Canada ended top-ranked England’s 41-game unbeaten streak on Friday with a 24-21 victory in a WXV Global Series women’s rugby match at BMO Field.
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Canada → end → Field
She raced down the wing and dived over the line to give Canada the late lead and the host side held on for the win.
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side → race → win
Savannah Bauder, Alysha Corrigan and Daleaka Menin had the other Canadian tries.
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Bauder → have → tries
Maddie Feaunati, Zoe Harrison and Sarah Bern scored tries for England.
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Feaunati → score → England
A lively crowd of 18,621 spectators braved chilly, damp conditions to set a new stand-alone attendance record for a women’s rugby match in North America.
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crowd → brave → America
The previous mark of 11,453 was set on Aug. 1, 2025 when Canada beat the United States 42-10 in a World Cup warm-up match in Ottawa.
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Canada → set → Ottawa
Third-ranked Canada ended England’s 39-game winning streak last month when the teams played to a 26-26 draw in Exeter.
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teams → rank → Exeter
England, which beat Canada 33-13 in the World Cup final last year, hadn’t lost since dropping a 34-31 decision to New Zealand in the 2022 World Cup final nearly four years ago.
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which → beat → final
Asia Hogan-Rochester and captain Sophie de Goede — the 2025 World Rugby women’s player of the year — returned to the starting 15 for the test after missing Canada’s 21-5 loss to France last month.
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Rochester → return → France
Corrigan got a start for the first time since the World Cup while Taylor Perry and vice-captain Alex Tessier swapped positions.
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Perry → get → positions
Perry moved to inside centre and Tessier played fly-half for the first time this year.
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Tessier → move → time
England’s Claudia Moloney-MacDonald scored a try in the sixth minute but officials ruled it was a knock-on.
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it → score → minute
Canada controlled play for the next 10 minutes but had difficulty getting over the line.
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Canada → control → line
The host side finally found space out wide and Bauder scored to make it 5-0.
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it → find → space
England responded but a few turnovers deep in the zone prevented a score.
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turnovers → respond → score
The breakthrough came in the 32nd minute when Canada’s Laetitia Royer was off after a yellow card.
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Royer → come → card
Feaunati picked up the ball by the side of the scrum and rumbled over the line for the try.
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Feaunati → pick → try
Harrison extended England’s lead in the 37th minute.
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Harrison → extend → minute
Both tries were converted.
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tries → convert → ?
Tessier left the game early in the half with an injury and didn’t return.
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Tessier → leave → injury
Corrigan put a charge into the crowd early in the second half with a strong run down the wing for a converted try that pulled Canada within two points.
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that → put → points
England responded on its next possession with a try from Bern.
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England → respond → Bern
Menin answered for Canada by powering over the line in the 63rd minute.
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Menin → answer → minute
The teams will continue what organizers are calling the Rugby Rematch Tour on Oct. 23 at Ottawa.
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organizers → continue → Ottawa
It was a busy few days off the field for the Canadian team leading up to the game.
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Head coach Kevin Rouet had his contract extended through 2030 and second-row forward Tyson Beukeboom announced her retirement.
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Beukeboom → have → retirement
Teams are building for the 2029 World Cup in Australia.
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Teams → build → Australia
England and Canada have already qualified.
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England → qualify → ?
Beukeboom earned 84 caps for Canada over a 13-year international career.
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Beukeboom → earn → career
She’s the country’s most-capped rugby player across both the men’s and women’s games.
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She → ’ → games
Beukeboom played in four Rugby World Cups over her career, winning silver on two occasions.
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Beukeboom → play → occasions
She also helped Canada secure a Pacific Four Series title in 2024.
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Canada → help → 2024
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 16, 2026.
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