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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Sarah Rendell

Red Roses eye records and Six Nations title for Middleton’s grand finale

Lark Davies, Marlie Packer, Ella Wyrwas and Simon Middleton in the huddle following the Women's Six Nations match between England and Italy.
Simon Middleton (right) has been credited with the huge development of the England team during his time as head coach. Photograph: Catherine Ivill/RFU/The RFU Collection/Getty Images

After eight years, 85 Tests, 76 wins and 3,411 points scored, England’s head coach Simon Middleton takes charge of his final match on Saturday. It should be quite a finale, with a world-record crowd for a women’s game in excess of 53,000 expected at Twickenham as the Red Roses go head-to-head with France in a winner-takes-all Six Nations decider.

The record currently stands at 42,579, set at the World Cup final at Eden Park in November. The attendance is also sure to smash the current Women’s Six Nations record, set last weekend with 18,604 watching France v Wales at the Stade des Alpes in Grenoble.

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