Fresh from an 80-0 drubbing of the U.S. Pioneers developmental squad, the Canada Ravens look to take a step closer to the 2026 Women's Rugby League World Cup with a win Saturday over the full American team in Jacksonville, Fla. The 16th-ranked U.S.
Fresh from an 80-0 drubbing of the U.S. Pioneers developmental squad, the Canada Ravens look to take a step closer to the 2026 Women's Rugby League World Cup with a win Saturday over the full American team in Jacksonville, Fla.
Saturday's winner will represent the region in next year’s inaugural 2025 World Series against No. 10 Ireland , No. 18 Nigeria and No. 26 Fiji , likely in October-November. Wednesday's makeup game proved to be no contest with Canada getting four tries from Brittany Jones, three from Fedelia Omaghan, two apiece from Andie Girard and Tash Naismith and singles from Ada Okonkwo, Natalie Tam, Jessica Bateman, Savannah Bacchus and Tamisha Toussaint.
Castle will bolster his lineup Saturday with the likes of loose forward Meg Pakulis, front-rower Channy Crowl and fullback Lauren Mueller, who all played in England this season.Pakulis, Canada's co-captain, spent some time training in Australia after impressing at a March combine in Las Vegas. That led to a contract with York Valkyrie in England.
Three other Canadian players — Bacchus, Rachel Choboter and Caitlin Sears — have been playing in local competitions in New Zealand. The rest of the squad is domestic-based. The Jacksonville games are the first internationals for the Ravens since October 2023 when the Canada women beat the U.S. 30-4 and host Jamaica 64-2 to win the inaugural Women’s Americas North Championship at the University of West Indies in Kingston.
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