England's Red Roses beat USA to return to winning ways

Summarised from 4 outlets · 6 reports · Updated 30 Oct, 23:51 · Archive

England defeated the United States 55-12 in New Jersey to respond to recent losses to Canada.

England's Red Roses returned to winning ways with a 55-12 victory over the United States in the WXV Global Series in New Jersey. The win came after the team suffered two consecutive losses to Canada for the first time in a decade, ending a 41-Test unbeaten run.

The match proved one-sided in the second half, though the first half remained competitive with England leading by 10 points at the interval. England ultimately scored nine tries through wing Claudia Moloney-MacDonald (four), centre Meg Jones, wing Mia Venner, hooker Bryony Field and back-rows Maddie Feaunati and Sadia Kabeya. The United States scored two tries through loosehead prop Hope Rogers and replacement back Kate Zackary, with the USA conceding three tries in nine minutes whilst prop Mona Tupou was in the sin-bin for repeat scrum penalties.

Moloney-MacDonald had been dropped from the matchday 23 against Canada but responded with an outstanding performance. England captain Meg Jones said post-match that the team wanted to "control the game and impose ourselves on them" and that "when we got into it, we kept the ball and everyone was a threat at the line."

Whilst England secured the victory, the performance was not without flaws. BBC News reported that England "failed to entirely vanquish doubts over their position at the top of the women's game" and that head coach John Mitchell would have "plenty on his to-do list" including tuning up the team's set-piece solidity and attacking fluency before their Women's Six Nations title defence in April.

The victory extended England's unbeaten record against the USA to 22 matches. The USA had entered the match in good form with five consecutive wins, including victories over Wales and Ireland, but England's dominance in the second half ultimately proved decisive.

How it is being reported

• Moloney-MacDonald scores four tries as England thump USAWatch highlights as England bounce back from defeats to Canada with a 55-12 win over USA in the WXV Global Series.BBC Sport · 30 Oct, 23:56
• Red Roses cruise to dominant victory over United States in final WXV gameRed Roses cruise to dominant victory over United States in final WXV gameThe Telegraph · 30 Oct, 23:28
• Moloney-MacDonald stars as Red Roses return to winning ways with USA thrashingEngland's Red Roses responded to shock back-to-back defeats in Canada with a crushing 55-12 WXV Global Series victory over the USA in New Jersey, to return to winning ways.Sky Sports · 30 Oct, 23:25
• Red Roses put defeats behind them by crushing USA to extend 35-year streakUSA 12-55 England Claudia Moloney-MacDonald runs in four tries England have seen a lot of records crumble around them in this WXV Global Series but the world champions were not going to let a 35-year winning streak go against the USA. The last time the Eagles claimed a victory over the Red Roses was in the 1991 Rugby World Cup and since then England have won all 22 matches they have played. The Red Roses got back to winning ways and while their recent losses to Canada displayed the top sides had caught up with the world No 1 team, Friday’s outing against the USA evidenced that outside of the…The Guardian · 30 Oct, 23:22
• England see off USA, but fail to hit top gearEngland's Red Roses return to winning ways, but without entirely vanquishing doubts over their position at the top of the women's game, as they see off the United States.BBC News · 30 Oct, 23:15
• USA vs England LIVE! Red Roses seek WXV response after two shock defeatsSky Sports · 30 Oct, 20:00

In this story: England · United States · Claudia Moloney-MacDonald · Meg Jones · Canada · John Mitchell

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