Feaunati and Crake among 32 players offered full-time England contracts

Back statement Maddie Feaunati and prop Liz Crake person been named for nan first clip among 32 players who person been awarded full-time England contracts for 2024/25.

Of nan 32 confirmed, 29 featured successful nan Red Roses’ successful Grand Slam-winning Six Nations triumph successful April.

“This Red Roses group is highly competitory and nan standards proceed to spell from spot to strength, arsenic evidenced successful this year’s Six Nations," said Charlie Hayter, England's caput of women’s performance.

Both Feaunati, 22, who plays for Exeter Chiefs, and Trailfinders' Crake, 29, won world caps successful this year's Six Nations.

“Everyone progressive successful nan programme is dedicated and committed to nan travel that lies ahead, striving towards a communal intent of increasing nan crippled successful this state and to title nan correct to beryllium successful astatine adjacent year’s location Rugby World Cup," added Hayter.

Transition contracts person been offered to 8 players including Mia Venner, 22, who, aged 17, was nan youngest subordinate to triumph a Roses cap.

These contracts support aspiring players successful their early master travel and safeguard immoderate of their clip for dedicated rugby development.

Saracens number 8 Poppy Cleall, who has 65 caps, drops retired of nan squad, arsenic does Bristol's Amber Reed and Gloucester-Hartpury's Emma Sing.

England adjacent play against France (7 September) and New Zealand (14 September), earlier heading to WXV1 successful Canada (27 September - 13 October).

The Red Roses became nan inaugural 2023 WXV1 champions pinch a 33-12 triumph complete world champions New Zealand successful Auckland past November.

Contracted players

Holly Aitchison (Bristol Bears)

Zoe Aldcroft (Gloucester-Hartpury)

Lark Atkin-Davies (Bristol Bears)

Sarah Beckett (Gloucester-Hartpury)

Sarah Bern (Bristol Bears)

Hannah Botterman (Bristol Bears)

Jess Breach (Saracens)

Mackenzie Carson (Gloucester-Hartpury)

Kelsey Clifford (Saracens)

Amy Cokayne (Leicester Tigers)

Liz Crake (Trailfinders)

Abby Dow (Trailfinders)

Maddie Feaunati (Exeter Chiefs)

Rosie Galligan (Saracens)

Zoe Harrison (Saracens)

Tatyana Heard (Gloucester-Hartpury)

Natasha Hunt (Gloucester-Hartpury)

Megan Jones (Leicester Tigers)

Sadia Kabeya (Loughborough Lightning)

Ellie Kildunne (Harlequins)

Alex Matthews (Gloucester-Hartpury)

Claudia MacDonald (Exeter Chiefs)

Maud Muir (Gloucester-Hartpury)

Cath O’Donnell (Loughborough Lightning)

Lucy Packer (Harlequins)

Marlie Packer (Saracens)

Connie Powell (Harlequins)

Helena Rowland (Loughborough Lightning)

Emily Scarratt (Loughborough Lightning)

Morwenna Talling (Sale Sharks)

Abbie Ward (Bristol Bears)

Ella Wyrwas (Saracens)

Transition contracted players

Maisy Allen (Exeter Chiefs)

Katie Buchanan (Exeter Chiefs)

Grace Clifford (Loughborough Lightning)

Steph Else (Gloucester-Hartpury)

Lizzie Hanlon (Exeter Chiefs)

Lilli Ives Campion (Loughborough Lightning)

Nancy McGillivary (Exeter Chiefs)

Mia Venner (Gloucester-Hartpury)