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Yesterday Women’s Rugby World Cup winning Red Roses wing Abby Dow announced her retirement from rugby aged 28.
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Italy Women face off against England Red Roses in Womens Six Nations Round 4 on Sat 9th May 2026 at . Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 14:00. In South Africa it’s at 15:00 SAST, 01:00 NZST in New Zealand, 23:00 AEST in Australia and 06:00 EST in the US.
England Red Roses won the last encounter but England Red Roses are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture, England Red Roses sits at 1 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Italy Women holds 9.
The two sides are separated by 8 places in the rankings with Italy Women in position 9 and England Red Roses in position 1 as such England Red Roses are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Italy Women vs England Red Roses will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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Sign up for freeYesterday Women’s Rugby World Cup winning Red Roses wing Abby Dow announced her retirement from rugby aged 28.
England's World Cup-winning wing Abby Dow has announced her retirement from rugby at the age of 28.
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