England women look to move up a gear

“Since we have been together in training camps since January, we have been

constantly rotating combinations so that everyone is used to playing with

each other and in different positions,” Hunter said.

“The fact that there are 12 changes including a positional one is not going to

impact on us. We have had plenty of time since the game on Friday to

practise the new combinations and the game plan.

“We want to build as we go through this competition and will want to take our

game plan to Spain and play a high-tempo game against a physical side who

will go through their forwards. We want to score four tries to get the bonus

point and our defence will also be our priority.”

Spain opened their campaign with a 31-5 defeat by Canada on Friday and lost

their last meeting with England 61-0 in 2012.

While England are expected to secure a second comfortable victory, Street said

the Spanish should not be underestimated.

“Apart from a shaky 20 minutes against Canada in their opening World Cup game,

I thought they played some excellent rugby,” he said.

“They have some strong ball-carrying forwards and some quick athletic backs

from the sevens programme. After one defeat they are going to be fighting

all out for a spot in the knockout stages.”

Wales will be aiming to get their tournament back on track after an

opening-day defeat by hosts France when they take on Australia on Tuesday,

while Ireland face tournament favourites and defending champions New Zealand.

Article source: http://www.irb.com/rugbyandtheolympics/news/newsid=2072505.html

England women look to move up a gear