- Alex Matthews scored the primary of 5 tries as England claimed the massive prize
- Lark Atkin-Davies, Sarah Bern, Morwenna Talling and Zoe Aldcroft all acquired tries
- The win ensures England will keep forward of New Zealand at high of world rankings
England grew to become the inaugural WXV1 champions with a 33-12 win over world champions New Zealand in Auckland.
Alex Matthews scored the primary of 5 tries as Louis Deacon’s stint as interim head coach resulted in glory.
‘I’m massively proud, they had been completely excellent,’ stated Deacon, who will hand over the reins of England Ladies to former males’s forwards coach John Mitchell.
‘We’re solely firstly of the journey. John has acquired just a few issues that he needs to place in place and we are going to solely enhance from right here.’
Going through the aspect who beat them in final 12 months’s World Cup remaining, England began shortly with tries from Matthews, Lark Atkin-Davies and Sarah Bern.
England grew to become the inaugural WXV1 champions with a 33-12 win over New Zealand
Alex Matthews (c) Lark Atkin-Davies, Sarah Bern Morwenna Talling and Zoe Aldcroft acquired tries
Louis Deacon’s (pictured) stint as interim head coach resulted in glory in Auckland
Marlie Packer was named because the winner of World Rugby’s Ladies’s Participant of the Yr award
Kennedy Simon and Katelyn Vahaakolo replied, earlier than Morwenna Talling and Zoe Aldcroft put England past attain.
In addition to confirming them as the primary winners of ladies’s rugby’s new international event, England’s victory additionally ensured they are going to keep forward of New Zealand on the high of the world rankings.
After the match, England captain Marlie Packer was named because the winner of World Rugby’s Ladies’s Participant of the Yr award.
She stated: ‘In each recreation this event we grew as a gaggle and I’m tremendous happy with that efficiency.’
After their World Cup remaining loss, England have loved an ideal document of 10 wins from 10 video games.
