 2023 Abby Dow Marlie Packer Marlie Packer World Rugby Women s 15s Dream Team of the Year Year Forwards Backs Total No Players No Players 2021 3 Sarah Bern 11 Abby Dow 5 5 Abbie Ward 6 Zoe Aldcroft 8 Poppy Cleall 2022 3 Sarah Bern 2 13 Emily Scarratt 6 4 Abbie Ward 2 6 Alex Matthews 15 Abby Dow 2 7 Marlie Packer 2023 2 Lark Atkin Davies 11 Abby Dow 3 7 3 Sarah Bern 3 4 Zoe Aldcroft 2 15 Ellie Kildunne 6 Alex Matthews 2 7 Marlie Packer 2 World Rugby 2010s Team of the Decade Forwards 5 No Players Positions 1 Rocky Clark Loosehead Prop 3 Sophie Hemming Tighthead Prop 5 Tamara Taylor Lock 7 Maggie Alphonsi Openside Flanker World Rugby 2010s Team of the Decade Backs 5 No Players Positions 10 Katy Daley McLean Fly Half 13 Emily Scarratt Outside Centre 14 Lydia Thompson Right Wing 15 Nolli Waterman Full Back World Rugby Women s 15s Try of the Year Year Date Nominee Match Tournament Winner 2021 30 April Abby Dow vs France Exhibition Match 2022 5 November Abby Dow 2 vs Canada Rugby World Cup Abby Dow 2023 29 April Zoe Aldcroft vs France Six Nations Hall of famers edit England have five former players who have been inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame Players Year inducted Refs Carol Isherwood 2014 6 Gill Burns 2014 7 Maggie Alphonsi 2016 8 Sue Dorrington 2022 9 Mary Forsyth 2022 10 Six Nations Player of the Championship edit The following England players have been shortlisted for the Women s Six Nations Player of the Championship since 2020 11 Year Nominees Winners 2020 Emily Scarratt Emily Scarratt 2021 Zoe Aldcroft Poppy Cleall Poppy Cleall 2022 Sarah Bern Marlie Packer 2023 Holly Aitchison Marlie Packer 2 Rugby Players Association Player of the Year edit The following players have been voted as the RPA England Player of the Year since 2013 12 RPA Player of the Year 2013 16 Year Winners Ref 2013 Emily Scarratt 13 2014 Rachael Burford 14 2015 Rocky Clark 15 2016 Sarah Hunter 16 RPA Player of the Year 2017 20 Year Winners Ref 2017 Tamara Taylor 17 2018 Nolli Waterman 18 2019 Sarah Bern 19 2020 Zoe Aldcroft 20 RPA Player of the Year 2021 Year Winners Ref 2021 Poppy Cleall 21 2022 Marlie Packer 22 2023 Sadia Kabeya 23 Individual records edit As of 23 March 2024 24 Players active at international level as of March 2024 are listed in bold italics Most Caps Rank Player Caps 1 Sarah Hunter 141 2 Rocky Clark 137 3 Katy Daley McLean 116 4 Tamara Taylor 115 5 Emily Scarratt 108 6 Amy Garnett 100 7 Marlie Packer 99 8 Helen Clayton 87 9 Rachael Burford 84 10 Vicky Fleetwood 82 Most Points Rank Player Points 1 Emily Scarratt 749 2 Katy Daley McLean 542 3 Sue Day 305 4 Nicola Crawford 285 5 Shelley Rae 275 6 Gill Burns 241 7 Nolli Waterman 235 8 Kat Merchant 225 Lydia Thompson 10 Karen Andrew 221 Most Tries Rank Player Tries 1 Sue Day 61 2 Nicola Crawford 57 3 Emily Scarratt 53 4 Nolli Waterman 47 5 Kat Merchant 45 Lydia Thompson 7 Marlie Packer 43 8 Jessica Breach 36 Christine Diver 10 Gill Burns 35Coaches editCurrent coaching staff edit The following table outlines the current England senior coaching team as of the 2024 Women s Six Nations 25 Name Role nbsp John Mitchell Head Coach nbsp Louis Deacon Forwards Coach nbsp Lou Meadows Attack Coach nbsp Sarah Hunter Transition Coach nbsp Charlie Hayter Head of Performance Notable former coaches edit nbsp Gary Street head coach 2007 15 1x World Cup winner 2014 1x World Cup runner up 2010 6x Six Nations winner 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 nbsp Simon Middleton assistant coach 2014 head coach 2015 23 1x World Rugby Coach of the Year 2021 2x World Cup runner up 2017 2021 6x Six Nations winner 2017 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Honours editWorld Cup Winners 2 1994 2014 26 Runners up 6 1991 2002 2006 2010 2017 2021 WXV Winners 1 2023 Six Nations Championship Winners 19 1996 1997 1999 2000 2001 2003 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2017 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Grand Slam 17 1996 1997 1999 2000 2001 2003 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2017 2019 2020 2022 2023 Triple Crown 23 1996 1997 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2022 2023 European Championship Winners 5 1997 2007 2008 2011 2012 Runners up 1 2004References edit Orchard Sara 4 May 2023 England John Mitchell appointed women s head coach after Simon Middleton departure BBC Sport Retrieved 4 May 2023 Women s World Rankings World Rugby Retrieved 25 March 2024 35 player Red Roses squad announced for Six Nations www englandrugby com England Rugby 11 March 2024 Retrieved 11 March 2024 Awards Roll of Honour World Rugby www world rugby Retrieved 16 March 2024 a b Eight Red Roses named in World Rugby team of the decade www englandrugby com England Rugby 7 December 2020 Retrieved 4 November 2023 Carol Isherwood World Rugby Hall of Fame www world rugby Retrieved 29 June 2022 Gillian Burns World Rugby Hall of Fame www world rugby Retrieved 29 June 2022 Margaret Alphonsi World Rugby Hall of Fame www world rugby Retrieved 29 June 2022 Sue Dorrington World Rugby Hall of Fame www world rugby Retrieved 30 December 2022 Mary Forsyth World Rugby Hall of Fame www world rugby Retrieved 30 December 2022 Women s Six Nations Player of the Championship Six Nations Rugby Retrieved 18 April 2024 The RPA Awards Previous Awards therpa co uk Rugby Players Association Retrieved 30 December 2022 2013 The RPA therpa co uk Rugby Players Association Retrieved 30 December 2023 2014 The RPA therpa co uk Rugby Players Association Retrieved 30 December 2023 2015 The RPA therpa co uk Rugby Players Association Retrieved 30 December 2023 2016 The RPA therpa co uk Rugby Players Association Retrieved 30 December 2023 2017 The RPA therpa co uk Rugby Players Association Retrieved 30 December 2023 2018 The RPA therpa co uk Rugby Players Association Retrieved 30 December 2023 2019 The RPA therpa co uk Rugby Players Association Retrieved 30 December 2023 2020 The RPA therpa co uk Rugby Players Association Retrieved 30 December 2023 2021 The RPA therpa co uk Rugby Players Association Retrieved 30 December 2023 2022 The RPA therpa co uk Rugby Players Association Retrieved 30 December 2023 2023 The RPA therpa co uk Rugby Players Association Retrieved 30 December 2023 Player Records www englandrugby com England Rugby Retrieved 13 March 2024 John Mitchell appointed Red Roses Head Coach www englandrugby com England Rugby 4 May 2023 Retrieved 18 January 2024 James Riach 17 August 2014 England 21 9 Canada Women s rugby World Cup match report The Guardian Retrieved 2 December 2014 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to England women s national rugby union team Official website nbsp England Women s rugby page at The Independent Retrieved from https en wikipedia org 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