Six Nations Preview: Red Roses v Wales
Everything you need to know ahead of the Red Roses' Guinness Women's Six Nations fixture against Wales in Bristol.
John Mitchell's first Six Nations game as head coach of the Red Roses last weekend saw England take home a 0-48 victory over Italy in Parma. Ellie Kildunne scored a brace and Abbie Ward crossed for England's second try of the afternoon in her first international game since returning from maternity leave.
| When? | Saturday 30 March |
| Where? | Ashton Gate, Bristol |
| Kick off | 16:45 GMT |
| Where can I watch? | BBC 2 |
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LAST TIME OUT
Last year's fixture in Cardiff saw England emerge 3-59 victors thanks to tries from Lucy, Packer, Tatyana Heard, Abby Dow, Holly Aitchison, Jess Breach, Ellie Kildunne, Maud Muir, Hannah Botterman and Sarah Beckett.
VIEWS FROM CAMP
Megan Jones
Reflecting on the victory over Italy in Round One: "We got through a couple of situations and we dealt with them really well. It showed how well we can perform well under pressure. We were happy with the result, and happy with how we went about our business. Defensively we showed how we can hold teams off - I don’t think they got into our 22 once."
On the prospect of facing Wales for the first time: "It’s always a feeling of pride when I put on this jersey. I can’t wait to go again and hopefully get the result against Wales on the weekend. It’s no different to any game for me. Wales have got threats across the park and there are key players we’re going to have to keep down which is going to be important to us.
"It’s a long tournament and we want to keep building."
PREVIOUS ENCOUNTERS
2023: Wales 3-59 England
2022: England 73-7 Wales
2022: England 58 - 5 Wales
2020: England 66 - 7 Wales
2019: Wales 12 - 51 England
2018: England 52 - 0 Wales
2017: Wales 0 - 63 England
STATS
England have won each of their last 25 games in the Guinness Women's Six Nations, the longest winning run by any team in the history of the men's or women's Championships.
England have restricted their opponents to just seven points scored or fewer in 15 of their last 18 games in the Championship, including seven shutouts.
England have won 40 of their 42 Guinness Women's Six Nations home matches since Italy joined the Championship in 2007 (L2, both to France), including each of their last 19 by an average margin of 37 points.
England conceded just six penalties against Italy last weekend, the fewest of any side across the opening round of this year's Guinness Women's Six Nations.
