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Women's Six Nations
England: 2nd (Triple Crown)
How England performed
The Red Roses opened the 2002 Women's Six Nations with a 35–8 win over Scotland in Dunbar and then beat Ireland 79–0 at Worcester, the biggest result of their campaign. The key match came in Lyon on 1 March, where France won 22–17 to inflict England's only defeat of the championship.
England responded with a 40–0 victory over Wales at London Welsh and closed with a 53–14 win against Spain in Madrid. Four wins and one defeat, with 224 points scored and just 44 conceded, brought the Triple Crown and second place. It was a step down from 2001, when the Red Roses had won the championship with a Grand Slam, and the five-point defeat in Lyon was the only match in which they scored fewer than 35 points.
England fixtures
Scotland
8–35
England
England won
England tries: Joanne Yapp 23', Nicky Crawford 25', Helen Clayton 38', Gillian Burns 42', Selena Rudge 60'
Scotland tries: Alison Christie 70'
England
79–0
Ireland
England won
France
22–17
England
England lost
England tries: Paula George 26'
France tries: Annabel Donnadieu 3', Catherine Devillers 22', Estelle Sartini 46'
England
40–0
Wales
England won
England tries: Paula George 12', Nicola Jupp 33', Selena Rudge 35', Selena Rudge 47', Nicola Jupp 51', Nicola Jupp 77'
Wales tries: None
Spain
14–53
England
England won
England tries: Christine Diver 11', Emily Cooke 13', Christine Diver 30', Paula George 44', Selena Rudge 57', Sue Day 64', Sue Day 79', Sue Day 80'
Spain tries: Karitte Alegria Mendaza 3', Karitte Alegria Mendaza 73'
England statistics
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