Red Roses side to play Italy in 2025 Six Nations opener

England Women's head coach John Mitchell has named his team to play Italy on Sunday 23 March at the LNER Community Stadium, York.

Lilli Ives Campion and Mia Venner will make their first Test starts at second row and wing respectively, whilst Flo Robinson and Jade Shekells could earn their first international cap should they feature from the bench.

Fresh from winning the PWR title, Zoe Aldcroft captains an experienced Red Roses team boasting 822 appearances, which also sees a return for wing Claudia MacDonald, whose last Test came against New Zealand in the 2023 WXV tournament.