Campion and Brock named in England WXV squad

Back rows Lilli Ives Campion and Georgia Brock person been selected successful England's 30-player squad for nan WXV campaign.

Campion, 20, and Brock, 23, won their solitary Test caps during nan wins complete France and New Zealand this month.

There is nary spot for erstwhile skipper Poppy Cleall, who was a cardinal portion of England's past 2 World Cup campaigns.

Hooker Connie Powell returns from wounded and is preferred to May Campbell.

Two uncapped prospects – Loughborough helping Bo Westcombe-Evans and Bristol centre Pheobe Murray – are named among nan backs.

Marlie Packer captains nan squad, pinch Zoe Aldcroft and Natasha Hunt continuing arsenic vice-captains.

Cleall has not featured since caput coach John Mitchell took complaint past autumn.

She was picked arsenic portion of his 2024 Six Nations squad, but did not play successful nan first 2 matches earlier a trim to her knee successful training ended her campaign.

She subsequently mislaid her cardinal statement pinch England.

"I benignant of thought I had 1 much twelvemonth successful maine arsenic a professional, but that was personification else's choice," 32-year-old Cleall told Contested., external

She said she had phoned Mitchell to awesome her volition to conflict for her world place.

"My purpose and my scheme is still to spell pinch nan World Cup pinch England," she said.

"That location World Cup is immense for maine personally. If I don't make nan squad I will beryllium proud I stayed successful and gave myself nan chance, alternatively than giving up now."

England recreation to Canada arsenic WXV champions, having won nan inaugural tournament successful New Zealand successful November.

They play nan United States connected 29 September earlier matches against New Zealand and Canada connected nan pursuing 2 weekends.

England are connected a 17-match winning streak, stretching backmost to their conclusion by New Zealand successful nan World Cup last successful 2022.

They are apical of nan world rankings – much than 7 points clear of second-placed New Zealand – and basking favourites to triumph WXV earlier adjacent year's location World Cup.

England squad for WXV

Forwards

Zoe Aldcroft (Gloucester-Hartpury, 55 caps)

Lark Atkin-Davies (Bristol Bears, 59 caps)

Sarah Bern (Bristol Bears, 63 caps)

Hannah Botterman (Bristol Bears, 49 caps)

Georgia Brock (Gloucester-Hartpury, 1 cap)

Mackenzie Carson (Gloucester-Hartpury, 17 caps)

Amy Cokayne (Leicester Tigers, 76 caps)

Kelsey Clifford (Saracens, 8 caps)

Maddie Feaunati (Exeter Chiefs, 7 caps)

Rosie Galligan (Saracens, 16 caps)

Lilli Ives Campion (Loughborough Lightning, 1 cap)

Alex Matthews (Gloucester-Hartpury, 69 caps)

Maud Muir (Gloucester-Hartpury, 32 caps)

Marlie Packer (Saracens, 106 caps)

Connie Powell (Harlequins, 19 caps)

Morwenna Talling (Sale Sharks, 15 caps)

Abbie Ward (Bristol Bears, 66 caps)

Backs

Holly Aitchison (Bristol Bears, 32 caps)

Jess Breach (Saracens, 40 caps)

Abby Dow (Trailfinders Women, 47 caps)

Zoe Harrison (Saracens, 51 caps)

Tatyana Heard (Gloucester-Hartpury, 24 caps)

Natasha Hunt (Gloucester-Hartpury, 74 caps)

Ellie Kildunne (Harlequins, 45 caps)

Phoebe Murray (Bristol Bears, uncapped)

Lucy Packer (Harlequins, 23 caps)

Helena Rowland (Loughborough Lightning, 31 caps)

Emily Scarratt (Loughborough Lightning, 113 caps)

Bo Westcombe-Evans (Loughborough Lightning, uncapped)

Ella Wyrwas (Saracens, 6 caps)