By William Gupwell

England women’s head coach John Mitchell says his side will take valuable lessons from the 24-12 win over world champions New Zealand as they build towards their WXV1 title defence.
Tries from captain Marlie Packer, Abby Dow, Ellie Kildunne and Natasha Hunt secured the win at Twickenham to back up last week’s victory over France but they let Katelyn Vahaakolo in for two second half tries.

Flyer: Abby Dow beats Katelyn Vahaakolo to score for England
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Mitchell said: “We gave them soft tries, which was our own doing, but it’s good to get these lessons...