Completely different staff, similar consequence.
Even with John Mitchell making 13 modifications to his beginning XV, World Cup favourites England demolished beginner facet Samoa in Northampton.
The world’s quantity one-ranked staff had been all the time anticipated to win massive, the query was how massive.
Given Samoa’s part-time gamers needed to crowdfund to take their place within the event and are the second lowest ranked facet within the event in fifteenth, a file 92-3 Ladies’s World Cup win for totally skilled England got here as no shock.
The victory additionally seals England’s spot within the knockout phases, which was the primary objective previous to kick-off.
“It isn’t about evaluating the line-ups, we’re one staff and one circle,” Mitchell informed BBC Sport.
“You will get unfastened when the scoreboard builds however we did not do this. I’m thrilled with the efficiency.
“We might choose anybody on the finish of the day, we’ll want everybody as a result of the damage gods have not been type to us.”
Samoa are showing at their first Ladies’s Rugby World Cup since 2014 and got here into the sport off the again of a 73-0 defeat by Australia.
Given the weak opposition, it was an excellent probability for England’s backline stars to shine.
Utility again Helena Rowland proved a greater than succesful back-up fly-half as she scored 27 factors to interrupt the person file in a Ladies’s World Cup recreation.
It was not simply the factors however Rowland’s kicking from hand that stood out, with a number of glorious clearance kicks.
Her half-back companion Lucy Packer scored a pointy attempt from the bottom of the ruck and her speedy service helped give Rowland time to get the backline shifting.
Megan Jones continued her superb kind within the centre, scoring two well-taken tries, whereas competitors on the wing continues to warmth up.
