- England 68-5 Italy
- Italy struggle to contain England who now top the table
Abby Dow scored four tries and Jess Breach added a hat-trick in England’s 12-try destruction of Italy in the Women’s Six Nations on Sunday. The bonus-point win takes the defending champions top of the table on point difference with three rounds to go.
Full-back Dow and right-wing Breach were not the only stars with player-of-the-match prop Sarah Bern impactful across the pitch and Claudia MacDonald adding two tries. MacDonald was forced off before she could seal a hat-trick, her suspected knee problem compounding England’s injury worries. If she is ruled out, MacDonald will become the 20th Red Roses player to be unavailable.
Written by Sarah Rendell at cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/apr/02/england-italy-womens-six-nations-rugby-union-match-report under the title “Abby Dow’s four tries help England thrash Italy in Six Nations mismatch”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
