The Red Roses secured a 55-12 victory over the sixth-ranked United States to close out their WXV Global Series campaign. Despite trailing 17-7 at halftime, the Americans challenged England early by leading in possession, territory, and metres gained through the opening 40 minutes. Second-half tries from Carys Phillips, Maddie Feaunati, and Sadia Kabeya ultimately allowed the visitors to pull away after the interval. The performance highlighted bright showings from Holly Aitchison and Maud Muir, alongside ongoing line-out and scrum concerns.
Key points
The victory successfully halted a two-match losing streak against Canada for head coach J…: The victory successfully halted a two-match losing streak against Canada for head coach John Mitchell's squad.
England's bench depth proved decisive by generating four tries during the final quarter o…: England's bench depth proved decisive by generating four tries during the final quarter of the match.
Set-piece struggles in contested scrums and line-outs highlight critical areas for Englan…: Set-piece struggles in contested scrums and line-outs highlight critical areas for England to fix before April.
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United States (7) 12
Tries: Rogers, Zackary Cons: Vogel
England (17) 55
Tries: Moloney-MacDonald (4), Jones, Venner, Field, Feaunati, Kabeya Cons: Sing (2), Harrison (3)
England's Red Roses returned to winning ways, but without entirely vanquishing doubts over their position at the top of the women's game, as they saw off a spirited United States in New Jersey.
England started steadily enough with wing Claudia Moloney-MacDonald crossing twice in the first 12 minutes, her second coming via a looping mis-pass from fly-half Holly Aitchison.
However the United States, who were obliterated 69-7 in the opening match of England's march to the Rugby World Cup last year, stuck in the contest far longer than they did that day in Sunderland.
The sixth-ranked underdogs were still snarling deep into the second half with one thunderous hit from Alev Kelter, hoisting and dumping England captain Meg Jones, rallying her team.
Ultimately Moloney-MacDonald ran in four tries as England exploited space out wide, but their final performance of the WXV Global Series, after two losses to Canada over the previous fortnight, will…
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