Abby Dow will cap a exceptional restoration from harm after being named on the bench for England’s opening World Cup sport in opposition to Fiji on Saturday.
The Pink Roses wing has not performed since breaking her proper leg in England’s Six Nations sport in opposition to Wales in April. However on Wednesday she was named among the many replacements for the match opener in Auckland by head coach, Simon Middleton.
Flanker Sadia Kabeya will make her World Cup debut in opposition to Fiji in a workforce that additionally contains 4 gamers who featured within the 2014 World Cup win. Kabeya’s debut completes a notable few weeks for the 20-year-old, who was picked within the squad forward of skilled back-rowers Vicky Fleetwood and Sarah Beckett.
The workforce will likely be led by Sarah Hunter, who’s chasing Rocky Clark’s England cap report, Saracens’ Leanne Infante will begin at scrum-half with Zoe Harrison and Helena Rowland set to kind the 10-12 axis.
“We’ve chosen an skilled matchday 23 who we really feel are in place to get our marketing campaign off to a robust begin,” Middleton mentioned in an announcement. “We all know we may have chosen any of the broader squad and there are 9 gamers this week with a key supporting position.“
Prime-ranked England, who’re on a 25-match unbeaten streak stretching again to 2019, will begin as overwhelming favourites in opposition to a Fijian aspect who’re making their maiden look on the World Cup.
Drawn in Pool C, England later face France and South Africa.