England bought their WXV 1 preparation underway with a 38-19 win, their 14th successive victory towards France, in entrance of seven,590 followers at Kingsholm.
First-half tries from Marlie Packer, Jess Breach, and Helena Rowland gave John Mitchell’s aspect a 19-0 lead on the break.
Packer opened the scoring within the second half once more as England continued the flip the screw, with additional scores following from Breach and Lucy Packer.
Agathe Sochat, Romane Menager, and Pauline Bourdon Sansus supplied France’s tries within the second half.
Whereas France loved early possession and territory, England’s affected person defence noticed them flip over the ball at key factors to disclaim Les Bleues a gap rating.
Ellie Kildunne was taken down in a collision with French fly-half Lina Tuy which noticed the Olympian require medical consideration and likewise despatched assistant referee Clara Munarini flying, however each returned to their ft to proceed their involvement within the match.
The Crimson Roses’ first strive got here ten minutes into the match with captain Packer bursting by way of the French defence to attain from shut vary, transformed by Holly Aitchison to present the house aspect a 7-0 lead.
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A second adopted seven minutes later as Breach supplied the products for England after being arrange completely by Maddie Feaunati on her first begin following a pacy break from Kildunne which propelled them into the 22.
France went right down to 14 gamers when French hooker Sochat was yellow carded for kicking the ball away from the bottom on the ruck and England shortly capitalised on their one-woman benefit so as to add their third strive as Rowland scored beneath the posts.
Lightning ft from @HelenaRowland99 ⚡️#ENGvFRA | #RedRoses pic.twitter.com/OfGt8rfLw8
— Crimson Roses (@RedRosesRugby) September 7, 2024
France had been virtually in a position to rating within the dying minutes of the primary half as Cyrielle Banet intercepted an England go inside 5 metres of the road, however the guests once more struggled to transform their possession and completed the half scoreless.
England opened the scoring two minutes into the second half as Packer dotted down for her second from a barnstorming Crimson Roses maul so as to add the house aspect’s fourth strive.
Sochat’s first-half yellow was redeemed within the second as she scored France’s first strive of the match as her dummy from the again of the maul fooled the England defence and noticed the hooker cross the whitewash from ten metres out.
England replied quickly after as Breach added her second strive, dotting down within the nook after an extended go from Aitchison, who transformed the rating.
That step from @jessbreach 🤩#ENGvFRA | #RedRoses pic.twitter.com/uYRPxghrCv
— Crimson Roses (@RedRosesRugby) September 7, 2024
A robust shove from the French forwards overpowered the England scrum to arrange their second rating, provided by quantity eight Menager who gathered the ball because the pack powered to the road, transformed by Tuy.
Alternative scrum-half Packer added her title to the scoresheet as she noticed a spot and reached over the road so as to add the 5 factors to England’s tally, made 38-14 by Aitchison’s subsequent conversion.
Pauline Bourdon Sansus danced her option to the road to attain France’s third within the 69th minute, following an offload from Marine Menager.
Lilli Ives Campion got here off the bench to make her England debut because the clock ticked into the ultimate ten minutes, quickly to be joined on the pitch by Zoe Harrison to earn her fiftieth cap as England noticed out the 38-19 win.
England will subsequent face New Zealand on Saturday 14 September at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham earlier than they journey to Canada to defend their WXV 1 title.
The World primary aspect’s first opposition in Canada would be the USA within the first of three matches on the opening day of WXV 1 on Sunday 29 September at BC Place.
France will face hosts, and Pacific 4 Collection champions Canada within the second match of the day in Vancouver, adopted by New Zealand vs Eire.
The second spherical, held at Langley Occasions Centre, will see France play the USA within the opening spherical on Saturday 5 October previous to Canada taking over Eire.
England will then play World Champions New Zealand on the similar venue on Sunday 6 October.
Eire and the USA will open the ultimate spherical of WXV 1 matches on Friday 11 October, earlier than the final two matches kick off on 12 October.
France will face New Zealand, who they beat 18-17 within the inaugural WXV 1 competitors final 12 months within the first match of the day at BC Place.
The final sport of the highest degree of the competitors, a rematch of the 2014 Rugby World Cup remaining, will see England tackle hosts Canada.
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