England produced a dominant display against the USA in the 2025 Rugby World Cup, reinforcing their favourite status for the title. Hannah Botterman impressed at prop and Megan Jones excelled at centre in a cohesive team performance. Handling errors created sloppiness at times, but England’s forwards were commanding at scrum time and earned penalties that relieved pressure. The best of 11 tries came from Botterman’s clever line run in the first half. Sunderland hosted a record crowd of 42,573 for a women’s World Cup opening game amid lively fan costumes and celebratory hat rituals. Sadia Kabeya scored the tournament’s first try.
Lights, camera, action. The 2025 Rugby World Cup is under way and England more than lived up to the hype with a dominant display against the USA, which has underlined their favourites' tag for the World Cup crown. The prop Hannah Botterman and the centre Megan Jones were standouts in a good team display, and the scary thought for their future opponents is that England were far from their best.
Handling errors were at the heart of their sloppiness but they were commanding at scrum time, which got them out of jail on a few occasions. When their attack did click nothing could stop them, the best try of the 11 coming with Botterman's clever line run in the first half. Before a ball was thrown, the city of Sunderland had been buzzing all day in the buildup. Heading to the stadium there were USA fans in hot dog outfits,
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