England will kick off their Six Nations campaign on Saturday evening when they face Scotland at Twickenham.
It’s a new era for the Red and Whites, with head coach Eddie Jones relieved of his duties following a disastrous campaign in the Autumn Internationals. England have looked to Steve Borthwick to reinstate the dominance they showed in 2020.
And with a young exciting squad, and a World Cup on the horizon, the Six Nations could be an exciting time for England. However, with eyes on the pitch, Daily Star Sport is looking to the stands for the women behind the stars.
England
Beth Dowling – Marcus Smith
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Marcus Smith is England’s latest starboy – and the young fly-half has wasted no time in cementing a spot at the heart of the England team.
And he’s done so with stunning model Beth Dowling by his side – the brunette has featured in campaigns for PrettyLittleThing, Missy Empire, and Rebellious. Beth has amassed over 33,000 followers on Instagram, where she delights fans with cheeky snaps.
While her Instagram is littered with snaps from her modelling career, Beth loves to show off her boyfriend.
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Annie Knowles – Ben Curry
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Another model in the stands on Saturday evening will be the better half of Ben Curry, Annie Knowles.
Annie, alongside her modelling career, creates vlogs on Youtube – and she’s a self-proclaimed bookworm. A lot of her content on Youtube is geared around reading, while her Instagram profile has a link to her GoodReads profile.
The stunning blonde has over 103,000 followers on Instagram, where she regularly posts content from her modelling career.
Eloise Reayer – Ollie Hassell-Collins
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Ollie Hassell-Collins is set to make his England debut on Saturday evening with Borthwick promising “the start of the next chapter of English rugby”.
And one fan who will be partially happy to see Hassell-Collins at Twickenham will be his girlfriend, Eloise Reayer. The brunette is a graduate in History and Political Science – and she’s very active on social media.
However, most of her feed is reserved for her beau, with a recent snap of the pair captioned: “I love doing life with you. Forever.”
Scotland
Emma Canning – Finn Russell
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Finn Russell isn’t the only famous face in his household – he’s dating Scottish heptathlete, Emma Canning.
Speaking ahead of last year’s Six Nations, Emma candidly spoke about how she was fighting for her career in athletics. The heptathlete had spent some time away from the track – and so she wasn’t able to watch last year’s Calcutta Cup as she prepared for a comeback.
However, the pair have since started a family, welcoming their first baby at the turn of the year.
Anneka Madgett – Ali Price
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Scrum-half Ali Price is dating stunning content creator Anneka (Annie) Madgett.
Annie regularly wows her fans with stunning snaps on Instagram – but she has admitted in the past she hates the tag “influencer”, insisting she’s a content creator. The blonde bombshell even runs her own website dedicated to her content.
It provides links to her work on YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok, as well as giving fans a small peak into her life.
Nika van der Merwe – Duhan van der Merwe
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Born are raised in South Africa, Duhan van der Merwe switched to Scotland for his international career after he qualified for Scotland due to spending three years at Edinburgh.
Like Van der Merwe, Nika is South African, and the pair recently tied the knot. She currently works as an area manager for the DCK Group: one of the leading fashion jewellery retailers in the world.
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