The England women's national under-21 rugby union team represents England in women's age-grade international rugby union at under-21 level. The team is governed by the Rugby Football Union (RFU) and forms part of the England Women's Performance Pathway, which bridges the gap between domestic club rugby and the senior England women's national rugby union team.
The team was formerly known as the England women's national under-20 rugby union team. From the 2026 season, following a restructuring by Six Nations Rugby, the programme was elevated to under-21 level. This change accompanied the replacement of the Six Nations Women's U20 Summer Series with the new Six Nations Women's U21 Series.
Players Current squad In February 2026, head coach LJ Lewis named a 34-playerdevelopment ahead of the 2026 Six Nations Women's U21 Series.
Coaching staff LJ Lewis was appointed head coach in July 2023. Sarah McKenna, Women's Six Nations Championship Grand Slam winner, was appointed assistant coach ahead of the 2023–24 season and has continued in the role following the transition to Under-21 level.
Results Results summary
The following table shows England's U20 and U21 record against each opponent.
Correct as of 18 April 2026 Opponent First game Played Won Drawn Lost Win % British Police 2005 1 1 0 0 100% British Army 2015 6 6 0 0 100% 2008 13 10 0 3 76.92% 2010 27 2 1 24 7.40% 2024 1 1 0 0 100% 2025 1 1 0 0 100% 2011 5 5 0 0 100% (Senior) 2021 2 0 0 2 0% 2011 3 2 0 1 66.67% 2026 1 1 0 0 100% 2009 8 6 0 2 75% 2008 9 9 0 0 100%
Overall record Correct as of 18 April 2026 Played Won Drawn Lost Win % 77 44 1 32 %
Honours Women's U20 Nations Cup champions Winners (3) 2008, 2009, 2011 Third place (1): 2013 U20 Women's Tri-Nations Winners (2): 2018, 2019 Six Nations Women's U21 Series Runners-up (1): 2025 Third place (1): 2024
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