If there was a worry over Ellie Kildunne having endured a lukewarm World Cup before this semi-final victory over France, the England full-back with the frizzy hair is running hot now, all right.

And the hope for fans of England, who have faced similar criticism despite a series of five wins out of five, and emphatic scorelines in their favour, is the team is getting their timing right for next Saturday’s much anticipated and now thrillingly imminent final at Twickenham.

There was a substantial piece of strapping around Kildunne’s right thigh at the end of this 35-17 win in Bristol, as she had limped through the last 10 minutes after scoring the second of two spectacular tries with 50-metre run-ins from unstructured play, to set alongside several reminders of her ability to straighten a

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