England are targeting a seventh Women’s Six Nations title in a row and have announced a 37-player squad to fight for the title defence.
The full England Women’s 2025 Women’s Six Nations squad sees four uncapped players picked by head coach John Mitchell. Abi Burton (Trailfinders), Charlotte Fray (Leicester Tigers), Jade Shekells (Gloucester-Hartpury) and Flo Robinson (Exeter Chiefs) have all been included.
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Gloucester-Hartpury’s Zoe Aldcroft will captain the side as the team’s new skipper with Megan Jones and Marlie Packer as vice captains.
With the announcement, head coach Mitchell said: “We have selected a really exciting mix of players and a squad with great depth,”
“Depth provides healthy competition as we look to evolve our combinations. It will be really good to get everyone together; this is an important week to refocus and get everyone on the same page as quickly as we can.”
Here is the full squad for the the tournament that begins on Sunday 23 March with England hosting Italy in York.
England Women’s Six Nations squad 2025
Forwards:
Zoe Aldcroft (Gloucester-Hartpury, 58 caps)
Lark Atkin-Davies (Bristol Bears, 62 caps)
Sarah Beckett (Gloucester-Hartpury, 35 caps)
Sarah Bern (Bristol Bears, 66 caps)
Hannah Botterman (Bristol Bears, 51 caps)
Georgia Brock (Gloucester-Hartpury, 2 caps)
Abi Burton (Trailfinders Women, uncapped)
May Campbell (Saracens, 1 cap)
Mackenzie Carson (Gloucester-Hartpury, 21 caps)
Kelsey Clifford (Saracens, 9 caps)
Amy Cokayne (Leicester Tigers, 79 caps)
Maddie Feaunati (Exeter Chiefs, 10 caps)
Charlotte Fray (Leicester Tigers, uncapped)
Rosie Galligan (Saracens, 19 caps)
Lilli Ives Campion (Loughborough Lightning, 1 cap)
Sadia Kabeya (Loughborough Lightning, 18 caps)
Alex Matthews (Gloucester-Hartpury, 72 caps)
Maud Muir (Gloucester-Hartpury, 35 caps)
Marlie Packer (Saracens, 108 caps)
Morwenna Talling (Sale Sharks, 18 caps)
Abbie Ward (Bristol Bears, 69 caps)
Backs:
Holly Aitchison (Bristol Bears, 35 caps)
Jess Breach (Saracens, 43 caps)
Abby Dow (Trailfinders Women, 48 caps)
Zoe Harrison (Saracens, 54 caps)
Tatyana Heard (Gloucester-Hartpury, 26 caps)
Natasha Hunt (Gloucester-Hartpury, 76 caps)
Megan Jones (Leicester Tigers, 21 caps)
Ellie Kildunne (Harlequins, 48 caps)
Claudia MacDonald (Exeter Chiefs, 32 caps)
Lucy Packer (Harlequins, 26 caps)
Flo Robinson (Exeter Chiefs, uncapped)
Helena Rowland (Loughborough Lightning, 34 caps)
Emily Scarratt (Loughborough Lightning, 116 caps)
Jade Shekells (Gloucester-Hartpury, uncapped)
Emma Sing (Gloucester-Hartpury, 6 caps)
Mia Venner (Gloucester-Hartpury, 1 cap)
England Women’s Six Nations 2024
England team to play France
Ellie Kildunne; Abby Dow, Megan Jones, Tatyana Heard, Jess Breach; Holly Aitchison, Natasha Hunt; Hannah Botterman, Amy Cokayne, Maud Muir, Zoe Aldcroft, Morwenna Talling, Sadia Kabeya, Marlie Packer, Alex Matthews.
Replacements: Connie Powell, Mackenzie Carson, Kelsey Clifford, Abbie Ward, Maddie Feaunati, Lucy Packer, Emily Scarratt, Sydney Gregson.
England team to play Ireland
Ellie Kildunne; Abby Dow, Megan Jones, Tatyana Heard, Jess Breach; Holly Aitchison, Natasha Hunt; Hannah Botterman, Lark Atkin-Davies, Maud Muir, Zoe Aldcroft, Morwenna Talling, Sadia Kabeya, Marlie Packer, Alex Matthews.
Replacements: Connie Powell, Mackenzie Carson, Kelsey Clifford, Lizzie Hanlon, Maddie Feaunati, Lucy Packer, Emily Scarratt, Sydney Gregson.
England team to play Scotland
Ellie Kildunne; Abby Dow, Megan Jones, Tatyana Heard, Jess Breach; Holly Aitchison, Natasha Hunt; Hannah Botterman, Amy Cokayne, Maud Muir, Rosie Galligan, Abbie Ward, Zoe Aldcroft, Sadia Kabeya, Alex Matthews
Replacements: Connie Powell, Mackenzie Carson, Kelsey Clifford, Maddie Feaunati, Marlie Packer, Lucy Packer, Zoe Harrison, Sydney Gregson
England team to play Wales
Ellie Kildunne; Abby Dow, Megan Jones, Tatyana Heard, Jess Breach; Holly Aitchison, Natasha Hunt; Hannah Botterman, Lark Atkin-Davies, Maud Muir, Zoe Aldcroft, Rosie Galligan, Sadia Kabeya, Marlie Packer, Alex Matthews.
Replacements: Connie Powell, Mackenzie Carson, Kelsey Clifford, Abbie Ward, Maddie Fe’aunati, Lucy Packer, Zoe Harrison, Sydney Gregson.
England team to play Italy
Ellie Kildunne; Abby Dow, Helena Rowland, Emily Scarratt, Jess Breach; Zoe Harrison, Lucy Packer; Hannah Botterman, Lark Atkin-Davies, Kelsey Clifford, Zoe Aldcroft, Abbie Ward, Sadia Kabeya, Marlie Packer, Sarah Beckett.
Replacements: Connie Powell, Mackenzie Carson, Maud Muir, Maddie Fe’aunati, Alex Matthews, Natasha Hunt, Holly Aitchison, Megan Jones.
England Women’s Six Nations Squad
Forwards (Club/caps)
Zoe Aldcroft (Gloucester-Hartpury/48 caps)
Lark Atkin-Davies (Bristol Bears/54 caps)
Sarah Beckett (Gloucester-Hartpury/34 caps)
Hannah Botterman (Bristol Bears/42 caps)
Mackenzie Carson (Gloucester-Hartpury/10 caps)
Poppy Cleall (Saracens/65 caps)
Kelsey Clifford (Saracens/3 caps)
Amy Cokayne (Leicester Tigers/72 caps)
Maddie Feaunati (Exeter Chiefs/uncapped)
Rosie Galligan (Saracens/14 caps)
Lizzie Hanlon (Exeter Chiefs/uncapped)
Sadia Kabeya (Loughborough Lightning/13 caps)
Alex Matthews (Gloucester-Hartpury/62 caps)
Maud Muir (Gloucester-Hartpury/25 caps)
Cath O’Donnell (Loughborough Lightning/30 caps)
Marlie Packer (Saracens/99 caps)
Connie Powell (Harlequins/14 caps)
Morwenna Talling (Sale Sharks/11 caps)
Abbie Ward (Bristol Bears/61 caps)
Backs
Holly Aitchison (Bristol Bears, 25 caps)
Sophie Bridger (Saracens, 2 caps)
Jess Breach (Saracens, 33 caps)
Abby Dow (Trailfinders Women, 40 caps)
Sydney Gregson (Saracens, 3 caps)
Zoe Harrison (Saracens, 46 caps)
Tatyana Heard (Gloucester-Hartpury, 18 caps)
Natasha Hunt (Gloucester-Hartpury, 67 caps)
Megan Jones (Leicester Tigers, 16 caps)
Ellie Kildunne (Harlequins, 38 caps)
Vicky Laflin (Trailfinders Women, uncapped)
Lucy Packer (Harlequins, 16 caps)
Helena Rowland (Loughborough Lightning, 28 caps)
Emily Scarratt (Loughborough Lightning, 108 caps)
Emma Sing (Gloucester-Hartpury, 6 caps)
Ella Wyrwas (Saracens, 6 caps)
England Women’s Six Nations Fixtures 2024
(All kick-off times are UK & Ireland time)
Round One
Sun 24 Mar, Italy 0-48 England (Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, 4.45pm)
Round Two
Sat 30 Mar, England 46-10 Wales (Ashton Gate, 4,45pm)
Round Three
Sat 13 Apr, Scotland 0-46 England (Hive Stadium, 2.15pm)
Round Four
Sat 20 Apr, England v Ireland (Twickenham Stadium, 2.15pm)
Round Five
Sat 27 Apr, France v England (Stade Chaban-Delmas, 4,45pm)
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