England's 32-player squad for next month's home Women's Rugby World Cup has been confirmed. What are the main talking points from the announcement?

England coach John Mitchell has named a vastly experienced squad for the Women's Rugby World Cup on home soil starting next month as the hot favourites aim to underline their dominance of the sport with the prize that so agonisingly eluded them in 2022.

Reaching another major final has boosted the Lionesses' profiles. Matching their Euro 2022 success will propel them to another stratosphere

Rebecca Harding takes you through the history of women's rugby in the North East, including speaking to current and former England captains, before looking ahead to the biggest-ever Women's Rugby World Cup, which kicks off in Sunderland in August.

Portia Woodman-Wickliffe was selected by New Zealand for her third women's World Cup on Friday, headlining an experienced Black Ferns squad packed with players who won the last edition of the global showpiece.