break the record

The young all-rounder acknowledged it was "not on his radar" to break the record but it was a "cool stat to have".

Fly-half Helena Rowland scored 27 points to break the record for individual points scored in a Women's World Cup game, with her final kick from out wide surpassing Nicky Crawford's 25 points against Sweden in 1998.

Richardson, who switched his allegiance to Great Britain from Australia after the Paris Olympics last summer, is attempting to break the record that stands at 9.088 seconds.

It comes as Friday could break the record for the hottest day of the year so far.

He defeated fellow Englishman Hawkins to win a second UK Championship title in December, a success that helped him to break the record for the most prize money won in a single season.