Jess Breach

Jessica Frances "Jess" Breach (born 4 November 1997) is an English professional rugby union footballer who plays for Saracens and England. Her preferred position is wing. She was the top try scorer for England when they won the 2025 World Cup.

International career Breach scored six tries on her international debut for England women's national rugby union team against Canada in November 2017. She also scored five more tries on her second international appearance the following week.

Breach played for Rugby Sevens for England and won a bronze medal as part of the England team at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. She also played at the World Cup Sevens in San Francisco. where she won a bronze medal. She missed the 2019 Super Series due to a shoulder injury but returned for the Autumn. Following the 2020 Six Nations, she had scored 22 tries in her first 13 tests.

On 17 March 2025, she was called into the England side for the 2025 Six Nations Championship. In July 2025, she was named in the England squad for the 2025 Rugby World Cup. Breach featured in the opening match against the Eagles, and then scored her fiftieth international try as part of a hat-trick in their 92–3 win against Samoa in their second game. She won her fiftieth test match cap, and secured her fiftieth win in an England shirt, in their World Cup match against Australia on 6 September 2025. She finished the tournament as England's top try scorer with six, as they became World Champions.

In May 2026, she scored two tries against France in the Six Nations Championship as England extended their unbeaten run to 38 matches and won a fifth consecutive grand slam in the event.

Club career Breach joined Aylesford Bulls Ladies in 2016, where she won a league and cup double before the club merged into Harlequins Women. She won the 2020–21 Premier 15s with Harlequins but missed the final due to an ankle injury. She joined Saracens in 2022. She extended her contract with Saracens in October 2025.

At school, alongside rugby, Breach was also a keen athlete and competed in sprint hurdling at the English Schools Athletics Championships. She also played netball and hockey, and was a county-level gymnast.

She was invited to England camps at the age of 16 and secured a spot in the England U18 training squad.

She is in a relationship with Harlequins player Archie White.

Honours England Women's Rugby World Cup Champion (1): 2025