England Women target Six Nations after 28 players given full-time contracts

• New 35-player squad features 28 professionals and seven others• ‘This is a huge opportunity,’ says coach Simon MiddletonKaty Daley-Mclean, who earned her 100th cap during the autumn internationals in November, the captain Sarah Hunter, Marlie Packer, and Vicky Fleetwood have been joined by 2017 World Cup finalists Sarah Bern, Rachael Burford, Vickii Cornborough, Abbie Scott and Lydia Thompson in the England Women’s elite player squad for 2019. Related: The Breakdown | Simply signing an All Black is not a golden ticket for European clubs Forwards Continue reading...