{"id":1678964,"date":"2022-10-08T02:50:19","date_gmt":"2022-10-08T06:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1678964"},"modified":"2022-10-08T02:53:06","modified_gmt":"2022-10-08T06:53:06","slug":"rugby-favourites-england-hand-fiji-14-try-mauling-at-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rugby-favourites-england-hand-fiji-14-try-mauling-at-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby-Favourites England hand Fiji 14-try mauling at World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frugby-favourites-england-hand-fiji-14-try-mauling-at-world-cup%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1678964&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>(Reuters) \u2013     Winger Claudia MacDonald scored four tries as favourites England opened their women\u2019s Rugby World Cup campaign with a 84-19 rout of Fiji at Auckland\u2019s Eden Park on Saturday, extending their winning streak to 26 matches.<\/p>\n<p>The Red Roses ran in four tries to secure a bonus point in the first half and another 10 after the break in a statement Pool C win over the Fijiana, who tired after a promising start to their World Cup debut. <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\">\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThey rattled us a bit in their physicality and their intent to run the ball in the first half,\u201d said England captain Sarah Hunter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were a bit more composed in the second half, managed to go back to being England and turned the game around.\u201d         <\/p>\n<p>Hooker Amy Cokayne, lock Abbie Ward and MacDonald scored tries which all had their origins in England\u2019s trademark lineout drive in the opening 27 minutes before Fiji hit back with a brilliant try.<\/p>\n<p>Fiji fullback Roela Radiniyavuni cut through the England defensive line before finding Alowesi Nakoci with a lofted pass that allowed the winger a free run to the line. <\/p>\n<p>England responded in kind through centre Helena Rowland after a break from flanker Sadia Kabeya but Fiji had the last word in the half through a fine individual score from centre Sesenieli Donu which cut the deficit to 24-14 at the break. <\/p>\n<p>The second half was pretty much one-way traffic as Cokayne grabbed a second score, winger Lydia Thompson scored a double and MacDonald added three more tries to her tally. <\/p>\n<p>Lock Zoe Aldcroft, replacement winger Abby Dow, reserve hooker Connie Powell and scrumhalf Leanne Infante all also crossed as the hapless Fijians chased shadows.<\/p>\n<p>Fiji again had the last word, however, with scrumhalf Lavena Cavuru scoring a consolation try just before the final hooter.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m so proud of these girls, we were playing a professional outfit and they really got stuck in in the first half,\u201d said Fiji coach Senirusi Seruvakula.   <\/p>\n<p>France won the opening Pool C match 40-5 over South Africa earlier on Saturday, while hosts and reigning champions New Zealand will later complete the Eden Park triple-header in their clash against Australia.      <\/p>\n<p> (Reporting by Nick Mulvenney; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/uncategorized\/rugby-favourites-england-hand-fiji\/attachment\/womens-world-cup-pool-c-fiji-v-england\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/tagreuters.com2022binary_LYNXMPEI9702A-BASEIMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"tagreuters.com2022binary_LYNXMPEI9702A-BASEIMAGE\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/uncategorized\/rugby-favourites-england-hand-fiji\/attachment\/womens-world-cup-pool-c-fiji-v-england-2\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/tagreuters.com2022binary_LYNXMPEI9702C-BASEIMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"tagreuters.com2022binary_LYNXMPEI9702C-BASEIMAGE\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/uncategorized\/rugby-favourites-england-hand-fiji\/attachment\/womens-world-cup-pool-c-fiji-v-england-3\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/tagreuters.com2022binary_LYNXMPEI9702E-BASEIMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"tagreuters.com2022binary_LYNXMPEI9702E-BASEIMAGE\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/uncategorized\/rugby-favourites-england-hand-fiji\/attachment\/womens-world-cup-pool-c-fiji-v-england-4\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/tagreuters.com2022binary_LYNXMPEI9702H-BASEIMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"tagreuters.com2022binary_LYNXMPEI9702H-BASEIMAGE\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/uncategorized\/rugby-favourites-england-hand-fiji\/attachment\/womens-world-cup-pool-c-fiji-v-england-5\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/tagreuters.com2022binary_LYNXMPEI9702G-BASEIMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"tagreuters.com2022binary_LYNXMPEI9702G-BASEIMAGE\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/uncategorized\/rugby-favourites-england-hand-fiji\/attachment\/womens-world-cup-pool-c-fiji-v-england-6\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/tagreuters.com2022binary_LYNXMPEI9702F-BASEIMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"tagreuters.com2022binary_LYNXMPEI9702F-BASEIMAGE\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Reuters) \u2013 Winger Claudia MacDonald scored four tries as favourites England opened their women\u2019s Rugby World Cup campaign with a 84-19 rout of Fiji at Auckland\u2019s Eden Park on Saturday,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":1889594,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1678964","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_finder_url":"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/sports\/rugby-favourites-england-hand-fiji\/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rugby-favourites-england-hand-fiji","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1678964","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1678964"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1678964\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1889594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1678964"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1678964"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1678964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}