Ellie Kildunne and Sophie de Goede, the stage is yours. The best two teams at the tournament and on the planet face off in the Women’s Rugby World Cup final at Twickenham today, with both sides fueled by unfinished business.
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England vs Canada live streams: TV schedule, dates
The England vs Canada Women’s Rugby World Cup final takes place today (Saturday, September 27).
â–º Kick-off time: 11 a.m. ET / 8 a.m. PT / 4 p.m. BST / 1 a.m. AEST (Sun.)
• FREE STREAM — BBC iPlayer (U.K.)
• FREE STREAM — RTÉ Player (Ireland)
• FREE STREAM — 9Now (Australia)
• U.S. — Paramount Plus
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England’s Women’s Rugby World Cup record reads W41 L7 D1, yet they’ve only ever been crowned world champions twice. That’s because six of the seven games they’ve lost across the entire 10-edition history of the tournament were finals. And no defeat hurt more than the last one. They were on a 30-game winning streak and beating New Zealand 14-0, only for Lydia Thompson to see red on 18, flipping the game on its head.
The Red Roses haven’t lost since, racking up a record-setting 32 successive Test victories in the meantime, but the shock of 2021 hasn’t faded. Skipper Zoe Aldcroft, top scorer Zoe Harrison and Kildunne, who was like a cheat code in the 35-17 victory over France, are three of seven starters who were scarred by that final four years ago.
Having lost four of their previous five semi-finals before this tournament, Canada have already slayed one dragon by virtue of reaching today’s showpiece. However, the one Women’s Rugby World Cup final they did get to ended in defeat to England. It’s a triumph that they’ve got so far at all. Unlike England, who turned professional in 2019, the Canucks are still only semi-pro, and therefore had to resort to crowdfunding a significant chunk of their tournament costs.
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team news
England team: Ellie Kildunne; Abby Dow, Megan Jones, Tatyana Heard, Jess Breach; Zoe Harrison, Natasha Hunt; Hannah Botterman, Amy Cokayne, Maud Muir; Morwenna Talling, Abbie Ward; Zoe Aldcroft, Sadia Kabeya, Alex Matthews
Replacements: Lark Atkin-Davies, Kelsey Clifford, Sarah Bern, Rosie Galligan, Maddie Feaunati, Lucy Packer, Holly Aitchison, Helena Rowland
Canada team: Julia Schell; Alysha Corrigan, Florence Symonds, Alex Tessier, Asia Hogan-Rochester; Taylor Perry, Justine Pelletier; McKinley Hunt, Emily Tuttosi, DaLeaka Menin; Sophie de Goede (c), Courtney O’Donnell; Caroline Crossley, Karen Paquin, Fabiola Forteza
Replacements: Gillian Boag, Brittany Kassil, Olivia DeMerchant, Tyson Beukeboom, Laetitia Royer, Gabrielle Senft, Olivia Apps, Shoshanah Seumanutafa
How to watch England vs Canada for FREE
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How to watch England vs Canada live streams in the U.S.
Paramount Plus is live streaming the Women’s Rugby World Cup final in the U.S..
A subscription starts at $7.99/month after a 7-day FREE trial, but you can pay $12.99/month to remove some ads and unlock live streaming access to your local CBS channel.
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How to watch England vs Canada live streams in Canada
TSN Plus is providing a Women’s Rugby World Cup final live stream in Canada, with TV coverage available on TSN 1 and TSN 4.
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How to watch England vs Canada live streams in the U.K.
The Women’s Rugby World Cup final is being televised on BBC One in the U.K., with live streaming available via BBC iPlayer.
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How to watch England vs Canada live streams in Australia
England vs Canada is on free-to-air Channel 9 in Australia, with live streaming available via 9Now.
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