Rugby World Cup: England run in 14 tries in record 84-19 win over Fiji

England opened their World Cup with a record 14-try victory against debutants Fiji.

The high-tempo game allowed them to hold England to 24 in the first half.

The Red Roses' professionalism shone as they scored 10 tries after the break, including four by wingClaudia MacDonald.

England have scored more tries in a World Cup match than any other country.

They scored 13 tries against Sweden and Canada in 1998.

An attendance of 40,000 is predicted for the final match between New Zealand and Australia, which will surpass the previous record of 20,000 set at the World Cup.

The Red Roses are top of their pool after France beat South Africa 40-5 at the same venue.

Exciting Fiji test England early on

The intensity was the same in the first half of the World Cup debut as it was in the second.

Number eight Karalaini Naisewa made an immediate break to set England on edge, but the professional and clinical Red Roses soon stifled their creativity with their ever-reliable set-piece.

MacDonald scored the first try after a maul left space for him.

England are the favorites to win the World Cup and it is the biggest women's tournament in history.

The maul came good as Amy Cokayne scored the second try, despite the fact that flanker Sadia Kabeya and fly-halfZoe Harrison dropped balls.

England may not be able to rely so heavily on that tactic against stronger opponents like France and New Zealand, according to a former World Cup winner.

Plan A was all that was needed to defeat the country. The first club for women's rugby was formed 10 years ago and the most-capped players have made just eight appearances.

Sereima Leweniqila was shown a yellow card for his part in the incident.

Despite being a player down, a full-back broke through a maze of red shirts in her own half and fed a wing for the team's first try.

Kabeya made up for her earlier mistake when she ran onto a low pass and scored.

Sesenieli Donu faked a pass and ran through four England defenders for a second try in the first half.

England reinforce favourites tag

In the second half, England looked a lot like the team that has averaged nine tries per game in the last four years.

The Red Roses have been the top ranked team in the world since November 2020.

England's opening win shows why they are such heavy favorites to win a third title.

Three minutes after the half started, Cokayne drove over for a second try.

A loose ball led to a try for Lydia Thompson and the wing then finished off a well-executed team score before MacDonald claimed another.

The 10th would be the best place to pick a winner. She scored to the delight of her team-mates and coaches, who had been waiting for her since she broke her leg.

Kicking may be one area that England can improve in, with centre Emily Scarratt missing five of 10 conversion attempts.

It's hard to find fault in a team that scored a try every four minutes in the second half and added two more before the end of the game.

Player of the match - Sadia Kabeya

Line-ups

Leweniqila is the captain of the team

Ofakimalino, Daveua, Roqica, Matanatabu are replacements.

Thompson, Scarratt, MacDonald, Harrison, Infante, Cokayne, Bern, Ward, Matthews, Kabeya, Hunter, and Cokayne are English.

There are replacements for Powell, O'Donnell, O'Donnell, L Packer, Aitchison, and others.