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 pinch a convincing friends triumph complete Six Nations rivals France astatine Gloucester's Kingsholm Stadium.

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

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

The hosts added to their advantage 3 minutes aft nan break arsenic Morwenna Talling scored from nan driving maul but France deed backmost pinch their first points of nan crippled from nan aforesaid method done Agathe Sochat.

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

England look world champions New Zealand successful their adjacent friends astatine Twickenham connected Saturday arsenic John Mitchell's broadside cogwheel up for WXV1 successful Canada and motorboat into a twelvemonth which will culminate pinch 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.