32 Red Roses players have a contract for the 2024/25 season
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Maddie Feaunati, who earned five caps in the 2024 Guinness Women’s Six Nations, has been awarded her maiden full-time England contract, as has two-time capped prop Liz Crake.
Last year the Red Roses, in collaboration with the Rugby Players Association, agreed a three-season agreement up to June 2026. This included salaries, match fees, Rugby World Cup 2025 arrangements, commercial and community engagement initiatives as well as an agreement around revenue sharing if business targets are exceeded.
In addition to the full-time contracts, eight players have secured transition contracts. Liz Hanlon, a debutant in the 88-10 victory over Ireland at Twickenham Stadium in April, England U20 back row Steph Else and England Women’s youngest cap Mia Venner are new faces among the transition list.
These contracts support aspiring Red Roses in their early professional journey, and safeguard some of their week for dedicated rugby development.
CONTRACTED PLAYERS
TRANSITION CONTRACTED PLAYERS
Mia Venner (Gloucester-Hartpury)
Head of Women’s Performance, Charlie Hayter, said: “This Red Roses group is extremely competitive, and the standards continue to go from strength to strength, as evidenced in this year’s Six Nations.
“Everyone involved in the programme is dedicated and committed to the journey that lies ahead, and striving towards a common purpose of growing the game in this country and contest the right to be successful at next year’s home Rugby World Cup.
“Before then, the immediate focus is on best preparing ourselves for our September fixtures against world class opposition in France and New Zealand, before heading to WXV 1 in Canada.”
Red Roses Head Coach, John Mitchell, added: “We trust each other and our style of rugby, and have belief our game is working for us.
“There is still a lot of room for growth in us and we have taken a lot of learning from our last Test match against France to move us forward. We are focused and determined to climb again and take our game to another level.”
