England to end Women’s Six Nations campaign against France at Twickenham on April 29 – but start tournament against Scotland on Saturday as “wounded animal” after defeat to New Zealand in November’s World Cup final ended 30-Test winning streak
Last Updated: 23/03/23 6:18am
England’s Red Roses are looking to win a fifth successive Six Nations title
England are hoping for a record crowd for a women’s rugby match when they face France at Twickenham in their final Six Nations fixture next month.
Around 40,000 tickets have already been sold for that showdown on April 29, with England hopeful of eclipsing the 42,579 fans who watched their World Cup final defeat to New Zealand inside Auckland’s Eden Park in November of last year.
England’s loss to the Black Ferns ended their 30-Test winning streak and Bryony Cleall says the team will be “a wounded animal” as they pursue a fifth straight Six Nations title, with their campaign beginning against Scotland in Newcastle on Saturday and then ending with the first standalone Red Roses fixture at Twickenham.
Cleall said: “For years we have wanted [Twickenham] and for years we have been disappointed being put in other venues we sell out. We want to keep moving the game forward and attracting new fans and we are in a stadium we have all dreamt of playing in.
“If we keep performing in the Six Nations, tickets are going to increase and it is going to be a truly incredible occasion.”
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