England women's national rugby union team
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The England women's national rugby union team, commonly known as the Red Roses, represents England in women's international rugby union. They compete in the annual Women's Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. England have won the championship on a total of 19 out of 28 occasions – winning the Grand Slam 17 times and the Triple Crown 23 times – making them the most successful side in the tournament's history, helped by their status as the only fully professional women’s team in 2019. They won the Women's Rugby World Cup in 1994 and 2014, and have been runners-up on six other occasions. Their current permanent head coach, as of October 2023, is John Mitchell.[1]
Nickname(s) | Red Roses | ||
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Emblem | Red Rose | ||
Union | Rugby Football Union | ||
Head coach | John Mitchell | ||
Captain | Marlie Packer | ||
Most caps | Sarah Hunter (141) | ||
Top scorer | Emily Scarratt (749) | ||
Top try scorer | Sue Day (61) | ||
Home stadium | Twickenham | ||
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World Rugby ranking | |||
Current | 1 (as of 9 January 2023) | ||
Highest | 1 (2012–2013, 2014–2015, 2017, 2020–) | ||
Lowest | 4 (2015) | ||
First international | |||
Wales 4–22 England (Pontypool, Wales; 5 April 1987) | |||
Biggest win | |||
England 101–0 South Africa (East Molesey, England; 14 May 2005) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
New Zealand 67–0 England (Burnham, New Zealand; 13 August 1997) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 9 (First in 1991) | ||
Best result | Champions, 1994, 2014 |