Abby Dow has one of the great England rugby careers. She has 50 tries in 58 tests, has lost only twice, and is heading toward her second straight Women's World Cup final at Twickenham this Saturday against Canada.

SYDNEY (Reuters) -England forward Victor Radley has made himself unavailable for the Ashes series against Australia after being slapped with a lengthy ban by his club Sydney Roosters for his involvement in a drug probe into a former teammate.

Ahead of this weekend, when England's Red Roses will play in front of a record-breaking crowd, a trail of red roses has landed in London.

The tournament has reached an incredible 9.8 million BBC TV viewers and driven 8.8 million streams across BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport platforms to date

England will fight for their place in the 2025 Rugby World Cup final on Saturday when they take on France in Bristol. The Red Roses beat Scotland in a dominant 40-8 win to reach the semi-finals,

Relive Englands 35-17 win over France in Bristol as the Red Roses set up a World Cup final against Canada at Twickenham on Saturday September 27; Canada upset defending champions New Zealand in the first semi-final;

England's Meg Jones, Canada's Sophie de Goede and New Zealand's Jorja Miller form the three-player shortlist for the World Rugby Women's Player of the Year.