• England dominate women’s international against Eagles
England’s women celebrated the 100th cap of their fly-half Katy Daley-Mclean with an emphatic victory over the USA at Allianz Park last night in miserable, rainy conditions in north London. But Simon Middleton’s new-look team had unexpected help with the USA reduced to 14 players for 65 minutes of the game after the referee, Hollie Davidson, showed the American prop Megan Rom a red card for a high tackle.
The Americans were always going to struggle with 15 players and the powerful England forwards gave the side a platform to score nine tries in the first of three autumn home internationals. Daley-Mclean ended the evening with 17 points, including a spectacular try, before being replaced on the hour by Zoe Harrison. Although the conditions on Saracens’ plastic pitch made running rugby difficult, England ruthlessly exploited their numerical advantage.
Written by Ian Malin
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/nov/09/england-women-rugby-union-usa-allianz-park-red-roses under the title “Katy Daley-Mclean’s big night lit up as Red Roses overpower USA”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
