Scotland overcame pre-tournament woes and past disappointment in the Women’s Rugby World Cup to hand themselves a strong chance of qualifying for the knockout phase after winning their opening pool game against Wales on Saturday.

Julia Schell needed just 22 minutes to score a remarkable six tries as Canada launched their Women's Rugby World Cup campaign with a 65-7 thrashing of Fiji in York on Saturday.Victory meant Canada, second in the world rankings,

Ireland co-captain Sam Monaghan says it will be "a surreal moment" when the long wait for the side to play at a Rugby World Cup finally ends on Sunday.

Gwen Crabb was sent to the sin-bin for a high challenge on Elliann Clarke and shortly after the Wales lock rejoined the fray, Scotland extended their lead through Gallagher in the 64th minute. Orr added more gloss to the scoreline two minutes from time, with Nelson adding a fourth conversion to give Scotland a flying start.

England fans are struggling to buy replica Women’s Rugby World Cup shirts following a supply chain error by manufacturer Castore.

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