Lydia hat-trick seals the deal

England 37
Ireland 15
HEAD COACHSimon Middleton praised the impact of hat-trick scorer Lydia Thompson in helping England wrap up a clean sweep of victories this autumn.
England ran out 37-15 victors over Ireland at Twickenham to complete a haul of three wins from three this month, and there was one player in particular Middleton reserved high praise for.
“Lydia (Thompson) is phenomenal. Her game is finishing and I think with Portia Woodman they’re the two best finishers in world rugby. Her chances were half chances and she took them.
“It would be easy to say the game was a...

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