England impressed again in a 14 try, 76-0 win against a spirited Spanish side at Imber Court today. There were hat-tricks for Captain Jo Yapp and Kim Shaylor, both of Worcester.

Yapp who missed the win against Ireland through injury was glad to be back:

“It was a bit scrappy in the first half, but we still managed to score 6 tries. After half time we managed to move the ball around a bit more and scored some really good tries. I was just pleased to be back, so to score three was a real bonus. Credit must go to the whole squad though, it was a real team effort.”

Wasps’ Sue Day grabbed a brace before half time and Thirsk Sharks’ Michaela Staniford scored her first for England when she finished off a well worked move in the second half. Vicky Massarella, Charlotte Barras, Susie Appleby and Amy Turner also got tries for an England back-line that seemed to score almost at will. Henley’s Rochelle Clark made sure the forwards had their say with a score from a typical driving run in the 70th minute.

Head Coach Geoff Richards was understandably pleased with the performance:

“I thought we played really well and credit to the whole squad for the way we stuck to the task for the full 80 minutes. The Spanish are no pushover as their other Six Nations results show, so to score 14 tries and concede none is a big achievement. Some of our handling was superb which led to some great scores. I am just really pleased with the performance all round.”

Match facts:

England team
1. Rochelle Clark (Henley)
2. Ann O’Flynn (Lichfield) (sub 75 min Claire Purdy (Wasps))
3. Vanessa Huxford ( Wasps) (sub 52 min Vanessa Gray (Wasps))
4. Jenny Sutton (Richmond) (sub 71 min Helen Clayton (Saracens))
5. Rachel Vickers (Richmond)
6. Karen Jones (Wasps)
7. Maggie Alphonsi (Saracens) (sub 71 min Lois Moulding (Worcester))
8. Catherine Spencer (Folkestone)
9. Jo Yapp (Captain) (Worcester) (sub 75 min Amy Turner (Wasps))
10. Karen Andrew (Saracens)
11. Kim Shaylor (Worcester)
12. Paula George (Wasps)
13. Michaela Staniford (Thirsk Sharks) (sub 62 min Susie Appleby (Clifton))
14. Charlotte Barras (Lichfield)
15. Sue Day ( Wasps) (sub 62 min Vicky Massarella (Saracens))

Scoring sequence
6 min – England try by Kim Shaylor (5-0)
9 min – England try by Sue Day (10-0)
27 min – England try by Kim Shaylor (15-0)
35 min – England try by Sue Day (20-0)
39 min – England try by Kim Shaylor (25-0)
43 min – England try Michaela Staniford (30-0)
Half-time England 30 Spain 0
45 min – England try by Jo Yapp (check), converted by Karen Andrew (37-0)
50 min – England try by Jo Yapp (42-0)
60 min – England try by Charlotte Barras (47-0)
65 min – England try by Jo Yapp, converted by Karen Andrew (54-0)
70 min – England try by Rochelle Clark (59-0)
74 min – England try by Susie Appleby, converted by Karen Andrew (66-0)
79 min – England try by Vicky Massarella (71-0)
81 min – England try by Amy Turner (76-0)
Full time England 76 Spain 0

England’s next and final game of this year’s Six Nations is against Scotland at Twickenham next Saturday, 19th March, kick off 2.45pm.

Ends