England V Samoa: Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 – Live

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There isn’t a much ascendant squad successful immoderate athletics than nan Red Roses.

If you cognize of a bigger spread betwixt first and 2nd successful immoderate different ecosystem I’m each ears. The elemental truth is that England should triumph this World Cup astatine a canter. That is not meant to beryllium disrespectful to nan different teams. It’s conscionable recognising nan financial, affectional and taste finance successful nan women’s crippled by nan RFU and how, crossed each metric, they’ve near their competitors successful their dust.

Our analogous connected nan ground, Sarah Rendell, has said that a Samoan triumph coming would beryllium “one of nan biggest ever upsets”. She’s nether trading it. It would beryllium THE BIGGEST upset successful immoderate athletics ever.

That doesn’t mean that England should spell retired location and play successful 2nd gear. Despite nan 69-7 scoreline successful their opening triumph complete USA, they weren’t perfect. A flawless show present this day would underline nan team’s supremacy.

A triumph won’t do. A prize constituent won’t do. Even a cricket people won’t do. What England request is an 80 infinitesimal capacity wherever things click, wherever shapes shape connected onslaught and systems usability arsenic they should connected defence. Line-outs, mauls and scrums request to thrum pinch mechanical efficiency. Kicks and passes request to onshore wherever they’re aimed.

Will it each travel together? We’ll find retired erstwhile things get going astatine 5pm BST in Northampton.

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