ABBY DOW joined Jess Breach in reaching the 50-try milestone at the current World Cup but only became aware of the achievement when she was given a reminder by her England team-mate.

Dow registered her half-century when she raced onto a long pass by Holly Aitchison in the first half of Sunday’s 40-8 victory over Scotland that set-up a semi-final against France.

A healthy rivalry has developed between England’s finishers as they chase down the record of 61 held by Sue Day, but that did not stop Breach congratulating her fellow wing.

“I forgot about this and Jess jumped on me afterwards and I was like, ‘chill out mate I know I scored and got a really nice dive!’ And then at half-time Jess was like ‘mate, that was your 50th’ and I said ‘oh yeah’,” Dow said.

“I feel incredible. It’s a credit to everyone on the team because it’s a collation of everyone’s work for the years that I’ve played on the wing.

Dow’s try was made possible by the hands and vision of Aitchison, who was making her first start of the World Cup after recovering from an ankle injury and completed 80 minutes at a sold-out Ashton Gate.