There are three certainties in modern life: death, taxes and English rolling maul tries at the women’s World Cup. For the victims ensnared by the giant white anaconda there can be no escape from the inevitable end game. It rarely takes long for another Red Rose forward to be driven over the line beneath a huge pile of limbs.
It has reached the point where England no longer need to attempt much else. Their modus operandi has been highly effective and none of their opponents has yet located an antidote. If Canada are to have any chance in Saturday’s semi-final they will have to withstand an irresistible force that has crushed almost everything in its path so far.
