Home run for Helena

HELENA ROWLAND made history as England delivered a record- breaking win to secure their place in the World Cup quarter-finals. A hat-trick for Jess Breach and a brace for Meg Jones helped England on their way to the record World Cup points total at Northampton's Franklin's Gardens. But the star was the brilliant Loughborough Lightning fly-half Rowland (right) - playing on her home ground - as she kicked 11 conversions and scored a try to run up a record 27 points for an English player in a World Cup game. She said: “I love this ground, whether it’s in club or England colours, to come in and play fly half

- By LAURA HOWARD

England 92 Samoa 3 and hopefully do a decent job, that was the aim.”