England cruise past France in warm-up friendly

England (19) 38

Try: M Packer, Breach 2, Rowland, Talling, L Packer Cons: Aitchison 4

France (0) 19

Try: Sochat, Menager, Bourdon Sansus Cons: Tuy 2

England began their preparations for WXV1 with a convincing affable triumph implicit Six Nations rivals France astatine Gloucester's Kingsholm Stadium.

The Red Roses scored six tries successful their archetypal outing since beating France successful April to assertion a 3rd Six Nations Grand Slam successful a row.

Captain Marlie Packer opened the scoring earlier Jess Breach and Helena Rowland handed England a 19-0 pb astatine the interval.

The hosts added to their vantage 3 minutes aft the interruption arsenic Morwenna Talling scored from the driving maul but France deed backmost with their archetypal points of the crippled from the aforesaid method done Agathe Sochat.

Breach doubled her tally and Lucy Packer went implicit to adhd further gloss to the scoreline for England but Romane Menager and Pauline Bourdon Sansus some scored precocious consolations for the visitors.

England look satellite champions New Zealand successful their adjacent affable astatine Twickenham connected Saturday arsenic John Mitchell's broadside cogwheel up for WXV1 successful Canada and motorboat into a twelvemonth which volition culminate with a location World Cup adjacent summer.

More to follow.

England: Kildunne; Dow, Rowland, Heard, Breach; Aitchison, Hunt; Botterman, Cokayne, Muir, Aldcroft, Talling, Feaunati, M Packer, Matthews.

Replacements: Atkin-Davies, Carson, Bern, Campion, Cleall, L Packer, Harrison, Scarratt.

France: Jacquet; Banet, Konde, M Menager, Boulard; Tuy, Chambon; Brosseau, Sochat, Khalfaoui, M Feleu (capt), Fall, Escudero, Gros, R Menager.

Replacements: Bigot, Mwayembe, Bernadou, Ikahehegi, Okemba, T Feleu, Bourdon Sansus, Vernier.