Two from two for England at WRWC

England Women made it two from two in Pool A at the Women’s Rugby World Cup in France beating Spain 45-5.
Gary Street’s side scored six tries to Spain’s one with Kay Wilson, Danielle Waterman, Laura Keates, Claire Allan and Marlie Packer, who landed a brace, all dotting down. Emily Scarratt added 15 points thanks to a flawless performance from the tee.
Head Coach Street said: “We had a plan going into these first two games – we wanted to give everyone a chance and we wanted to see all 26 players in action. I thought that we started quite slowly today but we knew that we would have to be patient, and that proved to be the case. Space eventually came our way and we got ourselves into some good positions.
“It’s great to have a kicking option like Emily Scarratt. I’ve seen a lot of a kicking performances from women over the years, but that was one of, if not the, best I’ve ever seen. To get seven from seven in the pressure of a World Cup is a testament to her character.
“Looking ahead to Canada, we have some fresh legs who will come into contention, but there will be some tough calls to make ahead of what promises to be a very difficult game.”
Captain Sarah Hunter added: “It was a tough game, we knew that Spain would come at us and cause us problems. It was a case of playing in the right areas and hoping that we would get the rewards – and eventually they came.
“Canada up next will be a huge test for us, we’ll look at this game and take what we can out of it and then switch attention to that match on Saturday, which will be a difficult game as they are an excellent side.”

After a cagey opening quarter, England broke the deadlock when a deft grubber from fly-half Ceri Large bounced perfectly for Wilson to slide on for her third try of the tournament.
Scarratt converted the try from out wide and the Lichfield centre added another three points with a penalty after 33 minutes. At 10-0 down, Spain continued to press but some dancing feet from Waterman saw her over the line for a 35th international try.
England went into the break 17-0 ahead and started the second half with real intent. First Keates rumbled over to score after strong work from the pack before Allan was on hand to finish off a smart team move for 31-0 and the bonus point.
Scarratt converted both with ease and had her sixth successful kick after Packer barged her way over the line for her first try of the World Cup.
With just over ten minutes to play, Spain were rewarded with their first try after a spell of pressure on England’s line – fly-half Marina Bravo eventually diving over.
But it was England who had the final say. Packer scored her second try after more strong work from the pack and Scarratt rounded off the win with the conversion, her seventh from seven.