Jess Breach, 27, took her England try tally to 52 with a hat-trick against Samoa and became the fifth Red Rose to pass 50 tries. She reached the 50-try milestone on her 49th cap and could win her 50th cap against Australia in Brighton, potentially in her home county of Sussex. Breach credited the forwards and inside backs for creating scoring opportunities and noted teammates Ellie Kildunne and Abby Dow as likely to reach 50 tries as well. Samoa scored their first World Cup points in 11 years when Harmony Vatau converted a kick after a scrum penalty, prompting huge celebrations.
Fifty tries is a phenomenal feeling but I think the forwards did a big job in the middle. The inside backs were able to release me to get over the white line. It means everything: there is so much history within the Red Roses and to be able to pass 50 tries is incredible. I am sure Ellie [Kildunne] and Abby [Dow] will be there soon as well.
[It would mean] everything. Today was really special to score 50 tries but to have 50 caps for your country is amazing and for it to be in my home county would be phenomenal. The game has never gone down to Sussex before so to be able to get my 50th potentially would be amazing, but we have just got to see what Mitch [head coach John Mitchell] has got up his sleeve.
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