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Women's Six Nations
England: Champions
How England performed
The Red Roses won the 2009 Women's Six Nations title, though without the Grand Slam they had taken in 2008. They opened with a 69–13 win over Italy at London Welsh, but the key match came a week later at Taff's Well, where Wales won 16–15 to inflict England's only defeat, by a single point.
England responded with a 29–13 victory over Ireland in Dublin and then dominated their final two home matches at London Welsh, beating France 52–7 and Scotland 72–3. Four wins and one defeat, with 237 points scored and 52 conceded, were enough for the championship. Outside the narrow loss to Wales, every match was won by at least 16 points.
England fixtures
England
69–13
Italy
England won
England tries: Fiona Pocock 3', Catherine Spencer 11', Amy Turner 18', Vicky Massarella 23', Emily Scarratt 27', Fiona Pocock 35', Fiona Pocock 40', Charlotte Barras 50', Amy Garnett 56', Emily Scarratt 66', Gemma Sharples 70'
Italy tries: Silvia Peron 58'
Wales
16–15
England
England lost
England tries: Fiona Pocock 16', Emily Scarratt 38'
Wales tries: Mellissa Berry 26', Aimee Young 65'
Ireland
13–29
England
England won
England tries: Emily Scarratt 24', Fran Matthews 48', Fran Matthews 57', Catherine Spencer 66', Fiona Pocock 70'
Ireland tries: Amy Davis 19'
England
52–7
France
England won
England tries: Emily Scarratt 2', Margaret Alphonsi 8', Amy Turner 32', Charlotte Barras 32', Emily Scarratt 39', Kat Merchant 46', Emily Scarratt 68', Kat Merchant 77'
France tries: Christelle Le Duff 72'
England
72–3
Scotland
England won
England tries: Kat Merchant 4', Kat Merchant 14', Kat Merchant 16', Charlotte Barras 22', Fiona Pocock 38', Charlotte Barras 42', Kat Merchant 59', Charlotte Barras 61', Catherine Spencer 68', Sarah Beale 75', Sarah Hunter 78', Sarah Beale 80'
Scotland tries: None
England statistics
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