England thrash Scotland 84-7 in record Women's Six Nations crowd

England did more than protect a winning streak at Scottish Gas Murrayfield. They showed that their strength runs deeper than the names missing from the team sheet, overwhelming Scotland 84-7 in front of more than 30,000 fans, the largest crowd ever for a women’s sporting event in Scotland.

The scale of the win mattered as much as the scoreline. England arrived in Edinburgh on a 34-match winning streak and, after a slightly rusty opening performance against Ireland, responded with 12 tries and a performance that kept John Mitchell’s side on course for an eighth successive Women’s Six Nations title. Even without Natasha Hunt and Morwenna Talling, both sidelined after injuries in the opening-round victory over Ireland, England looked far too powerful, too organised and too clinical for Scotland.

Scotland’s afternoon was historic for the setting as well as the attendance. The women’s team played in the main bowl at Murrayfield for the first standalone fixture there, turning a landmark occasion into a full-house stage for the home side. But once the match began, England imposed themselves quickly and rarely loosened their grip, turning territory and possession into a one-sided rout.

The result also extended a remarkable run over Scotland that stretches back to 1999. England had already beaten Scotland 40-8 in the 2025 Women’s World Cup quarter-final, and this latest meeting underlined the same gap between the sides, only more emphatically. For Scotland, the crowd and the venue change marked a genuine step forward for the women’s game. For England, the 84-7 scoreline was a reminder that their advantage is not built on a single generation or a single lineup, but on a system that keeps producing standards high enough to make even a reshuffled side look formidable.