Summary
England's rugby players Hannah Botterman and May Campbell will miss the Women's Six Nations tournament due to surgery on their ankle and knee injuries. Several other players are also out because of injuries or personal reasons, and new players have joined the squad as replacements.
Key Facts
- Hannah Botterman will have a second ankle operation for an injury from December.
- May Campbell will have knee surgery next week.
- Delaney Burns and Liz Crake have been added to the team as cover players.
- Alex Matthews cannot play Saturday’s game against Scotland due to a shoulder injury.
- Natasha Hunt and Morwenna Talling are out for the rest of the tournament with leg injuries.
- Several squad members from the World Cup-winning team are absent due to pregnancy or retirement.
- Pregnant players include Zoe Stratford, Abbie Ward, Rosie Galligan, and Lark Atkin-Davies.
- Emily Scarratt and Abby Dow have retired from international rugby.
