England’s discipline was worrying for the second time at this women’s Six Nations tournament, as she had to end her match against Scotland with 14 players after Amy Cokayne received a red card.

The hooker, who started her first international match in a year, was sent off in the 53rd, England’s second red card in three matches after number 8 Sarah Beckett was sent off at the start of their opening match against Italy.

The discipline of the red roses may raise a few eyebrows from the outside, but action coach Lou Meadows says this doesn’t worry the team. “These things happen because we play so ambitiously,” Meadows told the BBC. “We want the ball and try to get it back as often as possible and keep it. We’re trying to protect him.

“If you do these things with the intensity and the level we are at, there is courage and a certain peril. Sometimes we’re just not that disciplined about taking perils, and that comes from our technical training. We will work on these areas, but this does not worry us.”

Despite being a player on the ground, England extended their winning streak against Scotland to 26 matches. Scotland waited 25 years to smack England, but the red roses assured that their winning streak would not be interrupted. This means that John Mitchell’s team continues its perfect tournament in terms of results and is at the top of the leaderboard with a maximum of 15 points.

Scotland was hampered by the defences of England, but was sometimes the architect of its own downfall. They had rude chances in the first half, but their shaky lineup ended many of them ahead of schedule.

Hooker Lana Skeldon, who came back after not found the second round due to health issue, did not throw directly into the first lineup, and the hosts lost five more in the first 40. The stop kick improved in the second half, but they ended up with more lost than won lineups.

England was cloudy at first, partly due to the windy and rainy conditions. Her usually always reliable driving maul did not go as planned and Scotland dropped her juristicly, but Cokayne received the ball and she smack a defender to score a goal.

The essay seemed to help the red roses click, and what followed was a delightful team effort. Almost all the players touched the ball before Sadia Kabeya threw a good line to unload on Abby Dow, who was pointing down. This gesture was a nice demonstration of the expansive action that England have used in this tournament.