England Women at full strength for Rugby World Cup opener against the US

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  • Emily Scarratt to win 119th cap at Stadium of Light in fifth World Cup

  • John Mitchell names unchanged side from 40-6 warm-up win over France

England have named a full-strength side to open their Rugby World Cup campaign against the US on Friday, with Emily Scarratt in line to win her 119th cap off the bench and appear at her fifth World Cup at Sunderland's Stadium of Light.

John Mitchell has named an unchanged XV from the team's 40-6 win over France in their final warmup game earlier this month. There are no injury concerns for the world No 1s as they start their pursuit of a trophy they are favourites to win in front of a record crowd for an opening game, with 40,000 tickets sold.

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