Five players from Loughborough Lightning have been selected to represent their respective nations in the final round of fixtures of the WXV competition.
The USA take on the Red Rose at Sports Illustrated Stadium, New Jersey, on Friday, 30 October (Kick-off- 9:15pm GMT) with Lightning’s Kathryn Treder, Keia Mae Sagapolu and Alev Kelter starting for the USA, whilst Lilli Ives Campion and Sadia Kabeya start for England.
The USA remain the undefeated team in the series, as they take on the World Champions in a rematch of the 2025 Rugby World Cup opener. As for the Red Roses, they are looking to get back on track and finish their tournament on a high note following consecutive losses to Canada.
USA side to face England
15 Ashley Cowdrey
14 Bulou Mataitoga
13 Emily Henrich
12 Bella Vogel
11 Alev Kelter
10 Nina Mason
9 Abigail Paton
1 Hope Rogers
2 Kathryn Treder
3 Keia Mae Sagapolu
4 Hallie Taufoou
5 Rachel Ehrecke
6 Hann Humphreys
7 Georgie Perris-Redding (Co-Capt)
8 Freda Tafuna
Replacements:
16 Paige Stathopoulos
17 Lauryn Carlton
18 Mona Tupou
19 Erica Jarrell-Searcy (Co-Capt)
20 Kapoina Bailey
21 Kate Zackary
22 Cass Bargell
23 Tessa Hann
Red Roses team to play USA
15 Emma Sing
14 Mia Venner
13 Megan Jones
12 Tatyana Heard
11 Claudia Moloney-MacDonald
10 Holly Aitchison
9 Flo Robinson
1 Mackenzie Carson
2 Amy Cokayne
3 Maud Muir
4 Morwenna Talling
5 Lilli Ives Campion
6 Abi Burton
7 Sadia Kabeya
8 Maddie Feaunati
Replacements
16 Bryony Field
17 Hannah Botterman
18 Sarah Bern
19 Demelza Short
20 Alex Matthews
21 Natasha Hunt
22 Zoe Harrison
23 Ellie Kildunne