Women's Six Nations: Wales 0-63 England - Red Roses score 11 tries as they romp to victory
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Women’s Six Nations: Wales 0-63 England – Red Roses score 11 tries as they romp to victory

11 February 2017
Rugby Rucker
  • England scored 11 tries at Cardiff’s Arms Park on Saturday
  • Lydia Thompson scored a superb hat-trick for the visitors
  • The Red Roses face Italy next while Wales travel to Scotland in two weeks time
Lydia Thompson scored a hat-trick as England women put Wales to the sword as they ran in eleven tries in a 63-0 bonus-point victory at Cardiff’s Arms Park.


Tries from Amy Wilson Hardy, Amy Cokayne, Natasha Hunter and Lydia Thompson secured the bonus-point with only 23 minutes gone.


Katy McLean and captain Sarah Hunter also went over before the break to give the visitors a dominant 38-0 lead at the break.

After the restart, England continued to show their dominance with Thompson grabbing her second before fullback Danielle Waterman ran in a quickfire brace to open up a 53-0 advantage.


Winger Wilson hardy then grabbed her second on the hour before Worcester winger Thomspon completed her hat-trick with 66 minutes gone, 0-63.

Centre Emily Scarratt completed the visitors tally with her four conversions.


LINE UPS

Wales Women: Hywel, E Evans, Lake, Wilkins, Taviner, Snowsill, Bevan, Thomas, Phillips, A Evans, Rowe, Clay, Butchers, Taylor, S Harries
Replacements: L Harries, Hale, Pyrs, Lillicrap, Davies, Moore, Rowland, Kavanagh-
England Women: Waterman, Thompson, Scarratt, Reed, Wilson-Hardy, Mclean, Hunt, Clark, Cokayne, Keates, Harriet Millar-Mills, Tamara Taylor, Noel-Smith, Packer, Hunter
Replacements: Fleetwood, Lucas, Bern, Aldcroft, Cleall, Mason, Scott, Burford