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Marlie Packer hailed the dawn of a new era after England eased past Australia 42-7 in their WXV opener in Wellington cebo
It was the first opportunity for the Red Roses to play on New Zealand soil since their heartbreaking World Cup final defeat to the Black Ferns a year ago, and they were comfortable, scoring six tries in all cebo
The launch of WXV – a new international competition designed to revolutionise the women’s rugby landscape – gives the world’s number one side a chance to cement their status at the top of the world rankings, in spite of falling just short last year cebo
On their way to the final, they had knocked off the Wallaroos 41-5, and almost exactly 12 months on, it was an identical margin of victory, although Packer fell just short of the hat-trick she managed in that quarter-final cebo
RecommendedRevolutionising the women’s international rugby landscape – what is the WXV?Red Roses name squad for WXV without input from new head coach John MitchellWorld Cup winners New Zealand to host inaugural WXV tournamentEngland will feel they should have won by more, especially as they failed to score a point in the final 20 minutes despite playing with an extra player, but this was still a comprehensive victory with meetings against Canada and world champions New Zealand to come cebo
“It was a great victory cebo
The Aussies gave us a really good game,” Packer said cebo
“We talk about courage and being courageous and we’re going to grow into this tournament and today was the start of that cebo
“It’s a fantastic competition and we’re all excited to be here playing the top teams in the world, coming off the World Cup last year and keeping the legacy going in New Zealand cebo
“I know the girls are really enjoying it over here cebo
The camp is feeling really good we’re a new-look England side and enjoying the way we are playing cebo
“We have new coaching staff and we’re pleased that John Mitchell is here now and we’re looking to keep growing and building into next week’s game cebo
”England made the perfect start, with Hannah Botterman crashing over from close range after just five minutes from a clever lineout move cebo
Holly Aitchison converted to make it 7-0 cebo
England stormed to victory in WXV opening match (AFP via Getty Images)Australia were looking very smooth with ball in hand, regularly opening up space out wide cebo
But each time they seemed as though they might turn it into points, someone would get back to make the vital intervention cebo
England, by contrast, were much more clinical, Alex Matthews and Jess Breach with the steal and then break to put Ella Wyrwas in to score, Aitchison converted from out wide cebo
Try number three came after a big Packer charge saw Annabelle Codey sent to the sin-bin for an upright tackle cebo
Against 14, England were never going to be stopped, the captain delivering the punishment from a rolling maul cebo
That was soon followed by another, Breach with one of the easiest finishes off her international career as she coasted over untouched on the left after Australia had again struggled to contain a rolling maul cebo
Aitchison converted both and England led 28-0 at half-time cebo
Botterman was denied her second try shortly after half-time, but a rolling maul a few minutes later allowing Packer to double up, Aitchison again converting cebo
Marlie Packer inspired England to victory against Australia in new WXV competititon (AFP via Getty Images)Successive penalties against Packer allowed the Wallaroos to set up a lineout five metres out cebo
While it did not pay immediate dividends, a quick tap penalty from Layne Morgan saw replacement Ashley Marsters burst over from close range to get the Wallaroos’ first try cebo
Carys Dallinger converted from out wide cebo
Any hopes of a comeback were quickly squashed cebo
England got back into the Australian 22 and former sevens standout Meg Jones showed her quick feet to dart through for the Red Roses’ sixth try cebo
To add insult to injury, Codey put in a needless late hit on Wyrwas in the build-up, earning her second yellow card as a result and leaving Australia with 14 for the final quarter cebo
That should have been the cue for the floodgates to open, but England were unusually sloppy in the final 20 minutes, and did well to avoid conceding again themselves at the end after Sarah Beckett was also sent to the sin-bin as England conceded four penalties in one passage of play cebo
New head coach John Mitchell joined up with the team on Thursday after his role with Japan’s men’s team ended at the Rugby World Cup pool stage, and watched England romp to an impressive win cebo
All matches will be broadcast live so back your nation on ITV X cebo
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Manchester United are expected to pay further tribute to Sir Bobby Charlton ahead of Tuesday’s night’s Champions League match at Old Trafford cebo
The United Trinity statue outside the ground was awash with tributes to Charlton on Sunday as supporters laid flowers and scarves, with many leaving deeply personal thoughts for one of the club’s most famous sons, following his death aged 86 cebo
A book of condolence was opened at the International Suite inside the stadium, while current boss Erik ten Hag and members of the United squad were adding their own messages at Carrington cebo
United confirmed discussions were continuing to take place with Charlton’s family and UEFA for further commemorative plans ahead of Tuesday’s night’s Champions League Group A match against Copenhagen cebo
It is expected players will wear black armbands, with wreaths to be laid on the Old Trafford pitch and a minute’s silence observed ahead of kick-off cebo
A key member of England’s victorious 1966 World Cup team, Charlton also enjoyed great success at club level with United, who became the first English club to win the European Cup in 1968 cebo
Charlton made his debut for United in 1956 and went on to play 758 matches, scoring 249 goals cebo
Both were long-standing club records until they were overtaken by Ryan Giggs and Wayne Rooney, respectively cebo
He was knighted for services to cebo football in 1994 cebo
Having won three league titles and one FA Cup at Old Trafford, Charlton left United in 1973 and went on to manage Preston before returning to the Red Devils 11 years later as a club director cebo
David Moyes took over from Sir Alex Ferguson as Manchester United manager in the summer of 2013, but the former Everton boss left the club after just 10 months, with the team seventh in the Premier League table cebo
Now in charge at West Ham, Moyes reflected on the support shown by Charlton during what was one of the most testing spells of his managerial career cebo
“I’m deeply saddened and I send my condolences to all his family cebo
The biggest thing everyone remembers, more than anything, is how great a man he was cebo
He was such a good man,” Moyes said, quoted on West Ham’s club website cebo
“For me, it was difficult at times at Manchester United and he was incredibly supportive and always had something to say to me cebo
“He had a great wife in Lady Norma and even when I lost my job, she phoned my wife up, which was really important at the time cebo
“For me, he carried off all the things that Manchester United were good for cebo
He showed the traditions, he showed exactly how it should be, he showed great humility wherever he went, but not only that at Manchester United, he was ultimately one of the main people in English cebo football over the years cebo
“When you think of the greats who have come through English cebo football, Bobby Charlton would definitely be in there cebo
”It was announced on Saturday afternoon that Charlton had died peacefully in the early hours of the morning surrounded by his family cebo
Born in Ashington on October 11 1937, Charlton played in the World Cup final alongside his brother Jack – who died aged 85 in 2020 – and won 106 caps for England, scoring 49 goals cebo
European Cup success with United came 10 years after the Munich air disaster, which Charlton and manager Sir Matt Busby survived, but which claimed the lives of eight of his team-mates cebo
Former team-mate Denis Law said on manutd cebo
com: “Another sad day cebo
What can I say cebo
Sir Bobby was an unbelievable player and a gentleman cebo
Manchester United meant everything to him cebo
“We had many special and successful years together and he was a joy to play with cebo
He knew where every player was on the pitch and for me that was a dream cebo
I knew, if Bobby had the ball, it would find me and it did cebo
“What a striker of the ball he was cebo
He could hit the ball so hard that I knew most keepers didn’t stand a chance cebo
On the rare occasion they did manage to deflect it, it would drop nicely to me to finish it off cebo
“Along with George (Best), our partnership was sealed cebo
The great part of playing with Bobby and George was that if one of us was having a bad day, the other two knew and that’s what made our relationship special cebo
I am saddened by the news, like all cebo football fans today cebo
”Charlton was diagnosed with dementia and his condition was made public in November 2020, two days after his United and England team-mate Nobby Stiles died following his own battle with the illness cebo
Tributes were left at Old Trafford this weekend, one which read: “Thank you Sir Bobby, a hero to the worldwide cebo football family,” while a message from fan group The 1958 said: “History, dignity and integrity is what you gave to our great club cebo
Our promise to you is to make sure it stays cebo
”Manchester United Women manager Marc Skinner dedicated Sunday’s 5-0 win at Everton to Charlton cebo
“He changed cebo football in my opinion, especially at my club, so that was for him and for his family,” Skinner said cebo
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