England Red Roses face off against Black Ferns in Women's Internationals Round 1 on Sun 31st October 2021 at Sandy Park. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 14:30. In South Africa it’s at 16:30 SAST, 03:30 NZST in New Zealand, 01:30 AEST in Australia and 07:30 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 the two sides are separated by just 2 places in the rankings with England Red Roses in position 1 and Black Ferns in position 3, underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for England Red Roses vs Black Ferns 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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