Summary

  • World champions England score 12 tries to thrash Scotland at Murrayfield - match report

  • England's forwards score six tries and wing Mia Venner one as England completely dominate second half

  • Wing Ellie Kildunne scores two of England's five first-half tries, bringing up her 50th international try

  • Rhona Lloyd sprints clear to give Scotland fans something to cheer in first half

  • Record attendance for standalone women's sporting event in Scotland with 30,498 watching

  • England have now won 35 successive Tests as they chase eighth Women's Six Nations title in a row

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  1. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 13:08 BST 18 April

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  2. Warm-ups under waypublished at 13:06 BST 18 April

    Scotland v England (13:30 BST)

    England practising a line-outImage source, Getty Images
    Ellie Kildunne and Meg Jones warm upImage source, Getty Images
  3. Postpublished at 13:05 BST 18 April

    Scotland v England (13:30 BST)

    Thomas Duncan
    BBC Sport Scotland at Murrayfield

    It's a celebration of Scottish women's sport this afternoon to mark the record attendance.

    As well as the players on the pitch there is some Scottish sporting royalty in the stands.

    Former football captain Jen Beattie and head coach Shelley Kerr are here, as well as Olympic curling gold medallist Jen Dodds, among others.

    It demonstrates the significance of giving women's sport a platform like this in Scotland - and crucially people are turning out to back it.

  4. 'Memories I'll cherish forever'published at 13:03 BST 18 April

    Scotland v England (13:30 BST)

    Tom English
    BBC Scotland chief sports writer

    "If you were to ask anyone in the squad, I'm probably the calmest person around on game day," says Scotland hooker Lana Skeldon on the BBC Radio Scotland Rugby podcast.

    "I'm pretty chilled. It's not that I don't get nervous. I get nervous in a slightly different way. I'm not visibly nervous, if that makes sense.

    "I'm quite good at finding that middle ground. Not too laid back that I look like I don't care but not too excited that I'm over the top.

    "I'll be really chilled until the anthems. At that point, that'll be when it hits me. I just want to do people proud."

    Scotland are carrying a heap of injuries - England are not exactly injury-free, but they have incredible playing resources. Still, there is momentum behind Scotland after beating Wales in round one.

    It was imperfect but important. This is a new coaching group guiding Scotland in a new era. Winning on day one, however flawed, was a terrific beginning.

    For Skeldon, days like that are precious. "As I'm getting more caps, it's even more precious than it already was to me," she says. "I don't know how that's possible, but it is.

    "Last Saturday at the Principality - the lights, the roof shut, the whole atmosphere - was just incredible. I never thought I'd be able to do something like that. It's these memories that I'll cherish forever."

  5. Watch livepublished at 13:01 BST 18 April

    Scotland v England (13:30 BST)

    BBC Two

    Live TV coverage from Murrayfield is now under way on BBC Two and the BBC iPlayer. You can also view it by clicking the play button at the top of this page.

    Wales v France (15:35 BST) will be shown immediately afterwards on the same channel.

    All three of today's matches in the Women's Six Nations - including Ireland v Italy at 17:40 BST - can be seen live on the BBC iPlayer.

  6. 'Embracing the occasion'published at 12:59 BST 18 April

    Scotland v England (13:30 BST)

    Sione FukofukaImage source, Getty Images

    Sione Fukofuka's spell as Scotland coach began with a narrow victory against Wales last weekend.

    His first home match in charge is against world champions England at Murrayfield, with a crowd of about 30,000 expected.

    "What we've spoken about is embracing the occasion and understanding that it is an occasion - that we're very lucky to have that many people support us and to play at Murrayfield," said Fukofuka, who led the United States at last year's World Cup.

    "[We want to] use that to uplift. There's no weight on our shoulders, obviously there's a level of expectation that we bring, but we also know that the crowd is there to support us and they want to see the players play well.

    "It's just about embracing the occasion and the moment, but also probably the key area for us in terms of performance is to stay in the moment, stay connected and present.

    "If we can do that, we're pretty confident around our performance."

  7. Postpublished at 12:57 BST 18 April

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    Katy Daley-Mclean
    England's 2014 World Cup winning captain on Rugby Union Weekly

    We've had the conversation about what the Red Roses have done at Twickenham and what's lovely to see is that the other unions are getting the same kind of respect and reward from it.

    We've always put England as that front-runner, but you look at 30,000 at Murrayfield, more than 10,000 at the Principality (for Wales v Scotland last weekend) and it's great to see for the women's game that those numbers are starting to creep up.

  8. Postpublished at 12:55 BST 18 April

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    Lisa Martin
    Former Scotland captain on Rugby Union Weekly

    I've been seeing the numbers creep up over the last little while and everyone was loving the fact that it was at 19,000 a few months ago. Now it's pushing 30,000 and I didn't think I'd ever see the day that we'd be hitting such numbers and having the opportunity to play at Murrayfield.

    It shows how well the squad have been doing to create these opportunities and that people want to come, are invested and want to be there.

    It's going to be a great spectacle and I'm slightly jealous that I'm on this side of the white line for it, I'll be honest!

  9. Record crowd at Murrayfieldpublished at 12:53 BST 18 April

    Scotland v England (13:30 BST)

    Today's match at Murrayfield will be watched by a record crowd for a standalone women's sporting event in Scotland.

    The final attendance figure is expected to be about 30,000, which would surpass the 18,555 who saw Scotland's women's national football team face Jamaica at Hampden Park in 2019.

  10. Relaxed England arrivepublished at 12:50 BST 18 April

    Scotland v England (13:30 BST)

    England arriveImage source, Getty Images

    Some with game faces firmly on, others with smiles... England looked focused on the task at hand as they arrived at Murrayfield a short while ago.

  11. Listen: Rugby Union Weekly previews round twopublished at 12:48 BST 18 April

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    Sara Orchard, World Cup winner Katy Daley-Mclean and former Scotland fly-half Lisa Martin talk all things Women's Six Nations in the latest episode of Rugby Union Weekly.

    There is also a powerful interview with Red Roses star Ellie Kildunne, who opens up about her struggle with body dysmorphia.

    Listen now on BBC Sounds and read more from Kildunne's interview.

    Warning: The episode and article contain discussion of disordered eating, which some may find distressing. If you or anyone you know has been affected by any of the themes raised, help and support is available at BBC Action Line.

  12. Watch: Scotland open with victory against Walespublished at 12:46 BST 18 April

    Scotland v England (13:30 BST)

    Scotland, under new head coach Sione Fukofuka, beat Wales 24-19 in their first match of this year's Women's Six Nations.

    Media caption,

    Scotland hold out to claim hard-fought win over Wales

  13. Watch: England start title defence by beating Irelandpublished at 12:43 BST 18 April

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    More than 77,000 people were in attendance at Allianz Stadium to watch World Cup winners and reigning Women's Six Nations champions England begin their campaign with a 33-12 victory against Ireland.

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    England begin Six Nations title defence with victory over Ireland

    Media caption,

    'Winning teams find ways' - Jones reacts to England victory over Ireland

  14. Saturday's fixturespublished at 12:41 BST 18 April

    All times BST

    • Scotland v England (13:30)
    • Wales v France (15:35)
    • Ireland v Italy (17:40)
    Women's Six Nations table showing France top, ahead of England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and Italy
  15. Hello!published at 12:40 BST 18 April

    Scotland v England (13:30 BST)

    Hello and welcome to another Saturday of Women's Six Nations action!

    Round two gets under way in about 50 minutes as Scotland take on world champions England at Murrayfield.

    The match is expected to draw in a record-breaking attendance for a standalone women's sporting event in Scotland.

    An injury-hit England side starting as strong favourites will come up against a Scotland team with momentum after opening their campaign with victory over Wales in Cardiff last weekend.

    Watch it live and follow text updates of the action on this page throughout the afternoon - kick-off is at 13:30 BST.

    Emma Wassell arrives at MurrayfieldImage source, Getty Images
    Ellie Kildunne arrives at MurrayfieldImage source, Getty Images