Overview

• England won 33-13 to claim a third world crown and extend their record winning streak to 33 Tests.
• Ellie Kildunne, Amy Cokayne, Abbie Ward and Alex Matthews (two) scored, with Zoe Harrison adding four conversions.
• Sadia Kabeya took player of the match after spearheading a smothering defensive effort and breakdown impact.
• Canada opened through Asia Hogan-Rochester and pressed during Hannah Botterman’s sin-bin, but the semi‑professional, partly crowdfunded squad could not match England’s set-piece power.
• A crowd of 81,885 set a single-match record as total tournament attendance reached about 440,000 across venues.