Red Roses 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup Training Squad Named

Head Coach John Mitchell has named 42 players in his Red Roses 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup training squad, including two Under-20 players. 

The squad, comprising of 23 forwards and 19 backs, assembled at Hazelwood on today (Monday 2 June) for the first training camp of the summer. 

Thirty-four of the 42 featured during England’s successful Grand Slam-winning 2025 Guinness Women’s Six Nations with a further seven aiding the team’s preparations.  

Cath O’Donnell has returned to full training after missing last autumn’s WXV 1 tournament and this spring’s Six Nations. Mackenzie Carson (ankle), Ellie Kildunne (hamstring), Claudia MacDonald (knee) and Abbie Ward (toe) will all continue their Return to Performance in camp. 

Mitchell said: "We know how important and exciting 2025 is for women’s rugby in England. Today is the start of little wins where we will work hard into the tournament.” 

Forwards 

Zoe Aldcroft 
Lark Atkin-Davies 
Sarah Bern 
Hannah Botterman 
Georgia Brock 
Abi Burton   
May Campbell 
Mackenzie Carson 
Kelsey Clifford 
Amy Cokayne 
Maddie Feaunati 
Rosie Galligan 
Lizzie Hanlon 
Lilli Ives Campion 
Sadia Kabeya 
Alex Matthews 
Maud Muir 
Cath O’Donnell 
Marlie Packer 
Simi Pam 
Connie Powell 
Morwenna Talling 
Abbie Ward 

Backs  

Holly Aitchison 
Jess Breach 
Millie David* 
Abby Dow 
Zoe Harrison 
Tatyana Heard 
Natasha Hunt 
Megan Jones 
Ellie Kildunne 
Claudia MacDonald 
Lucy Packer 
Sarah Parry* 
Flo Robinson 
Helena Rowland 
Emily Scarratt 
Jade Shekells 
Emma Sing 
Mia Venner 
Ella Wyrwas 

*Denotes Under-20s player