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After winning a Women’s Rugby World Cup your 06:15 alarm takes some getting used to. That is the reality for Abi Burton.
England Red Roses face off against Canada Women in WXV 1 Round 2 on Fri 27th October 2023 at Forsyth Barr Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 07:00. In South Africa it’s at 08:00 SAST, 18:00 NZST in New Zealand, 16:00 AEST in Australia and 01:00 EST in the US.
England Red Roses won the last encounter but England Red Roses are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 1 places in the rankings with England Red Roses in position 1 and Canada Women in position 2, underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for England Red Roses vs Canada Women will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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Helena Rowland has kicked a conversion.
A bit of individual brilliance by Claudia MacDonald leads to a try for England
A series of passes by England results in a try for Jess Breach
The forward pack of England will be happy with that as the rolling maul barges over for the try.
Julia Schell (Canada) is shown a yellow card
The touch judges raise their flags as Helena Rowland kicks the conversion.
Nothing was going to stop Lark Atkins-Davies from scoring as they record the try for England.
Sophie de Goede adds the two points for Canada.
Nobody was going to stop Paige Farries from scoring that try!
Helena Rowland adds the two points for England.
The England maul pushes over the tryline as Lark Atkins-Davies scores.
Helena Rowland does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.
The England maul pushes over the tryline as Lark Atkins-Davies scores.
It's going to take a miracle to stop this Canada maul...no miracles today as Emily Tuttosi powers over.
Holly Aitchison (England) is shown a yellow card
Holly Aitchison has kicked a conversion.
England are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Ellie Kildunne touching down.