England Score 12 Tries In Huge Win Over Scotland

ByThomas Duncan

BBC Sport Scotland astatine Scottish Gas Murrayfield

Women's Six Nations

Scotland (7) 7

Try: Lloyd Con: Nelson

England (35) 84

Tries: Kildunne 2, Jones, Clifford, Sing, Cokayne, Bern 2, Packer, Kabeya, Venner, Lutui Cons: Harrison 12

Dominant England spoiled Scotland's record-breaking day astatine Murrayfield pinch a 12-try triumph which keeps them connected people for different Six Nations title.

A full of 30,498 fans were successful nan stands astatine Murrayfield - a grounds for a standalone women's sporting arena successful Scotland - and they were yet treated to a 35th consecutive Test triumph for nan Red Roses aft a powerful display.

Scotland, charged up for nan occasion, made a affirmative commencement but erstwhile Elliann Clark was held up complete nan statement England simply went done nan gears.

Ellie Kildunne, starting connected nan helping for nan first clip successful nan Six Nations, was arsenic lively arsenic ever and scored doubly successful nan first half, nan first aft a ascendant transportation from Maddie Feaunati and nan 2nd from a awesome miss-pass by Meg Jones.

Captain Jones had already waltzed complete herself by that point, while Kelsey Clifford and Emma Sing added further first-half scores.

But nan Murrayfield crowd did person a infinitesimal to savour successful nan first half erstwhile Helson Nelson's spot complete nan apical and Chloe Rollie's walk was vanished good by Rhona Lloyd, who surged complete for a effort which was shouted to nan rafters.

However, it was only a fleeting infinitesimal arsenic England added 7 second-half scores.

Hooker Amy Cokayne rumbled complete astatine nan backmost of nan maul, and replacement prop Sarah Bern besides collapsed done from adjacent scope twice.

Former skipper Marlie Packer, Sadia Kabeya, Mia Venner, and Haineala Lutui each bolstered nan scoreboard further arsenic England laid down different marker successful their pursuit of an eighth consecutive Six Nations title.

A batch has been discussed astir nan sheer number of players England are missing successful this Six Nations, but it appears not to matter arsenic those who travel successful conscionable measurement up.

Their brute unit bludgeoned Scotland clip and again.

Whether it was Feaunati's break to put Kildunne successful for nan opening try, Kabeya's akin dart to group up Meg Jones, aliases nan powerfulness of Bern and Packer disconnected nan chair they simply pounded Scotland into submission.

It was not conscionable astir brute force, though, location were deft touches too.

Jones' silky agelong walk for Kildunne to tally in, positive respective superb breaks from full-back Emma Sing who stood up pinch a large capacity were highlights.

Zoe Harrison nailed each 12 conversions arsenic good to support nan footwear firmly connected Scotland's throats successful a commanding display.

Even nan callow replacements Lutui and Venner, pinch 5 caps betwixt them, showed they are superior players pinch try-scoring cameos.

France successful Bordeaux connected nan last play appears nan only point betwixt England and a 5th Grand Slam successful a row, which feels inevitable.

This crippled was a genuinely important infinitesimal for women's athletics successful Scotland. You could consciousness it successful nan stadium, pinch nan acapella verse of Flower of Scotland soaked pinch emotion.

Some of nan greats of women's athletics successful nan state had turned retired to spot it, including erstwhile shot skipper Jen Beattie and Olympic curling golden medallist Jen Dodds.

What it has taken to get to this shape for nan Scotland players cannot beryllium understated, but connected nan transportation everyone was fixed a reminder of nan region location still is to travel.

England, utilized to bulging crowds, were simply excessively physical, excessively skilful, and had acold excessively overmuch nous. Scotland will beryllium disappointment astatine their correction count and 52 missed tackles, contempt nan absence of immoderate cardinal players.

Lloyd's searing decorativeness was astatine slightest a infinitesimal to savour aft Nelson's terrific imagination and kick, arsenic good arsenic Rollie's well-timed pass.

It was fitting 3 of Scotland's top players who started their world careers playing successful beforehand of a fistful of people, had nan team's champion infinitesimal successful beforehand of 30,000 astatine Murrayfield.

Scotland: Rollie, Lloyd, Wills, Smith, Campbell; Nelson, Brebner-Holden; Bartlett, Skeldon, Clarke, Wassell, Cunningham, Malcolm (capt), Stewart, Coubrough.

Replacements: Martin, Swann, Poolman, Bogan, McLachlan, Darroch, Scott, McGhie.

England: Sing; Breach, Jones (capt), Rowland, Kildunne; Harrison, L Packer; Clifford, Cokayne, Muir, Burton, Ives Campion, Short, Kabeya, Feaunati,

Replacements: Powell, Carson, Bern, Lutui, M Packer, Robinson, Aitchison, Venner.

Referee: Zoe Naude (South Africa)

Assistant Referee 1: Clara Munarini (Italy)

Assistant Referee 2: Berenice Loubet (France)

Television Match Official (TMO): Quinton Immelman (South Africa)