The Red Roses Grand Slam win in numbers
After beating Italy the Red Roses secured back-to-back Six Nations Grand Slams – here are some of the numbers behind it.
After the longest-ever tournament in Women’s Six Nations history, we pick out some of the stats, facts and landmarks achieved in England’s 15th Grand Slam success.
3,183
It has been a tournament that has seen England travel to Pau, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Parma on their away trips, with the rearranged game against Scotland moving from Glasgow to Edinburgh because of Storm Ciara – a total distance of 3,183 miles.
On home soil, England beat Ireland at a sold out Castle Park in Doncaster and in front of a record home ticketed Women’s Six Nations attendance of 10,974 at Twickenham Stoop they in ran 10 tries in a comfortable victory.
274
It was 274 days between England starting their campaign and finishing it, the longest ever in the tournament.
A battling performance in Pau set England up for a 19-13 win in France on February 2 and England finished in style with the bonus-point victory in Parma on 1 November,
11
Simon Middleton’s side have now won 11 Six Nations matches in a row, a run that stretches back to March 2018.
34
It has been a fruitful tournament for England in terms of flexing their attacking options, running in 34 tries.
Abby Dow and Poppy Cleall were the joint top try scorers with four each with Jess Breach and Vicky Fleetwood both crossing three times.
199
World Rugby player of the year Emily Scarratt was England’s top scorer during this Six Nations with her 15-point haul against Italy taking her to 55.
She ends as the tournament's leading scorer with but the remaining postponed games featuring other nations are still to be played.
England finished on a points difference of 199 overall, scoring 219 points and conceding just 20.
5
There were five England players that became the latest Red Roses during this Six Nations, making their debuts in 2020 were Detysha Harper, Amelia Harper, Mia Venner, Morwenna Talling and Helena Rowland.
11
Since the tournament moved from the Five Nations to the Six Nations in 2002, England have won 11 of them.
England have won the most title’s ever with 16 overall, with France in second place with their six championship wins.
