ENGLAND Women topped their pool with wins over Australia, USA and China to progress to the quarterfinals in Dubai but a second day collapse left them in sixth-place finish in Dubai.
Led by captain Abbie Brown, England provided the main talking point of day one when they outfoxed defending champions Australia to land a 26-12 win. Brown, Emma Uren and Ellie Kildunne were on the scoresheet in a wake-up call defeat for the Aussies.
Dom du Toit’s double in a 33-5 win over China set up a rematch in the quarters.
Deborah Fleming gave England an early head start after breaking the Australian ...