Overview
- The Rugby Football Union confirmed the 35-year-old's immediate retirement after a 17-year international career.
- She departs as England’s all-time leading scorer with 754 points from 119 caps.
- A two-time World Cup winner in 2014 and 2025, she became the first English player to appear at five tournaments, with a final cameo against the United States in August.
- She has started coaching at Loughborough Lightning and will serve in a specialist mentoring role with the RFU focused on England pathways.
- Head coach John Mitchell called her a "once-in-a-generation" player, and RFU CEO Bill Sweeney praised her as a role model for thousands.