1 1 with bristol city, while a late winner for cardiff city handed southampton a blow in their chase for the automatic promotion places. at the bottom of the table, huddersfield missed a chance to move out of the relegation places. they were slammed 4 0 at home to swansea city, and birmingham city against relegated rotherham was 0 0 their game was delayed due to a medical emergency in the stands. and in the late game, qpr pete preston i o. in the women s six nations, england cruised to a record win over ireland in front of almost 50,000 at twickenham. their 88 10 win keeps them on course for the grand slam. jo currie was watching. england have set the six nations alight so far unbeaten, but were they unstoppable? or could this resurgent ireland side put a dent in their title hopes? the red roses backs have had a starring role in their campaign and abby dow once again got england into their stride, going to score, out of absolutely nowhere! ..that try the first of many.
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scotland international erin cuthbert scored the goal, firing past goalkeeper catalina coll in the first half. and defending champions barca missed a chance to equalise. alexia putellas putting it wide from a few yards out. so chelsea hold on for the win, and with it ending barca s five year unbeaten run at home. the other semifinal was an all french affair and it was an absolute classic as lyon who were 2 0 to psg fought back to beat them 3 2. the women s six nations is into the penultimate round and england are still on course for the grand slam after a record win over ireland. abby dow and ellie kildunne both scored a hat tricks as they hammered them at twickenham. in total there were eight different try scorers for england who were utterly dominant. ireland managing only a penalty try in response. 88 points to 10 the final score.