EDINBURGH, Scotland — England thrashed Scotland 84-7 at Murrayfield and France put down Wales 38-7 at Cardiff Arms Park in sun-drenched Girls’s Six Nations rugby on Saturday.

The one two unbeaten groups after two rounds remained on monitor to satisfy in a Grand Slam decider within the final spherical in Bordeaux in a month.

Eire may but spoil France’s probabilities once they play in Clermont-Ferrand subsequent weekend after beating Italy by a file 57-20 in Galway.

The match continued to attract file crowds. The 30,498 at Murrayfield was the largest standalone crowd in Scottish ladies’s sports activities historical past.

England’s thirty fifth successive take a look at victory was anticipated however not the scoreline.

The English have been rusty in beating Eire 33-12 at Twickenham final weekend. Accidents then stripped them of three extra World Cup winners this week. Again-rower Abi Burton needed to lock for the primary time, 19-year-old back-rower Demelza Quick debuted, and Emma Sing obtained a shot at fullback, bumping Ellie Kildunne to the wing.

They unleashed a clinic: 12 transformed tries from 18 visits to the Scotland 22.

No. 8 Maddie Feaunati was a relentless dynamo, the participant of the match, supported by Sadia Kabeya, prop Maud Muir on the event of her fiftieth take a look at, slick scrumhalf Lucy Packer, Zoe Harrison, captain Megan Jones and Sing.

The tries have been shared by 10 gamers together with Kildunne, whose brace gave her 50 in 59 assessments, former captain Marlie Packer’s 53rd, and for different replacements Sarah Bern, Mia Venner and Haineala Lutui.

“That was a particular efficiency,” England coach John Mitchell mentioned. “There’s been loads of shifting components over the previous couple of weeks, with some severe accidents.”

England is the one crew in Six Nations historical past to attain 80+, and for a seventh time. This was the fourth highest tally and third 80-pointer in opposition to Scotland.

“The place we’re in our cycle, England aren’t a crew that we’re able to compete with,” Scotland captain Rachel Malcolm mentioned. “We created some fairly cool probabilities however we did not cease them sufficient occasions.”

France puzzled the way it might be 7-7 at halftime.

Sarcastically, France needed to lose two gamers to fireplace up. Prop Yllana Brosseau was sin-binned for freely giving 4 penalties within the first 14 minutes, and moments later scrumhalf Pauline Bourdon Sansus joined her for collapsing a Welsh rolling maul and conceding a penalty strive.

France’s 13 performed tighter and scored by way of lock Madoussou Fall Raclot. For the remainder of the half Wales was disciplined and hard defensively.

However the resistance was damaged after halftime. France captain Manaé Feleu completed a break by Aubane Rousset. Then when Wales’ Gwen Crabb was yellow-carded, Bourdon Sansus arrange Léa Murie’s attempt to touched down untouched herself inside 5 minutes.

The rating blew out with a late brace for wing Anaïs Grando in her second take a look at.

“We have to higher put together our begins,” Fall Raclot mentioned. “We have had two shut video games now and that may’t occur once more. We have been in a position to discuss to one another, get again collectively, and in the long run we obtained the job achieved.”

The Irish rebounded from a uptight opening efficiency in opposition to England with a stunning effort of their first take a look at in Galway. They attracted 9,206 to Connacht’s 12,500-capacity stadium.

Winger Beibhinn Parsons, who made her Eire debut at 16 in 2018, took the prospect to play a primary take a look at at her house floor by grabbing a hat trick of tries. Fellow wing Robyn O’Connor, from the sevens program, scored on debut, the bonus-point fourth strive in simply the twenty third minute.

No. 8 Aoife Wafer, final yr’s Six Nations MVP, overcame her quiet begin to the championship with a powerful 12 carries, eight tackles, one turnover and a strive in a 53-minute shift.

Eire led 45-10 at halftime. Italy rallied for a four-try bonus level however nine-try Eire beat its earlier excessive in opposition to Italy, 54 a yr in the past.

Coach Scott Bemand turned his consideration to toppling France in France for the primary time subsequent Saturday.

“There are some issues to tidy up from right now but when we get these bits proper we all know we will put in a efficiency to compete with the French,” Bemand mentioned. “We predict we’re getting higher.”

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