Women's Rugby World Cup kicks off with England win

The 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup is officially underway.

The tournament is being held across England for the first time since 2010 and all four home nations have qualified for the competition.

The opening match saw England take on the USA at Sunderland's City of Light stadium on Friday evening.

And it was a good night for the hosts as they stormed to a 69-7 victory.

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England made a strong start to their Rugby World Cup campaign, thrashing the USA in front of a record crowd at the tournament opener.

The Red Roses power to victory as the world's top-ranked side ran in 11 tries against the USA.

Star player Ellie Kildunne, the current world player of the year, scored England's bonus-point fourth try in first half and added a superb second after the break.

Jess Breach and Lark Atkin-Davies also both went over twice as England dominated the game.

The match was watched by 42,723 fans - the biggest crowd ever at any Women's Rugby World Cup match. The final at Wembley is already sold out and is due to break that record again when it's played on Saturday 27 September.

And there was history made on the pitch too, as England's Emily Scarratt came off the bench to become the first English player - male or female - to appear at a fifth World Cup.

The stands were filled with plenty of young fans excited for the tournament.

One fan told Newsround: "I'm really excited about the World Cup as I love watching and playing rugby."

"I'm really excited to watch the girls play and also get inspiration from them," another fan told us.

And what about the World Cup being staged in the UK?

"I really like watching rugby and it's super cool to see it live."

And the England players were also full of praise for the fans.

Speaking after the match, England full-back Ellie Kildunne said: "It's a really good start and it is just the start."

"We have set a standard but also the fans have set a standard and that is something that we are going to rise to and get bigger and better."