Lydia Thompson hat-trick spearheads England Women’s rout of Ireland

• England Women 37-15 Ireland Women• England take autumn try tally to 21England have scored 21 tries in an autumn series that will give them grounds for optimism when they challenge France for their Six Nations title in the spring. Simon Middleton’s Red Roses crossed the Irish line seven times at Twickenham, with the wing Lydia Thompson scoring a superb second-half hat-trick.England are playing an expansive game and once again their pack provided a revamped backline plenty of opportunities to carve up their opponents. But after a bright start they had to dig deep for victory after an embattled…