England Women Under 20s name side for Canada A Nations Cup clash

England Women Under 20s Coach Giselle Mather has made a handful of changes ahead of England’s second Nations Cup game in Toronto on Monday, kick-off 1030pm BST.

Only skipper Laura Keates from Worcester RFC, Bath’s Nicola Hoole, Worcester’s Samantha Bree and Darlington Mowden Park’s Rose Fong remain in the starting line-up.

England Under 20s thumped Canada 31-5 on Friday in the tournament’s curtain raiser and tomorrow they face Canada A before taking on Home Nation rivals Wales on Wednesday. The Nations Cup Final takes place in Saturday.

England’s Head Coach Mather said: “We have selected another competitive side for this game. This match will give the players who didn’t start in the first game an opportunity to put their hands up for selection for our next tournament game against Wales.

“Like the first game we expect it to be a very tough encounter. The whole Canadian squad is very strong and competitive. They have stepped up a level and it’s important we rise to the challenge. This Canadian side beat Wales in their first game so we are not underestimating their potential.”

England U20s

1 Laura Keates © Worcester
2 Vicky Fleetwood Lichfield
3 Elizabeth Peake Lakenham Hewitt
4 Juliet Short Darlington Mowden Park
5 Charlotte Male Ivel Barbarians
6 Brigit Reeves Leeds Leos
7 Hannah Field Reading
8 Nicola Hoole Bath
9 Rachel Fraser Morpeth
10 April Brown Saracens
11 Samantha Bree Worcester
12 Sarah Graham Lichfield
13 Sarah McKenna Old Albanian Saints
14 Georgina Crabb Camberley
15 Kimberley Davy Richmond
16 Vicky Cornborough Richmond
17 Davinia Monteiro Wasps
18 Rowena Burnfield Richmond
19 Sarah Guest Worcester
20 Clare Garner Doncaster
21 Rose Fong Darlington Mowden Park
22 Natasha Hunt Bath
23 Emily Scarratt Lichfield

Under 20s Nations Cup Schedule:

All games to be played at Appleby College in Toronto

Friday July 11th
Wales v Canada A, KO 530pm
England v Canada KO 710pm (1210am BST) WON 31-5

Monday July 14th
England v Canada A KO 530pm (1030pm BST)
Canada v Wales KO 710 pm

Wednesday July 16th:
England v Wales KO 7pm (12am BST)

Saturday July 19th:
Championship Final KO 5pm (10pm BST)

by Julia Hutton