England Women's coach Simon Middleton has named four new faces in his squad for the Six Nations, starting on Saturday 4 February.
Bianca Blackburn [Worcester Valkyries], Lark Davies [Worcester Valkyries], Heather Kerr [Darlington Mowden Park Sharks] and Leanne Riley [Aylesford Bulls] come into the England set-up as part of Middleton’s 33-strong squad.
Claire Allan, Emily Braund and Abbie Scott are notable absentees through injury, while Emma Croker announced her retirement from international rugby at the end of last year.
Second-row forward Tamara Taylor will be looking to gain her 100th international appearance, entering the tournament just two short of the landmark.
England’s opener sees them play against France at Twickenham on February 4 following the conclusion of the men’s game.
The Red Roses will also play twice at the Twickenham Stoop - against Italy on February 25 and Scotland on March 11.
They travel to Cardiff Arms Park on 11 February to take on Wales, finishing their campaign in Dublin against 2017 Women's World Cup hosts Ireland on March 17.
Middleton said: “This is a huge year and we now have a squad training full time. Our preparation is based around a world-class programme and the Six Nations forms a key milestone ahead of the Women’s Rugby World Cup in August.
“There is strength and depth in this squad and, while we will be taking one week at a time and working to build through the tournament, our ambition is to win the Six Nations trophy.”
For the very first time, all of England Women’s Six Nations games will be broadcast on television, and will be live and exclusive on Sky Sports.
In addition to the women’s matches, all three of England’s U20 home Six Nations fixtures will also be shown live on Sky Sports.
Forwards: Zoe Aldcroft (Darlington Mowden Park Sharks), Sarah Bern (Bristol), Rochelle Clark (Worcester Valkyries), Poppy Cleall (Bristol), Amy Cokayne (Lichfield), Vickii Cornborough (Aylesford Bulls), Lark Davies (Worcester Valkyries), Vicky Fleetwood (Saracens), Sarah Hunter (Bristol), Laura Keates (Worcester Valkyries), Heather Kerr (Darlington Mowden Park Sharks), Justine Lucas (Lichfield), Alex Matthews (Richmond), Harriet Millar-Mills (Lichfield), Izzy Noel-Smith (Bristol), Marlie Packer (Bristol), Tamara Taylor (Darlington Mowden Park Sharks).
Backs: Bianca Blackburn (Worcester Valkyries), Rachael Burford (Aylesford Bulls), Natasha Hunt (Lichfield), Megan Jones (Bristol), La Toya Mason (Darlington Mowden Park Sharks), Sarah McKenna (Saracens), Katy Mclean (Darlington Mowden Park Sharks), Fiona Pocock (Aylesford Bulls), Amber Reed (Bristol), Leanne Riley (Aylesford Bulls), Emily Scarratt (Lichfield), Emily Scott (Saracens), Lydia Thompson (Worcester Valkyries), Danielle Waterman (Bristol), Kay Wilson (Richmond), Amy Wilson Hardy (Bristol).