Richmond's Rachael Burford, Amy Turner, Becky Essex, Alex Matthews and Rowena Burnfield help England secure a 21-7 win against the Black Ferns, winning the three test series.
England are up 2-0 in the series with the final test taking place on Saturday at Esher.
Read the full match report, including high praise for 18 year old Richmond player, Alex Matthews.
http://scrumqueens.com/news/871-england-power-to-series-win.html
And Gary Street's thoughts on Richmond's Alex Matthews:
'Alex Matthews (pictured) is a bit of a freak for an 18 year old – she has played only around 10 senior games in her career and to go out there and play like she did, taking on the New Zealand pack at times almost by herself, was phenomenal.' he says.
Read more here http://scrumqueens.com/news/873-street-praises-the-impact-of-youth.html
England: Kay Wilson, Georgina Roberts, Rachael Burford, Kimberley Oliver, Michaela Staniford, Katy McLean, Natasha Hunt, Claire Purdy, Amy Turner, Laura Keates, Rebecca Essex, Tamara Taylor, Hannah Gallagher, Marlie Packer, Alexandra Matthews
Replacements:Victoria Fleetwood (for Turner 52), Sophie Hemming (for Keates 64) , Rowena Burnfield (for Essex 57) , Margaret Alphonsi (for Gallagher 61), La Toya Mason, Emily Scarratt (fpr Staniford 70), Katherine Merchant (for Roberts 40)
