England has made light work of its first two opponents at the 2024 Guinness Women’s Six Nations, outscoring Italy and Wales by a combined 94-10.
The Red Roses are on a quest for a sixth consecutive Women’s Six Nations title, and they’ll make the journey to Hive Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland, to see if they can continue their dominant run so far in 2024.
After opening this year’s championship with a 48-0 road win against Italy, England returned home with a something to prove March 30 against Wales, as it was the first home match for new England head coach John Mitchell.
The Red Roses delivered, defeating Wales 46-10. With the loss, Wales remains winless at the 2024 Women’s Six Nations but shares the bottom spot in the table with Ireland. Both teams are 0-2 with one point.
Scotland has had an up-and-down start to this year’s event. After kicking things off with a monumental win over Wales – the first win for Scotland on Welsh soil in 20 years – Scotland returned home for a 15-5 loss to France.
Sure, Wales and France probably aren’t on the same level, so Scotland’s upcoming meeting with England should give a clearer picture of just how much Scotland has improved – or hasn’t.
In the 2023 Women’s Six Nations, England routed Scotland 58-7, and that was just about average for their recent history.
In their last six meetings, England has outscored Scotland 343-30, scoring at least 43 points in each match, while taking the 2019 contest 80-0. Entering their 2024 contest, England has defeated Scotland 25 consecutive times in the Six Nations.
The Red Roses also are riding an unprecedented win streak in the competition, having won their last 26 matches overall, the longest run of any team, men or women, in Six Nations history.
2024 Women’s Six Nations Standings
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
PF |
PA |
Diff |
TF |
TA |
BP |
PTS |
|
England |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
94 |
10 |
84 |
16 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
|
France |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
53 |
22 |
31 |
7 |
3 |
1 |
9 |
|
Italy |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
27 |
69 |
-42 |
4 |
11 |
1 |
5 |
|
Scotland |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
25 |
33 |
-8 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
|
Ireland |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
38 |
65 |
-27 |
5 |
9 |
1 |
1 |
|
Wales |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
28 |
66 |
-38 |
3 |
10 |
1 |
1 |
2024 Women’s Six Nations Scores
Round 1 (March 23-24)
France 38, Ireland 17
Scotland 20, Wales 18
England 48, Italy 0
Round 2 (March 30-31)
France 15, Scotland 5
England 46, Wales 10
Italy 27, Ireland 21
Round 3 (April 13-14)
Scotland vs. England (April 13 at 9:15 a.m. EDT)
Ireland vs. Wales (April 13 at 11:45 a.m. EDT)
France vs. Italy (April 14 at 7:30 a.m. EDT)
Round 4 (April 20-21)
England vs. Ireland (April 20 at 9:15 a.m. EDT)
Italy vs. Scotland (April 20 at 11:45 a.m. EDT)
Wales vs. France (April 21 at 10:15 a.m. EDT)
Round 5 (April 27)
Wales vs. Italy at 7:15 a.m. EDT
Ireland vs. Scotland at 9:30 a.m. EDT
France vs. England at 11:45 a.m. EDT
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Lineups
England
15 Ellie Kildunne (Harlequins, 40 caps); 14 Abby Dow (Trailfinders Women, 42 caps); 13 Megan Jones (Leicester Tigers, 18 caps), 12 Tatyana Heard (Gloucester-Hartpury, 19 caps); 11 Jess Breach (Saracens, 35 caps); 10 Holly Aitchison (Bristol Bears, 27 caps), 9 Natasha Hunt (Gloucester-Hartpury, 69 caps); 1 Hannah Botterman (Bristol Bears, 44 caps), 2 Amy Cokayne (Leicester Tigers, 72 caps), 3 Maud Muir (Gloucester-Hartpury, 27 caps); 4 Rosie Galligan (Saracens, 15 caps), 5 Abbie Ward (Bristol Bears, 63 caps); 6 Zoe Aldcroft (Gloucester-Hartpury, 50 caps) – captain, 7 Sadia Kabeya (Loughborough Lightning, 15 caps), 8 Alex Matthews (Gloucester-Hartpury, 63 caps)
Replacements: 16 Connie Powell (Harlequins, 16 caps), 17 Mackenzie Carson (Gloucester-Hartpury, 12 caps), 18 Kelsey Clifford (Saracens, 5 caps), 19 Maddie Feaunati (Exeter Chiefs, 2 caps), 20 Marlie Packer (Saracens, 101 caps), 21 Lucy Packer (Harlequins, 18 caps), 22 Zoe Harrison (Saracens, 48 caps), 23 Sydney Gregson (Saracens, 4 caps)
Scotland
15. Chloe Rollie – Loughborough Lightning (63); 14. Rhona Lloyd – GB Sevens / Stade Bordelais (48); 13. Emma Orr – Heriot’s Blues (16), 12. Meryl Smith – Bristol Bears (15); 11. Coreen Grant – Saracens (9); 10 Helen Nelson – (Vice-captain) – Loughborough Lightning (57), 9. Caity Mattinson – Gloucester-Hartpury (20); 1. Leah Bartlett – Leicester Tigers (32), 2. Lana Skeldon – Bristol Bears (67), 3. Christine Belisle – Loughborough Lightning (32); 4. Emma Wassell – Loughborough Lightning (66), 5. Louise McMillan – Saracens (50); 6. Rachel Malcolm (Captain) – Loughborough Lightning (44), 7. Alex Stewart – Corstorphine Cougars (2), 8. Evie Gallagher – Bristol Bears (24).
Replacements: 16. Molly Wright – Sale Sharks (20), 17. Elis Martin – Leicester Tigers (7), 18. Elliann Clarke – Bristol Bears (8), 19. Fiona McIntosh – Saracens (uncapped), 20. Rachel McLachlan – Sale Sharks (40), 21. Mairi McDonald – Exeter Chiefs (20), 22. Lisa Thomson – GB Sevens (57), 23. Francesca McGhie – Leicester Tigers (9).
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