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Women's Six Nations
England: 2nd (Triple Crown)
How England performed
The Red Roses began the 2004 Women's Six Nations as Grand Slam holders and opened with a 71–3 win over Spain in Zaragoza. A tighter contest followed at Netherdale in Galashiels, where they beat Scotland 20–7, before home victories over Ireland, 51–10 at Twickenham, and Wales, 53–3 at the Twickenham Stoop.
Those results brought the Triple Crown, but England's campaign also included one defeat, and they finished second rather than retaining the title. Their record read four wins and one defeat from five matches, with 207 points scored and 36 conceded, a strong return that still fell short of the clean sweep achieved in 2003. The win in Galashiels was the only one of their victories in which they scored fewer than 50 points.
England fixtures
Spain
3–71
England
England won
England tries: Paula George, Nicky Crawford, Nicky Crawford, Nicky Crawford, Nicky Crawford, Nicola Jupp, Nicola Jupp, Emily Cooke, Emily Cooke, Emily Cooke, Joanne Yapp
Spain tries: None
Scotland
7–20
England
England won
England tries: Assunta De Biase 14', Georgia Stevens 32', Nicola Jupp 73'
Scotland tries: Lucy Millard 39'
England
51–10
Ireland
England won
England tries: Penalty try 23', Nicky Crawford 35', Nicky Crawford 39', Nicky Crawford 40', Assunta De Biase 61', Paula George 69', Kim Shaylor 71', Emily Cooke 75'
Ireland tries: Rachel Boyd 27', Joy Neville 45'
England
53–3
Wales
England won
England tries: Nicola Jupp 2', Emily Cooke 11', Nicky Crawford 20', Vanessa Huxford 32', Emily Cooke 36', Karen Andrew 40', Nicola Jupp 42', Helen Clayton 56', Catherine Spencer 80'
Wales tries: None
France
13–12
England
England lost
England tries: Nicky Crawford 12', Nicola Jupp 21'
France tries: Stéphanie Provost 55'
England statistics
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