Clark, the most-capped player in English rugby history, is on the bench DAVID DAVIES/PAEngland will leave 392 caps worth of players on the bench as Sarah Hunter leads a new-look team for their World Cup opener against Spain in Dublin tomorrow. Prop Rochelle Clark, the most-capped player in English rugby history (124), and centre Emily Scarratt, the top point scorer when England won the tournament three years ago, have both been named among the replacements by head coach Simon Middleton. Tamara Taylor, who has 105 caps to her name, and fellow 2014 champions Natasha Hunt and Marlie Packer all miss out completely. We have a strong squad and want to use the full depth available to us throughout the tournamentNine of the starting XV will make their World Cup debuts as the planet’s No 1-ranked nation bid to make it ten wins in a row at the expense of eighth-ranked Spain. “We have a strong…

Source: The Times August 08, 2017 15:56 UTC