Women's Six Nations 2023: Delaney Burns to make debut in new-look England pack

Delaney Burns, centre, has helped Bristol to 4th successful the Premier 15s array this season

Bristol fastener Delaney Burns volition marque her England debut arsenic injuries and a status unit changes to the Red Roses' battalion for Sunday's Women's Six Nations lucifer against Italy.

With Poppy Cleall injured, Cath O'Donnell comes into the 2nd row.

Harlequins flanker Emily Robinson, 22, could marque her debut disconnected the bench.

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England are bidding for a 5th successive Six Nations rubric and beat Scotland 58-7 past weekend, portion Italy challenged World Cup semi-finalists France in a 22-12 loss.

Centre Amber Reed is besides injured and Tatyana Heard and Lagi Tuima are astatine 12 and 13 respectively, portion versatile backmost Sarah McKenna is brought onto the bench.

England's extent is astir challenged astatine prop, wherever Detysha Harper is added to the wounded database aft sustaining an Achilles tendon contented successful Wednesday's grooming that volition support her retired for the remainder of the tournament.

Last week's debutant Mackenzie Carson starts again astatine loose-head, with the much experienced Sarah Bern astatine tight-head.

Liz Crake and Kelsey Clifford, who besides made their debuts past week, are connected the seat and Simi Pam has been brought into the wider grooming squad to regenerate Harper.

England's injured props see Hannah Botterman, Bryony Cleall and Maud Muir, portion Shaunagh Brown has retired and Vickii Cornborough is missing the tourney for idiosyncratic reasons.

The Red Roses are besides without cardinal leaders arsenic fly-half Zoe Harrison, centre Emily Scarratt and fastener Abbie Ward volition beryllium absent for the Six Nations.

Flanker Marlie Packer has taken the captaincy pursuing Hunter's status and caput manager Simon Middleton said she "will privation to stamp her ain marque of enactment connected the team".

"Delaney Burns has impressed america immensely," Middleton added.

"Her line-out and set-piece knowing is beardown and she deserves her start.

"Giovanni Raineri and his unit volition person their Italy squad good prepared for this Six Nations, and that was intelligibly reflected successful past weekend's beardown opening performance."

England squad to look Italy

England: Dow; Breach, Tuima, Heard, MacDonald; Aitchison, L Packer; Carson, Cokayne, Bern, O'Donnell, Burns, Kabeya, Packer (capt), Aldcroft.

Replacements: Davies, Crake, Clifford, Beckett, Robinson, Wyrwas, McKenna, Sing.