List of England women's national rugby union players explained

List of England women's national rugby union players is a list of people who have played for the England women's national rugby union team. The list only includes players who have played in a Test match.[1]

1987–1989

No.! style="background:#ffdead;"
NamePositionDate of first cap Opposition
1 Karen Almond Fly-half 5 April 1987 vs. Wales at Pontypool
2 Pip Spivey Wing 5 April 1987 vs. Wales at Pontypool
3 Sally Cockerill Flanker 5 April 1987 vs. Wales at Pontypool
4 Debbie Francis Wing 5 April 1987 vs. Wales at Pontypool
5 Chris Guerney Centre 5 April 1987 vs. Wales at Pontypool
6 Number 8 5 April 1987 vs. Wales at Pontypool
7 Tricia King Lock 5 April 1987 vs. Wales at Pontypool
8 Suzy Hill Scrum-half 5 April 1987 vs. Wales at Pontypool
9 Jane Pauley Prop 5 April 1987 vs. Wales at Pontypool
10 Nicky Ponsford Hooker 5 April 1987 vs. Wales at Pontypool
11 Sam Robson Centre 5 April 1987 vs. Wales at Pontypool
12 Sally Treadwell Prop 5 April 1987 vs. Wales at Pontypool
13 Claire Vyvyan Centre 5 April 1987 vs. Wales at Pontypool
14 Jayne Watts Prop 5 April 1987 vs. Wales at Pontypool
15 Liz Whalley Lock 5 April 1987 vs. Wales at Pontypool
16 Pat O'Brian Centre 5 April 1987 vs. Wales at Pontypool
17 Deirdre Mills Wing 5 April 1987 vs. Wales at Pontypool
18 Alice Jenkinson Lock 24 April 1988 vs. Wales at Newport
19 Emma Mitchell Scrum-half 24 April 1988 vs. Wales at Newport
20 Janis Ross Flanker 24 April 1988 vs. Wales at Newport
21 Cheryl Stennett Wing 24 April 1988 vs. Wales at Newport
22 Heather Sykes Centre 24 April 1988 vs. Wales at Newport
23 Number 8 16 October 1988 vs. Sweden at Waterloo
24 Number 8 16 October 1988 vs. Sweden at Waterloo
25 Jane Mitchell Full-back 16 October 1988 vs. Sweden at Waterloo
26 Fiona Reynolds Prop 16 October 1988 vs. Sweden at Waterloo
27 Helen Thompson Hooker 16 October 1988 vs. Sweden at Waterloo
28 Jill Shapland Prop 12 February 1989 vs. Wales at Molesley
29 Heather Stirrup Lock 12 February 1989 vs. Wales at Molesley
30 Sarah Wenn Lock 12 February 1989 vs. Wales at Molesley

1990–1999

No.! style="background:#ffdead;"
NamePositionDate of first cap Opposition
31 Jane Coats Prop 11 February 1990 vs. Wales at Neath
32 Sue Wachholz-Dorrington Hooker 11 February 1990 vs. Wales at Neath
33 Sandy EWing Prop 21 October 1990 vs. Netherlands at Utrecht
34 Fiona Hackett Hooker 21 October 1990 vs. Netherlands at Utrecht
35 Giselle Mather Fly-half 21 October 1990 vs. Netherlands at Utrecht
36 Maxine Edwards Prop 24 March 1991 vs. Wales at Waterloo
37 Jacquie Edwards Lock 9 February 1992 vs. Wales at Cardiff
38 Val Blackett Wing 11 April 1992 vs. Netherlands
39 Annie Cole Wing 11 April 1992 vs. Netherlands
40 Jenny Chambers Number 8 14 February 1993 vs. Wales at Northampton
41 Genevieve Shore Number 8 14 February 1993 vs. Wales at Northampton
42 Emma Scourfield Prop 8 June 1993 vs. United States at Toronto
43 Janice Byford Prop 10 June 1993 vs. Canada at Ajax
44 Helen Harding Scrum-half 12 June 1993 vs. Wales at Toronto
45 Ailish O'Kelly Wing 12 June 1993 vs. Wales at Toronto
46 Caroline Cox 19 December 1993 vs. Italy
47 Jane Gregory Prop 19 December 1993 vs. Italy
48 Julie Potter Hooker 19 December 1993 vs. Italy
49 Paula George Full-back 13 February 1994 vs. Wales at Bridgend
50 Charlie Brooks Prop 11 April 1994 vs. Russia at Boroughmuir
51 Kathy Jenn Number 8 11 April 1994 vs. Russia at Boroughmuir
52 Karen Henderson Lock 11 April 1994 vs. Russia at Boroughmuir
53 Scrum-half 18 December 1994 vs. Netherlands at Loftus Road
54 Flanker 18 December 1994 vs. Netherlands at Loftus Road
55 Helen Hulme Full-back 18 December 1994 vs. Netherlands at Loftus Road
56 Jayne Molyneux Wing 18 December 1994 vs. Netherlands at Loftus Road
57 Andrea Wallace Centre 18 December 1994 vs. Netherlands at Loftus Road
58 Sam Dale Hooker 18 December 1994 vs. Netherlands at Loftus Road
59 Terri Siwek Lock 18 December 1994 vs. Netherlands at Loftus Road
60 Lisette Mayhew Wing 12 February 1995 vs. Wales at Sale
61 Julie Twigg Centre 4 February 1996 vs. Wales at Leicester
62 Gillian Jew Lock 18 February 1996 vs. France at Villard-Bonnot
63 Sonya Thomas Hooker 3 March 1996 vs. Scotland at Meggetland
64 Claire Green Lock 5 January 1997 vs. Spain at Leeds
65 Jenny Smith Prop 5 January 1997 vs. Spain at Leeds
66 Sarah Robertson Flanker 5 January 1997 vs. Spain at Leeds
67 Nicky Coffin Flanker 9 February 1997 vs. Ireland at Limerick
68 Chris Diver Full-back 9 February 1997 vs. Ireland at Limerick
69 Kate Knight Centre 9 March 1997 vs. Wales at Worcester
70 Ann O'Flynn Hooker 2 April 1997 vs. Netherlands at Nice
72 Wing 7 December 1997 vs. Spain
73 Wing 7 December 1997 vs. Spain
74 Assunta de Biase Centre 7 December 1997 vs. Spain
75 Claire Frost Number 8 7 December 1997 vs. Spain
76 Jo Poore Hooker 7 December 1997 vs. Spain
77 Claire Antcliffe 7 December 1997 vs. Spain
78 Sonia Harris Centre 7 December 1997 vs. Spain
79 Teresa O'Reilly Prop 21 March 1998 vs. Scotland at Stuart's Melville
80 Flanker 21 March 1998 vs. Scotland at Stuart's Melville
81 Lock 21 March 1998 vs. Scotland at Stuart's Melville
82 Trudi Collins Centre 5 May 1998 vs. Ireland at Worcester
83 Scrum-half 5 May 1998 vs. Ireland at Worcester
84 Teresa Andrews (née Bowden) Lock 28 February 1999 vs. Scotland at Richmond
85 Nessa Huxford Prop 28 February 1999 vs. Scotland at Richmond
86 Emily Cooke Wing 10 April 1999 vs. Wales at Swansea
87 Jenny Lyne Flanker 10 April 1999 vs. Wales at Swansea

2000–2009

No.! style="background:#ffdead;"
NamePositionDate of first cap Opposition
88 Nicki Jupp Centre 9 January 2000 vs. Spain at Barcelona
89 Hooker 9 January 2000 vs. Spain at Barcelona
90 Jenny Sutton Lock 9 January 2000 vs. Spain at Barcelona
91 Hooker 9 January 2000 vs. Spain at Barcelona
92 Nicky Meston Fly-half 9 January 2000 vs. Spain at Barcelona
93 Paula Ramsey Prop 9 January 2000 vs. Spain at Barcelona
94 Jenny Foster Lock 18 February 2000 vs. France at Massy
95 Fiona Britten Wing 8 May 2000 vs. Kazakhstan at Vera
96 Sam Buckingham Back row 13 May 2000 vs. Scotland at Almería
97 Sarah Marsh Wing 23 September 2000 vs. United States at Winnipeg
98 Amanda Palmer-Norrie 23 September 2000 vs. United States at Winnipeg
99 Shelley Rae Fly-half 23 September 2000 vs. United States at Winnipeg
100 Fly-half 27 September 2000 vs. Canada at Winnipeg
101 Audrey Rowley Lock 27 September 2000 vs. Canada at Winnipeg
102 Nicky Goodwin Hooker 8 April 2001 vs. France at Northampton
103 Eilidh Smith Full-back 2 June 2001 vs. Australia at Newcastle
104 Sharon Whitehead Prop 3 February 2002 vs. Scotland at Dunbar
105 Lizzie Knowles Wing 7 April 2002 vs. Spain at Madrid
106 Helen Durman Lock 15 February 2003 vs. France at Twickenham
107 Alex Pilkington Flanker 15 February 2003 vs. France at Twickenham
108 Helen Flippance Flanker 9 March 2003 vs. Spain at Twickenham
109 Full-back 28 March 2003 vs. Ireland at Limerick
110 Prop 14 June 2003 vs. Canada at Vancouver
111 Flanker 18 June 2003 vs. United States at Vancouver
112 Wing 14 February 2004 vs. Spain at Zaragoza
113 Prop 20 March 2004 vs. Wales at Twickenham
114 Number 8 20 March 2004 vs. Wales at Twickenham
115 Karen Jones Flanker 12 June 2004 vs. Canada at Calgary
116 Rachel Vickers Lock 12 June 2004 vs. Canada at Calgary
117 Flanker 12 June 2004 vs. Canada at Calgary
118 Centre 4 February 1996 vs. Wales at Leicester
119 Vicky Macqueen Full-back 14 November 2004 vs. Canada at Richmond
120 Wing/Centre 4 February 2005 vs. Wales at Cardiff
121 Lois Moulding Flanker 4 February 2005 vs. Wales at Cardiff
122 Scrum-half 4 February 2005 vs. Wales at Cardiff
123 Wing 26 February 2005 vs. Ireland at Dublin
124 Claire Cripps Prop 12 March 2005 vs. Spain at Imber Court
125 Fly-half 15 October 2005 vs. Samoa at Auckland
126 Fly-half 22 October 2005 vs. New Zealand at Auckland
127 Hannah Dawson Prop 26 October 2005 vs. New Zealand at Hamilton
128 Lock 26 October 2005 vs. New Zealand at Hamilton
129 Shauna Vetch Centre 11 March 2006 vs. France at Bondoufle
130 Prop 31 August 2006 vs. United States at St. Albert
131 Centre 4 September 2006 vs. South Africa at Edmonton
132 Centre/Full-back 3 February 2007 vs. Scotland at St Albans
133 Prop 3 February 2007 vs. Scotland at St Albans
134 Lock/Number 8 3 February 2007 vs. Scotland at St Albans
135 Lock/Number 8 3 February 2007 vs. Scotland at St Albans
136 Hooker 3 February 2007 vs. Scotland at St Albans
137 Number 8 3 February 2007 vs. Scotland at St Albans
138 Fly-half 3 February 2007 vs. Scotland at St Albans
139 Wing 3 February 2007 vs. Scotland at St Albans
140 Jane Leonard Flanker 15 December 2007 vs. United States at London Irish
141 Georgina Gulliver Scrum-half 15 December 2007 vs. United States at London Irish
142 Gemma Sharples Flanker 15 December 2007 vs. United States at London Irish
144 Sam Reeve Hooker 9 February 2008 vs. Italy at Rome
145 Centre/Full-back 8 March 2008 vs. Scotland at Meggetland
146 Natalie Binstead Lock 8 March 2008 vs. Scotland at Meggetland
147 Prop 17 May 2008 vs. Sweden at Amsterdam
148 Vicki Jackson Centre 17 May 2008 vs. Sweden at Amsterdam
149 Fran Matthews Centre 17 May 2008 vs. Sweden at Amsterdam
150 Flanker 17 May 2008 vs. Sweden at Amsterdam
151 Wing/Full-back 17 May 2008 vs. Sweden at Amsterdam
152 Centre 19 August 2008 vs. United States at Esher
153 Rowena Burnfield Lock 20 December 2008 vs. Ireland
154 Lock 20 December 2008 vs. Ireland
155 Tina Veale (née Lee) Fly-half 20 December 2008 vs. Ireland
156 Olivia Poore Hooker 27 February 2009 vs. Ireland at Dublin
157 Flanker 10 August 2009 vs. United States at Oakville
158 Scrum-half 14 November 2009 vs. New Zealand at Esher

2010–2019

No.! style="background:#ffdead;"
NamePositionDate of first cap Opposition
159 Jenny Brightmore Centre 2 August 2011 vs. United States at Oakville
160 Flanker/Hooker 2 August 2011 vs. United States at Oakville
161 Scrum-half 2 August 2011 vs. United States at Oakville
162 Prop 2 August 2011 vs. United States at Oakville
163 Wing 2 August 2011 vs. United States at Oakville
164 Full-back 2 August 2011 vs. United States at Oakville
165 Flanker 5 November 2011 vs. France at Châteaurenard
166 Hannah Gallagher Flanker 5 November 2011 vs. France at Châteaurenard
167 Flanker 5 November 2011 vs. France at Châteaurenard
168 Fly-half 5 November 2011 vs. France at Châteaurenard
169 Lock 5 November 2011 vs. France at Châteaurenard
170 Emily Braund Lock 5 February 2012 vs. Scotland at Lasswade
171 Ruth Laybourn Wing 12 May 2012 vs. Spain at Rovereto
172 Kate Newton Prop 12 May 2012 vs. Spain at Rovereto
173 Wing 12 May 2012 vs. Spain at Rovereto
174 Sally Tuson Wing 12 May 2012 vs. Spain at Rovereto
175 Lauren Cattell Wing 12 May 2012 vs. Spain at Rovereto
176 Fiona Davidson Scrum-half 12 May 2012 vs. Spain at Rovereto
177 Fiona Fletcher Lock 15 May 2012 vs. Italy at Rovereto
178 Fly-half/Centre 3 November 2012 vs. France at Esher
179 Centre 3 November 2012 vs. France at Esher
180 Abi Chamberlain Centre 2 February 2013 vs. Scotland at Esher
181 Fly-half/Full-back 23 February 2013 vs. France at Twickenham
182 Megan Goddard Centre 30 July 2013 vs. Canada at Greeley
183 Julie Hope Wing 30 July 2013 vs. Canada at Greeley
184 Mercedes Foy Hooker 30 July 2013 vs. Canada at Greeley
185 Prop 30 July 2013 vs. Canada at Greeley
186 Zoe Saynor Lock 30 July 2013 vs. Canada at Greeley
187 Charlotte Keane Scrum-half 30 July 2013 vs. Canada at Greeley
188 Kate Hancock Full-back 4 August 2013 vs. South Africa at Greeley
189 Scrum-half 4 August 2013 vs. South Africa at Greeley
190 Wing 4 August 2013 vs. South Africa at Greeley
191 Sache Acheson Prop 9 November 2013 vs. France at Twickenham
192 Wing 7 March 2014 vs. Wales at Twickenham
193 Centre 8 February 2015 vs. Wales at Swansea
194 Hannah Field Flanker 8 February 2015 vs. Wales at Swansea
195 Wing 8 February 2015 vs. Wales at Swansea
196 Lock 8 February 2015 vs. Wales at Swansea
197 Bianca Blackburn Scrum-half 8 February 2015 vs. Wales at Swansea
198 Prop 8 February 2015 vs. Wales at Swansea
199 Katie Mason Full-back 8 February 2015 vs. Wales at Swansea
200 Hooker 15 February 2015 vs. Italy at Twickenham
201 Hooker/Prop 13 March 2013 vs. Scotland at Cumbernauld
202 Hooker 27 June 2015 vs. United States at Calgary
203 Rachel Lund Centre 27 June 2015 vs. United States at Calgary
204 Centre 1 July 2015 vs. New Zealand at Red Deer
205 Wing 7 November 2015 vs. France at Martigues
206 Bee Dawson 5 February 2016 vs. Scotland at Cumbernauld
207 Courtney Gill Lock 5 February 2016 vs. Scotland at Cumbernauld
208 Back row/Lock 5 February 2016 vs. Scotland at Cumbernauld
209 Lucy Demaine Centre 5 February 2016 vs. Scotland at Cumbernauld
210 Poppy Leitch Flanker 13 December 2016 vs. Italy at Ivs.rea
211 Emily Wood Centre 1 July 2016 vs. Canada at Salt Lake City
212 Prop 5 July 2016 vs. France at Salt Lake City
213 Lock 5 July 2016 vs. France at Salt Lake City
214 Wing 17 November 2017 vs. Canada at Copthall
215 Wing 17 November 2017 vs. Canada at Copthall
216 Prop 17 November 2017 vs. Canada at Copthall
217 Centre/Full-back 17 November 2017 vs. Canada at Copthall
218 Fly-half/Centre 17 November 2017 vs. Canada at Copthall
219 Prop 17 November 2017 vs. Canada at Copthall
220 Scrum-half 17 November 2017 vs. Canada at Copthall
221 Jo Brown Flanker 21 November 2017 vs. Canada at Twickenham
222 Lock 21 November 2017 vs. Canada at Twickenham
223 Centre 21 November 2017 vs. Canada at Twickenham
224 Charlotte Pearce Centre 4 February 2018 vs. Italy at Reggio Emilia
225 Wing 23 February 2018 vs. Scotland at Glasgow
226 Prop 9 November 2018 vs. United States at Copthall
227 Back row 9 November 2018 vs. United States at Copthall
228 Centre 9 November 2018 vs. United States at Copthall
229 Carys Williams-Morris Wing 9 November 2018 vs. United States at Copthall
230 Lucy Attwood Centre 9 November 2018 vs. United States at Copthall
231 Scrum-half/Wing 9 November 2018 vs. United States at Copthall
232 Prop 1 February 2019 vs. Ireland at Dublin
233 Lock 1 February 2019 vs. Ireland at Dublin
234 Clara Nielson Hooker 28 June 2019 vs. United States at San Diego
235 Chloe Edwards Prop 28 June 2019 vs. United States at San Diego
236 Rownita Marston Number 8 16 November 2019 vs. France at Exeter

2020–present

No.! style="background:#ffdead;"
NamePositionDate of first cap Opposition
237 Amelia Harper Flanker 2 February 2020 vs. France at Pau
238 Prop 23 February 2020 vs. Ireland at Doncaster
239 Mia Venner Full-back 7 March 2020 vs. Wales at Twickenham
240 Lock 1 November 2020 vs. Italy at Parma
241 Fly-half 1 November 2020 vs. Italy at Parma
242 Fly-half/Centre 31 October 2021 vs. New Zealand at Exeter
243 Prop 31 October 2021 vs. New Zealand at Exeter
244 Wing 14 November 2021 vs. Canada at Twickenham
245 Flanker 14 November 2021 vs. Canada at Twickenham
246 Hooker 21 November 2021 vs. United States at Worcester
247 Scrum-half 21 November 2021 vs. United States at Worcester
248 Full-back 26 March 2022 vs. Scotland at ERS
249 Prop 25 March 2023 vs. Scotland at Newcastle
250 Prop 25 March 2023 vs. Scotland at Newcastle
251 Prop 25 March 2023 vs. Scotland at Newcastle
252 Scrum-half 25 March 2023 vs. Scotland at Newcastle
253 Lock 4 April 2023 vs. Italy at Northampton
254 Flanker 4 April 2023 vs. Italy at Northampton
255 Hooker 15 April 2023 vs. Wales at Cardiff
256 Maisy Allen Flanker 23 September 2023 vs. Canada at Exeter
257 Centre 30 September 2023 vs. Canada at Copthall
258 Daisy Hibbert-Jones Lock 20 October 2023 vs. Australia at Wellington
259 Maddie Feaunati Flanker 24 March 2024 vs. Italy at Parma
260 Lizzie Hanlon Lock 21 April 2024 vs. Ireland at Twickenham

Source

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Notes and References

  1. News: Player Archive. England Rugby. 20 October 2023. 19 March 2024.