Ashton Gate exhaled in profound relief when Meg Jones gathered a Holly Aitchison grubber that had popped up off a post with around 90 seconds remaining of this nervy semi-final.

England's Marlie Packer and Rosie Galligan discuss making the Women's Rugby World Cup final and look ahead at their game against Canada at Twickenham.

While Tuchel has only managed four games, no one who watched the June internationals thought England looked close to competing in the U.S.

The attacker is now a global superstar, but fitness issues have prevented him from building on his exploits at Euro 2024

England will fight for their place in the 2025 Rugby World Cup final on Saturday when they take on France in Bristol. The Red Roses beat Scotland in a dominant 40-8 win to reach the semi-finals,

Dean has travelled as part of a four-prong spin attack - and a familiar one at that. Despite the sense, when Charlotte Edwards took over as head coach in March, that a refresh of England's stocks might be in order, the inherent skill of the team's frontline options has again been trusted for this latest global tournament.

England and the rest of the home unions have regained control of their autumn international fixtures with World Rugby unveiling a radical reshaping of the women’s calendar on the back of a record-breaking Rugby World Cup.

Blackett will join Steve Borthwick’s revamped coaching team on a permanent basis ahead of the autumn series opener against Australia on November 1.