Jo McGilchrist has her eyesight set on a showdown semi final against Australia after being named for in the final line up for England's Women's Rugby World Cup game on Saturday

The Wasps lock has been selected as one of the 22 strong squad named by England Head Coach Gary Street, for the semi final against Australia at the Twickenham Stoop on Saturday.
 

After another strong performance beating the USA 37-10, England and Jo McGilchrist booked their place in the semi finals after wins over Ireland, Kazakhstan and the USA

England head coach Gary Street said: "The girls really showed their determination and physicality tonight. The forwards were tremendous and set the platform, and the backs capitalised. This was a good day in the office."

Wasps and England lock Jo McGilchrist played for the second time without her contact lenses in the USA game. She is using overnight vision correction to correct her eyesight which means that she wears her contact lenses over night to sleep in so that she does not have to wear any when she is playing. Jo who is shortsighted; which means that she can't see distances clearly, started using the special overnight corrective contact lenses to improve her eyesight in the run up to the World Cup Tournament.

Speaking in advance of the Australian game Street says "This is a huge game and as such we have picked an extremely experienced side to take on the Australian challenge. It's certainly going to be exciting to play at the Stoop and we are hoping to have the same great support that we have enjoyed at the Surrey Sports Park.

In the other semi final reigning world champions New Zealand take on France at the Stoop, kick off 6pm

For WRWC 2010 tickets visit the Ticketmaster website or call 0844 844 2010. The semi finals and final will be held at the Twickenham Stoop. Rugby fans who buy tickets for the WRWC 2010 will also be put on a priority ticketing information list for the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England. For a full schedule of fixtures and to follow England in the WRWC visit www.rfu.com/wrwc.

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