Overview

• World Rugby listed de Goede alongside England’s Megan Jones and New Zealand’s Jorja Miller for the top individual award.
• Going into the final, she leads the World Cup in carries, offloads and lineout takes and has contributed 55 points as a rare goal‑kicking forward.
• Canada faces England in the World Cup final at Twickenham on Sept. 27, when award winners will be announced.
• Canada reached the final after a 34–19 semifinal win over New Zealand, which Rugby Canada called the largest Rugby World Cup victory margin ever recorded against the Black Ferns.
• De Goede returned in July after knee surgery from a torn ACL, has shifted from back row to lock for Canada, and plays her club rugby for Saracens.