Allianz win would boost World Cup belief - Breach

Women's Test: England v New Zealand

Venue: Allianz Stadium, Twickenham Date: Saturday, 14 September Kick-off: 14:30 BST

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England helping Jess Breach believes facing New Zealand astatine Twickenham's Allianz Stadium will thief them vanquish a Rugby World Cup last curse adjacent year.

The Red Roses look nan Black Ferns astatine nan 82,000-capacity venue connected Saturday, hoping to widen a 16-match winning streak that began aft New Zealand's triumph successful nan World Cup last successful 2022.

That was nan latest successful a bid of New Zealand victories erstwhile nan 2 teams person met successful nan sport's biggest game, pinch England besides losing to them successful nan 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2017 finals.

But Breach hopes that adjacent year's World Cup last - played astatine nan aforesaid venue arsenic this weekend's lucifer - will person a different outcome.

"It's incredible," said Breach of nan imaginable of playing astatine the recently renamed Allianz Stadium.

"The much we play New Zealand, nan much we get utilized to playing them and hopefully erstwhile it comes to that World Cup it will beryllium a different story."

England took immoderate measurement of revenge for their World Cup last conclusion pinch a 33-12 triumph complete New Zealand successful Auckland successful November and will meet them again successful WXV successful Canada successful October.

England person drawn bumper crowds to nan Allianz Stadium for their last matches of their past 2 Six Nations campaigns, pinch 58,498 watching them hit France successful 2023 and 48,778 travelling to Twickenham for nan triumph complete Ireland successful April.

Hooker Lark Atkin-Davies believes nan backing of location fans tin tie immoderate of nan sting from New Zealand's accepted pre-match haka.

"I deliberation it will beryllium absorbing to spot what happens, we can't hold to spell and play astatine nan Allianz and hopefully get a really astonishing crowd there," she said.

"I emotion stepping retired and belting retired nan anthem - that is simply a immense point erstwhile you are surrounded by truthful galore fans.

"We respect nan Black Ferns doing nan haka astatine nan opening of nan game, but we want to show we are together and we're fresh to perform.

"Whatever happens hopefully Allianz will bring nan sound astatine nan play and it will beryllium a typical occasion."