CONVERTED TRY - England 44-0 Walespublished at 12:58 Greenwich Mean Time 2 November 2024
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Anna Davies (45 mins)
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Too, too easy.
From the restart, Jodie Cunningham bludgeons her way through the middle. The ball is laid to half back Amy Hardcastle, and she completes the fruiful pipeline to Anna Davies who is unstoppable down the left wing.
Davies' fourth try today, can she be the first woman to score five in a game for England.
Izzy Rowe again hits the upright with her conversion - but this time the deflection clips the ball between the posts.
'England squeezed in the Wales defence'published at 12:58 Greenwich Mean Time 2 November 2024
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England 38-0 Wales
Amanda Wilkinson Barrow Raiders Women head coach on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra
England capitalised on a Wales error, but Izzy Rowe recognised they wanted to shift from left to right, and got a quick play-the-ball to allow her team to attack the right edge and they really did squeeze in the Wales defence. It's tactically great attack from England to give themselves that space.
TRY - England 38-0 Walespublished at 12:56 Greenwich Mean Time 2 November 2024
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Amelia Brown (43 mins)
Debut try!
Izzy Rowe, with her red and white scrum cap, is once again at the centre of this play.
The 18-year-old carries with purpose before setting up the play out to the right, with fullback Amelia Brown making the overlapping run to score on her first England appearance.
Rowe has been superb in play today, although her kicking has been a bit lacking. For the second time today, her conversion strikes an upright and bounces away.
'Rowe has found her feet'published at 12:54 Greenwich Mean Time 2 November 2024
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England 34-0 Wales
Caitlin Beevers Leeds Rhinos centre on BBC Two
The shape that is being thrown on the left edge is immense. Isabel Rowe has found her feet.
I think Wales are giving England too much possession. The pressure that England are putting on Wales is leading to them not being able to get their kicks away.
Postpublished at 12:52 Greenwich Mean Time 2 November 2024
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HT: England 34-0 Wales
Steve Sutcliffe BBC Sport at Headingley, Leeds
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Half and half scarves are not hugely popular with some supporters particularly given the tribal nature of domestic competition but for special occasions like internationals they represent a pretty decent memento.
Emma and Harper have nipped across from the other side of Leeds for this international double header and say they "expect two" England victories this afternoon.
'Davies is causing havoc'published at 12:48 Greenwich Mean Time 2 November 2024
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HT: England 34-0 Wales
England captain Jodie Cunningham, speaking to BBC Two: "Really happy. We have spoken a lot about not starting slow, the big focus was the start and we have kicked on in the rest of the half."
On Anna Davies: "She is such an athlete and she got a chance with England late on in her career - she is causing havoc today."
'Outstanding movement off the ball'published at 12:46 Greenwich Mean Time 2 November 2024
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HT: England 34-0 Wales
Amanda Wilkinson Barrow Raiders Women head coach on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra
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The movement off the ball for England is outstanding. You can see their spending a lot more time together and getting the training sessions in when they move with such confidence. they kept the ball alive with great skill and good passing.
'Vision, strength, finishing'published at 12:42 Greenwich Mean Time 2 November 2024
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HT: England 34-0 Wales
Amanda Wilkinson Barrow Raiders Women head coach on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra
It's been a great game so far for England. Great vision from the halves, great strength from the forwards and finishing well from the backs. The only downside for England is that it's not testing them defensively at all, for those games against the tougher teams.
TRY - England 34-0 Walespublished at 12:35 Greenwich Mean Time 2 November 2024
12:35 GMT 2 November 2024
Anna Davies (36 mins)
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First-half hat-trick.
Izzy Rowe, celebrating her 18th birthday today, is the playmaker here - rather than kicking back inside, she spots Anna Davies making a blind side run down the left and finds the wing with a cute pass.
Davies, who scored two tries on her England debut versus France in the summer, crashes over again for her third today. Five tries in one and a half internationals, not bad.
Wales have to pick themselves up and take the positives from coming so close to scoring against England.
It was debutant Dani McGifford, the former heptathlete, who touched down in the corner - but replays showed her foot was clearly in touch before scoring.