Red Roses star passes impressive landmark

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Ellie Kildunne hit a mammoth milestone as she helped England go top of the Women’s Six Nations table with an 84-7 win over Scotland at Murrayfield.

The 2024 Women’s World Rugby player of the year scored two tries in the game making it 50 tries for the Red Roses

England dismantle Scotland

Kildunne scored the first and the third tries as England ran in 12 in their victory over Scotland. 

The win has kept England’s winning streak since the 2022 World Cup final defeat against the Black Ferns. They have won each Six Nations since 2019, winning a Grand Slam every year since 2022.

This win against Scotland also made it 30 wins for the Red Roses over Scotland, stretching back to the year 2000. 

Ellie Kildunne: becoming a star 

Kildunne is still only 26 and therefore as a lot of time left in the game. She also brings a certain level of personality, finishing second in the BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2025 after England’s World Cup success.

She made her Red Roses debut in 2017, scoring against Canada and within a year had also decided to move to the sevens and she represented Team GB at the 2024 Olympics. Despite transitioning from XV’s to Sevens in that year, she had still done enough to be named World XV’s Player of the year in 2024.

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Jonny is a former rugby player in Ireland's club system and is an Ulster and Ireland fan. He has spent a number of years writing about football and this was what brought him to the Dave Sport Group. As an expert in Irish Rugby, his expertise also stretches to Super Rugby having lived in New Zealand previously.

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