# Red Roses make six changes but Kildunne on bench again

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/red-roses-make-six-changes-but-kildunne-on-bench-again/
- Published: 2026-10-28T19:00:51+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-28T20:50:31+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Sport (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/articles/cq1m4kn84gk2o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Americas, Celebrity, Entertainment, Sport, UK, World

## Key points

- Kildunne is on England’s bench again.
- England have made six changes to face the USA.
- Four backs are set to make their first starts of the tour.

## Summary

England have made six changes for Friday’s match against the USA, but Ellie Kildunne has again been named among the replacements. The decision follows her omission from the starting side for last Saturday’s 31-22 defeat by Canada, after coach John Mitchell said she needed greater consistency.

Four changes are in the backs, with Tatyana Heard, Claudia Moloney-MacDonald, Flo Robinson and Holly Aitchison making their first starts of the tour. Forwards Mackenzie Carson and Maud Muir also come into the starting line-up, while Emma Sing keeps the full-back position. Mitchell said the changes are intended to refresh the team, create opportunities and build depth ahead of England’s next Test, six months away in the Women’s Six Nations.

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