Bristol wing David among England camp call-ups

Millie David, Charlotte Fray, Jade Shekells and Sarah Parry person each been called into the England grooming squad for the archetypal clip earlier the Women's Six Nations.

Forty-two players person been named, nevertheless lone 24 women volition beryllium disposable to be each grooming camps earlier the tourney starts.

Eighteen of the named players are from Gloucester-Hartpury and Saracens Women, and volition aboriginal instrumentality to their clubs to hole for the PWR last connected Sunday, 16 March.

England unfastened the Six Nations astatine location to Italy successful York, connected Sunday, 23 March.

The seven-day turnaround from league decision to the Six Nations commencement was agreed to accommodate the England players' request of an enforced remainder period earlier grooming starts for their location Rugby World Cup this summer.

England besides confirmed that Nathan Catt volition pb connected defence arsenic maternity screen for Sarah Hunter.

Red Roses caput manager Mitchell said: "Our coaching radical remains stronger than ever with the inclusion of Nathan, who has been an exceptional summation from the pathway.

"Sarah is an highly valued subordinate of the Red Roses. Her (current) absorption is connected being a mum and we're looking guardant to seeing her soon.

"The nonsubjective of this campy is to go organised and get amended arsenic a Red Rose up of the Six Nations, bearing successful caput we volition beryllium without the PWR finalists adjacent week.

"We are expecting an excited vigor successful reconnecting again and focusing connected the accidental that this peculiar tourney presents for us."

Bristol helping David volition get an accidental to involvement a assertion for a Red Roses garment aft she was a daze omission from an England grooming campy successful January.

Great Britain Sevens subordinate Shekells is besides called into the squad.

The 2024 Paris Olympian precocious played for GB astatine the Vancouver limb of the World Sevens Series successful February but has impressed successful a fistful of games for Gloucester-Hartpury astatine extracurricular centre.

Leicester Tigers' 2nd enactment Fray is besides called in, arsenic is Harlequins 19-year-old centre Parry.

Saracens scrum-half Ella Wyrwas returns to the squad having missed an earlier January camp.

England rugby league person Fran Goldthorp and Bristol helping Reneeqa Bonner are dropped from the squad aft an archetypal call-ups successful January.

Forwards

Zoe Aldcroft (Gloucester-Hartpury), Lark Atkin-Davies (Bristol Bears), Sarah Beckett (Gloucester-Hartpury), Sarah Bern (Bristol Bears), Hannah Botterman (Bristol Bears), Georgia Brock (Gloucester-Hartpury), Abi Burton (Trailfinders Women), May Campbell (Saracens), Mackenzie Carson (Gloucester-Hartpury), Kelsey Clifford (Saracens), Amy Cokayne (Leicester Tigers), Maddie Feaunati (Exeter Chiefs), Charlotte Fray (Leicester Tigers), Rosie Galligan (Saracens), Lizzie Hanlon (Harlequins), Lilli Ives Campion (Loughborough Lightning), Sadia Kabeya (Loughborough Lightning), Alex Matthews (Gloucester-Hartpury), Maud Muir (Gloucester-Hartpury), Marlie Packer (Saracens), Connie Powell (Harlequins), Morwenna Talling (Sale Sharks), Abbie Ward (Bristol Bears)

Backs

Holly Aitchison (Bristol Bears), Jess Breach (Saracens), Millie David (Bristol Bears), Abby Dow (Trailfinders Women), Zoe Harrison (Saracens), Tatyana Heard (Gloucester-Hartpury), Natasha Hunt (Gloucester-Hartpury), Megan Jones (Leicester Tigers), Ellie Kildunne (Harlequins), Claudia MacDonald (Exeter Chiefs), Lucy Packer (Harlequins), Sarah Parry (Harlequins), Flo Robinson (Exeter Chiefs), Helena Rowland (Loughborough Lightning), Emily Scarratt (Loughborough Lightning), Jade Shekells (Gloucester-Hartpury), Emma Sing (Gloucester-Hartpury), Mia Venner (Gloucester-Hartpury), Ella Wyrwas (Saracens)