England women on top of rugby world after triumph over New Zealand

• New Zealand 21-29 England• Captain Sarah Hunter leads forwards’ dominant displayEngland’s women have taken over as the world’s top-ranked team following a convincing and fully deserved triumph over the Black Ferns. The Red Rose forwards laid the foundations of a famous win, only England’s second over their opponents on Kiwi soil, which bodes well for the forthcoming women’s World Cup to be held in Ireland in August.England’s haul of five tries on a damp, murky evening at the same venue as the Lions’ fixture against the Maori was a fitting reward for a dominant effort up front. Three of the s…

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