England keep faith with matchday 23 for Rugby World Cup final against Canada

Mitchell picks same squad for first time at World Cup

Jess Breach and Meg Jones have played in every game

England have stuck with the same match-day squad that defeated France to take on Canada in the Rugby World Cup final on Saturday at Twickenham with captain Zoe Aldcroft insisting “now is our time”.

It’s the first time this tournament that the England head coach, John Mitchell, has not made any changes to his team as the World Cup hosts look to get over the line in the final on home soil having lost the last two editions at the last hurdle to New Zealand. The decision means Jess Breach, who is the Red Roses’ top tryscorer with six, and World Rugby player of the year nominee Meg Jones are the only two players to start every game of the World Cup for England.