England complete their preparations for the inaugural WXV tournament with a hard-earned 29-12 victory over a Canada side reduced to 14 in the first half.
England completed their preparations for the inaugural WXV tournament with a hard-earned victory over Canada, who were reduced to 14 in the first half.
On Sunday, England are due to name their 30-player squad for the WXV1 tournament, which takes place in New Zealand from 20 October to 4 November. A driving maul from a line-out enabled skipper Packer to notch her 41st England try at her home ground. Canada's forwards rallied well and got their reward following a spell of pressure when flanker Sara Svoboda charged down Holly Aitchison's attempted clearance to score.England struggled to take full advantage of their extra player in the second half.
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