England defeated Canada 26-19 in a semi-final thriller at Eden Park and will now face the winner of New Zealand and France in the Rugby World Cup final
Two tries from the pacy Abbie Dow rescued England from the abyss in Auckland and propelled them into the women’s Rugby World Cup final next weekend. The Red Roses were required to dig deep against a fired-up, physical Canada side but survived the examination to claim their 30th successive Test victory and keep alive their hopes of a first world title since 2014.
At no stage, however, did Canada make life easy for their opponents. They were feisty and determined from the outset and England were grateful for the cushion of an early 12-0 lead with the wind behind them. First a scrum penalty set up an opportunity for a signature driven lineout, expertly finished by Marlie Packer, before a teasing diagonal run by Helena Rowland helped to put Dow over for her first score of the day in the right corner.
It was no less than they deserved when a rumbling forward drive of their own put England under concerted pressure in their 22 to create space on the left for centre Alysha Corrigan to score. The outstanding skipper Sophie de Goede converted to level the scores at 12-12 and leave England with some serious problem solving to do.
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