

England coach John Mitchell has named a 42-player squad for this week's training camp as they ramp up preparations for the Six Nations.
Former England captain Marlie Packer has said that Zoe Aldcroft taking over as Red Roses skipper for 2025 was the "right thing" for the team.
England have named forward Zoe Aldcroft as captain ahead of the Women's Six Nations Championship in March, with the World Cup to follow in August.
England fullback Ellie Kildunne was named women's player of the year at the World Rugby awards on Sunday, while Springboks forward Pieter-Steph du Toit took out the men's award.
England winger Jess Breach has said the team are not getting ahead of themselves despite growing expectation that the host nation will claim the Women's World Cup next year.
England have introduced sanitary provisions at more than 500 nationwide rugby clubs for their female players, members and visitors to boost women participation in the sport, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) said on Thursday.
The 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup will kick off on Aug. 22 with hosts England taking on 1991 winners United States.
Hosts and favourites England were grouped with Australia and the United States after the draw for the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup was made on Thursday.
With the Women's Rugby World Cup being held in England next year, organisers are under pressure to seize the moment and transform the women's game.
England earned their third straight victory over New Zealand on Sunday as a scintillating attacking performance helped them to a 49-31 win in Canada.
England have accepted the fact they will carry extra pressure and responsibility into next year's home World Cup, but if they do go all the way in 12-months' time and win the tournament, fans are in for an epic journey on and off the pitch.
England swept past world champions New Zealand with a 24-12 win at Allianz Stadium on Saturday to record their second straight win over the Black Ferns.
The home of England rugby, Twickenham Stadium, is to be renamed in a deal between England's Rugby Football Union (RFU) and German insurance company Allianz, the RFU confirmed on Monday.
England will host world champions New Zealand on September 14 ahead of October's WXV1 tournament, England rugby announced on Thursday.
England's star fullback Ellie Kildunne said on Saturday that she will join up with Team GB's Sevens squad ahead of the Paris Olympics this summer.
England ran in six tries to claim a sixth successive Women's Six Nations title with a 42-21 victory over hosts France in their championship decider.
Finally, 11 months after John Mitchell's appointment as head coach in May 2023, we are about to learn something about this new-look England team.
England coach John Mitchell dismissed claims that their ongoing dominance in the Six Nations is a problem for women's rugby after his side's 88-10 thrashing of Ireland on Saturday.
England kept their quest for a sixth consecutive Six Nations title alive in ruthless fashion on Saturday as they scored 14 tries in an 88-10 bonus point win over Ireland in front of 48,778 fans at Twickenham.
A first British and Irish Lions women's tour will take place in 2027 with current world champions New Zealand hosting a three-test series, organisers confirmed on Tuesday.
Marlie Packer was named World Rugby women's 15s Player of the Year, moments after they beat New Zealand in the final of the WXV 1 competition.
The gulf at the top of women's rugby was on show again as Australia wilted to England's Red Roses 42-7 in their WXV 1 match in Wellington.
John Mitchell has been appointed as England Women's head coach, taking over from Simon Middleton.
England beat a spirited France 38-33 to win their fifth straight women's Six Nations title with a Grand Slam in front of a record-breaking crowd at Twickenham on Sunday.
England's most-capped player Sarah Hunter will retire from international rugby after this weekend's Women's Six Nations match against Scotland, the 37-year-old said on Tuesday.