12/29/2022 0 Comments First touch soccer 19![]() ![]() The hooker Amy Cokayne, the lock Abbie Ward and the wing Claudia MacDonald all scored touchdowns that had their origins in England’s trademark lineout drive.įor the 15 minutes while the teams were in the changing rooms, some maybe hoped for a second 40 minutes as relatively competitive and balanced as the first. ![]() ![]() Through it all, however, the Red Roses’ ominous physicality and bruising directness was on show, particularly from set-piece and maul, as they ran in four tries to secure a bonus point in the first half and head in at the break 24-14 up. This was more impressive given they were down to 14 players after the captain, Sereima Leweniqila, was shown a yellow card for collapsing an advancing England maul close to the line. The outstanding Sesenieli Donu added another after England’s scramble struggled to cope with the Fijiana’s attacking width. The full-back Roela Radiniyavuni’s lateral drift across the defence was punctuated by a step and go that put her in open space before finding Alowesi Nakoci on the right that allowed the winger a free run to the line. Two tries in the first half were reward for their efforts. Such bullocking runs from her and the prop Siteri Rasolea were the fulcrum around which the debutant side’s running and offloading endeavour were built. Intent was signalled early by the Fijiana with a strong run from the kick-off by the impressive No 8 Karalaini Naisewa. “We were a bit more composed in the second half, managed to go back to being England and turned the game around.” “They rattled us a bit in their physicality and their intent to run the ball in the first half,” said the England captain, Sarah Hunter. ![]()
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