England pair Ellie Kildunne and Meg Jones will join Great Britain Sevens women’s squad in preparation for the SVNS Grand Final and the Paris Olympic Games.
Both backs, who have previous Sevens experience, played an influential role as the Red Roses won a third consecutive Six Nations Grand Slam last month.
Jones, 27, travelled to the Rio Olympics in 2016 as a non-playing reserve before winning bronze at the Commonwealth Games two years later.
She then co-captained Team GB at the Tokyo Olympics, scoring both tries in the bronze-medal match before returning to the XVs game.
Kildunne, 24, was involved in GB’s Sevens camp before the Tokyo Olympics but chose to withdraw to make herself eligible for a professional XVs contract.
Speaking exclusively to BBC Rugby Union Weekly after England claimed the Grand Slam, Kildunne said she would be returning to Sevens for the chance to feature at this summer’s Olympics.
