England were victorious in their tournament warm up match over Spain with a ruthless display against Las Leonas.
The Red Roses scored 15 tries in a comprehensive win on their way to take on the world in their quest for a third World Cup win, their campaign set to begin in less than three weeks.
It was a rip-roaring start for the over 5'000 fans in attendence as Maddie Feaunati crashed over before captain Marlie Parker followed that up a moment later with a short-range score of her own.
Spain had patches of possession here and there but the hosts never released the pressure, Helena Rowland, in an unfamiliar wing position, touching down with a superb finish in the corner before opposite wing Jess Breach turned on the afterburners to go down the touchline and score.
Rowland would follow that up with another two well taken tries to complete her hat-trick, the scores coming either side of the break, a Sarah Bern double and a first-ever score for Olympic 7s star Jade Shekells.
After seven tries in an scintillating first half, England somehow upped their standard in the second, scoring eight after the break to set a record for their largest ever win against Spain.
As well as Rowland's hat-trick score and Bern's second, both tries coming within four minutes of the restart, Lilli Ives Campion scored her first England try, strolling through under the sticks.
Spain, who never let their heads drop throughout a difficult afternoon, got their reward shortly afterwards when Clàudia Peña hit a big hand off and backed it up to accelerate away and pull one back.
However, England responded fiercely, an Emma Sing score followed up quickly by replacement Mae Campbell before trademark scores by fellow substitutes Hannah Botterman and Abbey Dow, smashing through on a hard line and zipping over in the corner respectively before Meg Jones put a bow on the day in the final minute, seizing on a loose ball to make it 15 tries for the day.
Attention now turns to the World Cup, with the Roses heading north to Sunderland's Stadium of Light to compete in the tournament's opening fixture, against the USA.
