The opening round of fixtures at the 2025 World Cup featured record wins and huge crowds as supporters soaked up the start of a festival of rugby in England.

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.

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

The opening round of fixtures at the 2025 World Cup featured record wins and huge crowds as supporters soaked up the start of a festival of rugby in England.

England, New Zealand and Canada kicked off with victory but there were areas of concern amid the positive results