England Women name 2022/23 pre-season training squad

Head coach Simon Middleton has made two additions to his 2022/23 pre-season training squad.

Props Detysha Harper (Loughborough Lightning) and Laura Keates (Worcester Warriors) have been called up to England Women’s 2022/23 pre-season training squad. 

Harper featured in the 2020 and 2021 Six Nations tournaments and has represented England on five occasions while 2014 World Cup winner Keates has 62 caps to her name. 

After three camps at the University of Bath throughout July, the team will now continue with their preparations for New Zealand throughout August (starting from today, 1 August) with camps at Pennyhill Park.

Forwards

Zoe Aldcroft (Gloucester-Hartpury)
Sarah Beckett (Harlequins)
Sarah Bern (Bristol Bears)
Hannah Botterman (Saracens)
Shaunagh Brown (Harlequins)
Bryony Cleall (Wasps)
Poppy Cleall (Saracens)
Amy Cokayne (Harlequins)
Vickii Cornborough (Harlequins)
Lark Davies (Bristol Bears) 
Vicky Fleetwood (Saracens)
Rosie Galligan (Harlequins)*
Detysha Harper (Loughborough Lightning)*
Sarah Hunter (Loughborough Lightning)
Sadia Kabeya (Loughborough Lightning)*
Laura Keates (Worcester Warriors)*
Alex Matthews (Gloucester-Hartpury)
Maud Muir (Gloucester-Hartpury)
Cath O’Donnell (Loughborough Lightning)
Marlie Packer (Saracens)
Connie Powell (Gloucester-Hartpury)*
Morwenna Talling (Loughborough Lightning)*
Abbie Ward (Bristol Bears)

Backs

Holly Aitchison (Saracens)
Jess Breach (Saracens)
Abby Dow (Wasps)
Zoe Harrison (Saracens)
Tatyana Heard (Gloucester-Hartpury)
Natasha Hunt (Gloucester-Hartpury)*
Ellie Kildunne (Harlequins)
Claudia MacDonald (Exeter Chiefs)*
Sarah McKenna (Saracens)
Lucy Packer (Harlequins)
Amber Reed (Bristol Bears)
Leanne Infante (Saracens)
Helena Rowland (Loughborough Lightning)
Emily Scarratt (Loughborough Lightning)
Emma Sing (Gloucester-Hartpury)*
Lydia Thompson (Worcester Warriors)

*denotes non-contracted player