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England enjoy a World Cup opening night demolition job
The Journal
|August 23, 2025
ENGLAND 69 USA 7, AT THE STADIUM OF LIGHT
ENGLAND began their World Cup campaign in style after running in 11 tries to beat the United States 69-7 at the Stadium of Light.
In front of a record-breaking crowd of 42,723, the number one ranked side in the world went ahead through Sadia Kabeya and Hannah Botterman, before Erica Jarrell-Searcy responded for the USA.
After Alev Kelter was shown yellow, Maud Muir and Ellie Kildunne scored in quick succession for England to lead 28-7 at the break.
In a ruthless second-half showing, the Red Roses went on to add a further seven tries as Abby Dow, Kildunne and Amy Cokayne all went over and Jess Breach and Lark Atkin-Davies each ran in braces.
England have now won 28 straight games and extended their winning run against the US to 21 matches.
This story is from the August 23, 2025 edition of The Journal.
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