England score 11 tries in an emphatic 69-7 victory over USA in the opening game of the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup in front of a record crowd of 42,723 in Sunderland.

A record Women’s World Cup crowd watched the Red Roses thrash the United States to get the tournament started in style

SUNDERLAND, England — Ilona Maher’s mission at the Women’s Rugby World Cup is about more than just winning games. Heading into the United States’ tournament opener on Friday, the world’s most followed rugby player on social media wants to get more eyeballs on the sport as it ramps up attempts to crack the market in America.

The build-up to Beibhinn Parsons' first Women's Rugby World Cup has been, to put it mildly, less than ideal, but she is raring to go for the tournament.

The Women's Rugby World Cup got underway on Friday with England's 69-7 drubbing of the United States. Few gave the United States a chance to win the opener, let alone to even keep things close against the host country.