England have named an unchanged team for the Women’s Rugby World Cup final against Canada on Saturday at Twickenham.
John Mitchell has opted to stick with the same starting XV and replacements who overcame a slow start to defeat France 35-17 in the semi-finals.
Zoe Aldcroft captains the Red Roses in their seventh straight World Cup final.
England have not won the tournament since 2014, losing the past two finals to New Zealand.
Star full-back Ellie Kildunne, Abby Dow, Zoe Harrison, Amy Cokayne, Aldcroft, Abbie Ward and Alex Matthews remain from the starting XV defeated by the Black Ferns three years ago.
Scrum-half Natasha Hunt and Matthews also played in the 2014 final.
Centre Meg Jones and wing Jess Breach, who has scored six tries in the World Cup, will be the only England players to have started all six games in the 2025 tournament.
The Red Roses, who are on a record 32-Test winning run, have not lost since their defeat at Eden Park in the 2022 final.
They went into that match having won their previous 30 games, and are up against an in-form Canada side on Saturday.
England have a record-setting side that Mitchell trusts. When on form, they can be clinical in attack and resilient in defence.
“We are never going to be perfect, but to win this tournament you don’t have to be perfect,” head coach Mitchell said, urging his players to “trust what we have built”.
Kevin Rouet’s Canada, ranked number two in the world, have looked a class above all their opponents this tournament and delivered a remarkable semi-final performance to sweep past New Zealand and reach their first World Cup final since they lost to England in 2014.
Canada are semi-professional, and have had to crowdfund nearly a third of the budget for their World Cup campaign – they are currently at 95% of their million-dollar fundraising goal entitled Mission: Win Rugby World Cup.
England have been professional since 2019 and are favourites to win a home World Cup in front of an 82,000-capacity, sold-out Twickenham.
Saturday’s crowd will surpass the 58,498 who watched England beat France at the same stadium in the 2023 Six Nations – the previous record for a XV-a-side match – and the 66,000 who watched the women’s rugby sevens at Stade de France during the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
“Our staff and players have worked hard to reach this stage of the tournament,” Mitchell said.
“Playing a World Cup final at Allianz Stadium [Twickenham] in front of a record 82,000 is a significant milestone for the sport.
“We are well prepared for the challenge against Canada. It is number one versus number two in the world, and we know the contest will demand a full 80 minutes. Our focus remains on staying in our process and executing effectively.”
His side defeated Canada by nine points when they met in the WXV1 last year in Vancouver.