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England Women v Italy Women 
Womens Six Nations - Round 2 
Sun 2nd April 2023, 07:00am PDT 
Franklin's Gardens 
Kat Roche Last 5 Games
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
England Women v Italy Women Womens Six Nations - Round 2 Sun 2nd April 2023, 07:00am PDT Franklin's Gardens Kat Roche 
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Abigail Dow Abigail Dow 
Sarah Bern 
Michela Sillari 
Jess Breach 
Marlie Packer Abigail Dow 
Lucy Packer You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
England Red Roses face off against Italy Women in Womens Six Nations Round 2 on Sun 2nd April 2023 at Franklin's Gardens. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 15:00. In South Africa it’s at 16:00 SAST, 02:00 NZST in New Zealand, 00:00 AEST in Australia and 07:00 EST in the US.
England Red Roses won the last encounter but both teams are in the same form for their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture, England Red Roses sits at 1 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Italy Women holds 8.
The two sides are separated by 7 places in the rankings with England Red Roses in position 1 and Italy Women in position 8 as such England Red Roses are favourites on paper.
The official squads for England Red Roses vs Italy Women 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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