{"id":296572,"date":"2023-11-05T01:24:41","date_gmt":"2023-11-05T01:24:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=296572"},"modified":"2023-11-05T01:24:41","modified_gmt":"2023-11-05T01:24:41","slug":"england-are-crowned-wxv1-champions-after-33-12-win-over-new-zealand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/rugby-union\/england-are-crowned-wxv1-champions-after-33-12-win-over-new-zealand\/","title":{"rendered":"England are crowned\u00a0WXV1 champions after\u00a033-12 win over New Zealand"},"content":{"rendered":"
England became the inaugural WXV1 champions with a 33-12 win over world champions New Zealand in Auckland.<\/p>\n
Alex Matthews scored the first of five tries as Louis Deacon\u2019s stint as interim head coach ended in glory.<\/p>\n
\u2018I\u2019m massively proud, they were absolutely outstanding,\u2019 said Deacon, who will hand over the reins of England Women to former men\u2019s forwards coach John Mitchell.<\/p>\n
\u2018We\u2019re only at the beginning of the journey. John has got a few things that he wants to put in place and we will only improve from here.\u2019<\/p>\n
Facing the side who beat them in last year\u2019s World Cup final, England started quickly with tries from Matthews, Lark Atkin-Davies and Sarah Bern.<\/p>\n
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England became the inaugural WXV1 champions with a 33-12 win over New Zealand\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Alex Matthews (c) Lark Atkin-Davies, Sarah Bern\u00a0Morwenna Talling and Zoe Aldcroft got tries\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Louis Deacon\u2019s (pictured) stint as interim head coach ended in glory in Auckland\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Marlie Packer was named as the winner of World Rugby\u2019s Women\u2019s Player of the Year award<\/p>\n
Kennedy Simon and Katelyn Vahaakolo replied, before Morwenna Talling and Zoe Aldcroft put England beyond reach.<\/p>\n
As well as confirming them as the first winners of women\u2019s rugby\u2019s new global tournament, England\u2019s victory also ensured they will stay ahead of New Zealand at the top of the world rankings.<\/p>\n
After the match, England captain Marlie Packer was named as the winner of World Rugby\u2019s Women\u2019s Player of the Year award.<\/p>\n
She said: \u2018In every game this tournament we grew as a group and I\u2019m super proud of that performance.\u2019<\/p>\n
After their World Cup final loss, England have enjoyed a perfect record of 10 wins from 10 games.<\/p>\n