There is an ocean apart between the favourites and their opening opponents the USA, and a yawning gulf in class too, despite only being separated by nine ranking places.
Erica Jarrell-Searcy shrugged off flailing England tackles to score for the Eagles, but otherwise the Red Roses plucked their rivals petal by petal – scoring 11 tries in response.
The England full-back was here, there and everywhere, scoring two tries and assisting two more as she ran a game-high 153 metres.
And she deserves to go viral for two moments of sublime skill: racing 70 metres for one score and then showing silky control to bring the ball down with her knee before setting team-mate Jess Breach galloping free.
Get your cowboy hats ready! Ellie Kildunne skates over for her first try of #RWC2025 #ENGvUSA pic.twitter.com/XqzYW6essI
— Rugby World Cup (@rugbyworldcup) August 22, 2025That connection hit different Jess Breach finishes off a lethal link with Ellie Kildunne #RWC2025 | #ENGvUSA pic.twitter.com/NnTxdnYMuZ
— Rugby World Cup (@rugbyworldcup) August 22, 2025“The front row like to joke she’s always robbing us of player of the match, but she’s a serious talent and she does things on a rugby field that no-one else can do. If we give her the space and platform to perform like she does, then who cares.”
“I told her to say that – she was under very firm instructions,” joked Botterman.
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After a seemingly endless build-up, it was no surprise they started nervously, spilling the first three restarts while their line-out stuttered and passes repeatedly failed to go to hand.
It would be a stretch to call Alev Kelter’s needless yellow card a turning point, but England did spring clear with a numerical advantage, as seven unanswered second-half tries put gloss on the result.
“We started a bit slowly but we lifted our intensity in the second half. I enjoyed seeing how the girls built pressure and forced their negativity, and we took advantage of that.
But this is a long tournament, and the team have already been together in a long camp. Mitchell knows the twin dangers of complacency and even boredom.
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“We’re the Red Roses. We set outstanding standards, we’ve got great depth and we’re constantly creating pressure in training,” added Mitchell.
“We’re being hunted, every team will rise against us, but we’ve only just got started and there is a lot of growth left in us. There is always something to work on – this game is infinite.”
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