Goals from Tatsuhiro Sakamoto and Brandon Thomas-Asante in the first half were followed by Matt Grimes’ penalty.
The Northern Irishman pulled out of the Arnold Palmer Invitational after experiencing back spasms.
Head coach Steve Borthwick has remained loyal to the overhauled backline that misfired against Italy.
Australia’s Beth Mooney and New Zealand’s Sophie Devine picked up record salaries of £210,000