Ladies’s Six Nations 2024: England 46-10 Wales – Pink Roses win massive in entrance of document crowd exterior of Twickenham

England scored eight tries to hammer Wales at Ashton Gate in entrance of a document crowd of 19,705 for a Pink Roses sport exterior of Twickenham.

After the break Ellie Kildunne and Abby Dow scored tries for England earlier than Keira Bevan lastly received over for Wales.

Lock Rosie Galligan responded and Kildunne grabbed a superb second.

Victory means the Pink Roses, who return to the highest of the desk after France’s win over Scotland earlier on Saturday, stay on monitor to safe a 3rd successive Grand Slam and a sixth successive Six Nations title.

England play Scotland subsequent on 13 April, whereas Wales journey to Eire trying to declare their first win.

England begin quick in entrance of document crowd

The choice to play the sport in Bristol ensured each units of supporters – both facet of the border – had been capable of simply pack into Ashton Gate.

With the environment rocking on a record-breaking day, England wasted no time in entertaining when Abby Dow took off down the suitable wing earlier than prop Muir powered over near the tryline.

Head coach John Mitchell has been clear from the beginning of the match that he’ll rotate his squad closely as he will get to know his participant group earlier than the house World Cup in 2025.

Mitchell made seven adjustments for the sport and centre Megan Jones wasted no time in justifying her choice, posing a continuing attacking menace all through.

Following Aldcroft’s strive on her fiftieth cap, Jones broke clear earlier than discovering Jess Breach with a neat grubber kick. England then recycled the ball rapidly for Botterman to seize the third strive.

In Parma towards Italy, the Pink Roses began slowly with a variety of dealing with errors earlier than clicking into gear to attain six second-half tries and open their Six Nations with victory.

An absence of urgency or tempo was not an issue in Bristol as Atkin-Davies scored off the again of a maul to seize England’s bonus-point strive inside the primary 40 minutes.

One damaging that does proceed to hang-out the Pink Roses is objective kicking, with Holly Aitchison, like Zoe Harrison in Italy, struggling off the tee with solely three conversions.

Extra to observe.

Line-ups

England: Kildunne; Dow, Jones, Heard, Breach; Aitchison, Hunt; Botterman, Atkin-Davies, Muir, Aldcroft, Galligan, Kabeya, Packer (capt), Matthews.

Replacements: Powell, Carson, Clifford, Ward, Feaunati, Packer, Harrison, Gregson.

Wales: Hesketh; Neumann, Jones, Lake, Cox; George, Jones; Pyrs, Phillips, Rose, Fleming, Evans, Williams, Callender, Lewis.

Replacements: Reardon, Constable, Tuipulotu, John, Butchers, Bevan, Powell, Metcalfe.

Referee: Kat Roche