England Women Sevens squad named for France training tournament

England Women Sevens head coach James Bailey has named a 15-player squad that will travel to Marcoussis, France for a two-day training tournament on 27-28 September 2018.
 
England will play Spain, France and Russia as they prepare for their first HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series tournament in Glendale, Colorado on 20-21 October 2018.
 

Heather Fisher has made herself unavailable for selection after announcing this week that she will be taking a break from rugby to mentally recharge with Bailey adding: “We are obviously disappointed not to have Heather Fisher join us for this tournament because she’s an exceptionally talented player but we fully support Heather’s decision and admire her openness and honesty.”

 
The top four teams from this season’s HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series – which has increased to six rounds – will qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. As with Rio 2016, England is the nominated nation to qualify Team GB for the games.

England Women’s Sevens squad for French training tournament:
 
Claire Allan
Lizzie Adam
Holly Aitchison
Jess Breach
Abi Burton
Abbie Brown
Deborah Fleming
Emma Hardy
Natasha Hunt
Megan Jones
Ellie Kildunne
Celia Quansah
Helena Rowland
Emily Scarratt
Emma Uren