A big congratulations to Lauren Rigby, Emily Hunter, Alex Webster, Olivia Rowe and Mackenzie Thomas who have all been named in the Durham County squad this week.

Following three weeks of trials of training and a development fixture, on Saturday, the Durham Coaches have slimmed the squad down to select from, for each fixture.

The Durham Coaches will use the 33 players to pick each 22 Woman squad for the Gill Burns Championship fixtures.

Durham County Squad:

PROP Chelsea Burger Hartlepool Rovers
PROP Jess Cheesman Darlington
PROP Julie Noble Sunderland Flames
PROP Lauren Rigby Darlington Mowden Park
PROP Beth Geehan Sunderland Flames
HOOKER Emily Hunter Darlington Mowden Park
HOOKER Alex Webster Darlington Mowden Park
HOOKER Danielle Coulton Hartlepool Rovers
HOOKER Molly Stonebank Bishop Auckland
SECOND ROW Nicole Irving Sunderland Flames
SECOND ROW Sarah Hall Darlington
SECOND ROW Charmaine Jeffreys Hartlepool Rovers
SECOND ROW Natasha Kennedy Hartlepool Rovers
FLANKER Rachael Knight Sunderland Flames
FLANKER Ellie Pigford Hartlepool Rovers
FLANKER Olivia Davison Sunderland Flames
NUMBER 8 Amber Stonehouse Sunderland Flames
NUMBER 8 Becca Walker Sunderland Flames
SCRUM HALF Steph Maddison Sunderland Flames
SCRUM HALF Chloe Allison Bishop Auckland
FLY HALF Clarissa Murphy Sunderland Flames
FLY HALF Lucy Hewitt Darlington
THREE QUARTERS Ursula Hardy Darlington
THREE QUARTERS Rachelle Cooley Bishop Auckland
THREE QUARTERS Tara Breslin Sunderland Flames
THREE QUARTERS Kirsty Paterson Sunderland Flames
THREE QUARTERS Treen Hardy Sunderland Flames
THREE QUARTERS Mackenzie Thomas Darlington Mowden Park
THREE QUARTERS Olivia Rowe Darlington Mowden Park
THREE QUARTERS Tara Slater Sunderland Flames
THREE QUARTERS Tammy Theaker Darlington

Durham County will welcome Lancashire RFU in their first championship fixture at Hartlepool RFC on Sunday April, 29, 2.30pm KO.