Defending champions England have started their Women’s Six Nations campaign with a bang. In their tournament opener, England secured a dominant win over Ireland, held at Allianz Stadium. The team won by a score of 33-12. England is coming off a successful run at the 2025 World Cup in September, where they defeated Canada in the finals and were declared the champions.
Returning since the massive win, England were strong-headed throughout the match as they went 21-0 at the interval. Amy Cockayne’s try and a brace from Sarah Bern were crucial. After the break, Jess Breach and Ellie Kildunne got their respective touchdowns, while Ireland secured tries from Amy McGann and Erin King in the final quarter.
England were much ahead of the Irish in the game. They are looking all geared up to win their eighth straight Six Nations title this season. The team got their breakthrough just after seven minutes into the match when Lilli Ives Campion took the lineout and performed a rolling maul that ended with Cockayne, who then went in from close range. The attempt resulted in Helena Rowland hammering the conversion.
After 18 minutes, Bern got her first while speeding over the posts and went once again right before the half-hour mark. She collected the offload from Claudia Moloney-MacDonald and crashed it into the corner.
Meanwhile, Rowland added two conversions for England’s tries. Kildunne made an attempt to get the fourth, but a video replay showed she lost control of the ball while grounding it. Jess Breach recorded her 54th try in 54 international games in the 54th minute.
Ireland finally opened their strike after an hour, with Natasha Hunt struggling to walk properly, but McGann turned over the game under pressure. In the final quarter, Kildunne, after emerging from the struggles, tried to lead, but King went under the posts to complete the score for Ireland.
At the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup, England defeated Canada by a score of 33-13 in the final game held on September 27, 2025, at Twickenham Stadium. The victory got them their third World Cup title. England dominated throughout the tournament, finishing at the top of Pool A with three wins and a total of 208 points scored. In the group stage, they secured dominant wins over opponents like the USA, Samoa, and Australia.
