Aitchison returns at 10 to face Black Ferns

WXV: New Zealand v England

Venue: Langley Event Centre, Canada Date: Sunday, 6 October Kick-off: 21:00 BST

Coverage: Live connected BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app

England person recalled Holly Aitchison astatine fly-half for their WXV gathering with satellite champions New Zealand connected Sunday.

She played successful England's 2 warm-up wins for the tournament, but Zoe Harrison was preferred for last weekend's triumph implicit the United States.

Aitchison is portion of an experienced backline with Tatyana Heard and Helena Rowland successful midfield and Jess Breach, Abby Dow and full-back Ellie Kildunne forming the backmost three.

Morwenna Talling, who tin besides play astatine 2nd row, keeps her spot astatine blindside flanker with Maddie Feaunati connected bench.

Prop Hannah Botterman, 1 of 10 changes to the starting line-up, wins her 50th headdress successful the beforehand row.

England won 2023's inaugural WXV rubric with triumph implicit New Zealand, arsenic good arsenic their astir caller gathering with the Black Ferns, 24-12 astatine Twickenham's Allianz Stadium past month.

However, New Zealand are the past squad to bushed the Red Roses, with a melodramatic comeback triumph successful the Rugby World Cup last successful 2022.

England: Kildunne; Dow, Rowland, Heard, Breach; Aitchison, Hunt; Botterman, Cokayne, Muir, Aldcroft, Ward, Talling, M Packer, Matthews.

Replacements: Atkin-Davies, Carson, Bern, Galligan, Feaunati, L Packer, Harrison, Scarratt.