The England Women's Euros squad set up base at The Lensbury in Teddington over the weekend in preparation for their tournament opener against Austria in front of a sell-out crowd at Old Trafford tomorrow night.

The riverside club has transformed the rugby pitch into a training ground for the Lionesses squad surrounded by perimeter branding organised by the tournament organisers UEFA and St George's flags are flying outside the luxury hotel.

The Lionesses head into the summer tournament on the back of three commanding victories. Belgium were comfortably beaten 3-0 on the 16th July before Sarina Wiegman's side eased to a 5-1 over current holders Netherlands and a 4-0 blitzing of Switzerland followed last Thursday.

Tomorrow night's opener against Austria is followed by a trip to Brighton on Monday 11th July to face Norway and then onto Southampton for their final Group A fixture against Northern Ireland on Friday 15th.

The Lensbury has proved to be a popular based for international rugby teams including England, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa because of its closeness to Twickenham.

England head coach Sarina Wiegman (right) and Lensbury Managing Director Julia Hammond

The German teams is based at Grasshoppers rugby club in Osterley and the Danish team is based in Richmond.

View of England Women's Euros training pitch at The Lensbury, Teddington

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The Women's Euro 2022 will run until Sunday July 31 where the final will take place at Wembley Stadium, view the 16 qualified teams and their groups below.

Group A: England, Austria, Norway, Northern Ireland

Group B: Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland

Group C: Netherlands, Sweden, Portugal, Switzerland

Group D: France, Italy, Belgium, Iceland