DUNEDIN, New Zealand — Hooker Lark Atkin-Davies scored four tries from the back of the driving maul as top-ranked England continued its mastery over No. 4 Canada, winning 45-12 Friday at the WXV women's rugby tournament.
England scored two late tries to lead 21-5 at the break and had its way with a tiring Canada in the second half.
Canada dropped to 1-1-0 at the six-team tournament while England improved to 2-0-0. The Canadians wrap up play Wednesday against France in Auckland. England led at the half despite losing Aitchison to the sin-bin in the 30th minute. Canada was also temporarily reduced to 14 players when Julia Schell was yellow-carded in the 57th minute for a high tackle.
Cogger-Orr refereed the opening game of last year's Women's World Cup between South Africa and France.Carson grew up in Abbotsford, B.C., and won three caps for Canada including a 2018 match against England. Eligible for the Red Roses through her English-born mother, she made her England debut earlier this year.
England, still down to 14 players, showed its power off the lineout with a pair of Atkin-Davies tries from the back of a maul in the final minutes of the half.The speedy Farries scored an opportunistic try on a solo run four minutes into the second half after the Canadians pounced on an errant pass by Kildunne in their own half. The conversion cut the lead to 21-12.
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.
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