It was one-way traffic throughout with the Red Shirts taking an early lead after forcing a five-metre scrum, No. 8 Manu Komaitai picking from the base to smash her way over for a try converted by Courtney Pursglove.
The lead was extended soon after as player-of-the-match Lauren Brooks blasted over from close range, and the Army’s fast start continued as Pursglove collected a delicate grubber kick to dot down for a third try inside a quarter-of-an-hour.
The full back added the extras for 19-0, Navy failing with a shot at goal as they tried to get on the board before Pursglove broke 60 metres as her side chased another score.
A knock-on put paid to that attempt, but the points kept coming as second row Heidi Silcox brushed off a couple of would-be tacklers to touch down to the right of the posts.
Pursglove side-stepped two defenders to double her tally, the conversion making it 31-0 at more than a point-per-minute.
Wing Hannah Gilmour was next to weave her way across the whitewash, the extras added from in front of the uprights.
Brooks doubled up from close range and in added time Gilmour repeated the trick, another conversion making it 50-0 at the break.
Pursglove butchered a gilt-edged chance for her hat-trick when knocking on with the line at her mercy, but Amy Carr then intercepted to glide under the posts for her side’s ninth try.
The scores kept coming as Charlotte Tweddle and Sarah Batley touched down, the latter converted for 69-0 midway through the third quarter.
Komaitai crashed over for a second before skipper Jade Mullen and Holly Beacom took the number of Army try-scorers into double figures, prop Becky Wilson landing the kick.
The game began to fizzle out before substitute India King peeled off a maul to power over on the left with four minutes remaining, and last year’s record of 95-0 was broken with the final play as scrum-half replacement Fern Scobie scooted down the right.
Speaking about a dominant display, Pursglove began: “As champions we had a point to prove and we’d spoken during the week about trying to break the record, so to do it is pleasing – I think it shows we’ve kicked on as a team from last year.
“We’ve been working hard all week across all parts of the game, getting a good platform to let the backs show their skills, and also defence. To stop them scoring is good.”
Next up for Army is a winner-takes-all showdown with Royal Air Force at Kingsholm on Saturday, May 17, with the No. 15 under no illusions about the task awaiting her side.
She said: “We’re very excited and can’t wait to get back into camp. We’re never complacent, want to keep getting better and we know how good it feels to win a title, so we’ll be ready for a tough game.”
Star performer Brooks added: ““We put a great score on the board. We knew coming into the game it was going to be physical because they’ve got a quality pack.
“We had to keep hold of the ball, work hard and then let our backs execute out wide. It’s a great day, but still lots to work on.”
With Army having racked up a half century before the break, the Harlequins ace explained the mentality of the side as she continued: “The war’s not over until the end of the 80 minutes, and we keep working as a team because there have been so many games which turn so quickly – we always want to keep our foot on the gas and we couldn’t give them an inch.
“There were things which didn’t go right, but it gives us a focus to build in the next couple of weeks.”
And with the Air Force set to be bolstered by international stars Amy Cokayne and Sarah Bonar for the tittle showdown, she ended: “It will be a clean sheet going into the RAF and they’ll bring a different type of game, but we just need to make sure we can be the best of ourselves.
“Amy and Bonar will be a big test, they’ll see where we’re lacking and will aim to put the ball in the spaces we leave, but we’ll be ready.”
The Army now face the Royal Air Force in a winner-take-all title decider at Gloucester's Kingsholm Stadium on Saturday, 17 May. Head to www.eticketing.co.uk/gloucesterrugby/EDP/Event/Index/160 to book your tickets!

