Lightning’s Carmela Morrall has been called up to the senior Red Roses squad as an injury replacement for Tatayana Heard, taking Lightning’s England contingent to seven for the Six Nations.
Morrall, who had last week been named in the U21s squad, comes in to replace Heard, who sustained the injury on club duty in Gloucester-Hartpury’s Premeirship Women’s Rugby Round 15 clash with Lightning at cinch Stadium.
The inclusion marks a first international senior call-up for the Lightning centre, who is a product of the club’s BUCS Super Rugby Pathway and recently signed a new contract to remain with the club.
Morrall joins six other Lightning players in the senior camp, including three 2025 World Cup winning Red Roses: Sadia Kabeya, Helena Rowland and Lilli Ives Campion, as well as Bo Westcombe-Evans, captain Daisy Hibbert Jones and 19-year-old, Haineala Lutui.
RED ROSES GUINNESS WOMEN’S SIX NATIONS SQUAD
Forwards (22)
Christiana Balogun (Bristol Bears, uncapped)
Sarah Bern (Bristol Bears, 79 caps)
Hannah Botterman (Bristol Bears, 62 caps)
Abi Burton (Trailfinders Women, 4 caps)
May Campbell (Saracens, 5 caps)
Mackenzie Carson (Gloucester-Hartpury, 23 caps)
Kelsey Clifford (Saracens, 21 caps)
Amy Cokayne (Sale Sharks, 89 caps) – vice captain
Maddie Feaunati (Exeter Chiefs, 23 caps)
Liz Hanlon (Harlequins, 1 cap)
Daisy Hibbert-Jones (Loughborough Lightning, 1 cap)
Lilli Ives Campion (Loughborough Lightning, 5 caps)
Sadia Kabeya (Loughborough Lightning, 28 caps)
Haineala Lutui (Loughborough Lightning, uncapped)
Alex Matthews (Gloucester-Hartpury, 81 caps) – vice captain
Annabel Meta (Trailfinders Women, uncapped)
Maud Muir (Gloucester-Hartpury, 48 caps)
Marlie Packer (Saracens, 112 caps)
Connie Powell (Harlequins, 19 caps)
Demelza Short (Bristol Bears, uncapped)
Morwenna Talling (Sale Sharks, 28 caps)
Jodie Verghese (Saracens, uncapped)
Backs (16)
Holly Aitchison (Sale Sharks, 44 caps)
Jess Breach (Saracens, 53 caps)
Millie David (Bristol Bears, uncapped)
Zoe Harrison (Saracens, 65 caps)
Natasha Hunt (Gloucester-Hartpury, 88 caps)
Megan Jones (Trailfinders Women, 33 caps) – captain
Ellie Kildunne (Harlequins, 57 caps)
Claudia Moloney-MacDonald (Exeter Chiefs, 36 caps)
Carmela Morrall (Loughborough Lightning, uncapped)
Lucy Packer (Harlequins, 38 caps)
Sarah Parry (Harlequins, uncapped)
Flo Robinson (Exeter Chiefs, 1 cap)
Helena Rowland (Loughborough Lightning, 46 caps)
Emma Sing (Gloucester-Hartpury, 13 caps)
Mia Venner (Gloucester-Hartpury, 2 caps)
Bo Westcombe-Evans (Loughborough Lightning, 2 caps)
Unavailable for selection: Lark Atkin-Davies, Rosie Galligan, Cath O’Donnell, Jade Shekells, Zoe Stratford, Abbie Ward, Ella Wyrwas