Honey Kerslake wore a New Zealand shirt during the last women’s World Cup final but stresses that if there’s a repeat in this year’s final later this month, the England U18s No.8 will firmly be cheering on the Red Roses.

Kiwi-born Kerslake was raised in Devon but has Pacific rugby running through her veins. Her father wore the famous black jersey, while her aunt represented Samoa Sevens, but now she is making her own name as a powerful ball-carrying forward in the England U18s set-up.
She told The Rugby Paper: “I watched it with my family in New Zealand wearing an All Blacks shirt. This tim...