England beat the USA 55-12 at Sports Illustrated Stadium on Friday, according to World Rugby's October match report. Claudia Moloney-MacDonald scored four tries as the Red Roses closed their WXV Global Series campaign with a win.
Moloney-MacDonald leads the England attack
World Rugby named Moloney-MacDonald player of the match. The wing crossed twice in the same corner early on, and captain Meg Jones added a try after Emma Sing's run brought England close to the line. The USA answered through prop Hope Rogers, whose close-range score followed an earlier disallowed maul try.
Moloney-MacDonald struck again shortly after the interval. Sadia Kabeya then carried through the defence and Jones supplied the pass for her fourth try. Mia Venner and replacement hooker Bryony Field joined the scorers as England opened a wider gap.
Maddie Feaunati and Kabeya also crossed before the finish. The USA had the final score through Kate Zackary after a penalty gave the hosts one last attacking chance. England's late scoring run had already put the match beyond the home side.
England respond after Canada defeats
The result followed successive England defeats against Canada during the North American leg of the series. World Rugby describes those losses as England's first successive defeats in many years. The USA had arrived unbeaten in their earlier WXV matches, making the finale a test of both teams' recent form.
SportsRivo checked Rugby Australia's match centre against World Rugby's report. Rugby Australia independently records the Friday fixture at Sports Illustrated Stadium and the same final result, confirming the venue and match date alongside the governing body's account.
What the result changes
- England ended their run of defeats and finished the WXV campaign with a victory.
- The USA's unbeaten start to the series ended against the world champions.
- Moloney-MacDonald closed the match with the player-of-the-match award after scoring four times.
Source: World Rugby