1 week ago England vs USA result: Women's Rugby World Cup match stream, score and latest updates

Hot favourites get tournament underway in Sunderland

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1 week ago England vs USA live: Dominant Red Roses produce trademark thrashing in Women’s World Cup opener

England 69-7 USA: A record Women’s World Cup crowd watched the Red Roses thrash the United States to get the tournament started in style

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1 week ago England vs USA live: Red Roses build first half lead in Women’s World Cup opener

The tournament favourites get their campaign underway as they bid to triumph on home soil

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1 week ago England vs USA live: Red Roses kick off Women’s World Cup in front of huge crowd

The tournament favourites get their campaign underway as they bid to triumph on home soil

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1 week ago England v USA: Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 opening game – live

Pool A updates from 7.30pm BST at Stadium of LightWomen’s rugby prepares for liftoff | Mail Alex“It’s only natural there’s some nerves,” says John Mitchell, England’s head coach. “The wait is over, now we can let our rugby do our talking on the pitch.” He’s keen to play down expectations, pointing out every team starts equal.Mitchell has done his best to take his pressure off the players in the buildup, repeatedly pointing out that New Zealand are the world champions; that England must take this crown. Trying to engineer a challenger mindset, naturally. Continue reading...

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1 week ago England vs USA LIVE: Women's Rugby World Cup match stream, latest score and try updates

Hot favourites get tournament underway in Sunderland

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1 week ago England vs USA LIVE: Women's Rugby World Cup match stream, latest team news, lineups, TV, prediction

Hot favourites get tournament underway in Sunderland

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1 week ago England vs USA live: Red Roses set to kick off Women’s World Cup in front of huge crowd

The tournament favourites get their campaign underway as they bid to triumph on home soil

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1 week ago England ready to confront USA and Ilona Maher’s stardust in World Cup opener

Red Roses have lost only once to Friday’s opponents but refuse to get caught up in the hype of a home tournamentThe talking will stop and the sport get under way on Friday night when the Red Roses raise the curtain on the most anticipated women’s rugby tournament of all time. The USA are first in line at the 2025 Rugby World Cup to try to upset the world No 1 team, but if recent history is anything to go by it will be England striding to a dominant win.The two sides have played 21 times and the US have won one – the 1991 World Cup final. In 2025, the USA have played six games and won one, 31-24 against Fiji. England have played seven matches in this calendar year and have won all of them, extending their unbeaten run to 27 matches. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Wales Women name team for World Cup opener and get huge boost

Wales Women begin their Rugby World Cup campaign against Scotland on Saturday

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1 week ago Red Roses ‘look forward to being hunted’ at Women’s Rugby World Cup, declares John Mitchell

England kick off against USA in Sunderland on Friday Hosts unchanged from warm-up win over FranceJohn Mitchell has said he and his England team know they will be “hunted” at this Women’s Rugby World Cup as the world No 1 side and the favourites to lift the trophy on 27 September.The Red Roses start their campaign against the USA on Friday night at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland and have named an unchanged XV from the 40-6 win over France in their final warmup game. Continue reading...

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1 week ago England Women at full strength for Rugby World Cup opener against the US

Emily Scarratt to win 119th cap at Stadium of Light in fifth World CupJohn Mitchell names unchanged side from 40-6 warm-up win over FranceEngland have named a full-strength side to open their Rugby World Cup campaign against the US on Friday, with Emily Scarratt in line to win her 119th cap off the bench and appear at her fifth World Cup at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light.John Mitchell has named an unchanged XV from the team’s 40-6 win over France in their final warmup game earlier this month. There are no injury concerns for the world No 1s as they start their pursuit of a trophy they are favourites to win in front of a record crowd for an opening game, with 40,000 tickets sold. Continue reading...

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1 week ago England Women at full strength for Rugby World Cup opener against the USA

Scarratt to win 119th cap at Stadium of Light in fifth World CupMitchell’s side unchanged from warm-up win over FranceEngland have named a full-strength side to open their Rugby World Cup campaign against the USA on Friday, with Emily Scarratt in line to win her 119th cap off the bench and appear at her fifth World Cup at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light.John Mitchell has named an unchanged XV from the team’s 40-6 win over France in their final warmup game this month. Holly Aitchison, Helena Rowland and Claudia Moloney-MacDonald are out injured but the world No 1s will look familiar as they start their pursuit of a trophy they are favourites to win in front of a record crowd for an opening game, with 40,000 tickets sold. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Why the Red Roses are ready to finally crown their dominance with Rugby World Cup success

Unbeaten in their last 27 matches, the Red Roses must handle the pressure of being overwhelming favourites on home soil

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2 w. ago Girls just want to have fun: Red Roses rugby star prioritising enjoyment as they seek world domination

The undeniable best team in the world, England have external expectations to lift silverware this summer but Sadia Kabeya’s aims are different from that.

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