Weekend results:England 51 Ireland 10France 22 Wales 0Spain 6 Scotland 5

ENGLAND 51 IRELAND 10

England unsurprisingly beat Ireland 51-10 at Twickenham to keep their hopes of another Grand Slam alive. The match was a curtain-raiser to the men’s international between the two sides. The England women did what their men could not do. Rosie Foley of Ireland did not have the success that brother Anthony had later in the afternoon.

It was the second time that England Women have played at Twickenham.

They led 27-5 at half-time.

As England scored eight tries, Nicky Crawford took her Test try tally to 50 in her 51st Test with a hat-trick against the Irish.

Afterwards Crawford said: "Some days you play out on the wing and the ball never comes to you, but some days it does.

"It was absolutely fantastic to score my 50th try. It was a great occasion, a great place to do it, and a great team to do it for."

The scorers:

For England:Tries: Penalty try, Crawford 3, De Baise, George, Shaylor, CookeCons: Rae 3, AndrewPen: Rae

For Ireland:Tries: Boyd, Neville

The teams:

England: 15 Paula George, 14 Nicky Crawford, 13 Nicki Jupp, 12 Assunta De Biase, 11 Emily Cooke, 10 Shelley Rae, 9 Jo Yapp, 8 Claire Frost, 7 Helen Clayton, 6 Georgia Stevens, 5 Claire Green, 4 Jenny Sutton, 3 Vanessa Huxford, 2 Selina Rudge, 1 Maxine Edwards (captain).Replacements: 16 Amy Garnett, 17 Sharon Whitehead, 18 Jenny Lyne, 19 Helen Flippance, 20 Susie Appleby, 21 Karen Andrew, 22 Kim Shaylor.

Ireland: 15 Sarahjane Belton, 14 Nuala Ni Chadhain, 13 Suzanne Fleming (captain), 12 Patrique Kelly, 11 Lynn Cantwell, 10 Joanne O’Sullivan, 9 Louise Beamish, 8 Joy Neville, 7 Fiona Steed, 6 Rachel Boyd, 5 Anne Marie McAllister, 4 Rosie Foley, 3 Gillian Mc Allister, 2 Jean Lonergan, 1 Fiona Coghlan.Replacements: 16 Magali Dolo Nantes, 17 Manuella McCarthy, 18 Jen Leacy, 19 Eimear O’Sullivan, 20 Tania Rosser, 21 Nicki Milne, 22 Amanda Greensmith.

SPAIN 6 SCOTLAND 5

This is a huge win for the battling Spanish women. Scotland stood second on the table and had given England a tough old time at Galashiels. The Spaniards had been struggling with a young, reconstructed team, but held on to win this low-scoring match at Estadio Manuel A. Cortizo in Lalín in Galicia, There were about 3,500 spectators for the match, more than many Celtic League matches attract. The field was in perfect condition, the day pleasantly sunny.

All the scoring happened in the second half after Spain had probably had the better of the first half. First Inés Etxeguibel kicked a penalty eight minutes into the second half. Five minutes later Scotland went ahead when Mary Pat Tierney scored a try. The fly-half took a quick pass at a penalty to score before the Spanish defence could sort itself out. But not long after that Etxeguibel kicked her second penalty goal and then the Spanish side stood firm till the whistle. The Spanish side did not only defend in this period but also mounted attacks.

The scorers:

For Spain: Pens: Exteguibel 2

For Scotland:Try: Tierney

The teams:

Spain: 15 Montse Poza, 14 Nerea Martínez, 13 Nerea Lasa, 12 Elena Roca, 11 Olga García, 10 Inés Etxeguibel, 9 Isabel Rodríguez, 8 Cristina Valdés, 7 Angelina Masdeu, 6 Rosanna Estanyol, 5 Atziber Porras, 4 Estíbaliz Uriarte, 3 Nerea Otxoa de Aspuru, 2 Aroa González, 1 Rocio García.Replacements: 16 Sonia Jiménez, 17 Laura Gómez, 18 María del Mar Pérez, 19 Beatriz Pareja, 20 Meritxell Urbiola, 21 Raquel Socias, 22 Concepción Ramos.

Scotland: 15 Louise Dalgliesh, 14 Lucy Millard, 13 Rimma Petlevannaya, 12 Rhona Shepherd, 11 Donna Kennedy, 10 Mary Pat Tierney, 9 Alison Newall, 8 Clare Muir, 7 Shona Watt, 6 Beth Macleod, 5 Lisa O’Keefe, 4 Lee Cockburn, 3 Karen Findlay, 2 Iona Frickleton, 1 Lynne Reid.Replacements: 16 Gillian McCord, 17 Clare Muir, 18 Kirsty Tonge, 19 Claire Watson, 20 Katie Davies, 21 Christina Ovenden, 22 Veronica Fitzpatrick.

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