2025 Six Nations preview: Ireland v Red Roses
Everything you need to know ahead of Ireland v England as the Red Roses head to Virgin Media Park for their third round of the 2025 Women's Six Nations.
The Red Roses head to Ireland in a strong position, currently sitting at the top of the Six Nations table having beaten Italy 38-5 and Wales 12-67.
England have won the last eight consecutive Six Nations games against Ireland and look to maintain that winning streak this weekend.
Red Roses side to play Ireland
| Where | Virgin Media Park |
| When | Saturday 12 April |
| Kick-off | 16:45 |
| Where to watch | BBC Sport |
Last time out
Stats & facts
England have won their last 31 matches in the Guinness Women’s Six Nations, a run which started against Ireland in the final round of the 2018 campaign. They have scored an average of 8.2 tries per game in this run and managed an average victory margin of 44 points.
England have registered a try-scoring bonus point by half-time in each of their last four Guinness Women’s Six Nations matches, their best such run since 2020-21. Ireland also managed this feat against Italy in Round 2, something they hadn’t managed since 2021 against Wales.
England (2.75s) and Ireland (2.77s) have the fastest average attacking ruck speeds of anyone in the 2025 Guinness Women’s Six Nations. They have also managed to slow down opposition ball better than anyone else, restricting their opponents to average speeds of 3.42s and 3.86s respectively.
Anna McGann (Ireland) and Ellie Kildunne (England) are the top try scorers in the Guinness Women’s Six Nations this season, both crossing three times so far and of the 63 players to make 10+ carries, only Scotland's Emma Orr (62%) has a better tackle evasion rate than Kildunne (57%).
Keep your eye on...
Abby Dow gets her 50th cap having made her debut in 2017. She scored a try against Ireland in last year's Six Nations.
The Red Roses have won the last 52 out of 53 Test matches and will look to keep their eight consecutive wins against Ireland.
Previous encounters
2024: England 88-10 Ireland
2023: Ireland 0-48 England
2022: England 69-0 Ireland
2020: England 27-0 Ireland
2019: Ireland 7-51 England
2018: England 37-15 Ireland
