USA and England to meet in the final
USA and England have progressed to the final of the U20s women's rugby Nations Cup with both sides coming through their games against South Africa and Canada in round three of the tournament.
Published by Scrum Queens, July 21st, 2011
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England crushed South Africa with a 12 try 66-7 victory while USA beat near rivals Canada 15-5.
A victory for England would cap a remarkable year for the young side who would have gone through the season unbeaten at their level - having already beaten every other nation who field at this level (France, USA, Scotland, Wales, South Africa and Canada)
England beat the USA on a comfortable 37-0 scoreline earlier in the tournament.
England U20s Head Coach Amanda Bennett said: Naturally we are delighted to be in the Nations Cup final and winning three from three games has generated huge confidence in the squad. We put 66 points on a South African team that quite simply did not give up. They chased and tackled to the final whistle and forced us into several errors, not least tactical mistakes.
We will prepare for the final against the USA with a more clinical approach to ball retention and use of space. Despite the score lines no game has been easy this year and we will certainly expect the USA to be at full tilt on Saturday."
You can view full replays of the gamesHERE