The fourth-ranked Canadian women's rugby team has lost 11 straight to top-ranked England, including three defeats in the last year. Most recently Canada was beaten 50-24 and 29-12 by the Red Roses in September in Exeter and London, respectively.
The fourth-ranked Canadian women's rugby team has lost 11 straight to top-ranked England, including three defeats in the last year.
"We had a good performance on offence in the first game and a good performance on defence in the second game, even with the red card ," said the French-born Rouet."I think if everything goes well, if we get a good performance on offence and defence, we are able to beat England, for sure." The WXV top tier features the top three teams from the Women's Six Nations and the top three from the Pacific Four Series. The Canadians qualified by finishing runner-up to New Zealand in the Pacific Four Series which wrapped up in July in Ottawa. No. 5 Australia was third.
France upset New Zealand 18-17 in the other first-round game, avenging its one point loss in last year's World Cup semifinal. The French win snapped the Black Ferns' 16-game winning streak. "It's really frustrating to keep coming out second," she said."There's definitely a big push to get a win. I think this weekend's as good as any . The mood in the camp is definitely very focused and intense."
"Obviously Canada are a great team and they've given us some real tough fixtures in the pre-season," said interim England coach Louis Deacon."They're a world-class team, a very physical and fit team, as we saw in the World Cup last year. I think they'll be very different to the team that we faced in September and I think they will pose threats to us."
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