Overview

• The 26-year-old prop declared she aims to be the best loosehead in the world after starring in England’s 69-7 win over the United States in Sunderland.
• She scored a try, beat multiple defenders and won breakdown turnovers as England opened their campaign at the Stadium of Light on August 22.
• England delivered 100% scrum success and restricted the USA to retaining only two of five put-ins, with Botterman getting the better of rival loosehead Hope Rogers.
• Head coach John Mitchell praised the performance, describing Botterman as a special player and saying the scrum buried the USA.
• Botterman credits specialist scrum coach Nathan Catt for major set-piece gains, enters the tournament on 58 caps since a 2017 debut, has spoken about an ADHD diagnosis, and now looks to Samoa and Australia in Pool A.