HIGHER CALLING

Red Roses still on the rise

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ENGLAND head coach John Mitchell says his world champions will seek new summits to scale once celebrations over seizing New Zealand's crown have subsided.

A 33-13 rout of Canada in Saturday's World Cup final at Twickenham has given the Red Roses’ dominance of the game the ultimate validation following so many near misses at previous tournaments.

Their winning run now reads a record 33 consecutive victories and they have lost just once in 64 Tests, to the Black Ferns in the 2022 showpiece.

Mitchell, however, insists there is yet more to come.

“We're no different to most explorers in the world. They always find another peak to climb and I think we will,” said Mitchell, who replaced Simon Middleton as coach in 2023.