Grand slam clash is vital stepping stone in Red Roses’ quest to reclaim the World Cup crown they last held in 2014
There are two games to think about at Twickenham on Saturday, the one the Red Roses will play in, and the one they want to play in. The first is their grand slam decider against France, which kicks off at 4.45pm. The second – at the same venue, five months and one day later – is the World Cup final which, if everything goes as the team hopes at the Stadium of Light, Franklin’s Gardens, Ashton Gate and the other grounds they will visit between now and then, will be the next game they play at the home of English rugby.
The Red Roses head coach, John Mitchell, has been around long enough to know the smart thing to do is separate the two. “We’ve got to be careful focusing on the World Cup final because we’ve got to earn the right to contest it,” Mitchell said this week. “It’s good to have the chance to be back at our home stadium, but it’s an isolated situation, that’s the way we see it.”
Written by Andy Bull
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/apr/25/england-twickenham-womens-six-nations-world-cup-rugby-union under the title “First Europe, then the world: Twickenham awaits in year of twin peaks for England”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
