NOVACAB: England Women Sevens team revealed for 2018

Season begins in Colorado on 20 October
7 new players contributed to squad

England Rugby has awarded 17 ladies’s 7s agreements for the upcoming 2018/19 season.The women’s

squad will move from its present base at Bisham Abbey to sign up with the guys’s set-up at The Lensbury in Teddington from 1 September, supplying both teams the chance to share centers and finest practice.Nine of those called for this season included in England’s bronze medal-winning Commonwealth Games project earlier this year, eight of whom then went on to represent England at the Rugby World Cup Sevens-along with Holly Aitchison -who had been not available for Commonwealth selection due to injury.Emily Scarratt, Heather Fisher, Natasha Hunt, Abbie Brown and Claire Allan bring a wealth of experience to the team, having actually likewise represented Group GB at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. They are joined by fellow Commonwealth bronze medallists Megan Jones -who travelled to Rio as a non-playing reserve- Alex Matthews, Deborah Fleming and Jess Breach.– England Rugby(@EnglandRugby) August 29, 2018 There are 7 brand-new names in the squad consisting of 18-year-old Ellie Kildunne, who makes the transition from 15s, having scored 9 tries in eight appearances for the Red Roses last season.Lizzie Adam and Celia Quanash made their England debuts in the very first leg of the 2018 Rugby

Europe Women’s Sevens Grand Prix Series in Marcoussis, France earlier in the summer and are amongst the brand-new recruits.Emma Uren, who captained England Women U20 previously this year in the side’s first triumph over France, Abi Burton, Emma Hardy and Helena Rowland have actually all advanced through the efficiency path to the team having represented England in age grade teams.Positive chances”There’s a genuine excitement about the team and confidence in this gifted group of gamers,”said England Women Sevens

head coach, James Bailey.”What we have looked at is uniting a group who will enable us to play a distinct style of 7s. While we have a variety of skilled names, we have some talented professional athletes who began their sporting professions beyond rugby. “We understand what’s required and we’re fully welcoming it.””There are a substantial variety of favorable opportunities that await us this season, particularly as we move to the Lensbury where we will have the ability to share best practice in between ourselves and the guys’s team, structure on the existing links and creating a more detailed alliance between the two squads.”With the HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series increased to 6 rounds this season, the series will begin with a brand-new first leg in Colorado on 20-21 October. Qualification for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games happens this season, similar to Rio 2016, England is the nominated country to certify Team GB for the video games. “This season is going to be a substantial but extraordinary challenge and is certainly going to be the most competitive season yet in the women’s video game,”added Bailey.

“Our concern is Olympic qualification, and while there’s still a great deal of work to be done, we understand what’s required and we’re completely accepting it.” Reviewing England’s ninth place finish in the Rugby World Cup Sevens, where they won the Difficulty prize, he stated:”We knew what we had to do going into the World Cup

and stopped working to deliver. There were a number of obstacles last season which we will aim to attend to. We had a number of injuries which made it challenging to keep the squad constant. We will be striving to attempt to mitigate this in addition to construct on the lots of positives we eliminated from the year.”Somewhere Else, Vicky Fleetwood, Olivia Jones, Katie Mason, Sarah McKenna, Chantelle Miell, Emily Scott, Kelly Smith, Lydia Thompson, Amy Wilson Hardy and Millie Wood have left the England Sevens programme.Five of the 17 players will continue their studies together with rugby dedications. Ellie Kildunne( St Mary’s University, Twickenham), Lizzie Adam (Loughborough University), Emma Hardy( Loughborough University), Helena Rowland (Loughborough University )and Emma Uren( St Mary’s University, Twickenham)will all study part-time along with taking up squad contracts.England Women’s Sevens team Lizzie Adam *, Holly Aitchison, Claire Allan, Jess Breach, Abbie Brown, Abi Burton *, Heather Fisher, Deborah Fleming, Emma Hardy *, Natasha Hunt, Megan Jones, Ellie Kildunne *, Alex Matthews, Celia Quansah *, Helena Rowland *, Emily Scarratt, Emma Uren *