Matthews reveals how England dealt with World Cup heartbreak
Alex Matthews insists England have banished the demons of their World Cup final defeat as they chase a fourth-consecutive Grand Slam ahead of the 2023 TikTok Women's Six Nations. The all-conquering Red Roses' record-breaking unbeaten run of 30 matches came to a shuddering, shock halt as they lost 34-31 to New Zealand in a final that had almost had its conclusion written before it was played. Ad Amidst the post-mortem of what happened on that day in Eden Park, long-term head coach Simon Middleton announced he would be stepping down as England continued work out what went wrong.


