Overview

• Kick-off is 4pm BST at Ashton Gate, with live coverage on BBC Two in the UK and broadcasts on TSN, Paramount+ and RugbyPass TV internationally.
• Canada are ranked No. 2 and have won all seven previous meetings with the Wallaroos, including a 45-7 victory in May.
• Australia have shifted their two most‑capped players to the bench, with Ashley Marsters and Trilleen Pomare replaced in the XV by Emily Chancellor and Cecilia Smith.
• Canada make minimal changes, restoring Alysha Corrigan on the wing and rotating Courtney O’Donnell and Caroline Crossley into the back five to reinforce a powerful pack.
• Wallaroos coach Jo Yapp urges a ‘one shot’ brave approach and acknowledges her tenure could hinge on the result, as both camps highlight a likely bruising set‑piece contest.