CATHERINE SPENCER

Exquisite: Katy McLean ran the show for England

In front of a not-so full crowd (arguably due to tournament format) England secured a fairly straightforward ten-try victory over Spain. But, somehow, I found my heart sinking when young Megan Jones crossed the line after just 54 seconds.
That was because a magnifying glass has been trained on Women’s rugby and some people are looking for reasons to claim that the game is not as competitive as it should be.
I am waiting for TRP columnist Jeff Probyn’s response to the Canada v Hong Kong score...