England coast to win over USA

The USA dropped a one-sided 39-13 result to England in the final game of the 2016 Women’s Rugby Super Series at the Regional Athletic Center on Saturday. A hat-trick to winger Lydia Thompson was the root of many woes suffered by the hosts on the way to a third defeat in three matches during the tournament.

Thompson’s first came just four minutes into the match after some very tidy phase play from the World Cup champions. The ease at which England worked through their patterns was worrying from an American standpoint.

The second try was just as methodical, only this time through the forwards. Amy Cokayne connected with Alex Matthews at a lineout just six meters out and the pack did the rest. The rolling maul was like clockwork, with Cokayne the lucky recipient of the try.

Kimber Rozier sent over a penalty goal to put the USA on the board, but Thompson skated over for her second before the whistle signaled halftime.

Matthews got in on the act just a couple minutes after the break as she bulldozed around the corner off a lineout. Rozier notched her second penalty goal but replacement Millie Wood raced away for England’s fifth try of the afternoon to pile on the misery.

A second to Matthews from a maul was followed by a magnificent solo effort from Thompson. She completed her hat trick by taking the corner, fending off two tacklers, and showing the cover a clean pair of heels en route to a 60 meter score to wrap up a glory day for England.

Alycia Washington managed to dig out a try for the USA before full-time but it was consolation at best as England were home and dry with room to spare. The women’s Eagles will now have a few weeks off to regroup and prepare for a fall tour with much work to be done by interim head coach Peter Baggetta, standing in for Pete Steinberg until the end of the year.

ENGLAND 39
Tries – L. Thompson 3, A. Cokayne, A. Matthews 2, M. Wood
Cons – L. Cattell 2

USA 13
Tries – A. Washington
Pens – K. Rozier 2

ENGLAND
1 Vickii Cornborough 2 Amy Cokayne 3 Laura Keates 4 Harriet Millar-Mills 5 Tamara Taylor 6 Alex Matthews 7 Izzy Noel-Smith 8 Sarah Hunter (capt.) 9 Bianca Blackburn 10 Amber Reed 11 Lotte Clapp 12 Ceri Large 13 Lauren Cattell 14 Lydia Thompson 15 Fiona Pocock

16 Lark Davies 17 Rochelle Clark 18 Sarah Bern 19 Zoe Aldcroft 20 Poppy Leitch 21 Leanne Riley 22 Millie Wood 23 Katie Mason

USA
1 Catie Benson 2 Katy Augustyn 3 Hope Rogers 4 Stacey Bridges (capt.) 5 Alycia Washington 6 Christiane Pheil 7 Elizabeth Cairns 8 Jordan Gray 9 Jennifer Lui 10 Kimber Rozier 11 Naya Tapper 12 Sylvia Braaten 13 Asinate Serevi 14 Saskia Morgan 15 Jessica Wooden

16 Sam Pankey 17 Tiffany Faaee 18 Jamila Reinhardt 19 Molly Kinsella 20 Nicole Strasko 21 Deven Owsiany 22 Megan Foster 23 Tess Feury

Referee: Sherry Trumbull (RC)

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Enough said.

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