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So England rack up a 46-10 victory to take care of their excellent begin: two bonus-point wins from two video games. However Wales greater than performed their half and will have scored extra their one attempt.
Daniel Gallan was at Ashton Gate and he’s despatched his report masking all of the motion of an eventful afternoon. Thanks for having fun with it with me.
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Ioan Cunningham is on the telly and he’s rightly lauding the hassle of the Wales workforce he coaches.
I’m extraordinarily proud … to point out that struggle on the finish was excellent. We’ve received to be extra medical. The women give a lot into the jersey however to go to the subsequent stage, we’ve received to take these alternatives – as a result of we see England; they take them.
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That Wales attempt. Fast pondering and certainly play from Keira Bevan. Wales will rue the truth that they didn’t rating extra tries, given the possession that they had, however at the very least they didn’t lose coronary heart at any level.
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“We left loads of tries on the market and overplayed a bit within the first half,” reckons Sarah Hunter. “We’ve made line breaks however how will we’ve started working on how we end these probabilities off.” The England defence coach is happy with their efficiency, however the greatest room in the home is the room for enchancment. (I mentioned that, not Sarah, she’d by no means be decreased to such woeful cliches.)
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Ellie Kildunne’s second attempt. Arguably essentially the most spectacular of England’s eight. What energy to get this down with Wales gamers crawling throughout her.
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Marlie Packer talks to the TV and she or he seems to be delighted, with the environment as a lot as England’s victory.
Completely unbelievable – this crowd is simply unreal. Over 19,000. This place has been rocking at present … all the women are loving it.
There are a number of fix-ups we wish to make. Our gentle errors; our dealing with errors. We wish to let off the handbrake – however our timing all must be excellent. We knew Wales have been going to convey it to us and enhance after the Scotland sport. However we received our gameplan proper.
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Price saying that Wales misplaced this fixture 59-3 final yr – and that was in Cardiff. England have made a behavior of placing 50+ factors on Wales and at present they didn’t try this. Wales performed with coronary heart and no little ability.
That may sound like faint reward for the underdogs however they improved massively on the Scotland show. The ultimate rating doesn’t replicate their all-round contribution, however credit score the Purple Roses’ defence for that, too. They’d not let Wales previous within the first half.
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Full time! England 46-10 Wales
England earn a snug victory, touching down with eight tries. Ellie Kildunne received two of them and has 4 for the Six Nations total. As in opposition to Italy, they displayed extra of their expansive play within the second half.
Wales actually contributed to this sport although. They’ll marvel how they didn’t rating a attempt within the first half once they had a lot of the ball. Not less than they received 10 factors on the board and Kiera Bevan received a well-deserved attempt.
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79 min: Wales nonetheless making an attempt to energy their method by means of for a second attempt. Callender, nevertheless, who has been completely very good at present, knocks the ball on. You’ll be able to forgive her that.
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77 min: Rosie Galligan is called participant of the match by Auntie Beeb. She’s been excellent, as have, for England, Botterman (particularly first half), Kildunne (particularly second) and Dow.
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75 min: The Wales pack are powering over the road and a attempt seems to be virtually sure however England maintain them up and in some way cease the rating. The Purple Roses gamers applaud their very own defensive effort.
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74 min: Wales play the ball round properly. They win a penalty for a excessive sort out on Bevan. They need one other attempt.
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72 min: Kayleigh Powell is on for Lleucu George. Molly Reardon comes on for her Welsh debut as properly. They are going to want the additional vitality within the closing minutes.
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69 min: Apparently England should at all times have a Packer on the pitch: Lucy is on. Connie Powell breaks by means of the Wales defence once more. Ominous for the guests.
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67 min: Wales’s flip to chuck the ball round in expansive fashion. Courtney Keight breaks impressively.
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66 min: Virtually 20,000 at Ashton Gate. Spectacular. They’re taking part in Hey Jude at an incredible quantity and the followers are having fun with it. Extra of a Revolution 9 fan myself.
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65 min: It’s a extra open second half. England have a lineout in Welsh territory and so they’re spreading play. Dow makes an attempt to wriggle by means of the Wales defence. They’re trying to fling the ball round right here.
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TRY! England 46-10 Wales
Ellie Kildunne together with her second try to it’s a exceptional end. She had two Wales gamers hanging on her and powers her method in direction of the tryline with an unbelievable present of pressure and want. She dives over. Aitchison sends a tough conversion vast.
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60 min: Modifications coming thick and quick for each side now. The England captain, Packer, who’s been on the coronary heart of England’s usually magnificent defence is off. In information Wales will much less like to listen to: Abbie Ward is on.
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TRY! England 41-10 Wales
Rosie Galligan powers over the road for England seventh attempt. She’s deserved that for her all-round play to date at present. A clear conversion.
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56 min: Wales again on defence now, have they riled the Purple Roses by scoring the primary attempt they’ve conceded on this Six Nations? A scrum close to the Welsh line.
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TRY! England 34-10 Wales
Wales strain lastly pays off! Keira Bevan reveals her guile and agility to pierce the England defence, finally, and that’s a deserved attempt. George kicks the extras.
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50 min: A brief lineout works for Wales. They’re on the assault in entrance of the England posts however Kate Williams drops the ball ahead – as soon as extra, momentum is misplaced.
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48 min: Keira Bevan is on for Wales, they want her expertise at scrum half. She’s getting the ball in hand instantly as Wales regroup.
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TRY! England 34-3 Wales
Probably the most fluent England attempt but. Heard with a superb run, Mo Hunt’s move and Dow touches down. That is very good play from the hosts. One other conversion goes vast although.
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45 min: Wales hold making an attempt that lengthy lineout throw and it’s not working. In any respect. England acquire possession again once more, they’re trying rampant now.
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TRY! England 29-3 Wales
England have come out flying within the second half and Ellie Kildunne wriggles over the road. That’s her third attempt, she’s main the Six Nations on that rating. Aitchison’s conversion hits the put up! The second instances that’s occurred.
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41 min: Connie Powell is on for England, Atkin-Davies going off, and she or he breaks by means of the Welsh line however Wales halt the assault. George’s kick doesn’t discover contact, nevertheless.
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The second half begins! Can Wales cease knocking on the door and recover from? Will England start dominating play as they’d want to? Let’s see. England kick-off.
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Sarah Hunter, England legend, is speaking to the TV at half-time: she praises the resolute defensive effort of her former aspect. However the defence coach admits Wales have triggered a number of sticky moments.
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The Purple Roses have displayed their energy, what we would name sport administration and have been supremely medical in assault. Hannah Botterman was the standout participant. John Mitchell can be happy with the scoreline however would possibly wish to see some extra of the promised slick, attacking play. They improved within the second half in Parma; identical once more in Bristol?
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Ioan Cunningham can be reminding Wales of all the great issues they did in that first half, hoping heads don’t drop. That they had virtually 50% possession and actual alternatives to slim the rating halfway by means of that half however at the moment are looking at a 21-point deficit.
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Half-time: England 24-3 Wales
That scoreline doesn’t replicate Wales’s contribution to the primary half. That they had loads of the ball however couldn’t discover the breakthrough to attain a attempt.
England’s defence was sturdy and the important thing reality is once they had strain on the Welsh line, they maximised it and received over. They have been glorious on the break, notably Abby Dow with one terrific run. Nevertheless it was attention-grabbing to see England taking part in on the break lots reasonably than dominating the ball.
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TRY! England 24-3 Wales
England get the bonus-point attempt simply earlier than the half-time whistle. It was a maul, a melee of our bodies and Lark Atkin-Davies lastly will get the ball down. Aitchison misses a tough conversion likelihood, skewing it properly vast.
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