Follow live coverage with text and score updates as the Red Roses open their campaign against the United States at Stadium of Light, Sunderland in Pool A.

Having spent an hour with 14 players because of Lydia Thompson’s red card, the Red Roses had a five-metre line-out from which to maul themselves to glory. Instead, Joanah Ngan-Woo rose just high enough to flick the ball out of Abbie Ward’s grasp.

SUNDERLAND, England — Ilona Maher’s mission at the Women’s Rugby World Cup is about more than just winning games. Heading into the United States’ tournament opener on Friday, the world’s most followed rugby player on social media wants to get more eyeballs on the sport as it ramps up attempts to crack the market in America.

Reaction after the Red Roses open their campaign with an 11-try win over the United States at Sunderland's Stadium of Light.

The Women's Rugby World Cup got underway on Friday with England's 69-7 drubbing of the United States. Few gave the United States a chance to win the opener, let alone to even keep things close against the host country.