England’s defence of their World Cup title continues to simmer in Dublin as try doubles from Emily Scarratt, Danielle Waterman and Lydia Thompson lit up a comfortable 56-13 victory over Italy. Having scored 10 tries against Spain, England repeated the treatment on Sunday, outclassing an Italian side who have given them problems in the past. Taylor strolled over shortly after the restart – Scarratt swiftly followed suit – but Italy had a second try when Elisa Giordano squeezed over from a powerful driving maul. Tries from Thompson and Wilson-Hardy completed the rout. Tries Scarratt 2, Matthews, Thompson 2, Cokayne, Taylor, Waterman 2, Wilson-Hardy.

Source: The Guardian August 13, 2017 15:37 UTC