1 April 2023 – Result: Canada 50 USA 17
Player of the Match: Sophie De Goede
Played as part of a double-header at the Estadio Nacional Universidad Complutense, Madrid.
The other match: Spain v South Africa (http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2023/04/01/inter-continental-rugby-spain-v-south-africa/)
It also marked the start of the 2023 Pacific Four Series.
Teams:
Canada
1 Kassil 2 Tuttosi 3 Menin 4 Beukeboom 5 Holtkamp 6 Forteza 7 Svoboda 8 De Goede (captain) 9 Pelletier 10 Tessier 11 Farries 12 Kaljuvee 13 Bermudez-Chavez 14 Lachance 15 Poulin
Bench: 16 Boag 17 Montiel 18 Ellis 19 Taylor 20 Fauteux 21 Buisa 22 Robinson 23 Schell
USA
1 Rogers 2 Kitlinski 3 Benson 4 Washington 5 Ashenbrucker 6 Ehrecke 7 Johnson 8 Zackary (captain) 9 Waters 10 Hawkins 11 Clapp 12 Cantorna 13 Haungatau 14 Czaplicki 15 Feury
Bench: 16 Hayward 17 Learned 18 A’au 19 Neyen 20 Perris-Redding 21 Ortiz 22 Bitter 23 Mataitoga
Referee: Amber Mclachlan (RA)
Yellow cards:
Sara Svoboda (CAN 54); Fabiola Forteza (CAN 72m)
Kate Zackary (USA 74m); Autumn Czaplicki (USA 75m)
So for a period 14 played 13.
Tries: Canada: Tuttosi, Poulin (2), Bermudez-Chavez, Lachance, Beukeboom, Taylor, Boag
Conversions: De Goede 5
USA: Rogers, Clapp
Conversions: Cantorna, Hawkins
Penalty: Cantorna
This was Canada’s eighth successive win over their southern neighbours and sets them up nicely for a place in Tier 1 of the WXV.
But we have to wait for that; the next fixture is Australia v New Zealand, 29 June, (doubling as part of the O’Reilly Cup).
The series will conclude in July in Canada with all four nations present.
