The match inspection – England opposite France women

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The England coach, John Mitchell, says that his red has a plan while his team is preparing to take over France at the Six News Grand Slam Decider on Saturday

England coach John Mitchell Red Rosel John Mitchell told John Mitchell Sky Sports “We were not tested, we planned,” as his team seeks to make history on Saturday with a fourth championship from the six women, respectively.

Red Roses France – Also did not defeat and do the Grand Slam tender itself – at the Allianz, Twickenham Stadium this week, with the ladies of the Women’s Ladies World Cup in England on August 22 in the background.

Mitchell made eight changes to his team in a clash on Saturday from 59-7 victory in the fourth round of Scotland, and he cut and changed XV throughout the tournament.

Instead of classifying the experiment of information technology, Mitchell – who is looking forward to directing England to the first World Cup since 2014 after the successive final defeats – says that his changes were about planning, both to twist) the six countries and the World Cup later this year.

“I will not say that we have tried, I think we were planning all these teams,” Mitchell told Mitchell. Sky Sports.

John Mitchell, Red Road coach, will look at his team to the end of this week – four Grand championships, respectively for the first time

“It is clear that we had an end in mind, and we wanted to give girls some experience in having to be patient, as well as giving them advanced communication as well.

“We have communicated well, we have prepared well. We have now gone to a team mixture that I think is tactically against France. If you compare players, we are likely to go to the players who got the skills consistent in the main areas of the game.

“It is an exciting mix, it is a strong mixture, and the entire team’s victory as a result of this, because I think every week we prepare, we have good (in training) like the chosen team.

“So they make a lot of failure in training and create a lot of situations in which we have to solve situations before we go to performance, so preparatory was good.”

England has won four groups of six women for women so far this tournament is 46 points on average

When asked about what he learned about his team so far, Mitchell – who was responsible for red roses since 2023 – praised his team because of his fierce competitiveness and the cohesion of the strong team.

“I learned it is very competitive, they work very hard, and there is a high level of care and there is a high level of communication.

“When someone fluctuates – we are all human beings – they make sure that they click on the person on the shoulder, and keeps them in contact with him.

“We have come a long run since WXV in Vancouver. The relationship within the group is huge. We are a better playing team. We know our game, we know it is the right way.”

England They confirmed their side to face France on Thursday But they will have to accomplish the task without the current world player Elie Koldon, who is missing due to a knee string injury.

Mitchell reduced the severity of the injury and stressed the importance of confidence in the entire team.

“I think she could have what I know, but it is important to support everyone within our group.

Star Reed Al -Ward Al -Roses, the full back and 2024 players in the world of the year. Elie Keldon will be absent on Saturday against France due to injury

“We don’t want to lose Elie. It is clear that we want it to be part of the home of the home as well. It is really important to support the entire team.

“Emma Singh was a world dark in the ladies game, unfortunately, we don’t see her enough in the England shirt. Now you get a chance at the weekend, which will be really good for us and really good for us.”

Captain England Aldkroft looks forward to “Big Twickenham Crowd” against the favorite opponent

With 40,000 fans expected in Tokkenham, England captain Zoe Alkroft will turn the fifth consecutive test on Saturday.

“France is one of my favorite teams to play,” I told Sky Sports.

“Despite winning a lot, we have goals that we want to meet with. So sometimes we can get a big victory and we are still disappointed.

Zoe aldcroft, the captain of the red roses of Blankside Flanker, for the fifth consecutive test, will

“I think the biggest thing is to focus on the game itself, two years ago we played France in Allianz and those large crowds are something we enjoy in front of it. It will be great to reach there and see what the team can do.

“For me as a leader, (it comes to) only by trying to make people flourish in that environment and make sure that everyone feels that they can play their role in their best ability.”

The England team Reid Al -Ward to face France at Allianz Stadium, Tokkinham

Red roses: 15 Emma Singh, 14 Abi Dow, 13 Meghan Jones, 12 Tatiana Hurd, 11 Claudia McDonald, 10 Zoe Harrison, 9 Natasha Hunt; 1 Hannah Botterman, 2 Lark Atkin-Davies, 3 MAUD MUIR, 4 Morwenna Talling, 5 Abbie Ward, 6 Zoe Aldcroft (C), 7 Maddie Feaunati, 8 Alex Matthews.

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