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Rugby League World Cup: Courtney Winfield-Hill will join England coaching set-up as an assistant coach for the side’s upcoming tours of South Africa and the 2025 Women’s Ashes in Australia, said the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).

Courtney, 37, is currently in a coaching stint with the Brisbane Heat in the ongoing Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) and will link up with the England team in South Africa at the conclusion of her current assignment in Australia.

She was a part of the England coaching group for the tour to Ireland in September and worked with Trent Rockets in year’s Women’s Hundred. "I am really proud to be a part of the set-up. Since working with England teams, I have been made to feel nothing but welcomed and feel the ECB have invested in developing me as a coach.