Women: 6 Nations starts
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:55
The Women's Six Nations started with a big won for hot favourites England who reversed last season's defeat in Wales with a powerful display.
Scotland will be grateful of their victory in times when their power has been on the wane.
Results
England vs Wales, 31-0
Ireland vs Italy, 22-5
Scotland vs France, 10-8
England vs Wales at Esher RFC
It took England just four minutes for their first try by flank Heather Fisher.
England led 17-0 at half-time.
Coach Gary Street said: "I'm very satisfied with this win. It's certainly a good way to start the championship. As always we do all our talking on the pitch and although we were a little rusty because of the winter break we secured a good win against the second best side in Europe. We just had too much power and pace for them and that was a good way to put an end to the gremlins of losing to Wales last season."
Scorers:
For England:
Tries: Heather Fisher, Kat Merchant, Emily Scarratt, Katy McLean, Rochelle Clark
Cons: Katy McLean
England: 15 Claire Allan, 14 Katherine Merchant, 13 Emily Scarratt, 12 Rachael Burford, 11 Fiona Pocock, 10 Katy Mclean, 9 Amy Turner, 8 Catherine Spencer (captain), 7 Margaret Alphonsi, 6 Heather Fisher, 5 Joanna McGilchrist, 4 Rebecca Essex, 3 Sophie Hemming, 2 Amy Garnett, 1 Claire Purdy
Replacements: 16 Samantha Reeve, 17 Rochelle Clark, 18 Rowena Burnfield, 19 Tamara Taylor, 20 La Toya Mason, 21 Alice Richardson, 22 Michaela Staniford
Wales: 15 Non Evans, 14 Aimee Young, 13 Naomi Thomas, 12 Clare Flowers, 11 Caryl James, 10 Awen Thomas, 9 Amy Day, 8 Mellissa Berry (captain), 7 Jamie Kift, 6 Catrina Nicholas, 5 Rachel Taylor, 4 Gemma Hallett, 3 Hannah Roberts, 2 Jenny Davies, 1 Catrin Edwards
Replacements: 16 Clare Horgan, 17 Becky Newton, 18 Claire Donovan, 19 Louise Horgan, 20 Laura Prosser, 21 Elinor Snowsill, 22 Ceri Redman
Referee: David Keane (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Darryl Chapman (England), Simon Adams (England)
Assessor: Paddy Lockwood (England)
Ireland vs Italy at Ashbourne RFC
It started with a dropped goal by Niamh Briggs and a try by No.8 Joy Neville. It ended with Italy's only score, a try by Silvia Peron.
Ireland led 8-0 at the break.
Scorers:
For Ireland:
Tries: Joy Neville 2, Alison Miller
Cons: Niamh Briggs 2
Drop: Niamh Briggs
For Italy:
Try: Silvia Peron
Teams
Ireland: 15 Niamh Briggs, 14 Nora Stapleton, 13 Grace Davitt, 12 Shannon Houston, 11 Alison Miller, 10 Joanne O'Sullivan, 9 Tania Rosser, 8 Joy
Neville, 7 Claire Molloy, 6 Carol Staunton, 5 Marie Louise Reilly, 4 Kate O'Loughlin, 3 Emer McManamly, 2 Chris Fanning, 1 Fiona Coghlan (captain)
Replacements: 16 Gillian Bourke, 17 Lauren Day, 18 Caroline Mahon, 19 Louise Austin, 20 Louise Beamish, 21 Helen Brosnan, 22 Eliza Downey
Italy: 15 Manuela Furlan, 14 Sara Barattin, 13 Maria Grazia Cioffi, 12 Paola Zangirolami (captain), 11 Maria Diletta Veronese, 10 Michela Tondinelli, 9 Valentina Schiavon, 8 Daniela Gini , 7 Silvia Gaudino, 6 Giuliana Campanella, 5 Flavia Severin, 4 Sara Pettinelli, 3 Elisa Cucchiella, 2 Michela Este, 1 Lucia Gai
Replacements: 16 Silvia Peron, 17 Germana Raponi, 18 Alice Trevisan, 19 Cecilia Zublena, 20 Elisa Rochas, 21 Chiara Buongiorno, 22 Valentina Virgili
Referee: Sarah Corrigan (Australia)
Assistant referees: Peter Haycock (Ireland), Brian Montayne (Ireland)
Assessor: Bernard Boland
(Ireland)
Scotland vs France at Lasswade, Edinburgh
It was misty and wet at Lasswade on Saturday, which did nothing to lessen the Scottish delight.
France led 5-0 at the break after scoring in just four minutes.. Lucy Millard levelled the scores early in the second half but a penalty restored the lead to France. With a minute to play Lucy Millard powered over for the winning try.
Scotland coach Gary Parker said: "The team played smart rugby, worked hard in the kicking game and the girls battled throughout. We shouldn't underestimate how great this result is.
"We haven't been able to play much in the last six weeks (because of the weather) but we've showed we can really compete and we can put up a fight.
"The crowd was brilliant. We're all delighted and now we have to move forward."
Scorers:
For Scotland:
Try: Lucy Millard 2
For France:
Try: Sandra Rabier
Pen: Christelle Le Duff
Teams
Scotland: 15 Celia Hawthorn, 14 Victoria Blakebrough, 13 Lucy Millard, 12 Erin Kerr, 11 Veronica Fitzpatrick, 10 Tanya Griffith, 9 Louise Dalgliesh, 8 Susie Brown, 7 Donna Kennedy, 6 Lynne Reid, 5 Louise Moffat, 4 Lindsey Wheeler, 3 Beth Dickens, 2 Sarah-Louise Walker, 1 Heather Lockhart
Replacements: 16 Sarah Quick, 17 Rosalind Murphy, 18 Gillian McCord, 19 Ruth Slaven, 20 Sarah Gill, 21 Lynsey Douglas, 22 Cara D'Silva
France: 15 Elodie Poublan, 14 Caroline Ladagnous, 13 Sandrine Agricole, 12 Lucille Godiveau, 11 Anaïs Lagougine, 10 Aurélie Bailon, 9 Marie-Alice Yahe, 8 Sandra Rabier, 7 Marie-Charlotte Hebel, 6 Manon Andre, 5 Cyrielle Bouisset, 4 Clémence Audebert, 3 Nadège Labbey, 2 Laetitia Salles, 1 Stéphanie Loyer.
Replacements: 16 Cyndia Mansard, 17 Céline Barthelemy,
18 Hasna Rhamouni, 19 Amandine Vaupre, 20 Stéphanie Provost, 21 Fanny Horta, 22 Christelle Le Duff
Referee: Stefano Mancini (Italy)
Assistant referees: Alan Campbell (Scotland), Andy Law (Scotland)
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