Grace Wheeler
BBC Sport at Allianz Stadium

The roar in the stadium is so loud and the game hasn't even started yet! Fireworks welcomed the teams onto the pitch.

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England coach John Mitchell: "We were exceptional in our line speed last week, in attack we could have played a bit more on top and hopefully we achieve that today.

"We want lessons and problems, the girls are really good at solving and we don't just want to play teams we expect to beat. We want teams that are threats, hopefully we will get lessons today.

"We were a bit loose last week, and be direct and stay on top. You have to turn New Zealand around, they are not used to that."

England come into today's game off the back of a comfortable win over Six Nations rivals France.

Here's a look at the best of last weekend's action from Gloucester...

Alastair Telfer
BBC Sport at Allianz Stadium

The last time the Red Roses played here was in front of 48,778 against Ireland earlier this year at the Six Nations.

Over 40,000 tickets have been sold for this one - as of Thursday's update - so we may well get close to that figure again.

The ultimate goal is for the England women's team to fill this place one day.

If it's this fixture in the World Cup final next year- which is also staged here - I reckon it could get close to the 82,000 capacity.

The current record for a women's crowd stands at 58,498 when England lifted the Six Nations in 2023 at the now named Allianz Stadium.

As you can see, it is starting to get busy already....

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England have won three of the last four meetings between the two sides, with the one blot on the record that World Cup final in 2022.

2023: New Zealand 12-33 Red Roses

2022: New Zealand 34-31 Red Roses

2021: Red Roses 56-15 New Zealand

2021: Red Roses 43-12 New Zealand

2019: Red Roses 13-28 New Zealand

Alastair Telfer
BBC Sport at Allianz Stadium

Captain Marlie Packer was down receiving treatment but is back up now on her feet.

Nothing serious, although forwards coach Louis Deacon did look slightly concerned.

It would take something crazy to stop Packer playing the Black Ferns at the home of English rugby.

England's Marlie Packer and New Zealand's Kennedy Tukuafu are preparing to face each other on the pitch, but before that, let's hear them go head-to-head in the stands...

Maggie Alphonsi
2014 England World Cup winner on BBC One

It doesn't get any better than this, two of the biggest teams in women's rugby going toe to toe. It's like a heavyweight boxing clash. And there's the jeopardy you don't tend to get in the Six Nations.

Alastair Telfer
BBC Sport at Allianz Stadium

The Botterman family are not going undercover today.

Prop Botterman has been a mainstay in the starting XV under John Mitchell, but is named on the bench as Mitchell looks for some impact in the second half.

"I am immensely proud of Hannah," her sister Sophia said.

Sophia adder her sister would "go crazy" if she saw their outfits, which were purchased from Amazon with the help of some DIY.

If you read closely their roses read "Botts Sister" and "Mama Botts".

So Hannah, here's the fam...

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England lock Lock Zoe Aldcroft is used to facing the New Zealand challenge but says it still "goosebumps".

"We are just going to keep it chill and face it. Let them do it, we will then huddle up and keep our mind on our game," Aldcroft told BBC Sport.

"I can't really explain the feeling but it also pumps you up a lot more and it pumps those guys up and you are also like 'come on then', and you just can't wait for the whistle to blow."

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Grace Wheeler
BBC Sport at Allianz Stadium

It's fair to say the supporters definitely gave a warm welcome to both teams.

It is a beautiful day here at the home of the Red Roses. The sun is shining and the crowds are full of energy.

It's going to be a good day of rugby.

Time for a word now from England scrum-half Natasha Hunt, who says she is relishing the revival of her Test career.

The 35-year-old was a high-profile omission from England's Rugby World Cup squad in 2022, but has played every game since new coach John Mitchell took the reins in autumn 2023.

"There were times when I wasn't sure if I was done," she told 5 Live Rugby Union Weekly.

"But I genuinely feel like I am playing some of my best rugby of my career and I am absolutely loving it."

Read more here.

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A reminder of how both sides line up then...

England: Kildunne; Dow, Scarratt, Heard, Breach; Aitchison, Hunt; Carson, Atkin-Davies, Bern, Aldcroft, Ward, Feaunati, M Packer (capt), Matthews.

Replacements: Cokayne, Botterman, Muir, Talling, Brock, L Packer, Harrison, Rowland.

New Zealand: Holmes; Leti-I'iga, Brunt, Demant (co-captain), Vahaakolo; King, Joseph; Viliko, Ponsonby, Kalounivale, Bremner, Roos, Mikaele-Tu'u, Tukuafu (co-captain), Olsen-Baker.

Replacements: Lolohea, Henwood, Rule, Vaipulu, Sae, Hohaia, Du Plessis, Tui.

Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa)

Alastair Telfer
BBC Sport at Allianz Stadium

Out with the old and in with the new.

This will be the first fixture at the newly named Allianz Stadium after Twickenham's naming rights were sold last month.

Speaking to plenty of supporters around the ground, the reception was one of acceptance if it helps the game.

"It is difficult as we have grown up with rugby from when we were little," Rachel from Kettering said.

"We have always known it as Twickenham and we even told the kids that we were coming down to Twickenham. It will take a while to get used to but it is what it is.

"Change can be good if good things come of it."

Asked if she will be after World Cup tickets for next year, she added: "Hopefully, where we live is near the Northampton Saints ground so we will hopefully get some tickets when they play there."

The world's number one side...

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The world champions...

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It's a game which needs no introduction.

Kick off is at 14:30 BST...