England boss John Mitchell acknowledged that components of his group’s efficiency had been “excellent” after they brushed apart Six Nations opponents Wales 67-12 in Cardiff.
Ellie Kildunne marked her fiftieth cap by scoring a hat-trick of tries as England took one other step in the direction of retaining the Six Nations title.
The Pink Roses full-back and world participant of the yr accomplished her treble in simply eight second-half minutes as England cruised house on the Principality Stadium.
It was a tenth successive victory in opposition to Wales and got here after England had been rocked by conceding an early strive, however they quickly found a well-known profitable method and went one level higher than the boys’s successful margin on the identical floor two weeks in the past.
Mitchell stated: “Wales acquired in entrance of us at the beginning after which we had been in a position to develop our approach again into the match.
“At instances we had been excellent and there have been instances once we had been nonetheless just a little bit inconsistent round our fundamentals.”
Requested in regards to the performances of Kildunne and two-try quantity eight Maddie Feaunati, Mitchell added: “Ellie could be very proficient.
“She is maturing her sport on a regular basis and I believe you will notice her develop different abilities.
“Maddie has been enjoying outstandingly. She is a world-class quantity eight – we’re very completely happy to have two (Feaunati and Alex Matthews) – and now I’ve acquired a troublesome choice to make subsequent week.”
A thirty first Six Nations win on the bounce – and twenty second in opposition to all opponents – was established early on by Feaunati’s strive double, plus touchdowns for Cardiff-born centre Megan Jones and prop Sarah Bern.
Fly-half Zoe Harrison kicked three conversions, after which it grew to become the Kildunne present in entrance of the largest crowd for a Welsh ladies’s sporting occasion on house soil of 21,186, with Harrison including three extra conversions as Abby Dow (2) and Abi Burton (2) claimed additional touchdowns.
Wales head coach Sean Lynn’s second sport on the helm proved in stark distinction to a slim defeat in opposition to Scotland seven days earlier.
“You might be enjoying in opposition to the world’s finest,” Lynn stated.
“Not many sides on the planet can have 13 modifications, and full respect to England for coming right here with a full-strength squad.
“I assumed our assault labored rather well. It’s about conserving believing, conserving transferring ahead and we’re all on this collectively.”
