Canada coach Kevin Rouet has named four uncapped players in his 32-woman roster for test matches later this month against top-ranked England.
Caroline Crossley, Julia Omokhuale, Krissy Scurfield and Ashlynn Smith could all make their 15s debut for Canada.
Fourth-ranked Canada meets England on Sept. 23 at Sandy Park, home of the Exeter Chiefs, and Sept. 30 at London's StoneX Stadium, home of Saracens. Canada qualified for the WXV by finishing runner-up to No. 2 New Zealand in the Pacific Four Series, wrapping up play in July in Ottawa with a 45-7 win over No. 5 Australia and a 52-21 loss to the world champion Black Ferns
Scurfield is one of seven players who took part in the recent Olympic qualifier in Langford, B.C., The Canadian women won that event to book their ticket to Paris next year. Crossley is also a veteran of the sevens program.
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