England Women made it three from three in their 2021 Autumn International campaign thanks to a 51-12 win over Canada at The Stoop. Simon Middleton’s charges are now unbeaten in 17 matches. The Red Roses set a blistering early pace, as their forwards – including Poppy Cleall and Abbie Ward, both of whom were earning their 50th
The Red Roses and the Maple Leafs teams announced Simon Middleton welcomes two more new faces to the Red Rose community. Heather Cowell and Sadia Kabeya will start against Canada at the Twickenham Stoop on Sunday. This is due reward for players who have taken very different routes to international recognition: Cowell, the prolific try-scorer
After the rather arid game on Monday (9-15) two much altered teams put on a show to enthral the Glendale crowd. It started with a flourish, three tries inside eight minutes. Gabby Cantorna kicked a penalty to the corner. The Canadians may well have expected the regulation catch and drive. Instead, Carly Waters received the
Sandro Fiorino, the Canadian Head Coach, has announced the names of 32 players to undertake their USA and European tour this autumn: Alex Ellis (Barrhaven Scottish/Saracens) Alexandra Tessier (Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue RFC) Brianna Miller (Saint-Anne-de-Bellevue RFC) Brittany Kassil (Guelph Redcoats) Courtney Holtkamp (Red Deer Titans) DaLeaka Menin (Exeter Chiefs) Elissa Alarie (Westshore RFC/SABRFC/Braves de TR) Emily Belchos
The Maple Leafs are a team that should never be overlooked. They currently rank third in the world and are about to meet up for a selection training in Nova Scotia (13-21 August). They suffer from the same problem as the Wallaroos and the Eagles: they inhabit a country so vast that regular practice together
England Under 20 v Canada Under 20 Loughborough July 28 2019 England had to work desperately hard to overcome a well-organized and accurate Canadian side that had seen off their USA opponents 24-7 in mid-week. After the intense heat of Wednesday they were presented with the other side of English weather, cold, wet and miserable.
England Women U20s were victorious in the Tri-Nations Cup, defeating Canada 24-15 at Loughborough University. It followed last weekend’s 62-0 victory over USA in the competition. The young Red Roses led 7-0 at the break against Canada via Jodie Mallard’s try and a Lucie Skuse conversion. Canada themselves then led 15-7 through tries from Emma
Quite astonishingly, the second game of the day finished with exactly the same score and the same electric tension! But this time it was the underdogs who turned the tables. The USA came on strong in the last quarter to overcome a Canadian lead that had lasted for seventy minutes. The Maple Leafs took control
Canada brought their A-game to this contest, for the second time running. They were confident enough to run the ball back at the English inside their own 22 and off-load under pressure. Forwards and backs combined well to give the Roses plenty of tackling practice. They opened the scoring through Tyson Beukeboom, on the end
As Simon Middleton said when announcing his team to play Canada in the 3rd round of the Super Series: ‘In any successful squad you need players to demonstrate adaptability’. And his chosen starting XV to face the Maple Leafs is living proof of that requirement: This was the line-up first announced: 15. Sarah McKenna (Saracens
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