By Ben Jaycock

England ............................. 24pts
Tries: Packer 18, Dow 30, Kildunne 36, Hunt 42 Conversions: Aitchison 36, 42
New Zealand ....................12pts

Tries: Vaha’akolo 51, 60 Conversions: Holmes 60
England women opened the Allianz Stadium era at HQ with a victory over New Zealand to make it 17 wins on the bounce before their WXV title defence.
New Zealand looked a real threat early on dominating territory before the Red Roses wrestled back momentum and scored four unanswered tries to look as if they were about to cruise to another victory.
However, in the secon...