Women’s Six Nations: England ‘want to ruin the party’ in historic clash with Scotland, says Jess Breach

England are out to “ruin the party” when they travel to Edinburgh this weekend to face Scotland in front of a sell-out crowd in the women’s Six Nations, says Red Roses winger Jess Breach.

A record 7,774 tickets have been sold ahead of the clash, as Scotland bid to end a 25-year wait for a win over their old rivals.

Breach said Saturday’s opponents should be “really proud” to sell out their match at Hive Stadium, but it will not stop the visitors from spoiling the occasion.

“Scotland have changed how they play or how they view playing and it is going to be a really competitive game,” Breach told BBC Rugby Union Weekly.

“They went to WXV2 and won and they are excited about winning and lifting trophies. The game will be physical and hard but we want that challenge.

“A sell-out crowd for them is phenomenal and they should be really proud of themselves, as we are as a team, we want sell-out crowds to play in front of even if it is an away fixture.

“We want to ruin that party for them.”

England started their bid for a sixth consecutive Six Nations title in stunning form, sealing back-to-back wins in the opening two games of their 2024 campaign.

John Mitchell led the Red Roses to comfortable wins over Italy and Wales, earning them a spot at the top of the table with 10 points.

For the trip to Scotland, Zoe Aldcroft deputises as captain and will shift from lock to flanker as Marlie Packer drops to the bench.

Speaking ahead of the game, Aldcroft said: "Scotland have built some good momentum coming into this game, they had a good run from WXV into the Six Nations and we know a lot of their players because we play week in, week out with them in the league, so we have an idea of how they play and we've got our eyes on a couple players we're looking to target.

"Playing in a sold-out stadium is super exciting. We always want to play to a full crowd and Scotland have that for the first time at the Hive Stadium. It's special for Scotland but also for us to have the travelling England fans there too."

Despite dominant 48-0 and 46-10 wins in their first two games, John Mitchell said he wants his team to “raise the level” on Saturday.

"We've selected a strong squad,” the Red Roses boss said. “We want to raise our game and we want to raise a level in our performance.

“We felt we didn't finish the game as well as we could've against Wales so we want to take ownership of that as well and there is obviously lots of competition within the group for positions in the team.

"Cohesion in the back line is important, familiarisation and playing together I think gives them more confidence in each other and it does help with timing.

“It definitely gives us more flow and you can see more energy and connections."

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