austin halewood rounds up the action. this should have been the day that england got their world cup campaign under way in newcastle. the stakes may not quite have been as high in perpignan, but the weather was certainly better, and england made the best of the warm conditions with some brilliant running rugby, and with two tries in the opening ten minutes, the pick of them from tom davis, the catalans winner, one of eight debutants for england, scoring at his home ground. not a bad finish on yourfirst at his home ground. not a bad finish on your first international. england continued to cut the french open with four tries in the first 20 minutes. john bateman with another comfortable score for the visitors. but france are enjoying something of a revolution in the domestic game right now. with two teams in super league for the first time, they are riding the quest of a wave, the crest of a wave, and finally found their rhythm. they continued to
harder than their 30. harder than their 30 10 scoreline suggested in perpignan, but things were much more comfortable for the women s side. they thrashed france by a0 points to 4. austin halewood rounds up the action. this should have been the day that england got their world cup campaign under way in newcastle. the stakes may not quite have been as high in perpignan, but the weather was certainly better, and england made the best of the warm conditions with some brilliant running rugby, and with two tries in the opening ten minutes, the pick of them from tom davis, the catalans winger one of eight debutants for england, scoring at his home ground. not a bad finish in your first international. england continued to cut the french open with four tries in the first 20 minutes. john bateman with another comfortable score for the visitors. but france are enjoying something of a revolution in the domestic game right now. with two teams in super league for the first time, they are riding the