England captain Sarah Hunter is “immensely proud” to become the side’s joint most-capped player, but says her sole focus is the World Cup.
Number eight Hunter, 37, will join former prop Rocky Clark on 137 caps when she starts against France in England’s second pool game on Saturday.
She was reluctant to discuss the milestone too much, but said: “I feel very honoured.
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“It will be a nice moment but the focus has to be what is at hand.”
Head coach Simon Middleton said he would hold back full praise “until the next time she plays” and overtakes Clark because Hunter “is about breaking records not equalling them”.
“I’ve never seen Sarah playing poorly or training poorly,” he added. “Her poor is most people’s best.”
