Katy Daley-McLean to captain England Women against Scotland
Last Updated: 23/02/18 6:44pm
England Women will be captained by Katy Daley-McLean against Scotland in the absence of injured Sarah Hunter.
Head coach Simon Middleton has made five changes to the England squad which beat Wales 52-0 for their second Six Nations Test on Friday, live on Sky Sports Mix.
Hunter and Rachel Burford were both unavailable for selection due to injuries, but are expected to return for the game against France on March 10.
Lagi Tuima (Bristol Ladies) has been named at outside centre with Lauren Cattell (Saracens Women) playing inside in a new partnership, while Elli Kildunne returns at full-back.
Vickii Cornborough (Harlequins Ladies), Rowena Burnfield (Richmond FC) and Izzy Noel-Smith (Bristol Ladies) makes their first starts of this season's Six Nations in the scrum.
Middleton said: "Scotland are an extremely competitive side, they play with a lot of energy and passion and we expect a really tough contest for a full 80 minutes on Friday night at the Scotstoun.
"We are using the full breadth of the playing squad available to us for this Test, allowing us look at different combinations across the starting 15.
"We are really confident in the depth and quality of this side and know that new players selected to start and those coming in on the bench will take full advantage of this opportunity."
Scotland have made one change to the starting Scotland Women with Sarah Bonar, who was a late withdrawal in the last round, returning to the starting line-up in the back-row alongside full-time professional, Jade Konkel, who retains her place as number 8.
Scotland women: 15 Chloe Rollie, 14 Liz Musgrove, 13 Lisa Thomson, 12 Helen Nelson, 11 Rhona Lloyd, 10 Lisa Martin, 9 Sarah Law, 1 Siobhan McMillan, 2 Lana Skeldon, 3 Megan Kennedy, 4 Emma Wassell, 5 Deborah McCormack, 6 Sarah Bonar, 7 Rachel Malcolm, 8 Jade Konkel.
Replacements: 16 Jodie Rettie, 17 Mags Lowish, 18 Lindsey Smith, 19 Siobhan Cattigan, 20 Louise McMillan, 21 Mhairi Grieve, 22 Hannah Smith, 23 Lauren Harris.
England women: 15 Ellie Kildunne, 14 Danielle Waterman, 13 Lagi Tuima, 12. Lauren Cattell, 11 Charlotte Pearce, 10 Katy Daley-McLean, 9 Leanne Riley; 1 Vickii Cornborough 2 Amy Cokayne, 3. Sarah Bern, 4 Abbie Scott, 5 Tamara Taylor, 6 Rowena Burnfield, 7 Izzy Noel-Smith, 8 Poppy Cleall.
Replacements: 16 Lark Davies, 17 Rochelle Clark, 18. Justine Lucas, 19. Catherine O'Donnell, 20 Marlie Packer, 21 Caity Mattinson, 22. Amber Reed, 23 Kelly Smith.
England Women will face Ireland at the Ricoh Arena on Friday 16th March (kick-off 5.30pm), before England U20s take on their Irish counterparts at 8pm. To buy tickets, visit https://www.eticketing.co.uk/ricoharena/
