John Mitchell has named a full-strength Red Roses side for Friday’s match at the Stadium of Light, with Emily Scarratt in line for her 119th cap off the bench

England have named an unchanged starting XV for Friday's opening game of the Women's Rugby World Cup against the United States in Sunderland.

John Mitchell has named a full-strength Red Roses side for Friday’s match at the Stadium of Light, with Emily Scarratt in line for her 119th cap off the bench

England begin their Rugby World Cup campaign on Friday against USA with ambitions of winning the trophy and capturing public imagination

Minute-by-minute report: The Red Roses open their campaign with a testing battle against the United States in Sunderland. Join Alex Reid

Ellie Kildunne, Jess Breach and Lark Atkin-Davies each score two tries in England's comprehensive win over the United States in the Women's Rugby World Cup opener.

The Red Roses, tournament hosts and favorites launched the competition on Friday with a 69-7 victory over the US in Sunderland.

Ellie Kildunne stole the show, but coach John Mitchell will have been looking more at the inner working of his England team in their World Cup win over the United States.

England more than lived up to the hype with a dominant display in a 69-7 thrashing of the USA in the tournament opener in Sunderland

England head coach John Mitchell said he would make changes to the team for their second Rugby World Cup match against Samoa