Canadian women's rugby 15s team returns to action after two-year layoff MORE:
And not a moment too soon. The women face a compressed schedule as they prepare for the 2021 World Cup in New Zealand, which was pushed back to next October because of COVID.
Canada coach Sandro Fiorino held East and West camps this July, allowing he and his staff to see some 80 players. That was reduced to 50 for a camp in August in Nova Scotia. "The good news is that a lot of the players, over the last 18 months, have found a way to play rugby either overseas U-Sports again."The Canadian women play the U.S. again next Friday at the same venue before heading to Britain to face No. 1 England at Twickenham Stoop in London on Nov. 14 and No. 11 Wales on Nov. 21 at Cardiff Arms Park.
The Canada-U. S. matches are part of the Pacific Four Series, a new women’s competition that will launch in full next year with four teams competing.On Sunday, England retained top spot in the world rankings with a 43-12 win over No. 2 New Zealand. The match, before 9,748 spectators at Exeter's Sandy Park, was the 100th career test for the Black Ferns — and the first since a 47-10 win over Australia on Aug. 10, 2019, at Eden Park in Auckland.