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Red Roses · Women's Test matches

England
v Spain⁠

17–15

Full time

England v Spain finished 17–15.

England
Emma Mitchell, Gillian Burns, Helen Clayton
Spain
Penalty try, Penalty try
Date
Sunday 5 January 1997 · Red Roses in 1997
Venue
Leeds
Competition
Women's Test matches

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

Red Roses

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Jane Coats Prop
  • No. 2, Julie Potter Hooker
  • No. 3, Jenny Watkinson Prop
  • No. 4, Claire Green Lock Off in the 2'
  • No. 5, Gillian Jew Lock
  • No. 6, Janis Ross Flanker
  • No. 7, Helen Clayton Flanker
  • No. 8, Gillian Burns (c) Number 8
  • No. 9, Emma Mitchell Scrum Half
  • No. 10, Deirdre Mills Fly Half
  • No. 11, Jayne Molyneux Wing
  • No. 12, Andrea Wallace Centre
  • No. 13, Julie Twigg Centre
  • No. 14, Pip Atikson-Kennedy Wing
  • No. 15, Paula George Full Back

Replacements

Spain

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Nancy Villarroya de Jonch Prop
  • No. 2, Beatriz Muriel Mencia Hooker
  • No. 3, Cristina Lopez Casla Prop Off in the 39'
  • No. 4, Marta Gran Rodriguez Lock
  • No. 5, Pilar Lopez Ferrando Lock
  • No. 6, Mercedes Batidor Llabres Flanker
  • No. 7, Meritxell Baste Batalla Flanker
  • No. 8, Elena Diez de la Lastra Number 8
  • No. 9, Rosa Calafat Ponseti (c) Scrum Half
  • No. 10, Paz Estevan de Heriz Fly Half
  • No. 11, Ines Etxegibel Alberdi Wing
  • No. 12, Rocio Ramirez Arregui Centre
  • No. 13, Susan Monclus Twomey Centre
  • No. 14, Maria Isabel Perez Garrido Wing
  • No. 15, Beatriz Jimenez Lopez Full Back

Replacements

  • No. 16, Cristina Valdes Serrano On in the 39'
  • No. 17, Maite Delgado Martinez (not used)
  • No. 18, Itziar Diez Murga (not used)
  • No. 19, Olatz Fernández de Arroyabe Azkar (not used)
  • No. 20, Olga Pons Prior (not used)
  • No. 21, Otilia Roca Martinez (not used)
  • No. 22, Rosana Ros Petit (not used)
  • No. 23, Elena Saura de la Campa (not used)

Referee: Doug Chapman. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Women's senior internationals · Newest first

The 1 meeting before this one

1991 – 1991

Official meetings since 1991

England v Spain stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings17In our results database
England wins15England perspective
Draws1Level at full time
Spain wins1Spain victories

England have scored 787 points to Spain's 123 across these meetings.

Individual fixture records

Who has scored most?

England · Fixture leader

12

Christine Diver

12 tries against Spain in matches we hold scorer data for.

Spain · Fixture leader

5

Maria Isabel Perez Garrido

Spain's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.

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