England v USA, Friday, 7.30pm, BBC1

[Which Tyler]

KO: 7.30 pm
Ref: Aimee Barrett-Theron
TJs: Natarsha Ganley, Maria Heitor
TMO: Leo Colgan

Recent results
2024: USA 21-61 Red Roses
2022: Red Roses 52-14 USA
2021: Red Roses 89-0 USA
2019: USA 5-38 Red Roses
2018: Red Roses 57-5 USA

 

[Which Tyler]

Red Roses team to play USA
1 Hannah Botterman (Bristol Bears, 58 caps)
2 Amy Cokayne (Sale Sharks, 84 caps)
3 Maud Muir (Gloucester-Hartpury, 42 caps)
4 Morwenna Talling (Sale Sharks, 23 caps)
5 Abbie Ward (Bristol Bears, 76 caps)
6 Zoe Aldcroft (Gloucester-Hartpury, 65 caps)
7 Sadia Kabeya (Loughborough Lightning, 23 caps)
8 Alex Matthews (Gloucester-Hartpury, 76 caps)

09 Natasha Hunt (Gloucester-Hartpury, 82 caps)
10 Zoe Harrison (Saracens, 59 caps)
11 Jess Breach (Saracens, 47 caps)
12 Tatyana Heard (Gloucester-Hartpury, 31 caps)
13 Megan Jones (Trailfinders Women, 27 caps)
14 Abby Dow (Unattached, 54 caps)
15 Ellie Kildunne (Harlequins, 53 caps)

16 Lark Atkin-Davies (Bristol Bears, 68 caps), 17 Kelsey Clifford (Saracens, 15 caps), 18 Sarah Bern (Bristol Bears, 73 caps), 19 Rosie Galligan (Saracens, 25 caps), 20 Maddie Feaunati (Exeter Chiefs, 17 caps)
21 Lucy Packer (Harlequins, 33 caps), 22 Emily Scarratt (Loughborough Lightning, 118 caps), 23 Emma Sing (Gloucester-Hartpury, 10 caps)

 

[Which Tyler]

USA team to face England

1. Hope Rogers
2. Kathryn Treder
3. Keia Mae Sagapolu
4. Tahlia Brody
5. Erica Jarrell-Searcy
6. Kate Zackary (c)
7. Georgie Perris-Redding
8. Rachel Johnson

09. Olivia Ortiz
10. McKenzie Hawkins
11. Bulou Mataitoga
12. Alev Kelter
13. Ilona Maher
14. Emily Henrich
15. Lotte Sharp

16. Paige Statholpoulos, 17. Alivia Letherman, 18. Charli Jacoby 19. Rachel Ehrecke 20. Freda Tafuna
21 Cassidy. Bargell 22. Kristin Bitter 23. Sariah Ibarra
Oh yes, and just a reminder, this is also an Utrecht Shield match
https://www.raeburnandutrechtshields.com/the-utrecht-shield

 

[Ddanno]

We're certainly coming out with a bang

 

[Saintjay]

Expect the Roses to get 40 plus. With maybe a few nerves and jitters to start off with.

 

[Vieux Talonneur]

The competition is receiving a bit of hype, ramped up on the likelihood of the Red Roses winning the tournament. And they should - won 57 out of their last 58 games, are at home and have thrown the resources at this. TBH anything less than winning the trophy would have to be regarded as a failure.

What I can't quite get my head around is whether this England team is simply superb or if they're being made to look disproportionately good by the paucity of the opposition. I think it's probably a bit of both, but more of the latter. Maybe they've simply stolen a march in getting their act together the way the ABs did when the men's game went pro.

I might catch the odd match here and there, but if I do pay any real attention to this it probably won't be until at least the semis.

 

[Which Tyler]

Moved to the pools thread

 

[pagliaccio_euforico]

women's rugby tier 1 is solely Canada, England, and New Zealand.

Ireland has improved drastically and the us, Australia, and France are in the same ballpark. After that it's a pretty steep drop off.

I think it's a toss up whether or not we make it though as this a real group of death.

 

[Saintjay]

Wish the men's game would take more matches to Sunderland and the North East.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Wish the men's game would take more matches to Sunderland and the North East.

Was literally just thinking that

People used to joke that the RFU doesn't know rugby exists north of Leicester but I think that's been downgraded to North of Bristol now

 

[TRF_Olyy]

USA have been very good at the breakdown

 

[pagliaccio_euforico]

That tackled player playing the ball thing is huge in America right now. They never do it right and either knock it on or fail to release the ball. And people go berserk when they aren't allowed to do it.

 

[pagliaccio_euforico]

our whole team just got daughtered

 

[TRF_Olyy]

No replays of the hit is pretty lame, I missed it

Is it cause it's a HIA so they don't want to potentially glorify an injury? Or just BBC being naff at live directing?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Absolute classic Rugby 08 tackle there, hit the kicker right as they went to drop the ball on the toe

 

[Which Tyler]

Nice try in the end

 

[Ddanno]

Why are we getting in each other's way constantly in defence

 

[Ddanno]

Atmosphere sounds tremendous

 

[Saintjay]

Optional tackling and isolated runners. Who let Borthwick have a training day.

 

[pagliaccio_euforico]

So we slapped the ball out right? They know there is TMO right? Oh it's one of the dirtiest players in rugby great.