“We need to make these games more competitive,” said the England head coach, Simon Middleton, in the build-up to Ireland v England, a match many believe may bring a record Women’s Six Nations scoreline on Saturday. For all the positive records produced by this tournament, including a potential new highest attendance for a women’s match when England face France at Twickenham on 29 April, this could be the one to overshadow the 2023 campaign.
England would beat their own record, currently the 89-0 win over Scotland in 2011, if they execute a huge victory against Ireland. The Red Roses’ biggest victory over Ireland was 79-0 in 2002 and results in this campaign have brought speculation about the potential scoreline.
