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“Canada, who previously snapped England's 39-match winning run with a 26-26 draw in Exeter in September, are the first team to defeat the Red Roses since November 2022, when they lost to New Zealand in the World Cup final.”

“TORONTO - 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.”

“More than 3.7 million Canadians tuned in to the 2025 World Cup final, the most-watched rugby match in the country’s history.”

“It was a sign of the Wallaroos' quickly developing harder edge, which Palu Sekona wants carried through to the 2029 Women's Rugby World Cup.”

“Former Wallaby Nathan Charles is set to be honoured by Rugby Australia and the Wallabies today.”

“The day will begin with the women’s 15-a-side team, the Wallaroos, meeting Scotland at midday, and finish with the Wallabies taking on the All Blacks in a Bledisloe Cup match.”

“England beat Scotland in the World Cup quarter-finals last September to claim their 31st straight Test win, surpassing their own record winning streak across both men's and women's international rugby union, which was set in 2022.”

“Their first match since England won the final of the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup a year ago was far more compelling.”

“- Published It is nearly a year since Canada lost the Women's Rugby World Cup final to England - but time has not been a healer for everyone.”

“LONDON (AP) — A Zoe Harrison intercept try after the fulltime siren snatched a gripping 26-19 win for world champion England against archrival New Zealand in WXV women’s rugby at Twickenham on Saturday.”

“New Zealand Rugby chronically underfunded the women’s game, and sexism and apathy were allowed to persist because there was no public pressure to change its attitude while the Black Ferns kept winning World Cups.”

“Fri, 18 Sept, 7:50 pm, Final score, Tigers 0, Raiders 6 Sat, 19 Sept, 4:05 pm, Final score, Broncos 40, Knights 16 Sat, 26 Sept, 7:50 pm, Final score, Roosters 20, Raiders 10 Sun, 27 Sept, 1:05 pm, Final score, Titans 8, Broncos 20 Sun, 4 Oct, 4:00 pm, Final…”

“Wing Anna Davies and debutant Connie Boyd scored hat-tricks in Perth, while Izzy Rowe scored two tries and kicked nine conversions for 26 points - equalling the record for the most points by an individual England player in a Women's World Cup match.”

“'I know all their strengths' England get their Women's World Cup campaign under way directly prior to the men's match, as they take on Wales in a must-win opening game in Perth (07:35 BST).”

“TORONTO - Tyson Beukeboom is leaving rugby with a Canadian record, two World Cup silver medals and no desire to take another hit.”

“The United States will play host to both the 2031 men’s World Cup and the women’s edition two years later, and the bidding process to host matches is now under way.”

“Fri, 11 Sept, 7:50 pm, Final score, Rabbitohs 10, Knights 20 Sat, 12 Sept, 4:05 pm, Final score, Warriors 16, Dolphins 26 Sat, 12 Sept, 7:50 pm, Final score, Sharks 26, Cowboys 16 Sun, 13 Sept, 4:05 pm, Final score, Panthers 19, Roosters 12 Sat, 19 Sept, 7:50…”

“ABC Sport will live blog Australia's first game of the Women's Rugby League World Cup against Samoa tonight.”

“In short: Kaitlan Leaney says the Wallaroos are still chasing a complete performance in the build-up to the 2029 Women's Rugby World Cup.”

“Rouet will serve as both head coach and director of women’s rugby as the team prepares for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and the 2029 Rugby World Cup.”

“Seven-time participants in the Women's Rugby World Cup, Spain has hosted two European finals weekends - at Bilbao's San Mames in 2018 and 2026 - while the 2016 Top 14 final was held at the Nou Camp in front of 99,124 supporters.”

“They will be at full volume this month when the island's capital Port Moresby is the venue for four Rugby League World Cup matches, as PNG co-hosts the tournament with Australia and New Zealand.”

“Rugby Australia's director of women's high performance, Tim Walsh, said in a statement.”

“- Published Harry Smith has been named alongside captain George Williams in England's half-back roles for their Rugby League World Cup opening match against Tonga - with Mikey Lewis left out.”

“TORONTO - World Rugby’s reigning women’s player of the year Sophie de Goede will captain Canada in its upcoming matches against world champion England.”

“The Rugby League World Cup is expected to be the last time Kangaroos players are paid $40,000 – and the rest of the nations $850 a Test – with the pay gap to be addressed in the next collective bargaining agreement.”

“Brigginshaw will always be game’s first champion Ali Brigginshaw, after nine seasons for the Broncos, four premierships, 13 Origins for Queensland and 29 Tests for Australia, retired after the NRLW grand final with a legacy as the foundation stone of women’s…”

“All of the weapons that have made Brigginshaw great — her skill, her guile, her cunning and class as a playmaker, which she has carried through her 17 years at the top of women's rugby league — were blunted before she even got a chance to use them.”

“If Kangaroos coach Kevin Walters hasn't settled on his squad for this month's Rugby League World Cup, several players put their hands up.”

“Ferguson’s touch football background has seeped into her rugby league career – finishing third for dummy-half runs in 2026 (52) and equal-first across the past three seasons (148) – and has cast her eye towards an Aiken reunion for Australia at this year’s…”

“'This isn't about blaming men' And despite recent huge successes in the UK in elite women's sport - such as England's football team winning back-to-back European Championships, or England's Red Roses rugby union side claiming the World Cup at Twickenham - the…”

“Veteran Sophie de Goede, who was named World Rugby Women’s fifteens player of the year in 2025, also didn’t play Saturday as coaches rested her ahead of two upcoming matches against England in Canada.”

“From his arrival midway through the 2023 WXV1 campaign to winning the Women's Rugby World Cup for the first time in 11 years, England won every single game.”

“Even in 2019, an attendance of 4,674 at the Women's Six Nations game against France set a new record for a standalone Red Roses game away from a Rugby World Cup.”

“Earlier this year, when speaking about the Wallaroos contesting the 2029 World Cup on home soil, Rugby Australia (RA) president Kristy Giteau revealed her dream.”

“One can assume that, at some point, it would show WNBA or NWSL or Women's World Cup games on its screens.”

“He took charge of the Springbok Women in 2024 and led them to their first quarterfinals at the Women’s Rugby World Cup last September in England.”