England won the Women’s Rugby World Cup on Saturday, winning Canada 33-13 at Allianz Stadium in Twickenham.
John Mitchell’s team has won 33 consecutive times. This is a run that goes back to the final of the Women’s Rugby World Cup three years ago.
The Red Roses scored five tries, and Ellie Kildun surprised the highlights of the match. She won a thrilling solo try in the 9th minute, with the epic English pack dominating the rest of the contest.
Four of England’s five tries were offered by the forwards. This included two Alex Matthews, with the familiar sight of their scrum and Maul crushing the opposition and crushing submission.
In defense, they were responsible for closing Canada on the key stage when the tournament form team took on Hannah Botterman’s yellow card to play the fight back.
Asia Hogan Rochester was running on her second attempt for the Canadians as England defended their line 26-13.
The Redboroughs reached their final six finals, only one win, but on this occasion they grabbed their nerves as they turned forward towards that intense uprising.
How England will deal with the World Cup final was a huge unknown rate heading towards Twickenham, but it soon became clear that Canada was struggling with the opportunity, and overall the underdogs were disappointing.
Apart from working brilliantly through Hogan Rochester, they rarely celebrated from the one-sided first half, littered with error and undiscipline.
England lost the lineout on their own throw so Hogan Rochester could score, but that was the only mistake from their set piece, which directly led to score for forwards Amy Cocaine and Matthews.
But it was Kildun’s early touchdown that really lighted up the first half by strengthening Canada’s defense before using her footwork and pace to race.
I tried it when nothing appeared in the UK, but the red shirt trail that left her behind was also a result of soft tackles.
Sophie de Gaudé’s penalty was everything Canada could have gathered from a sustained attack on the red rose line, and they looked vaguely in accepting another mall attempt, but this was ruled out offside.
England’s offense continued into the second half, with Propbotterman continuing to cause havoc ahead, and Abbey Ward was next range after a series of forward drives.
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Botterman was shown a yellow card from Karen Paquin’s tip tackle, and Canada took advantage of the advantage almost immediately by sending Hogan Rochester for the second time.
The Red Rose’s defense faced a great deal of pressure, but the underdogs were unable to make decisive runs or passes.
Canada had momentum, but Britain finally managed to escape half and show the class by ending a wave of forward-driven attacks on a second attempt for Matthews, halting the fight and lifting the third World Cup in the country’s history.
Information from the PA contributed to this report.