England beat Ireland in front of record Women's Six Nations crowd

England beat Ireland in front of record Women's Six Nations crowdImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, England beat Ireland 49-5 in last year's Six NationsByAlastair TelferBBC Sport journalist at Allianz StadiumPublished5 minutes agoWomen's Six NationsEngland (21) 33Tries: Cokayne, Bern 2, Breach, Kildunne Cons: Rowland 4Ireland (0) 12Tries: McGann, King Con: O'BrienEngland opened their title defence with a comfortable win over Ireland in front of a record Women's Six Nations crowd of 77,120 at Allianz Stadium.It was the Red Roses' first match since they became world champions in front of a record women's crowd of 81,885 at Allianz Stadium in September.Hooker Amy Cokayne crossed for the opening try, with prop Sarah Bern grabbing two first-half scores.Slick handling then put Ellie Kildunne clear, but unlike her brilliant solo try in the World Cup final, the full-back lost control when attempting to ground the ball in one hand.Early in the second half, Jess Breach raced onto a kick through to expertly grab the important bonus-point try.Ireland scored next through replacement Anna McGann, which was cancelled out by an excellent finish from Kildunne.Captain Erin King bagged the final try of the game as the visitors avoided another heavy defeat by the Red Roses.John Mitchell's side, who are on a record 34-game winning run, are seeking an eighth straight Six Nations title and fifth Grand Slam in a row.England will now face Scotland (13:30 BST) at Murrayfield next Saturday, while Ireland host Italy (17:40 BST) in Galway later that day.More to follow.Line-upsEngland: Kildunne; Breach, Jones (capt), Rowland, Moloney-MacDonald; Aitchison, L Packer; Clifford, Cokayne, Bern, Talling, Ives Campion, Feaunati, Kabeya, Matthews.Replacements: Powell, Carson, Muir, Lutui, Burton, Hunt, Harrison, Sing.Ireland: Flood; Parsons, Dalton, Higgins, Elmes Kinlan; O'Brien, Lane; Perry, Moloney-Macdonald, Djougang, Wall, Tuite, Hogan, King (capt)...