Women’s Super Rugby: Who do England’s World Cup winners play for?

The women’s rugby season in the Premier League kicks off on Friday after England won the World Cup at Twickenham in September.

The World Cup final against Canada was played in front of 81,885 fans – a record for a women’s rugby match and the second highest attendance for a men’s or women’s World Cup final.

It was also the most watched women’s rugby match ever on UK television, with 5.8 million viewers.

This season’s Premier League campaign will look to build on the growth of women’s rugby with the stars of the victorious England team returning to action.

England full-back Eli Kildon will feature for Harlequins on Friday night against a Loughborough side featuring Sadia Kabia, the World Cup final’s best player.

The BBC will show the match live on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app, and will show a live match every week of the season as part of a new coverage deal.

Forward Hannah Putterman and center Meg Jones are among the big names in Saturday’s matches.

England captain Zoe Aldcroft is looking forward to leading Gloucester-Hartpury to a fourth successive title at Twickenham Stop next June.

The defending champions begin their campaign on Sunday against a Saracens team that includes Canadian Rugby Player of the Year Sophie De Goede.

Keldon said, external On returning to work: “It’s one of those things you’re waging your mind about. You want time off, but I also miss it so much.”

There are 130 World Cup players in PWR for this season, including Irish back-row star Aoife Weaver, Scottish Ballet winger Francesca McGhee, New Zealand prop Amy Rule and talented Spanish full-back Claudia Pena.

“The PWR is the best women’s domestic league in the world and we want to welcome all new rugby fans with open arms,” PWR CEO Genevieve Shore said.