Try number 1 for England at the World Cup and try number 42 for Merchant for England and what a brilliant individual try it was as she got the ball outwide before skipping past the tackles of Collins and Mariner and going over for the first try of the game. Scarratt conversion hits the posts and England lea 8-0.

From the penalty Scarratt kicks England into the lead and now Samoa will have to play the rest of the game with 14 men.

Shocking tackle from Pulumu on Hunt with a spear tackle without bringing Hunt to the ground. Pulumu sees red and the referee is spot on with his decision.

Just as England look to get the ball outwide and go over in the corner, Collins with a huge tackle on Waterman with the latter knocking on with Samao eventually winning a penalty with Milo clearing for the Samoans.

Milo is offside from the breakdown and England get the penalty. McLean kicks for touch and now England have a lineout 10 meters from the Samoa line.

Super run down the left wing from Lydia Thompson gaining nearly 20 meters of territory before being brought down.

England making plenty of handling errors early on and now Samoa will have a scrum inside the England half.

McLean gets the game underway

The Anthems are done and kick off is on its way.

Here comes the sides out onto the field we will now have the national anthems and then Kick off. Can England get off to a great start in this World Cup.