Ferntastic BUT ANGUISH FOR LYDIA
Daily Star Sunday|November 13, 2022
ENGLAND boss Simon Middleton refused to throw wing Lydia Thompson to the wolves after her red card cost the Red Roses glory.
ADAM HATHAWAY
Ferntastic BUT ANGUISH FOR LYDIA

Thompson was dismissed after just 18 minutes of this game which ended in England losing to the Black Ferns for the fifth time in a World Cup final.

Worcester's Thompson (right) was sent off for a head-on-head challenge which left opposite number Portia Woodman unable to continue.

This story is from the November 13, 2022 edition of Daily Star Sunday.

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