By SAM JACKSON

Work to do: England lost to New Zealand in the 2017 World Cup final
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ENGLAND women will be centrally contracted from the New Year in a bid to close the gap on world champions New Zealand.
Twenty-eight full-time deals will be available from January 1, along with seven elite player squad agreements.
All England players will be eligible to play for their clubs in the Premier 15s and will return to the RFU for international duty.
Contracts were previously awarded based on the next major tournament and England’s elite female players ...