WORCESTER'S Joanne Yapp has been named captain of the England women's side that takes on reigning world champions the Black Ferns at Eden Park, New Zealand, tomorrow (2.30am BST).

Yapp, who plays at scrum-half, is joined by club-mates Kim Shaylor and Nicky Crawford for the Test match in Auckland.

Both girls play on the wing and Shaylor has already bagged hat-tricks in both of England's warm-up matches.

Worcester's teenage fly-half Alice Richardson will start on the bench.

Head coach Geoff Richards said: "We have picked a very exciting team and one I have every confidence in. The players are really looking forward to playing at Eden Park in front of what we hope will be a big crowd.

"This is a vital game for our World Cup preparations and we are looking forward to seeing how the New Zealand Black Ferns are playing at the moment. We have some young players in our squad and it will be great to see how they fare under this kind of pressure."

England: Day, Crawford, Shaylor, Andrew, Yapp, Clarke, Rudge, Gray, Vickers, Spencer, Baker, Clayton, Stevens. Replacements: Garnett, Huxford, Alphonsi, Jones, Waterman, Richardson, Massarella.