No. 2 Canadian women’s rugby team faces top-seeded England in WXV tournament finale on Saturday
It is a mouth-watering finale to the WXV women’s rugby tournament – No. 2 Canada against No. 1 England .
“I think this is probably the best position we’ve been in going into a game against England in a long time,” she said. “The girls are excited. I’m excited. We’re ready. We’re as ready as we’ve ever been to compete against England.” Canada’s depth is shown by the fact that Beukeboom, Canada’s most capped women’s player with 70 caps, is not in the starting 15. She will be counted on to make an impact from the bench.
Rouet has more talent in reserve. Captain Sophie de Goede, one of the world’s top players, is recovering from knee surgery while veteran Karen Paquin has only just returned after taking some time off from the game.The Red Roses, a fully professional side, have won 19 straight matches since losing 34-31 to host New Zealand in the World Cup final.
Canada beat No. 4 France 46-24 – a result that moved Rouet’s side into second place in the world rankings – and No. 6 Ireland 21-8 en route to the WXV finale. England defeated the eighth-ranked U.S. 61-21 and then ran in nine tries in a 49-31 win over No. 3 New Zealand.McKinley Hunt, DeLeaka Menin, Laetitia Royer, Fabiola Forteza and Pamphinette Buisa slot into the forward pack. Asia Hogan-Rochester, Paige Farries and Julia Schell move into the backline.
“I think that definitely helps build our confidence,” said Beukeboom, who plays for England’s Ealing Trailfinders. “When you are around the people that have kind of been at the top for so long, you learn their strengths and weakness. And it also diminishes the aura of who they are. You just get a little bit more familiar and they get a little bit less scary, which definitely contributes to our confidence.
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