Summary

  • England thrash Scotland to set up Grand Slam decider against France next weekend

  • Player of the match Claudia MacDonald and fellow wing Abby Dow score two tries each

  • Former captain Marlie Packer scores her 50th England try as hosts score six times in superb first-half display

  • John Mitchell's reigning champions have won 24 successive matches and clinch the Triple Crown with victory

  • Lisa Thomson try gets Scotland on the scoresheet, who remain fifth in the standings

Live Reporting

Tom Rostance

  1. try

    Try - England 54-7 Scotland

    Abby Dow

    Wow! What a score to illuminate the second half. Ellie Kildunne finds Abby Dow on her shoulder but she's got maybe 45m to go, she jags inside one tackle, weaves past another and is only half stopped by the third Scotland player and is able to finish.

    Superb!

    Holly Aitchison can't make the kick for the first time.

    Dow extends England's lead against Scotland

  2. England 49-7 Scotland

    Katy Daley-Mclean
    Former England captain on BBC Two

    Scotland have managed this last 10 minutes or so very well. They haven't overplayed and they've kicked well.

    The wind has changed a little bit and it's definitely helping their kicking game.

  3. England 49-7 Scotland

    There are 15,530 in attendance in Leicester this afternoon.

  4. England 49-7 Scotland

    After the horse has bolted and all that but it's actually 7-7 in the second half. Putting in a complete 80-minute performance will be on the wishlist as we head to the World Cup.

    France were pretty abject for 40 minutes earlier on.

  5. England 49-7 Scotland

    Elllie Kildunne is lifted high into the air by a Scotland tackle and moments later she knocks on a deep kick to her ankles. Tough minute for the full-back.

  6. England 49-7 Scotland

    It's gone a bit scrappy now. Reset scrums, tired legs and minds.

  7. Replacement

    England 49-7 Scotland

    Legend in the building! Emily Scarratt is on for England, who have emptied their bench now.

  8. England 49-7 Scotland

    Rhea Clarke is on for a Scotland debut at scrum-half, what a moment. She has the put in at a scrum first up.

  9. Watch: MacDonald takes it away

    England 49-7 Scotland

    Here's Claudia MacDonald's second at the end of a great passage of England play.

    MacDonald grabs her second try against Scotland

  10. England 49-7 Scotland

    Scotland are on the board, but England are the only team yet to concede a try in the closing 20 minutes of their matches in this year’s Women’s Six Nations, while 50% (6/12) of the tries Scotland have conceded have come in that period — the highest rate of any team.

  11. England 49-7 Scotland

    Heather Lockhart
    Former Scotland prop on BBC Two

    Absolutely superb the way they went through the process from the line-out.

    That is the first time Scotland have scored against England for two years.

  12. try

    Converted try - England 49-7 Scotland

    Lisa Thomson (con Nelson)

    Try given!

    Centre Lisa Thomson is credited with the try and some Scotland fans in the crowd celebrate like they've won it.

    Captain Helen Nelson kicks a good conversion too.

  13. A maul falls over the line, there must be 16 players involved and good luck spotting the ball in the midst of it...

  14. Try review

    England 49-0 Scotland

    Scotland might have scored here! It is being checked for a knock on.

  15. England 49-0 Scotland

    England have replaced captain Zoe Aldcroft so Marlie Packer is skipper for the time being. Scotland have the ball 10m fron the England line.

  16. England 49-0 Scotland

    Better from Scotland, they have England pinned back. Can they get on the board? No, England counter ruck and somehow win the ball back after a massive tackle on Chloe Rollie.

  17. MacDonald impressing

    England 49-0 Scotland

    Alastair Telfer
    BBC Sport at Mattioli Woods Welford Road Stadium

    Jessica Breach will be nervous watching Claudia MacDonald tear things up.

    MacDonald is a bundle of energy and has been everywhere. Competition for places is exactly what John Mitchell wants and it will be hard to leave her out of a Grand Slam-decider.

    MacDonaldGetty Images

  18. Replacements

    England 49-0 Scotland

    England have changed out their whole front row as May Campbell, Hannah Botterman and Maud Muir come on.

  19. 'All the basics of rugby at their very best'

    England 49-0 Scotland

    Katy Daley-Mclean
    Former England captain on BBC Two

    It doesn't get any better than that. Accuracy, the speed of ball, the passes, the way they kept the ball live and Claudia MacDonald had the easiest part of the move. That ball is on a plate and the pass came from the back row not the fly-half.

    It's a brilliant example of doing all the basics of rugby at their very best.

  20. 'I was terrified to be anywhere near a rugby pitch'

    Speaking before the Red Roses began the defence of their title, Claudia MacDonald said she was "terrified" of being near anything rugby related after a serious neck injury.

    "I made a tackle and the next second I was on the floor not able to move my arms or legs so it was pretty scary in the first few moments," said MacDonald.

    "In the first couple of months, playing wasn't even on the radar - it was about trying to get my mind around what had happened.

    "I was terrified to be anywhere near a rugby pitch or a rugby ball. I didn't want to have my back away from the wall as I didn't want anything behind me because I was scared of being knocked.

    "I barely left my house and I was told not to go in a car so it was all quite scary but thankfully we got past all of that."

    With two tries today, she really has...

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