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
Try - England 54-7 Scotlandpublished at 74 mins
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
MacDonald impressingpublished at 17:57 British Summer Time 19 April
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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.
'All the basics of rugby at their very best'published at 17:56 British Summer Time 19 April
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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.
'I was terrified to be anywhere near a rugby pitch'published at 17:56 British Summer Time 19 April
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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."