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07 Aug, 2025
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France v England: Ellie Kildunne returns for final Women's Rugby World Cup warm-up
@Source: bbc.com
World player of the year Ellie Kildunne has been named in a near full-strength team as England take on France in Saturday's final warm-up game before the start of the Women's Rugby World Cup later this month. Kildunne missed England's 43-42 Six Nations win over the same opponents in April with a leg injury. Elsewhere, Zoe Harrison retains her spot at fly-half from last weekend's 97-7 thrashing of Spain. There are 11 changes to the starting line-up from that victory with Abby Dow coming onto the wing and Hannah Botterman, Amy Cokayne and Maud Muir in the front row. Captain Zoe Aldcroft returns at blind-side flanker with Sadia Kabeya and Alex Matthews completing the back row. England: Kildunne; Dow, Jones, Heard, Breach; Harrison, Hunt; Botterman, Cokayne, Muir, Talling, Ward, Aldcroft, Kabeya, Matthews Replacements: Atkin-Davies, Clifford, Bern, Galligan, Feaunati, L Packer, Rowland, Sing
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