England women put Wales to the sword as they ran in eight tries in a 52-0 bonus-point victory at Twickenham Stoop.
With HRH Prince Harry in attendance on a chilly, overcast afternoon in south west London with light drizzle throughout the game, England were ahead inside the opening 10 minutes.
Poppy Cleall opened the scoring before tries from Abigail Dow, Leanne Riley and Ellie Kildunne secured the bonus-point before the break.
29′ ENG 26 – 0 WAL
Ellie Kildunne gets the bonus-point score!
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And Katy Daley-Mclean added three of the conversions to give the Red Roses a commanding 26-0 lead at halftime.
Prop Rochelle Clark extended the lead with a score from the back of a rolling maul five minutes after the restart before Rachael Burford added number six for the Red Roses on the hour mark.
70’ ENG 45 – 0 WAL
Poppy Cleall seals the deal.
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78’ ENG 45 – 0 WAL
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Daley-Mclean added both conversions to stretch their advantage before Cleall powered over for her second late try.
78’ ENG 52 – 0 WAL@elliekildunne 😱😱😱😱
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But England saved their best for last as Kildunne broke from near halfway to score England’s eighth try with Daley-Mclean again conversion, 52-0.
The Red Roses next head to Scotland in two weeks time as they look to keep their hopes of a Grand Slam alive.
Six Nations 2018 | England Women fixtures
Italy 7 England 42
England v Wales, Saturday, February 10, KO 12:15pm, Sky Sports Action
Scotland v England, Friday, February 23, KO 7:30pm, Sky Sports Mix
France v England, Saturday, March 10, KO 8pm GMT, Sky Sports Action
England v Ireland, Friday, March 16, KO 5:30pm, Sky Sports Action
LINE-UPS
England: Waterman; Dow, Kildunne, Burford, Pearce; Daley-Mclean, Riley; Clarke, Cokayne, Bern, Scott, Taylor, Cleall, Packer, Hunter (capt).
Replacements: Davies, Cornborough, Lucas, Burnfield, Noel-Smith, Mattinson, Harrison, Tuima.
Wales: Snowsill; Bluck, Lake, De Filippo, Kavanagh-Williams; Wilkins, Parker; Thomas, Phillips (capt), Evans, Lillicrap, Clay, Butchers, Lewis, Harries.
Replacements: K Jones, Pyrs, Hale, John, NE Davies, Knight, George, H Jones.