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Tamara Taylor set for 100th England cap

By Betty Glover

Wednesday 8 February 2017 16:33, UK

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 04: Tamara Taylor of England (L) and Romane Menager of France (R) battle to win the line out during the Women's Six Nations mat
Image: Tamara Taylor will win her 100th cap against Wales

Tamara Taylor will make her 100th international appearance for England against Wales on Saturday.

England head coach Simon Middleton has made no changes to the side that saw off France 26-13 at Twickenham in the opening round of the championship last Saturday.

Darlington Mowden Park second-row forward Taylor, 35, made her debut against New Zealand in October 2012 and is now appearing in her tenth Six Nations competition.

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The Red Roses came back from a 13-0 half-time deficit through tries from Danielle Waterman and Amy Wilson-Hardy and 16 points off the boot of Emily Scarratt.

Middleton said: "I was pleased with the way we refocused at half time last week and the accuracy, discipline and execution of the game plan was far closer to the standards we are looking to achieve.

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Tamara Taylor will win her 100th cap for England when she lines up to face Wales in the second round of fixtures in the Six Nations.

"It is essential this week that we don't leave that performance until the second half.

"We have spoken about how we want to start the game this week, about being more consistent in our accuracy and execution."

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This is the first time the two sides have faced each other since the 2016 Six Nations, where the Red Roses beat Wales 20-12 at the Twickenham Stoop.

England celebrate their victory on the pitch after the Six Nations international women's rugby union match between England Women and France Women at Twicke
Image: England celebrate their victory on the pitch after their come back from 13-0 down against France

"Wales come to the game on a roll having built a run of five wins from five. They are a tough side to play at home but we are confident in our preparation and the quality of the 23 players we are sending out on Saturday," said Middleton.

England:15 Danielle Waterman, 14 Lydia Thompson, 13 Emily Scarratt, 12 Amber Reed, 11 Amy Wilson Hardy, 10 Katy Mclean, 9 Natasha Hunt, 1 Rochelle Clark, 2 Amy Cokayne, 3 Laura Keates, 4 Harriet Millar-Mills, 5 Tamara Taylor, 6 Izzy Noel-Smith, 7 Marlie Packer, 8 Sarah Hunter (c).

Replacements: 16 Vicky Fleetwood, 17 Justine Lucas, 18 Sarah Bern, 19 Zoe Aldcroft, 20 Poppy Cleall, 21 La Toya Mason, 22 Emily Scott, 23 Rachael Burford.

Follow all the action from Cardiff on Saturday 11 February, kick off at 11:30am, live on Sky Sports 3.

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