LONDON : There will be a world record crowd for women's rugby of more than 53,000 at Twickenham on Saturday and almost all of them will expect to see England beat France, their only serious European rivals, to secure a fifth successive Six Nations title.Other than a Covid-hit 2021, all those championships
LONDON : There will be a world record crowd for women's rugby of more than 53,000 at Twickenham on Saturday and almost all of them will expect to see England beat France, their only serious European rivals, to secure a fifth successive Six Nations title.
Their almost unstoppable rolling maul has again proved fruitful with captain and flanker Marlie Packer scoring six tries, but against some disorganised and tiring defences, England's backs have also cut loose, led by potential player of the tournament in winger Abby Dow, who has five. They are ranked third in the world behind England and New Zealand and but when it comes to facing England, they have lost 11 in a row, winning only one of the last 16 over the last seven years.
"I’m not sure it can continue in the guise it is now where it’s always going to come down to the last game - England and France - because that’s not good for anybody," said England coach Simon Middleton, who will be in charge for the final time after eight years.
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