England’s new Women’s Head Coach John Mitchell, has selected his 32-player list of Red Roses stars to be offered new contracts.
Mitchell made the selections with his new coaching team of Louis Deacon, Lou Meadows and Sarah Hunter, alongside Executive Director of Performance, Conor O’Shea, and Head of Women’s Performance, Charlie Hayter.
The new contracts are three-season agreements, and will cover the salaries, match fees and 2025 Rugby World Cup arrangements of the selected players. England rugby have confirmed that two of the players that have been offered contracts are soon to take maternity leave, and that two additional contracts will also be confirmed by the end of 2023.
Additionally, six aspiring Red Roses players have been offered ‘transition contracts’, which will support the young stars with their early professional development. A notable absentee in the announced list is Natasha ‘Mo’ Hunt, who captained Gloucester-Hartpury to their first Premier 15s title, and was apart of the England squad in the Grand Slam winning 2023 Women’s Six Nations.
𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝
32 players have been awarded new contracts, including two players who will shortly go on maternity leave #RedRoses
— England Rugby (@EnglandRugby) July 11, 2023
“We are pleased to confirm the players offered contracts who will form the Red Roses contracted player squad for the 2023/24 season,” Charlie Hayter said to the England Rugby website.
“This is a hugely exciting time for the Red Roses, especially with our home World Cup on the horizon in 2025. However, we know there is a lot of work to do before then, and we are excited to bring the group together shortly to start preparations for WXV which will be the immediate focus for us all.”
32 Contracted Player List in Full
Holly Aitchison (Bristol Bears)
Zoe Aldcroft (Gloucester-Hartpury)
Sarah Beckett (Gloucester-Hartpury)
Sarah Bern (Bristol Bears)
Hannah Botterman (Bristol Bears)
Jess Breach (Saracens)
Mackenzie Carson (TBC)
Poppy Cleall (Saracens)
Kelsey Clifford (Saracens)
Amy Cokayne (Leicester Tigers)
Vickii Cornborough (Harlequins)
Lark Davies (Bristol Bears)
Abby Dow (Ealing Trailfinders)
Rosie Galligan (Saracens)
Zoe Harrison (Saracens)
Tatyana Heard (Gloucester-Hartpury)
Megan Jones (Leicester Tigers)
Sadia Kabeya (Loughborough)
Ellie Kildunne (Harlequins)
Alex Matthews (Gloucester-Hartpury)
Claudia MacDonald (Exeter)
Maud Muir (Gloucester-Hartpury)
Cath O’Donnell (Loughborough)
Morwenna Talling (Sale Sharks)
Lucy Packer (Harlequins)
Marlie Packer (Saracens)
Connie Powell (Harlequins)
Amber Reed (Bristol Bears)
Helena Rowland (Loughborough)
Emily Scarratt (Loughborough)
Emma Sing (Gloucester-Hartpury)
Abbie Ward (Bristol Bears)
6 Transition Contract Player List in Full
Maisy Allen (Exeter)
Grace Clifford (Loughborough)
Katie Buchanan (Exeter)
Lizzie Duffy (Sale Sharks)
Lilli Ives Campion (Loughborough)
Nancy McGillivary (Exeter)
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