Canada player ratings v Red Roses in Toronto | WXV Global Series 2026

Canada have ended England’s unbeaten 39-match, six-year streak in stunning fashion with a 24-21 victory in Toronto.

After falling behind at halftime thanks to two quick tries to the Red Roses, the hosts arm-wrestled their way back into the contest through the physical battle, improving set piece and several key performances off the bench, with a late try to Shoshanah Seumanutafa seeing the hosts claim a famous victory late.

Here is how the Maple Leafs rated.

15 Savannah Bauder – 7.5

Canada’s fullback delivered a solid 80-minute performance, busting five tackles, making one line break and one offload, and scoring her side’s first try of the afternoon. One of the hosts’ best attacking weapons, Bauder more than showed why she is one of the most dangerous players in the world right now.

14 Alysha Corrigan – 7

While her defence was challenged on several occasions by the likes of Claudia Moloney-MacDonald and Ellie Kildunne, Corrigan more than made up for it with a phenomenal day in attack, making one line break, busting two tackles and scoring the first try of the second half, setting up Canada’s eventual comeback.

13 Florence Symonds – 7.5

One of her side’s workhorses, Symonds’ workrate across her 80-minute performance proved pivotal on several occasions, making 11 carries and a perfect day defensively. Also earning two turnovers for her efforts, it was a performance that won’t make the highlight reel, but caused all sorts of problems for the Red Roses.

12 Taylor Perry – 6.5

It was a similarly strong performance from Perry, the inside centre making nine carries and busting two tackles, also being the most effective weapon with the boot in play. However, her work off the ball proved especially important, serving as a valuable linchpin to unleash the back three, a feat even more impressive with the sudden change of flyhalf early in the game.

11 Asia Hogan-Rochester – 7

The back three for Canada had a phenomenal evening in Toronto, with Hogan-Rochester topping the carry count with 14 runs, busting two tackles and making 55m on attack. Her efforts resulted in England forcing to stretch their defence – which opened up opportunities as the second half opened up.

10 Alex Tessier – 5

While she made four carries in her opening 18 minutes, Tessier found herself subbed off early for Shoshanah Seumanutafa, minimising her impact at large in the game.

9 Olivia Apps – 7

When Canada were under the pump late in the first half, the efforts and leadership of Apps showed its true value. Busting three tackles and being in the top three for post-contact metres, Apps created unpredictability in the second half for the English defence, resulting in several opportunities that ultimately led to results later in the game.

1 Mikiela Nelson – 4

Facing up against a strong Red Roses scrum, Nelson had a difficult afternoon, conceding three scrum penalties as the English picked up momentum later in the first half. While making three carries and having a better day in general play and at the lineout, Nelson was swapped one minute into the second half.

2 Kiki Idowu – 6.5

While having a mixed day on attack at the lineout and scrum and conceding two penalties at the ruck, Idowu redeemed herself with a phenomenal day on defence, topping the tackle count for the entire match with 20 tackles made. With seven carries made across her 53 minute performance, it proved enough to set the groundwork for Emily Tuttosi to captialise.

3 DaLeaka Menin – 8.5

A well deserved player of the match, Menin put a contender for her best ever performance in the Canadian jersey, with 15 carries, 12 tackles and three tackle busts. While getting penalised twice at scrumtime, once her side reset after halftime she held her own against the Red Roses, her try in the 64th minute proving pivotal in the victory.

4 Sophie De Goode – 7.5

De Goode has amassed a strong reputation for a reason, getting involved across the match with 14 carries, an impressive 17 tackles and two tackle busts. While having a mixed day from the kicking tee, her efforts in general play continue to show why she is so highly regarded in international women’s rugby.

5 Laetitia Royer – 5.5

Putting in some decent minutes while on the park with four carries and ten tackles, with Canada’s discipline struggling in the first half Royer ultimately paid the price for her teamm’s infringements, being sent to the bin for ten minutes, a period the Red Roses used to great effect. A performance she will look to make a statement from next week.

6 Rachel Smith – 7

A solid afternoon as one of Canada’s effective weapons at the lineout, Smith kept herself very busy in a supercharged 54 minutes, making 10 carries and 15 tackles to go with her solid form at set piece. While not breaking the line, the work rate done by the loose forwards proved pivotal as the match turned into a second half arm wrestle.

7 Julia Omokhuale – 8

A fellow contender for a player of the match, Omokhuale put in huge shift at lineout with six takes, making nine carries across her 80 minute performance. However, her biggest efforts were rewarded in defence, with 19 tackles made and a perfect afternoon defensively, shutting down the English’s usually ruthless attack.

8 Lizzie Gibson – 7.5

Completing a solid shift in the loose forwards, Lizzie Gibson’s 54 minute performance saw 12 carries and 17 tackles with a perfect completion rate. Her efforts proved the perfect platform for the bench, who hit the ground running off the back of her work.

Replacements – 8.5

While Menin was a well-deserved player of the match, the Canadian bench put in a phenomenal shift to get their team over the line, their injection at the 55th minute leading to the two tries that tipped the scales. Shoshanah Seumanutafa was a strong contender for best on park, having to pull off a 62-minute shift at flyhalf and ultimately scoring the match-winner, with Brittany Kassil also putting in a huge shift at scrumtime. While England won the scrum battle, the loose forwards won the general contest overall, it proved enough to get them over the line.