England Crushes Samoa: Historic Record at the Women's World Cup

In Northampton, England, Red Roses coach John Mitchell has expressed that there is still room for improvement despite England’s historic victory over Samoa with a score of 92-3 in the Women’s Rugby World Cup. England scored 14 tries, setting new records in both the points difference and the number of points scored in a Women’s Rugby World Cup match. Mitchell made 13 changes to the starting lineup that defeated the United States 69-7 in the opening match of the tournament, but England’s intensity and determination remained. This victory practically secures their place in the knockout stages of a tournament where they are the clear favorites to lift the trophy on September 27th.

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Mitchell was pleased with several performances, highlighting Helena Rowland’s 27 points at fly-half and Jess Breach’s hat-trick, although he still sees areas where England can improve.

There’s always something to improve in this game. If we analyze it thoroughly, we could ask ourselves why we failed to maintain pressure during certain moments and why our fundamentals failed. But we wouldn’t be human if we didn’t have something to correct.
John Mitchell

Jess Breach de Inglaterra se lanza para anotar su segundo try durante la victoria en la Copa Mundial Femenina de Rugby sobre Samoa. David Rogers/Getty Images

Mitchell praised Jess Breach for her performance in individual duels and her ability to find space, highlighting her confidence and the work done to reach that level. He also highlighted Helena Rowland’s outstanding performance.

Helena was outstanding. She has a great skill set. She scouted the game well. The players fed off her direction and she directed the attack very well to allow us to advance. She can spot weaknesses through her pace. She was an outstanding example of a triple threat.
John Mitchell

Rowland added that they were happy with the result, considering the conditions, and highlighted the team’s cohesion despite the changes in the lineup.

I am very happy, the conditions were not in our favor and we adapted to that. We played good rugby. With a team that had so many changes, it felt really cohesive.
Helena Rowland