England rout Wales 62-24 to extend unbeaten Six Nations run to 36

England kept their title defence moving at full speed and, in the process, widened the question hanging over the Women’s Six Nations: is the championship being lifted by England’s star power, or held back by the gap around them?

At a sold-out Ashton Gate Stadium in Bristol on Saturday, England ran in 10 tries to beat Wales 62-24, extend their unbeaten streak to 36 matches and move to three wins from three in the 2026 tournament. England led 29-12 at half-time and then pulled away after the break, with the bench and a punishing rolling maul helping to turn pressure into points.

Meg Jones and Marlie Packer scored twice each for England, while Maddie Feaunati, debutant Millie David, Amy Cokayne, Claudia Moloney-MacDonald, Jess Breach and Maud Muir also crossed. David, a Bristol Bears winger making her England debut at her home ground, marked the occasion with a try before leaving the field for a head injury assessment and not returning. Meg Jones, born in Cardiff, was especially influential against the country of her birth, finishing with a solo score and a length-of-the-field try that came after a sweeping move involving Claudia Moloney-MacDonald and Ellie Kildunne.

Wales answered with four tries through Keira Bevan, Kelsey Jones, Bethan Lewis and Seren Lockwood, enough to secure a losing bonus point but not enough to keep the scoreline respectable for long. Sean Lynn’s side came in with a head coach who had already built a dominant record at club level, guiding Gloucester-Hartpury to three straight Premiership Women’s Rugby titles from 2023 to 2025, yet England’s pace, power and depth still proved overwhelming.

This was not an isolated blowout. England had already beaten Ireland at home and crushed Scotland 84-7 in Edinburgh earlier in the championship, and they had not lost to Wales since 2015. They also beat Wales 67-12 in Cardiff in the 2025 Six Nations, and had used Ashton Gate successfully before, defeating France 35-17 there during their victorious 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup campaign.

The scoreboard told one story, but the wider one was sharper: England are setting the standard so high that the tournament’s credibility now depends on whether others can close the gap in coaching, player pathways and resources fast enough to turn sporadic resistance into genuine competition.