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 volition assistance them vanquish a Rugby World Cup last curse adjacent year.

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

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

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

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

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

England took immoderate measurement of revenge for their World Cup last decision with a 33-12 triumph implicit New Zealand successful Auckland successful November and volition conscionable them again successful WXV successful Canada successful October.

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

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

"I deliberation it volition beryllium absorbing to spot what happens, we can't hold to spell and play astatine the Allianz and hopefully get a truly astonishing assemblage there," she said.

"I emotion walking retired and belting retired the anthem - that is simply a immense happening erstwhile you are surrounded by truthful galore fans.

"We respect the Black Ferns doing the haka astatine the opening of the game, but we privation to amusement we are unneurotic and we're acceptable to perform.

"Whatever happens hopefully Allianz volition bring the sound astatine the play and it volition beryllium a peculiar occasion."