England women's national rugby union team

England women's national rugby union team
The England women's national rugby union team, commonly known as the Red Roses, represents England in women's international rugby union. They compete in the annual Women's Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. England have won the championship on a total of 18 out of 27 occasions – winning the Grand Slam 16 times and the Triple Crown 22 times – making them the most successful side in the tournament's history. They won the Women's Rugby World Cup in 1994 and 2014, and have been runners-up on five other occasions. Their interim coach from May to October 2023 is Louis Deacon, after which John Mitchell will take over as permanent head coach.
History
Until 2009 the badge and logo of England women's national teams was significantly different from that worn by men's teams. However, in 2009 in anticipation of the merger between the Rugby Football Union and Rugby Football Union for Women England teams adopted the men's rose.
England have taken part in every Women's Rugby World Cup competition, winning in 1994 and 2014 and finishing as runner-up on five other occasions.
The 1995/1996 season saw the introduction of a Home Nations Championship between England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, which England won in its inaugural year. England won the Championship every year, except for the 1997/98 season when it was won by Scotland.
France joined the competition in the 1998/99 season making it the Five Nations Championship, with England achieving the Grand Slam in three successive seasons.
In the 2001/02 season, Ireland rejoined the fold in preparation for the World Cup and the competition expanded to be known as the Six Nations. Since then England have finished lower than runner-up on only 2 occasions, in 2013 and 2015 respectively, and have won the title on 13 separate occasions. This includes 7 consecutive tournament triumphs between 2006 and 2012 and the Grand Slam on 11 more occasions, including 3 times in a row between 2006–2008 and 2010–2012, respectively.
Records
Overall
Full internationals only
Correct as of 29 April 2023
World Cup
Six Nations
Players
Current squad
On 1 October 2023 interim head coach Louis Deacon announced the final squad for the 2023 WXV Tournament.Note: The age and number of caps listed for each player is as of 13 October 2023, the first day of the tournament.
Head coach: Louis Deacon
Notable players
England have three former players who have been inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame:
Honours
World Cup
Winners (2): 1994, 2014
Runners-up (6): 1991, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2017, 2021
Six Nations Championship
Winners (19): 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Grand Slam (17): 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023
Triple Crown (23): 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023
European Championship
Winners (5): 1997, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012
Runners-up (1): 2004
References
External links
England Women’s rugby page at The Independent
European national women's rugby union teams
Women's national rugby union teams