Join us on Saturday for more World Cup action. Make sure you also read Mike Henson's report from Sunderland.

What's to come:

Saturday 23 August

Pool A: Australia v Samoa (12:00), Salford Community Stadium - iPlayer, BBC Sport website and BBC Sport app

Pool B: Scotland v Wales (14:45), Salford Community Stadium - BBC One from 14:15 and BBC Radio Sports Extra 2 from 14:35

Pool B: Canada v Fiji (17:30), York Community Stadium - iPlayer, BBC Sport website and BBC Sport app

Pool D: France v Italy (20:15), Sandy Park - iPlayer, BBC Sport website and BBC Sport app

More from Ilona Maher: "We talk a lot about playing as we can, there were moments out there when we moved the ball really well and we gelled.

"I think the hope is that we unlock that and we do that because we have so much potential.

"It would have been a loss if we left knowing we had more to give."

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USA centre Ilona Maher, speaking to BBC Sport: "It won't be tough to deal with, it sets us up us well.

"If it was an easy match, we would have come in flying and could have been too confident.

"I think it gets us psyched for Australia because we had moments of brilliance."

Watch John Mitchell's post-match interview below.

Despite the heavy defeat, Ilona Maher impressed with some powerful carries in attack. She will certainly cause Australia and Samoa problems.

She said before the game about being a rugby player before a social media star. That was evident!

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"We lost but won in so many ways."

Full Ilona Maher quotes will be on their way shortly.

Why not then, will England win the World Cup?

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England Rugby

Ellie Kildunne, speaking to BBC Sport on if another team can hold up against England's power: "That is something I think we will find out as the tournament goes along.

"It's something that we are going to keep on working on and getting better at, I think people need to keep their eyes pealed."

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England full-back Ellie Kildunne, speaking to BBC Sport: "It's been amazing, this hasn't just been this year, it's been the last three years.

"We have to be where our feet are and it's only the first game. 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.

"It's a really good start and it is just the start."

Saturday 30 August

Pool A: England v Samoa (17:00), Franklin's Gardens - BBC Two from 16:30 and BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra from 16:55

Saturday 6 September

Pool A: England v Australia (17:00), Brighton & Hove Albion Stadium - BBC Two from 16:40

Maggie Alphonsi
2014 England World Cup winner on BBC One

Being a player who is world player of year, Ellie Kildunne knows she is a target and is now providing for her wingers.

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England wing Abby Dow, speaking to post-game: "There is a common saying in rugby that a 'forward decides who's going to win the match and the backs decide by how much' and I think the forwards definitely took that approach today in their stride.

"They key to a successful team is platform and the forwards provided us with that platform."

Ellie Kildunne showed off her footballing skills for Jess Breach's second try.

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England Rugby

England head coach John Mitchell, speaking to BBC Sport: "We challenged them around lifting the intensity in the second half and I thought we lifted it well.

"We are human, it is a home World Cup, the girls got to experience a brilliant home crowd.

"There is so much growth to come. We will get better.

"The tournament will get harder but we have so much left in us.

On squad rotation: "By the end of next week everyone will have experienced World Cup rugby."

USA captain Kate Zackary, speaking to BBC Sport: "England are in that top position for a reason, they made a few mistakes which we capitalised, we stole a few line-outs, we took a few balls and I am proud of that.

"Every inch you can take off a team like that, you know you can do it against another team."

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England full-back Ellie Kildunne, speaking post-game: "I passed Jess [Breach] a few, she will thank me later as she has passed me a few before.

"It's a full team effort. Hannah Botterman has had a few things to say, she has been in the front row bashing it up through the middle.

"I wouldn't be able to do it, they [the forwards] do a super job."

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"I couldn't hear a word" says England wing Abby Dow. That was the largest crowd for a Women's Rugby World Cup game.

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England full-back Ellie Kildunne, who was named player of the match, speaking to the BBC post-game: "I think the fans made a statement. We had a lot to learn from this game, but the fans made it special.

"It's pretty special, again thank you to everyone that has come, having rugby in the north is special."

Ruby Tui
2021 New Zealand World Cup winner on BBC One

I loved how the England back three work together.