Red Roses cruise to 14th-straight win over France as focus turns to 'one hell of an encounter' against New Zealand at Twickenham The Red Roses got their bumper season off to a winning start against France Marlie Packer and Jess Breach scored two tries each in the 38-19 victory The Red Roses now look forward to a mouthwatering clash against New Zealand By Alex Bywater At Kingsholm Published: 18:36 EDT, 7 September 2024 | Updated: 18:36 EDT, 7 September 2024 e-mail View comments Marlie Packer said her England side would be ready for ‘one hell of an encounter’ with New Zealand on Saturday after the Red Roses kicked off a huge season with victory over France. Packer will hope to lift the Women’s World Cup on home soil this time next year. John Mitchell’s side are firm favourites to win that tournament.
In their first game of the 2024/25 season, England were – perhaps understandably – nowhere near their best at Kingsholm. But it was still enough for a 14th straight victory over Les Bleus. Next up for England are the Black Ferns at Allianz Stadium, formerly Twickenham.
‘It’s going to be the world champions against the world No 1’s – It doesn't really get much better than that,’ said Packer, who scored two of England’s six tries. The Red Roses kicked off their huge season with a comfortable 38-19 victory over France Jess Breach contributed two tries to the Red Roses' total tally of six against the French ‘It’s going to be one hell of an encounter. If peop.