ENGLAND head coach John Mitchell has selected uncapped duo Phoebe Murray and Bo Westcombe-Evans as part of a 30-player squad to travel to Canada for the 2024 WXV 1 tournament.

The Red Roses are the current world number one team and won WXV1 last year, beating New Zealand in the final.

England will face the United States in Vancouver on September 29 ahead of another showdown with New Zealand in Langley on October 6 – in what could prove a dress rehearsal for the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup final – and then hosts Canada back at BC Place Stadium on October 12.