ENGLAND plan to roll with the punches as they seek out the challenges they need to be ready for the home World Cup later this year.

Over the next six weekends, the Red Roses are aiming to win a seventh successive Women’s Six Nations title and an unprecedented fourth consecutive Grand Slam.

Given they are the highest ranked women’s or men’s team in the history of the sport on the basis of winning 50 of their last 51 matches, extending their dominance of the Championship seems a formality.