Women’s Six Nations: Red Roses continue ‘systematic dominance’
5/9/202628 min
Former England international Katy Daley-McClean and ex-Black Fern Ruby Tui join Sara Orchard to review the Red Roses’ 61-33 thrashing of Italy in Parma.
John Harrison’s reigning world champions made it 37 consecutive wins across all competitions with a dominant display in their fourth bonus-point victory of this year’s competition.
That’s now 38 successive Six Nations wins, setting up what should be an epic grand finale in Bordeaux against France next weekend.
The panel discuss the entertainment value of games such as this, whether winning the Six Nations would really be more impressive than the World Cup – as England’s defence coach claimed pre-match, and the debutants who came on for the Roses.
Timecodes: 00:10 Ruby’s dramatic pod entrance 02:50 Are teams working England out, or is it just injuries letting teams score more? 05:00 How much credit do England deserve given the absentees? 06:00 How good were Lutui and Burns? 07:15 Ruby says England’s domination is ‘systematic’ like New Zealand’s Sevens team 09:55 A debut for Haidee Head qualifies for 5 different nations! What’s she like? 12:50 Ex-captain Marlie Packer’s 4-try haul 14:15 Would England fall apart without Amy Cokayne and Lucy Packer? 15:33 Zoe Harrison’s incredible kicking run ends 17:05 How did Italy come back from going 26-0 down inside the first 15 minutes? 18:50 Is Italy’s box-kicking boring or really smart? 20:15 Is Ellie Kildunne still settling into this new position? 22:50 Is this France’s best opportunity to beat England and get the Grand Slam?
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