Mitchell unhappy with tactics of Scotland

ENGLAND head coach John Mitchell will seek clarification from World Rugby after being critical of Scotland’s “cynical” tactics in Sunday’s 40-8 Women’s Rugby World Cup quarter-final victory.

- DUNCAN BECH

ENGLAND head coach John Mitchell will seek clarification from World Rugby after being critical of Scotland’s “cynical” tactics in Sunday’s 40-8 Women’s Rugby World Cup quarterfinal victory.

The Red Roses setup a semifinal against France on Saturday after their pack took charge at a rain-swept Ashton Gate, with four of their six tries supplied by forwards.

Mitchell insisted the win would have been even more emphatic had Scotland not undermined their set-piece through methods he claimed were illegal, declaring “the game deserves better than that”

“We dominated territory and built pressure on them. We found a weakness and cynical actions in their set-piece and we went for the jugular there. We probably left a little bit out there as well,’ Mitchell said.