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Women's Six Nations 2025: Ellie Kildunne stars with hat-trick in Cardiff

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England beat Wales 67-12 at Principality Stadium in front of a record crowd of 21,186 for a Wales women's team event on home soil.

Ellie Kildunne scored 14 tries in nine tests for the Red Roses last term.

The 25-year-old full-back scored a hat-trick and a player-of-the-match performance.

Head coach John Mitchell made 13 changes to his starting XV from England 's opening round victory over Italy .

"To just be back living is amazing, never mind going to the Olympics and fighting her way back into that competitive back row," 2014 England World Cup -winner Katy Daley-McLean added. The fallow week offers Mitchell a chance to reflect on his two squads for the opening two games, before the Red Roses travel to Cork to face Ireland on 12 April . He remains on track to achieve his ultimate goal of two strong squads by the World Cup , with a seventh Six Nations title likely to sit alongside it..

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