England women suffer rare back-to-back losses to Canada

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 24 Oct, 04:44 · Archive

England's world champion women's rugby team have lost to Canada 31-22, their second consecutive defeat.

England's women's rugby team have lost to Canada 31-22 in the WXV Global Series in Ottawa, marking their first back-to-back defeats in a decade. This follows their 24-21 loss to Canada a week earlier in Toronto, which ended a four-year unbeaten run for the world No. 1 side.

Maddie Feaunti opened the scoring for England with an early try converted by Zoe Harrison. World champion England overturned a half-time deficit to briefly take a 17-12 lead after the break, with hooker Amy Cokayne among the try scorers. Canada reclaimed the advantage and extended their lead to 31-17 before Emma Sing scored for England in the dying minutes to reduce the deficit, but it proved insufficient.

Canada's captain Sophie de Goede completed a hat-trick of tries and kicked three successful conversions. Zoe Harrison kicked England's only penalty goal in the 42nd minute. England complete their WXV Global Series campaign against the United States in New Jersey on Friday.

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• England women suffer rare back-to-back losses to CanadaAfter falling to their first loss in four years a week ago, England's world champion women's rugby team have been beaten by Canada for a second time.Perth Now · 24 Oct, 04:08
• England women suffer rare back-to-back losses to CanadaAfter falling to their first loss in four years a week ago, England's world champion women's rugby team have been beaten by Canada for a second time.The West Australian · 24 Oct, 04:08

In this story: England · Canada · Sophie de Goede · Zoe Harrison · Maddie Feaunti · Amy Cokayne · Ottawa

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