Loughborough Lightning and USA international Kathryn Treder is set to feature in the Womens Rugby World Cup; she is a Stanford graduate and also works as a data scientist; England play USA in the tour

England have named an unchanged side for their Women's Rugby World Cup opener against the United States in Sunderland on Friday. Red Roses boss John Mitchell has kept faith with the same starting 15 from the 40-6 warm-up victory over France, their second of two warm-up fixtures which took place earlier this month.

England favourites on home soil as women’s rugby seeks to shine - New Zealand, Canada and France are the Red Roses’ leading rivals for glory.