WORCESTER'S Nicky Crawford and Joanne Yapp have kept their places in the England ladies rugby union squad to face Scotland in the Six Nations Championship this weekend.

Both players start in the international at Richmond on Sunday (2.30pm).

Scrum-half and Worcester captain Yapp and wing Crawford both started in England's previous two winning Six Nations matches against Wales and Spain.

Worcester hooker Nicola Goodwin and flanker Alex Pilkington start for England 'A' against Scotland 'A'.

They are joined by team mates flanker Jaine Lock and centre Karen Andrew, who are both replacements for the 'A' game at Richmond on Sunday (12 noon).