England Red Roses face off against Springbok Women in Women's Rugby World Cup Round 1 on Sat 22nd October 2022 at Waitakere Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 05:45. In South Africa it’s at 06:45 SAST, 17:45 NZST in New Zealand, 15:45 AEST in Australia and 21:45 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 Springbok Women holds 10.
The two sides are separated by 9 places in the rankings with England Red Roses in position 1 and Springbok Women in position 10 as such England Red Roses are favourites on paper.
The official squads for England Red Roses vs Springbok 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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