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Italy 0-74 EnglandVisitors score 12 tries in dominant display in Parma
Twenty and counting. England rang the changes in Parma after their emphatic win in Edinburgh but the result was the same, Simon Middleton’s side scoring 12 tries for that 20th successive victory. France had looked mightily impressive on Saturday and they are the only side that can live with England. Their meeting with the Red Roses at the end of the month is certain to decide the destiny of this year’s Women’s Six Nations.
One of those nine changes the head coach made from the previous weekend saw the return of the scrum-half Natasha Hunt for her first international in 18 months. Hunt is said to have fallen out of love with the game during lockdown but she looked delighted again to be in a white shirt, forming an instant rapport with half-back partner Zoe Harrison. It was a pretty perfect return for Hunt, who was named player of the match by the Italian hosts and she has put down a marker for a World Cup place.
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