The first recorded match on the ground was in 1958, when England women played a New Zealand women's touring team.

Two warm-up matches against England women 'A' resulted in a narrow victory followed by a tie, not an auspicious start.

Days later it held it second when England women played Ireland women.

The first came in 1986 and was played between England women and India women.

At the end of the month the England women will go to Argentina for the World Cup, it'll be very interesting to see where they finish.

It hosted a woman's Test match starting on 1 August 1998 between England women and Australia women.

The first came in 2005 and saw England women play Australia women.

The second came in 2007 and was between England women and New Zealand women.

With four Six Nations titles in a row, England women are a rugby powerhouse.

From 1999 to 2003, the ground played host to 4 Women's Test matches, the last of which was between England women and South Africa women.